Benin

And herein lies the issue... It's perfect... For Crash Pad, a bunch of shipping containers... It's amazing the difference in effort between Swarm and this... Let's not make the bar too low guys...

The best PR to come out of Merlin since... Well... Ever... Still cheesey, but it's silly, doesn't hype up the ride at all and of course pushes the logo out into the public eye even further... Excellent...

Unless the trains were always meant to do this (which I highly doubt) then no, from an engineering perspective, it is NOT that simple...

How is going through a near miss backwards any better than going forwards? Isn't the entire POINT of a near miss the whole going towards it thinking "we're gonna hit it, we're gonna hit it" then the 'narrow' avoidance... Going backwards will just result in "oh, a scenic element we avoided, that's a surprise"... Once again, the logic of this idea falls down quicker than a person ejected from an Intamin mid-ride...

Abenteur > Huntik

I've felt that Sea World San Diego's Manta would fit that bill nicely... Low in height, two launches, high throughput... http://rcdb.com/9819.htm Plus it's a Mack, what's not to like?

HINT HINT CHESSIE!

Yeah just steps, cos it's a sit-down variant it doesn't need any fancy platforms...

So feck all then (Y)

Because lowering the throughput of a ride (remember, there will NEED to be a designated back row queue, as not all guests will want to experience it, and with two rows gone there will be a reduction in throughput) is something Thorpe and it's already horrendously long queues and over-selling of Fastrack REALLY should add... I prefer the logical option of improving the park getting people to come back and spend money, not wasting money on a gimmick because the new ride wasn't as successful as they thought (because they've put themselves in a market with the lowest level of disposable income during a recession)... It's basically a knee jerk reaction that the ride was a 'failure' to the park, and as such needs some extra 'pull' to guests... Of course, providing an exceptional day out has nothing to do with returning guests who will happily part with their money...

Isn't the lack of decent near misses (only REALLY good one is the inline through the station) the reason for the added theming rumour also making the rounds? Backwards would lose visual aspect of the first drop at least... That's one of Swarm's best aspects watching the drop slowly unfold in front of you... Back or front that works extremely well for different reasons... Visual impact is the least of my concerns though, it's all about how the ride impact affects everything... Especially as bracing for the elements is a bit awkward when you don't have a floor to support your legs... Just think it's an incredibly daft, naive and stinks of desperation ideas... Just like when Six Flags do it...

2010 was Wild Asia AND Wanyama... HUGE investment year that was...

I listed my reasons to you personally and on the board before Marc... For a company that prides itself on sheer absolute comfort and experience, why would B&M agree to this? Intamin yes, but B&M? Not just visual impact, it's the ride impact as well... There's a lot of other factors that have been mentioned by myself and others which makes such a change on a new ride immensely confusing and just plain strange, especially if they make their old backwards coaster go forwards... If it happens, I'll be very disappointed with Thorpe, not angry, but disappointed...

Does the Swarm have a tail though? I really hope they don't ruin the best new rides in the country for years... Just because it wasn't as successful as they hoped it would be they want to turn it into a gimmick (added onto what can already be termed as a gimmick but is actually an integral part of the ride so it doesn't count)... Sigh...

To be fair, if any park could make that attraction amazing, it's the Macks... But since they already have the best interactive dark ride in the world, they don't need it...

I dunno, Saw and Storm Surge both exist at Thorpe I swear I started this rumour off as a joke too... It's amazing...

To be honest, I would have thought they'd keep going and push on after the success of Wodan... Pull your finger out Europa!

Part of the billion dollar investment in the two parks... Amazing scenes...

*Benin used Hone Claws*

That's 3 more rides than what Thorpe tends to have open at their opening time

Gorgeous car park

New things is so general... It could be multiple new rides, or it could be new shops/restaurants... Love PR vague talk

Seems like half of TPM are going to Disney at some point this year... I've been looking at the possibility of doing PA/Madrid too... I need to learn to conserve money again

I prefer shipping containers now, actual hotels are for losers

To be fair, you have played Amnesia... Doubt much will affect you I think walkthroughs for ZombiU defo won't give off the full vibe of the game either, having to worry about making one false move resulting in instant death is never fun...