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In one of the testing videos there were SFX emanating from the pit, which were presumed to be the 'White Women'...

Vleermuis spite NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! That's 2 creds you're missing! Isn't it strange that we have such a fantastic family park only 45 minutes from Calais?

Been mentioned that there are: 2 new scaremazes (one includes being blindfolded) TOTT with a new route 2 new scarezones (FV and DF) I'm sure those interested will be amazed that there are new things happening at a Merlin Halloween event...

People on here don't deny that this happens at all... It's the misconception that the ride and sales teams work together to create this falsehood of longer queues to sell Fastrack... I'd wager that the majority of the rides team members would rather see Fastrack removed completely, rather than deliberately assist them to sell more... Why would the rides team even care, it's not their performance targets...

That's... Weird, especially as it's a relatively modern coaster in itself already...

Surely, the park would want to push forward with SW8 in order to get the positivity back into the place? They did say it was an Intamin though, which isn't what I've heard... Plus Flume rumours have been going around for YEARS...

*smug*

Air... Generally reliable? Using a ride that crashed once before?

Looks like one of these: http://www.technicalpark.com/amusement-rides/loop-fighter/ Dunno if it would be ideal for a theme park environment though... I can only think of two parks off the top of my head that have anything from these guys, and they're both in Denmark...

They didn't just do the rides though did they, they also did the zoo... Perhaps they were so over-awed by the zoo (which is pretty decent quality, aside from the areas that haven't been redeveloped in years) that they enjoyed their day... London Zoo costs £27 on the gate as a comparison... Now THAT'S expensive!

I believe the majority of it will be a dark ride, only that one little portion will be visible outside... Possibly to show off the ride to riders... It doesn't have that typical Disney feel, perhaps after Hong Kong's initial failings Disney felt that this angle would more suit the market... Definitely room to expand, the park map has a MASSIVE green area between Tomorrowland and the main entrance... Definitely room for the park to add more attractions, as it does seem to lack a lot of 'filler'... Guess the E-Tickets will be fab though...

Zacspins are dreadful and should be burnt to the ground... *shudders*

Yeah the short version of Mystery Castle is just disappointing... A real shame it even exists to be frank... I also find Mamba, a bit dull... It's a real ride of two halves, as the inversions are all pretty fab, yet the constant turns after are just dull and repetitive... A shame cos it has all the right ingredients...

Seeing those multi-train shots reminded me of Maverick... And some Italy pics:

HQ image of the layout for the Jr Boomerang:

As Bill said, these signs are common as much at most places sensitive to having people jump into their ride areas (I.e. USA)... Like, the addition of these is nothing to really moan about, would not be surprised if the HSE, having been having a much closer look at the park recently, have pushed for these... Not worth getting in a twist over, like apparently the word 'DEATH' being a step too far... It's words like that which can actually get through the rather thick skulls of the modern population... Even Russia had has to do signs over people taking selfies doing stupid things! It's the world we live in...

What about Winjas though? Or River Quest?

No...

By social media, do we mean all the stuff Thorpe is retweeting or the actual entirety of it all?

That sucks.... Start at Silver Star then and work your way across the park/creds (France-Swiss-Greece-Russia-Iceland-Portugal-Austria-Arthur would be my route)... Longest queues will be Blue Fire and Wodan, which both have single rider queues (as does Arthur), so there's some solace in that you don't have to directly worry about hitting them first thing... Ensure you also see the new 4D Show, Abenteur Atlantis, Fluch der Kassandra, Columbus Dinghy and the Diamond Mine walkthrough... Any of the tacky dark rides are also highly recommended...

Really only there for a day? Bear in mind that the park will extend it's hours if it's busy, useful should it be busy... Probably best if you're a normal guest to start from Silver Star and work your way through the park... Depends if you want to ride all the coasters... A single day is not enough to take in Europa...

I dont think the manufacturer of the dark ride do coasters (or at least the dark ride isn't being made by a manufacturer who does both ride types)...

Maybe not 'never', it's probably more just dropped down the list of 'important things that need doing because otherwise things might get a lot worse'... Obviously disappointing though...

Gotta bear in mind that these modern trains are ridiculously complicated (not like say, Big Dipper's, which are buzz bars), the more complex a device, the more that can go wrong with it... Either simple or complicated fixes... Thorpe's issues go back longer than this year alone mind, but it's been widely publicised about their maintanance budget issues this year, I would assume it's either sheer dumb unlucky times, or just that lack of budget and engineers is causing all the issues...