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Screaming world class amusement park there... Fantastic job Thorpe...

That entrance sign really annoys me how the 'Land' park isn't in the same style as the rest of it... As Fred said, this is Lightwater levels of quality, and Raptor Attack certainly looks higher build than this... And just because it's for kids, does that excuse the quality? Look at the likes of Seuss Landing and quite a few other areas for kids which are of higher standards... Based off pics alone, Paultons must be laughing their heads off (I've not visited Peppa Pig)...

The real cheapest way is to make friends with someone who works for Merlin and visit the park with them... Boom, potential free entry...

You can still experience it if you pop over to Sweden... http://rcdb.com/9602.htm Just shut your eyes and it'll practically be the same experience...

The next question, how many people have to contort themselves out of the seats?

Why do people call it the Black Hole audio? I swear it was only on there after Det opened? As for Scream, it never suited Det, wouldn't want that back...

70% Labour apparently... Not that I'm voting today, because I think the major parties are all awful anyway... There's so many flaws in politics and the way in which the country is run overall the only real way to change things is for a complete and utter revamp of the entire state... Of course that will never happen... So hopefully in the future I can emigrate to somewhere good, like Sweden or Denmark...

As if I actually give a complete damn about what you or others think of me... I'm glad you made the time to post a rant at me though, I feel special, I may print it out, get it framed and put it up on my wall... Much honour, wow, etc... It's not exactly my fault that Merlin parks cannot reach the standard I want them to reach come the end of the day... Low end investments are of course needed in the environment of theme parks, but does that mean that we should just accept low quality additions as a result of it just because? It's that sort of reaction to new additions that will result in them becoming a constant after all... Especially this actually, given the likelihood (based upon other UK IP area successes) that it will pull in the punters, will it make Merlin want to really push the boat out in future additions? Even with the likes of Smiler, Sub Terra and Scorpion Express, all of which are lacking in various aspects of their individual selves, none of them really 'prove' to me that Merlin are really that capable of building something with a complete wow factor... But as they follow the results of KPIs, that the rides might lack in a critical state, be it drainage, theming (or lack of), it seems that having a fully immersive ride or area (say for example, being able to see backstage of Scorpion Express on ride) isn't being recognised enough by them... Is this being needlessly negative? Probably, especially when Thorpe did make a good choice in bringing back both Dodgems and the Cinema (something I said when the first rumours came out actually, funny how my positive views get forgotten isn't it?), but then bringing in the IP to me does show an inability of the park to either feel confident in pushing the boat out theming wise for the family market using individual themes pre-existing in the park, or have looked at the successes of Thomas Land and Peppa Pig and want a bite of the apple, meaning that it was purely a business decision for a quick fix to tie-in with the rebrand for family audiences... tl;dr - Blah, blah, blah, negativity, blah!

Bought out in the 90s though apparently... Indeed, not directly their fault...

Oh well that's ok then, excuses the cheapness for the area completely that does... I've already mentioned about the lack of quality in this investment, and I can't be bothered in repeat it...

There's gonna be more vinyls right? I do hope so... If it's just that, then the fact that the shell is still car shaped says a lot about the investment quality...

But it was founded in England...

How so? Just out of interest...

Either water or coolant, a very common feature on vast machinery, I wouldn't even be surprised if Stealth used it as well...

Ohio's weather isn't that hot/humid, same for New Jersey I'd say, so not sure what the point is you're making, as the weather isn't too dis-similar to the UK (aside from the snow)...

Oh South London (Oh South London), is wonderful (is wonderful), etc.

Couple of pics off Facebook (Official CBeebies Land page)... A mixed bag really I'd say, some parts look really nice, then Charlie and Lola for example looks poor (2d facades, even if it suits the show's style, don't work well in theme park settings)... The old windmill looks a bit... Strange (read - crap) now as well... But yay for it having bubbles <3

Question really, is Angry Birds as timeless as the likes of Peanuts, Looney Tunes and Thomas the Tank Engine? Because those 3 examples are pretty much several generation worth of childhoods (Peanuts is ridiculously popular in America), whilst they all appear in theme parks, the real question is why are they? Thomas Lands are only quite recent developments in this industry, and the other two IPs are big stuff in America, so their lifespan and knowledge isn't solely linked into them having presence in parks (Cedar Fair parks all have Snoopy areas, and even so, Mall of America removed all the Snoopy theming for Nickelodeon stuff)... Thomas films are being churned out on a regular basis (quite scarily) too...

*brings back to life* When celebrating 25 years of operation, THIS is how to do it...

Oh god that 'use your AP to access Fastrack in the last hour' idea... Jesus... That truly was dreadful...

It will be open for ERT (for half term next week), so that'll blatently be the best time to visit it (otherwise it will be full of horrible adults and their 'precious' children)...

From Towers Street... The blobs look a bit crap tbh, but on-board audio is a plus...

It's not THAT airtime filled... Indeed, it mostly focuses on the tight transistions and odd inversion... Same goes for iSpeed after the initial launch/top hat... I also would hesitate to call it a multiple launching ride, as the first 'launch' goes at a constant slow speed and is essentially a lift hill... Also, those restraints are just vile </3 Wouldn't say no, but it woldn't be my first choice... Mack would probably do an infinitely better version...

Solution for Colossus, get the new lap-bar trains... And repaint it, obviously... That really shouldn't have to be mentioned... It annoys me greatly how little care the rides in the UK seem to get once they've been opened...