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Eventually, we'll look back on this announcement and laugh...

At least it's a bit different from "Shipping Containers LOL"... And it's been what, two days?

*COUGH*Colossus*COUGH*INFERNO*COUGH* I would not be surprised if there were random soft openings (a la Disney/American parks) as it gets to a relatively finished state... Guess it depends on what the park want to do when it nears completion, but they won't be exact and it'll be a case of luck if people get caught up in it... I look forward to Jonathon Ross riding it in front of everyone waiting on opening day though...

Source is Wikipedia... Sooooo that doesn't prove or disprove anything about such preview days actually happening...

Scott Pollard's post

Might be of some interest to those who are interested in Outlaw Run (not me) or budding Engineers (me)...

The what? Aerial photo from "Tatenhill Aviation" Facebook... No blue boxes either!

If they put in new Vekoma Roller Skater trains, that would be much better, as they are extremely comfy... Aside from that, they would probably be better off bulldozing it with the Arena (and Storm Drain) and putting it a coaster there...

Also, Bradford

A very big "if" when it comes to Thorpe though... Infrastructure does not mean high numbers of Fastrack either...

COME ON YOU BANTAMS!

Backwards Oblivion?

Being thrown into those Intamin restraints </3

I did, because I didn't think it would happen... And as such to prove my point I gave my reasons which I think were relatively thought out and acceptable as an opinion as to why I felt ANY backwards B&M would happen in any way shape or form... I have been proved wrong, but it doesn't mean I don't think two of the three rides won't be a success (Hollywood Dream is the only one I am curious about) for their own reasons... Isn't the whole point of a forum to have people of differing opinions? It's clear people agreed with me that it was unlikely to happen, I was just the loudest because I have nothing better to do at work...

Cos everyone saw B&M making not just one but THREE of their coasters go backwards? Yeah I got it wrong, but I am nowhere near the only person who doubted that it would happen...

With a flavour of actual optimism, which is a lot more than what most people gave it... Considering the delay was due to unexpected issues, how else should one react? I'll be cynical to parks that do idiotic and needless things but will be optimistic for things for which they do good, especially when my thoughts are based on my engineering knowledge... Besides, it's not march yet... But I would have rathered hoped towers opened it rather than just deride the park without knowing the full facts as to the delay...

It's that ending bit... "I HEARD YOU LIKE RIDE GIMMICKS SO WE PUT A RIDE GIMMICK IN YOUR PRE-EXISTING RIDE GIMMICK SO YOU CAN..." And then I stopped... Mainly cos it was time to leave work for home, but mostly because I couldn't think of a suitable finish... It's not been my day today...

I was gonna do a "YO DAWG, I HEARD YOU LIKE RIDE GIMMICKS" but I couldn't think of a sensible way of finishing it... Oh wells

If they had any sense they'd swap the front row stuff with back row... A big if...

Merlin put "The" in front of two ride names and suddenly it's something they do ALL the time? Zufari? Raptor? Krake? Storm Surge? Terra?

DEM PHOTOSHOP SKILLS!

If you could call whatever Cedar Fair do to their rides theming...

Cameras will be easy, but the back row on ride video can't happen anymore... Odds on a back row Fastrack as well? Quite high...

Raptor says hi

That would be some serious messed up times... Classic Thorpe...