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I don't think we have to worry about him anymore...Now, the rotating free-fall experience of Slammer... Should it have 'the' in front of it or not?

Proof? Were you there watching them do it?

GATES! REOPEN THE GATES! GATES!

CURRENT CONNECTOR!

That bloody Peter and Jack Dann eh?

Edited for Accuracy (and aimed at Keith)

^Since you're having trouble, I'll post it here for you so people don't have to click... You're welcome...Also... Why move the elephants? They're happy where they are and could easily be rethemed (ok, maybe new designs would be required for MY plans), should Toytown actually get redone... And rapids... I'm sick to death of them being linked to Chessie... The only ones I'd want are River Quest ones... If not that, then sod them... Ours are CRAP!

You definitely deserve rep for that

What follows is the Best Tower Ride Ever...Mystery Castle at Phantasialand has:- An amazing fully theme queueline WITH actors (Sorry Saw, you're not the first)- An amazing throughput- An amazing amount of airtime- An amazing evil German voice yelling MYSTERY CASTLE at you- An amazing soundtrackAnd that's it... It's sheer bliss and full of WANT...

I could tell them a few things they could do with their money ready for Chessie...For those who want to guess, it's two words, starting with "SPEND" and ending it "IT"...If they want ideas of what to spend it on they should also come to me... I'm free of charge for spending the love for Chessie...

Don't be silly, I don't have rides as friends...Apart from Fury and Vampire obviously... They truly understand me...

You're a bit loopy aren't you?

You remind me of a friend... Mainly through the yelling at the ride part...

^Well, one like the one at Tibididido won't happen, since Chessie lacks the hill as seen in the image above...And why in 2015 to replace Vamp?

There's something inside me telling me that maybe a typo occurred... And that we'll see that bit of text removed before long...

Bless those Stokies...I was too engrossed in Pokemon to notice Mark... You should've followed my lead

Doubt that could happen, as there are no blocks for Colossus between the lift and brakes... Hence why usually the train is usually dispatched when the other hits them, for safety reasons...I think 2005 was when my feelings of Thorpe went down... Unreliable, major punch-ups going on... Remember seeing someone bleeding outside Teacups... It had the entire thing tarnished from that day... Chavs at Towers is a weird thing... They are most definitely there (as is the weed), but I don't notice them as much... Probably because they are much more easier to avoid due to the large nature of Towers... And that I don't eat at Towers KFC... Although maybe it's just the Southerners judging those strange Northern people with their strange language of "Duck" and accents...

Ahem... £1 fee is... Well quite frankly pointless... Not that I'll be worrying about that due to the ease of trains, but that could cause a lot of despair regarding them (trains) in the future should people start electing to get on them more...

Ridge? As in the ergnomic shape of the thing to suit the average back of people? The seats vary... It does depend on how you sit tbh... After so many times of riding it though just get used to it...Probs could do with some head padding though, but that won't happen... Good old Vekoma... Only thing we could ever dream of is getting the new Vekoma trains with new restraints (still the two across, 4 will NEVER happen)... But I highly doubt that will ever ever happen...

Ever heard of giving a park an actual chance? Of course you haven't... Considering what Mark was saying about Thorpe I went... Didn't cost me anything at all... Probably was the choice of day, but it was quite frankly crap... Adding a shark to your KFC isn't exactly perfection is it?I went again in September and had a better day... But again, the lack of shade provide little comfort on a boiling hot day... More queue-line shading should be top billing for the park... I say the same of Fury at Chessie... It needs shade in it's queue...Jack also posted whilst I was typing my very long and well justified post... There is a massive difference between enthusiasts and general public yes... That much is obvious... But enthusiasts noticing little things that the public may not notice (like operations, dodgy fencing, etc), can often help the park improve those little things...And it's ALWAYS the little things that prevent perfection...

Football is awesome...Least you've escaped Merlin eh?

How long do you have?For me, a good park has the full lot of things I mark off, rides, theming, atmosphere, greenery, etc... Thorpe only really fulfills the rides part (and even then my ride counts in recent years have been extremely low because I just can't be arsed to queue 45-60 minutes for Vortex)... Plus the ride quality isn't as amazing as everyone says... The best coaster is Inferno... One of the least best B&M inverts in the world, Colossus and Saw are rough, and Stealth is just boring to me now... TTD it most certainly isn't... There is also not enough non-spinny rides... Sometimes I may just want to sit down on a ride and relax for a bit... There's not enough rides that let me do that at Thorpe... In my opinion there's about... 5 rides that would allow me to do that... Not good enough for a park that apparently has the best ride selection in the country...The theming is extremely sparse... When Saw opened everyone was going on about how amazing the indoor queue and ride section were... I was unimpressed to find a metal corridor and staircase... Colossus's theming looks dire now, Amity Cove hasn't been the same since they plonked Stealth in... Inferno's front end is good but the back is horrid...It's all jumbled about and the randomly changing level of theming is just, well pointless and makes the park look sporadic...Greenery... Thorpe is becoming a poor attempt at Cedar Point in more ways than one... The amount of greenery in the park is lowering yearly... And when you're stuck in a 45 minute Samurai queue which has NO shade (same for Saw, Det, Vortex) I would rather not queue than risk really ill before I get on the ride... And atmosphere... Where do I begin... This links in with the theming issue... There's minimal escapism in the park, not exactly helped by the clientele endured at every turn... As a friend described the look of the Saw queueline, "It's looking more and more like Guantanamo Bay every year"... Quite often I agree with it...And you're certainly right that busyness doesn't equal a good park to be at... That day of the meet was HORRIBLE... Thorpe crowded is never fun because of the small space it has... And there's nowhere really to get away from the crowds apart from maybe the 5 feet of pathway in Sunken Garden... You talk of popularity as if it's people being jealous of the park... It quite simply isn't the case... Enthusiasts don't enjoy it for their own reasons, but generally it is to do with the park being how it is... Why should I travel an hour to Thorpe when I have Chessie 45 minutes away by car? Or if by train, why should I pay 10 pounds return to go to Thorpe (and then endure the 950), when I could just use my Oyster to go Chessie?Enthusiasts have been slagging it off because it deserves it quite frankly... No park is EVER perfect... I can accept Chessie limitations but always think of ways to improve the park...Plus, I don't think a second hand Raft Ride can be considered an improvement...

Oh Jack Dammit... What have you been up to?

Think I just saw a pig fly past my window...

Blow it up and start again?