Benin

Imagine being a massive company like Merlin and being so desperate for parts you'd rather take burnt ones than fork out for new stuff. Europa have probably already binned all their old bits. Especially if they're putting new train and track type (a la Max & Moritz) on AlpenExpress. Either bin it or fork out on spending actual money on things. Sticking plasters do nothing but delay the inevitable.

Looking at old maps and whilst the elephants seemingly used to be on that site, pre-LotD maps seem to match up with my vague memory that the Playhouse building wasn't there but the Nero/Puppet Show building was. Childhood Benin does miss the old Action Man assault course thing that used to be there.

Chessie can barely afford to lose any attractions for capacity sake. None of their new additions have exactly helped that either. If they bin Truckers I volunteer to take a sledgehammer to it.

Towers have been doing time slots for years and still have queues, Thorpe was never going to be any different.

Completely forgot the Legoland coasters were happening. Excited more for Nemesis because I can get there in a day and not need to stay over. Thorpe is more effort these days. Also Nemesis.

That tagline is just horrible. I'm in the wrong industry if someone actually got paid money and that was the chosen one. Not even a group on the Apprentice would come up with something that bad? IMAScore doing the music again? Could they not afford Hutson's rates?

Clearly the stars aren't in position for things to begin. Stars. Can't do it. Not today.

Using better quality materials for the themeing is well within their control. Can't control people though. And people are terrible.

Universal probably have done a toymaker character at one point. Also the Chucky franchise exists. Halloween events are rarely the most imaginative.

Each piece weighs several tonnes, limited type of lorry can transport them with the shapes and sizes. Yes, lots of deliveries needed. For any project with this level of construction.

Just get new trains and solve the problems in one go.

Probably only loading the front end to make sure it has enough momentum to make it through the sensors for lift 2 and final brakes. Was always amusing to have to run over to lift 2 and give it a push start.

That when I hit the brake run I desperately want to ride it again. Of course there's other factors that could affect that (busy park/cred run so limited time), but I just want to come off and go "yes that was good". Granted my trips have been non-existent for a few years now, but Untamed was a great example of not being the tallest or fastest coaster I've ridden but coming off it with a sense of enjoyment and eagerness to ride it over and over again. Lost Gravity had a similar response though not as strong. Cedar Point after doing TTD was a pure adrenaline rush. However I came off a number of coasters there including Millennium Force with very little desire to re-ride them. Whether it be comparison to other coasters or just kinda falling flat. If I went super analytical I'd wager most at the top would be B&M Inverts. But the likes of Raptor down the bottom with a top 3 of Nemesis, Katun and Oz'Iris, all very different coasters to each other but ones I could ride over and over. Stats are meaningless if the actual ride is dull and doesn't have any wow factor. Which is why I'm dubious over Exodus.

Was too hot, now it's too wet. Construction people for you.

Fury can't run 8 cars and I believe hasn't since it first opened. Usually 6 or 7 cars. Target was approx 600-700pph. Doubt Tomb Blaster runs 5 trains either. Its shocking that a number of once fairly high throughput rides are so badly operated these days. Lot of this concerns me that when I visit I'm going to spend most of my time being far more annoyed than normal.

So, no change from 2009 then? 😉

Used to be 4 platformers, a Fastrack batcher and a RAP person (who usually ended up helping out platforming) for 3 trains. Not sure if the demand to work at parks is decent these days. But 3 train Vampire was absolutely great to work on, one of the few things I do miss about working at Chessie.

Been over a decade without a 3rd train. Wouldn't be surprised if the constant stacking and change of focus on 'good' operations caused far more problems and they probably decided to cannibalise it.

Flip Flop at Mingoland is far more sickly than say Loke or Maelstrom. Though being at Mingo is vomit inducing at the best of times.

Lol not even an auction. https://shop.altontowers.com/products/duel-blaster Not much point as they've already sold out of them in less than 30 minutes, but they were going for £250! Easy money.

Broken clocks tend to be right twice a day. Reference to spinning cars, well Mack are doing them on other rides. Could open in May? Well if not March for presumably the 2024 opening will likely be after Easter holidays as seems to be the new normal these days. Ergo May isn't exactly a difficult guess. Logical guessing with a side order of utter tosh that got old about a day after it started that none of the Mods can be bothered to do much about. Which leads me to presume it's something encouraged by the Mods in the name of engagement or they can't be bothered to do anything.

Correction. TWO new coasters as its duelling. However, I feel no one cares because its at Legoland. Which I agree with.

Maybe next year they'll add goblins.

Hard to keep track when they keep spouting the same nonsense marketing every time.

I thought the "Future of Thrills" was DBGT? Maybe they'll just stick with Exodus at this rate.