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Since when was Swarm the worst ride on park? Never is the answer to my question...

Because there are some people stupid enough to buy them for actual cash...

You can't see inside without jumping over the fencing (least that was the case on my last visit)...

And then immense pain follows ruining any enjoyment that drop has..

That'll be another bonus inversion... Lovely... Credit to someone...

Stealth's (and a few other Accelerators) have had their cable snap a few times in their lifespans...

I've seen lots of people with old style Towers/Thorpe/Lego/etc ponchos many years after the marketing style on them went out... They can last (unless you visited the goats at Camelot)...

Shame the ride system is diabolically turd... Eclipse/Peeking Heights </3

I think at the moment, the 'secret element' isn't the same thing as say, Thirteen's drop section... Indeed, with the game and current construction showing lots of extra inversions, I feel that the World's First bit might just be the inversion record...

All rides and attractions are subject to availability... Difference between Chessie and Blackpool/Southend is the seasonal aspect, the other two keep on staff for Christmas, Chessie don't... Hence the ability to open rides is limited unless they change recruitment procedures... Then of course maintenance happening on-park... And the risk that actually, this is a one-off... It's a knife edge really...

No point comparing different parks as to how many rides they have open because location, park layout and potential popularity are all key indicators... Southend is essentially smaller, less 'complicated' rides (compared to the likes of Vampire, what's the most complex ride there? Rage) and also is in the middle of Southend, meaning it's in a decent interest of getting people in as there's not exactly much else to do there in Winter... The thing is it suffers from a similar situation to Towers, in that it's not particularly obvious to those who don't research (I.e. most guests) further into events... Therefore people go and assume the entire park is open (because the thought process is probably "oh it's cheap let's go")... Although with a name like Zoo Days, would you expect the rides to be open? And I doubt they expected to hit capacity at all this week...

FFS MURRAY!

It's a ZOO DAY... Capacity is therefore lower, and most attractions are still being worked on by engineering... Therefore there aren't many rides that can open, the colder weather as well doesn't help the machinery... Most guests (applies to Towers as well) cannot seem to comprehend this...

Another angle... If, IF this is combined with a launched lift hill, this could easily shape up to be a excellent ride...

Why hello there hype train...

That transition on the drop looks actually pretty crap... Like, eh?

ALL ABOARD THE WHEEL OF WIN!

I don't have an issue with the billboard addition... I have a problem with the awful photoshop image...

Ohhhh... Coming out on Wii U as well... Win...

Here's something Mraws related! That, is well and truly awful...

Intriguing... Could be a fair few pre-shows for this as well, with the "Initiation" sequence... EDIT - This video reveals a LOT about the ride actually... Such as indoor elements (I.e. I was right)... Also the logo If it doesn't move at the ride entrance I will be excessively disappointed...

Themed shed LOVE the doors to nowhere...

Yes, those responsible for the minimal investment max returns stuff the parks have had since last decade... Who actually introduced most of the things Merlin have taken full swing into (Fastrack, paid parking, etc)...

Vampire HATES the cold, seriously hates it... It's more of a question of would Chessie get the budget for having those rides open, rather than these rides should be open... Let alone winter maintenance needing to be done (which is the main reason why most of the rides are shut, though they could plan around this if there was the need)...

The first lift can be assumed to be a chain based one (though Gerst do use tyre lifts, those are family coasters)... Although it might not been a 'regular' lift hill, it could be Maverick style and launched with LSMs (which considering how awesome Gerst launches ARE, this would be an amazing thing)...