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Just pick a page in the Zamperla catalogue like every other park does. An Air Race instead of Zodiac is the first idea that comes to mind. Doesn't help that the best flat ride has been demolished.

The king is dead: https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/people/yorkshires-most-famous-rollercoaster-the-ultimate-at-lightwater-valley-once-longest-in-world-to-be-dismantled-3982243 Shame, but they were on a lose lose situation with it clearly. Certainly an unique loss to the UK industry but it wasn't well known for being good.

Trying to figure out if £45k is good or poor for that role.

For sure, just a lot is showing its age atm. And when you've got a big new project and no additional support rides coming in to help the crowds in the area. Just seems there's too much obsession with roller coasters. Dark Rides would also help but after DBGT........ Also looks like someone forgot to lock the door after we briefly got rid.

Thorpe (and Towers) used to be really good on the flat ride front. Alas I think with the whole "new rides must have an USP" approach; gone are the days where parks would add 1 or 2 small flats on the quiet years. Only time that happens now it seems is when got some going cheap from another Merlin property. Chessie gets more flat ride investment!

This can also be filed under "posts that could be from 10 years ago". Single rider on Inferno in mid 2000s was fantastic fare.

Sounds like every annoying person who plays the "I know something you don't know" card for Internet points.

Surely a Psychic would KNOW if there was a boat ride at Alton Towers? Don't think she was very good at her job.

I know some care but not even done it and my reaction is complete non-caring.

Do you just look at rides that were removed by parks and declare they'll put them in even though they've been closed for 15 years? Easy to solve the flat ride problem. Buy some new ones that are suitably themed and not just rented funfair attractions. Plenty of manufacturers to choose from.

Being updated to have you ride Rocky Express after the first VR section.

Someone should've nipped it all in the bud AGES ago. Reported it enough times.

Exodus sponsorship confirmed. Can reuse the old Dragon's Fury audio to save on money too. "WOAHHHH YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE COME THIS WAY!"

From that angle the track looks wonky. Hopefully that's not a holding brake. Not many enjoy the vest restraints in the first place.

Gotta replace Ripsaw somehow.

The Duel retheme is far more important. Who cares about a brand new B&M?

It could be highlighter pink and I wouldn't care because at least Nemesis gets to continue living in some aspect. Didn't there used to be smoke around the final inversion with the bus? Memory has gotten hazy over the years.

Two very different rides with similarities ud say. I mean Haunted House rides tend to follow a number of cliches after all. Would be sheer laziness for them to use an ancient prop older than half the current forum users. If it even survived. Has the Ripsaw cabin use even been confirmed or just pure conjecture on someone's part because it's a similar looking vehicle?

They're spending time on treating the Rocky removal with the correct reverence it deserves. And maybe trying to work out if they can fit Apocalypse in there too.

Depends really. I don't think Bubbleworks could be duplicated across the world (I would wager it heavily inspired a previous attraction at Pleasure Island though) as it was very British in its humour. Rides like PotC and Haunted Mansion practically became archetypes in the ride world. Again its somewhat hard to compare against some of the most well known (and beloved) dark rides in the entire world. Also have to factor in the nostalgia of them (plus enduring badly refurbished versions of them for years). As I mentioned before, 5th Dimension would've been extremely dated by the time it even closed, and the Terror Tomb finale was incredibly cheesey. Worked in the 90s but certainly not a timeless classic. Definitely a shame the Haunted House ride system wasn't more utilised compared to the Omnimover system. Similarly for 5th Dimension's one too but I think costs and methods of implementing those systems were trickier to do (the reset times on HH especially so, reason why Ghost Corridor didn't last long). @Theme Park Fanatic you are 23 and should know better about posting personal data which you STILL haven't edited (nor have any mods seemingly jumped in either to remove the information). Especially with the amount of spam bots on here currently.

Given the amount of spam posts on here recently I can't help but feel posting actual personal email addresses is a massive mistake. Think John has always been a very supportive and happy to respond to people. Met him back in 2003 during the Inferno Premier Screaming event and he was more than happy to have a little chat. It is as Heth said though a very standard response. He's not going to spread information of his own accord to random goons who email him. Think comparison to Imagineers is difficult. Wardley essentially had creative freedom and a blank canvas with similar minds working with him. Hence getting things like Bubbleworks off the ground. But it cannot be really denied that he was likely to have been inspired by the early Imagineer work. But they are a massive team coming from different backgrounds and industries with big budget stuff. Haunted House not really comparable to Haunted Mansion, but they are 2 very distinctive rides with different stories and ways of telling them. I would however say that some of the older attractions like 5th Dimension and Terror Tomb had aspects which were 90s to the core. Whether he could've continued his string of quality over the decades would've been an interesting situation but unfortunately wasn't to be.

You literally mentioned the other day you emailed John Wardley. Can't divulge the source indeed.

Half the thing of Nemesisisisis' story was the vagueness though. Didn't necessarily have to be explained and let the visitor make their own mind up. Subtlety is well out the window these days so guess it'll be full on Phalanx storyline then. Not entirely sure what effects they could really add to it that would "enhance" things. Red water back would be a plus but beyond that? Nothing that would make a real difference to riders. Though I think that the only way Merlin would approve such work would be if there was some "plussing" to the attraction.

See Valhalla is going well then. Amanda's Twitter from that day is... interesting to say the least. Also blames Brexit for the delays. Plus National is closing rumours coming back. Truly Closed Season is upon us!

Imagine if was themed to a garden centre with Top Spin ornament?