 
			Everything posted by Benin
- Which is the best Thorpe Park coaster in the dark
- The Smiler
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		John Wardley
		
		I would hate to see a new ride wasted on a Stand-Up coaster... The horror circus theme is so Candy Holland isn't it?
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		Phantasialand
		
		Random test video AHOY!
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		Chessington Trip Reports
		
		I've had that precise situation with Kobra before with Fastrackers/Disabled, and I complained about it on the day... It's not great at all... Chessie's operations have fallen off a cliff and sunk into that massive gorge in the ocean...
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		Chessington General Discussion
		
		Who really cares if Dragons Playhouse is closed?
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		Dollywood
		
		It reaches a top speed of 30 odd mph... Yep, 30... So it's not going to be an amazing huge world beating coaster, but with Dollywood's pechant for quality theming and interesting layouts, this is going to be a fab little coaster for the families... A shame the adventure course thing got spited though...
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		Fright Nights 2013
		
		Oh, well there goes the odds of the event being any good then
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		Fright Nights 2013
		
		Let's be honest, Blair Witch is begging to use the CCR rail-line...
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		Chessington Trip Reports
		
		25 minutes for Fury Fastrack? You say the queue hit 2 hours... That is not a valid complaint... Fastrack does not grant instant access to the ride, it shortens the individual's queue-time in comparison to the main queue... Everything else sounds about right though... 45 seconds for Vampire was for 2 trains mind, 30 for 3 trains... Not surprised in the slightest the staff wouldn't believe it could be done...
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		Fright Nights 2013
		
		A Blair Witch and Cabin ones done right could be amazing and more than likely the best mazes there... More surprising to me that Lionsgate own that many franchises...
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		Heide Park
		
		Raptor doesn't have a dull ending, final inline into the brakes without the silly helix after them... Granted it has a turn dive into the final final brakes, but it's not as bad as the usual 180 degree plus helix the rest have... Clearly the best Wing-Rider as a result... EDIT - Another pic...
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		Reserve n Ride
		
		A few parks already do Fastrack via phone sales... Flamingoland springs to mind over in the UK who at least did it a while back... The survey regarding this also asks how much you'd be willing to pay for the service, so it really does look like a replacement for Fastrack's current guise, because if it were to be used as a full on queue replacement, I wouldn't expect to be paying for it... Unless it's aiming for a tiered service...
- The Swarm
- Slammer
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		Heide Park
		
		Yeah... Typically, the theme of this would SUIT black/grey, instead we've got the same colour scheme as half the coasters already in the park... Merlin logic <3
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		Park Operations
		
		It's the problem with having old infrastructure not designed for the modern crowds... Expand the bridge, refurb the entrance and dome, make it look less messy with hoardes of metal barriers... Simple things, but will make it look a lot more nicer... As for the Thorpe getting stick, they got the stick they deserved with their awful operations and general atmosphere in the past... This year that's changing... Shows the difference a knowledgable marketing team can make to a park...
- The Swarm
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		The Smiler
		
		First major reported breakdown in a while hasn't it been? Unless someone's still been updating the Wiki with EVERY... SINGLE... BREAKDOWN...
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		Fright Nights 2013
		
		Just because a film has an 18 certificate does not make it scarier than other films... The rating comes from usually swearing (hence why most 'action' 12A films have no blood and only specific levels of certain words) or gore/violence... Besides, gory stuff is less scary than atmospheric stuff...
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		Fright Nights 2013
		
		All of them pale in comparison to the fact they're doing American Werewolf in London... That'll be the best IP maze <3
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		Fright Nights 2013
		
		All this talk of IPs is making me feel like we're an Universal Parks fansite... Especially as they're doing Cabin, Insidious and Evil Dead this year... Weird to see it happening here, just thinking of how much the Saw licence cost... Wonder how much it would be for a temp attraction...
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		Fright Nights 2013
		
		Viral marketing is what gets you the hits... Thorpe's marketing team seem to be well on top of it now...
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		The Smiler
		
		Not sure what this is, some form of competition I would hope... But it doesn't sound good...
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		The Big Bad Movie Topic
		
		And you get to go on the ride in September...
 
     
     
				