Benin

He, much like other YouTubers, are slaves to the algorithm. Stop posting videos for a bit and then suddenly your viewership (and revenue) drops considerably. I think he's one of these people who became a bit of a favourite whilst working at Towers, and he took full advantage of that, allowing his fanbase to be in a good position when vlogging became such a major thing (I remember when the "Theme Park Room" was one of the most cringiest things to ever cringe). My experiences of him have been limited (even if I accidentally appear in one of his vlogs in the background), but it's not been great admittedly. Being loud and annoying in the middle of Nemesis entrance area and then kicking off because he and his group weren't allowed to be the first on MRAWS. There's certainly an edge to him which was put under the spotlight this year. Unfortunately (and this is a larger trend), the fan base of said creators are perhaps some of the strangest of beings. The mental gymnastics they will perform to support someone because they've gotten involved in shenanigans is often a sight to behold. All in all, even if it was technically work related, travelling across the country in the current climate is certainly not a great idea. Though half the issue is down to the poor handling of this pandemic from our dear leaders.

If it doesn't have a 5 minute section on the fab operator's chair then it's not worth watching.

It's fairly close in line with DLPs pass now. Particularly in price. Between MAP and BOGOFs being the main way of getting bodies in the gate and finding out it's no good for the long term of the parks it's no surprise they've finally caught on. Just buy a Plopsa pass and do a mini tour of Europe. Tasty tasty discounted entry rates. Though that'll be ruined by other things unfortunately. In terms of supporting UK parks, I'd have gone to LWV but they closed Ultimate. Truly cutting off nose to spite their face.

Chessie are digging itself out of the pit Tussauds lead it down by... Bringing back a ride Tussauds built. Again, trying to appeal to some sense of nostalgia to a ride to gain some clout in enthusiast circles. A "pet project" that will essentially result in said person's involvement making it all about themselves as opposed to anything good.

Heh.

Imagine admitting to being one of the people behind the Tomb Blaster revamp. Then imagine how bad an attempt at squeezing nostalgia out of the original would be.

Like Baco but with a good ride attached to it?

Someone left Roland alone in the design office with a full bottle of whiskey again.

Wish it would, I understand simplistic names for rides truly designed for kids but a little imagination goes a long way. Especially if the rumours about it originally being named after an Egyptian god are true. Marketing truly is king at Merlin.

It's not missing, it was only rented. Because permanent lighting costs too much money. Obviously.

Considering the space they had to work with it doesn't look like it uses it up particularly well. Plus from looking at this and Zadra, RMC seem to never be too sure what to do with height. Still looks good, but considering the hype it doesn't look like the best one. But then again none of the RMCs POV particularly well.

Dunno why it could possibly have been delayed, though I'm sure some enthusiasts will use it as a stick to beat the park with.

That the same World Showcase getting a Ratatouille ride?

So ugly.

Should go to Nagoya for Nagashima Spa Land anyway.

After everything that was planned only going to Towers and Fantasy Island was pretty depressing stuff. Especially since I should be spending this whole week bouncing off the walls in excitement.

The countdown to Lockdown 2 - Cough Harder, is ticking down now. Maybe. Maybe not. Who knows?

I mean it's not like MAP holders can possibly EVER revisit on another day is it?

Plenty of travellers at Towers last Friday and no real problems. Thorpe would be wise to do non alcohol days since it appears to work elsewhere.

Just in case anyone is interested, Fantasy Island has it's horror event going on (though little can be scarier than Skegness itself), with 3 mazes of a decent quality (according to my source). Probably helped by the batching people in pretty much on their own. The bonus is that you can get in all 3 for £4.50 (each maze is £5 a pop) if you buy the Fear Wristband (which includes all the rides). It's even more of a messy park atm, and Millennium is very dead. But could be worth a trip for anyone desperate for creds and frights.

Even better when Wodan runs all 3 trains and the queue just constantly moves.

A generally held belief is Merlin had concerns after New Texas Giant's incident. Perhaps we might have gotten a RMC at Towers if that hadn't happened instead of Wickerman. It's weird that Merlin haven't jumped on the bandwagon though. Could've got 2 instead of DBGT!

I hate this year.

Even though I had to cancel the stag do if they announce an opening for that weekend I might end up going anyway.

Siri, sum up Flamingoland in one gif.