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I can see X going if they have a suitable idea for a replacement... Let's be honest, it's still crap, and uses the space available in one of the worst ways possible... They can do so much better...

What if everyone had been using it though? Do you think you would've got on all the mazes then? It can't be deemed a success when all it is atm is free Fastrack... What about those stood in the normal queue and their experiences of it? Or is it a case of tough taters for them as they're not using it?

They are trialing it with a standby queue? Fear for those who don't use it... Although it does just help the positive spin from those who are using it...

No, we really don't 'need' the ducks... What we need is a gutting of all theming and them starting from scratch...

Or it could be a dark ride AND coaster in one...

Plenty of trains then a bus to the park... It's easy to get to...

It was 6 weeks probation period if I recall, had an interview before you could claim it... Why do we expect anything less from Merlin parks?

They need to do what Plopsa are starting to do with Holiday Park; get rid and replace the utter crap (Toadies, Peeking, Capers, Playhouse, Truckers, etc), and retheme the hell out of the old bits... A Chiapas style Flume should go to Towers and replace that pile of crap first though...

Having a room full of rabbits would actually make me visit the park...

Something in Bling's old spot, so a flat ride is the most likely...

Also there were pictures of the official plans (but only a small part of them)...

Considering we don't know the actual layout, how can you tell if it's not much better than Oblivion's?

And this is where the balance of positive reactions comes from... Those who are using RnR, see it as a means to jump the normal queue... So if you've not been stood in a slow moving queue for an hour because of Fastrack and RnR taking the precedence over you, then of COURSE you'll be positive about the system... It's a similar problem with Disney trialing no standby queue for Midway Mania, in some normal guests they are unable to actually use the attraction at all because they don't have Fastpass+ etc...

Wonder how much Efteling are throwing at this... If it looks like the concept art (something Efteling tend to fulfil very well actually), then it'll look absolutely amazing... This next door to Flying Dutchman too EDIT - Behind the scenes video blog ahoy!

Is it actually medically possible to get a stomach bug (rather than a flu bug) just from standing out in the cold? Of course, when regarding illnesses, I was referencing to actual serious ones, or indeed even things like migraines and the like which can escalate to something else if the conditions are correct... Basically anything that could occur as a result from sitting on a ride (or anything that enduces forces upon the human body to higher levels than that it is used to) constantly for ages and result in the person potentially becoming seriously ill... Of course, if Jamie's case gets a good result, I'll sue Blackpool for building Valhalla

Here's the issue... When you enter the park's property, YOU become THEIR responsibility... YOU are now a paying guest and the park is liable for your safety... Why else is it that when things go wrong, the park are the ones deemed at fault even if it was down to guest stupidity at the end of the day... So actually, because the park allowed Fred to re-ride Alpina Blitz several times without getting off, they are technically liable for the fact that he was ill... If he suffered any damage from this situation, then he could potentially sue the park for negligence for guest safety... Just remember, parks create these rules to ensure the safety of YOU, the paying customer/guest... Because if they don't ensure the safety of their guests, they will be in a lot more trouble than it's worth... I've done a fair few bouts of ERT in my time, and the ones I enjoy the most have been the ones where I've had to run around and 'queue' again... My ERT on Twister this year involved no getting off, and as a result I actually felt ill after about 30 minutes of constant riding, which could have easily spoilt my day and others if I had kept going... BUT because I was the park's responsibility and it was them who gave us the ERT, who do you think is liable if I was ill?

Nice to see Thorpe solving the problem of long queues by throwing out priority passes to all complaints...

Tis on the Facebooks now... The only area that people will probably (s)care about...

G-Force's restraint still attempts to sever you in two, but the newer models appear to have solved this issue... I wouldn't say no to an Abismo clone actually, I found it surprisingly fab... But the throughput for Thorpe wouldn't be suitable...

Not pulling them down tight enough the if you're slipping out...

The launch is fine, it's just everything the follows makes it one of the worst coasters ever made... I'll always remember that survey woman we encountered Mark, and her reaction to our destestable 1 rating we gave Baco...

Well, when the ride officially opens next year, it might still just be a concrete tower... But in 2016, it'll be finished, and if Fluch and Schlange's towers are anything to go by, it's gonna be lush...

You mean a Screaming Squirrel? Yeah, there's a reason Gardaland spited theirs, it was dreadful... Agreed, if the park is to actually move forward, it needs more things that are actually different to the majority of the rides there... Or somewhere guests could actually chill out for a bit, perhaps via some form of transport to get there, and it could have some animals and stuff, like a farm...

There are bag dumps/bins in the queue for the bags to be placed whilst you go through the maze...

Great photoshopped image of a ride that apparently doesn't exist then...