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Mini-site confirming it's for next year... https://paultonspark.co.uk/lost-kingdom/

My only hope is that Jacky features in some queue-line videos or sommat... That would probably make me feel better about the ride...

The 'cheap' 6 seat ones are a better option for parks not entirely made of money... Indeed, if a 6 seater DM is good enough for Efteling (and Krake is also good)... Let the Americans have their over-rated giant DMs, they don't really get the point of them (I.e. All about the drop)...

I would guess they'll close BTM after Halloween, just so it's not closed on a potentially packed weekend... Star Tours getting the upgrade to Star Tours 2 would be great, as much as I love the original, it does look extremely dated... Plus the post show room is utter garbage now... Combine that with a mini-land replacing Captain EO and it'd be a fantastic little project, wouldn't be surprised if it did go through for the 25th anniversary as rumour suggests, as one would guess it could come under a new attraction budget rather than a refurb... Phantom Manor could also do with a good once over, though it's certainly not as high up the priority list as other rides should be... There's even talk of Peter Pan getting a refurb too with an interactive queue and general update... But the park itself needs some new attractions too, it has the space for them, yet nothing is added... Get me a Chiapas style Log Flume themed to Indy dammit!

Perhaps it had just fallen off due to the rot? Of course, if the park had been maintaining things properly (or in this case, actually doing so) it wouldn't have happened... Tis a poor excuse to say "It was broken earlier in the day" as surely if they noticed such a H&S risk they'd have taken measures to prevent guests falling through...

Shame about the queue losing all creativity, dodgy soundtrack, crappy supernova effect and what not then I really hope they find a blend of the positives of both whilst fixing the cannon at minimum... Bringing back the queue windows would be the best thing ever too...

Transformers quite happily uses two floors... But I would hazard a guess that a 10m tall building won't be able to produce a two floor dark ride... Also there are some fantastic laser/interactive attractions throughout the world, including Men in Black and Huntik... Whilst I don't expect it to be interactive, it's not worth ruling it out because of two retrofitted ones, as dedicated ones tend to be better (even Laser Raiders is good at that)...

Wonder what it'll be like when BTM closes for over a year of refurb... Big tip people, hold off any visits here until 2017... Refurb mania is running wild...

Central Paris itself is a 30-40 minute RER journey away from Marnee la Vallee (I.e. the DLP train station), and costs around €7.50 one way... Then you just get the Metro to EVERYWHERE... Don't think DLP itself is near anything else good tbh, apart from Val d'Europe shopping centre, which also has a Sea-Life...

If ParkWorld is correct (and we have little reason to not believe such a thing), Paultons might well be getting a new custom Vekoma Junior Boomerang for this season! http://content.yudu.com/A3bkd6/PWDecJan2015/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.parkworld-online.com%2F Image/Reference on Page 24

If a park is putting profit making over guest satisfaction (in regards to whether or not they're running one or two trains on the coasters) then maybe they need to actually review the way they are operating the park, rather than putting fingers in their ears and going "LALALALALALALA" to any form of negative feedback...

I cannot help but feel that you'd need a rest day or two, some of the distances are ridiculous (especially Indiana to Tennessee)... I would recommend a Six Flags annual pass and even a Cedar Fair one too, that'll save you money for certain... I'd see if you can find central locations for hotels as well, otherwise you're living out a suitcase and on constant move... Can't imagine that being fun...

Villa Volta's first pre show is standing in a room with Dutch being spoken over the speakers... THAT'S a terrible example of a dark ride pre show...

Gotta get those site hits <3 And Bill, yes they have changed all the fencing, AFTER the incident... Reactive, not proactive actions, lets not pretend Chessie were gonna add those fences and it was coincidence they added them after the incident... Not like the park has ever had other parts of it falling apart and harming guests (though of course, not too the same degree as Tomb)...

Because people want later openings to be the norm, not the exception... Even then, the majority of major parks in Europe close at 7-8 in summer, so is there a real demand for it? State side and Spain are different kettles of fish in this regard though... Hence their constant 10-12-1 closing times...

There isn't a Coastersaurus at the German Legoland, it's castle themed...

Lesson 1 - Don't let your children climb on fences... Lesson 2 - Don't let your park fall into a state of disrepair and have this happen on a regular basis with theming falling apart and injuring people... Both parties at fault, but it is Chessie's property and responsibility... Indeed, it might mean Merlin actually invest in looking after things post opening rather than leaving things alone...

Wallace and Gromit to me represents the wrong side of what should be aimed for... A mish mash of IP scenes from multiple sources that dont actually link up together... Very old school, very Blackpool, but not what should be the target...

Rotterdam is also a valid option, just need to get a bus from the airport to the train station, then off to Tilburg, get off and get another bus or taxi (depending on preference)... Dunno the Amsterdam route, but I believe it's pretty much the same, only with S'Hertonbosch (or whatever it's called) instead of Tilburg...

Aside from that it has unique light/sound setups for each train that actually work in sync rather than constantly... And it's more inspired than Primeval Whirl...

You can take your bag on Tower of Terror and it has an ORP, and it's regarded as one of the best attractions in the world... Indeed, can't you take your bags on Spiderman/Transformers/DarKastle/etc?

A temporary show and potentially no Fastrack make it an event? Lol, ok then...

But can I get my free one visit to Parc Asterix or Port Aventura? For every thing added, stuff has been taken off over the years...

That discounts BPB then... EDIT - DAMMIT MARK!