Benin

Cos it matters if this has a world's first feature...

3D?!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also, those two legendaries look FAB! And the Fire starter

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The corkscrew is now finished (not pictured)... Looks lovely... Rides in the snow

That's what SHE said...

Yes, they are... It's surprising/shocking/confusing, but some are relatively adamant that it's happening or indeed has already happened...

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Getting to Plopsa is cheap as chips with a car and Eurotunnel... Dat America trip though *nods*

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VOILA! Air (5) Duel - The Haunted House Strikes Back (5) Hex: The Legend Of The Towers (5) Nemesis (6) Nemesis: Sub-Terra (6) Oblivion (6) Runaway Mine Train (5) The Flume (0) The Gardens (7) Th13teen (5) Flume -1 Terry +1 LET'S RESET THE BOARDS! Air (5) Duel - The Haunted House Strikes Back (5) Hex: The Legend Of The Towers (5) Nemesis (5) Nemesis: Sub-Terra (5) Oblivion (5) Runaway Mine Train (5) The Gardens (5) Th13teen (5)

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Benin saves the day again *sunglasses smiley* Josh, are we gonna need the Thorpe opening countdown when it's open? Not really... That's what I meant by replacing it, as most meets won't be announced until then anyways... Recent topics should really be replaced by posts instead... Makes much more sense...

Not really... Where the "Merry Christmas" message was? Plonk down a "NEXT TRIP/MEET" reminder (which then doubles for advertising it as not everyone will visit the topic)... The countdown? Replace that with a scrollable list of Meets over the course of the year... Done... Of course as well, having a go at someone for forgetting and suggesting better reminders doesn't make for good showing either...

It's a LOT easier to turn a ride forwards than backwards, the main problems that occur when turning a ride from forwards to backwards are due to the backwards seating position... NWO facing forwards is probably the most logical thing Thorpe can do with it, to prevent having to turn on the lights to reduce vomit covering half the exit... Besides, there isn't much in the way of logistics to change for NWO, or any force for that matter... Besides, when facing forwards you can anticipate the drops and turns (to a degree on an indoor coaster) more so that isn't a big issue... Swarm (apparently) would only have the two back rows turned backwards... Now THAT'S a logistical nightmare...

SW7 is actually going to Thorpe?

I don't remember any bubbles in the original... That's because it didn't need them, instead, it had other beautiful things to look at... Sigh............

Usually the reason you don't see flat rides commonly appearing at fairs (like Boosters let's say) is because of their dire throughput and design to be transported rather than permanent (see Samurai)... Tbh, fairs are fairs, and whilst their rides are run faster, it's because they are temporary fixtures... Theme parks must think long term, and as such, cannot afford to run rides at extreme speeds and long settings, otherwise they'd potentially break after a while and become a maintenace burden (like Samurai)... Look at how Blackpool had both a Zierer Starshape and two (to make up for lack of throughput) Fabbri Boosters, both are now gone (though Bling suffered from the closure of the South Entrance in my opinion more), which goes to show that not all flat rides would be successful in a theme park environment just because they are good at the fair circuit... Two different parts of the same industry...

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I think our lack of animatronics is linked to our distinct lack of ride upkeep... See also, Bubbleworks retheme, how many stationary figures are in it now compared to the original? They are also excessively expensive... A shame but there are defo other methods to use in the modern industry...

How cheap you looking for Towers hotels? Travelodge Uttoxeter is an option, as are a few small hotels in Stooooooke (which would probs be best if you were sans car)... Another thing this topic can be used for, people asking questions about trips...

I hope they do sommat with the purple wall of plain... Either way, seems most of the theming remains...

It's random opening times were probably because it was broken... The park will try and get 100% open rides (although they don't do this regularly), and at least with an hour to go they're still aiming to open it, rather than not bother... And the park didn't lie about why it was broken, it just didn't tell anyone, because they don't have to actually tell the guests what the problem is, don't wanna cause rumours being spread around via social media...

So as the new year is getting along I'm sure many of TPM are looking at their calenders and budgets, so where are you going this year? Perhaps a jaunt to the well visited Florida and Orlando, or expanding the horizons in Europe... Or maybe even going to a non-Merlin park in the UK (the HORROR)... So my plans so far for the year are: - DLP in March - Denmark in June (Farup Sommerland, Djurs Sommerland, Legoland, Bon-Bon Land, Bakken and Tivoli) - New York in August (Coney Island) And potentially more, but these are the definites (2 are indeed already booked)... What about the rest of TPM?