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To be fair to them, 8 bands and a day at the park (although it will be packed solid) for £55 is great value for money... I assume these bands are popular with the majority as well, or at least bands that will bring people in for headlining, and then the rest can get out there more... I wouldn't go (indeed, seems my genre of music will never be accepted due to connotations of popularity) but it'll be a success...

Apparently they have concerts again this year... http://www.towersstreet.com/news/2013/2013-concert-confirmed/ What an AMAZING line up of acts.................................................

Aye that be the situation, they're keeping tight lipped on it...

Gerstlauer coasters are well known for being quick to construct... Although there aren't many footers in the middle section, there's a HUGE slab of concrete, supports can be pinned into that instead of set into footers... Both options are viable and used by many manufacturers... End of this week might be a push though... We won't know progress unless there's another fly-over or Towers continue their sudden love of construction pics...

The capacity stuff was mentioned on other threads every day they announced it... As for Zufari... It's still a hell lot of dirt atm... Part of me wonders how much work they have left to do to get it open on time... Although probably this is harder to tell because there is no track whatsoever to judge... There will be 5 jeeps, each seating 30 people... And few know the finale sequence... So could be a decent capacity in the end...

Central Area themes 1 and 2... Lovely little background pieces of music...

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...