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Benin

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  1. Probably better than whatever half baked idea Merlin come up with 😉
  2. That song was also used in Shrek 2............
  3. Can I just use this thread to reiterate myself and @Mark9's hatred of Bakken? I guess De Waarbeek counts? But mostly because its a small park so probably more under the radar rather than people hating it.
  4. The Brexiters will hate them building a ride themed to Europe.
  5. Disney won't build anything like Velocicoaster. The most thrilling coasters they've built are Space Mountain at DLP and Rock n Roller Coaster. They've never been interested in the out and out thrill market even when IoA first opened with Hulk and Duelling Dragons in Florida. Whilst California has Knotts and Magic Mountain nearby. The newer coasters look firmly in the family thrill category (if Tron rides like the other Booster Bikes thrill would be a stretch anyway), which is Disney's demographic. Never been afraid to have a number of "bigger" attractions. The likes of Tower of Terror or Test Track for example are great examples of the type of ride Disney go for.
  6. It intrigues me as it would make the entire entrance area very different. Also what would it mean for the Efteling Hotel? Every addition to the resort side makes it look more out of place.
  7. Clearly forgetting that the Doctor Who IP is clearly going to be used at the DEFINITELY HAPPENING London Resort. Gonna be a long 2 years if we're already getting people "teasing" nonsense.
  8. Why are people assuming it'll be an actual splashdown as opposed to a simulated one with some B&Q branded hosepipes?
  9. The key piece of information is the noise survey. All but effectively confirms a Mack considering large rides in Turkey aren't exactly common. Good jolly at least. Much like when Smiler was released and they'd surveyed Saw. Gonna be a long 2 years given the way social media behaves these days.
  10. The CR7 Dive Machine being the centrepiece attraction. Also, let's not jump on the "world class" thing. Wasn't DBGT described as such? If there's one thing Merlin are kings of is PR guff.
  11. Could be taking inspiration from football Twitter. Where certain ITKs post "Such and such to place. HERE WE GO!" to confirm signings.
  12. Unfortunately most of the park is on its last legs. But that's what happens when most of your rides are 30 years+. I'd love if they could get Vekoma to do a full retrack of it given their new style SFC units. Especially with their tyre driven lift hills as that would negate the noise issue somewhat. Unfortunately I feel that it's very unlikely that much will be done until its scrap metal.
  13. The sheer embarrassment that a sbno ride won a golden ticket.
  14. Actually they're returning it to 5th Dimension so you're still wrong. Source: Sir Squirt-a-lot
  15. Absolutely zero chance of that given Blackpool's operational standards.
  16. #JustClosedSeasonRumours
  17. I live 45 minutes away from it and haven't bothered going. Even with family in Ripon. That's how pointless going is right now.
  18. Benin replied to 2542464's topic in The Past
    Far worse up north anyway. No Ultimate at all and a loss of Raptor Attack, whilst Flamingoland is well Flamingoland with a 10 looping lawn ornament as of this post.
  19. Benin replied to 2542464's topic in The Past
    Lot to be said for only visiting Paultons this year.
  20. Nash is Grade Listed no? Means that they can't do too much to it (without getting into trouble). A retrack, new trains and new ride system would be fantastic.
  21. DEAL WITH NETFLIX CONFIRMED @ FORP PARC????!!!!! Like and hit that subscribe button!
  22. Would laugh if it's just a rethemed Ramses II. Then I wouldn't be surprised.
  23. Benin replied to Dan9's topic in UK Attractions
    Erm. The third train wouldn't get to the brakes if there was a train there as it'd stop on the second lift. Used to be that the system might panic or due to having to do a standing start the train might not have made it to the right point in the brakes and would stop dead. Given the speed it enters that brake run I don't think any collision would be considered minor. They stopped running 3 trains long before Smiler happened (before it even opened in fact). The 20 second time frame to load the trains didn't really suit the park's then direction of guest interaction at the deficit of throughput (I am once again raging about your staff asking me to "flap my wings like a dragon" rather than dispatching the actual car). Vampire could probably do with another upgrade tbh. Especially with Vekoma being in a better place.
  24. Well that's 2 of the 4 horsemen returning...
  25. Oh look another Intamin trying to kill someone.

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