
Everything posted by Benin
- SAW: Alive
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Fright Nights 2017
Standard night at Thorpe Fright Nights that surely?
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Blackpool Pleasure Beach
It'll be even better once people start realising that stats aren't the be all or end all... Rides focusing on speed are all one trick ponies that don't really do anything beyond that initial rush, even Dragster is guilty of that issue (when it's not trying to destroy itself)... Though it did surprise me that Taron apparently hits 72mph, it doesn't really feel like that at all...
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Walibi Belgium
Who'd have thought a few years ago that those would be the options and that Intamin would be the worst choice?
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Walibi Belgium
I was intrigued about the dark ride until I saw the theme of it, so at odds with the whole themed areas concept they're pushing forwards... Hope it doesn't spell the end of Tut because it is one of the best examples of an interactive dark ride in the world... Mega Coaster layout looks good, did they confirm it as a Mack?
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Toverland
Drachen Fire did the mid drop inversion thing, doubt it's coincidental that it's scrap nowadays...
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Toverland
A Wing-Rider with an atmospheric looking station? That's a novelty I really don't like the way the first drop looks in the concept art, hopefully it looks better in real life.... But I'm not hopeful...
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Fright Nights 2017
To be fair, you can go any day of the week to find some arrogant goons
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Paultons Park
Paultons are doing a Drayton! https://paultonspark.co.uk/blog/2017/09/12206/peppa-pig-world-set-to-get-even-bigger-and-better
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Efteling
I can forsee issues of people being stuck in the middle of the Fairytale Forest of Forever and suddenly realising they need to go on Python, but that's not exactly the park's fault...
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Efteling
Maybe it'll be the "first park to adequately introduce such a system"? Guess since most British parks don't really have much focus on other aspects (bar Chessie with the zoo) then it's logical to go on about the rides for a fluff piece...
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Chessington Howl'o'ween
Least Thorpe learnt how to spell properly...
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Fright Nights 2017
Everyone goes home because Rumba is closed.
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Top 10's
I'm interested to see how Khan runs again, since last time it was absolutely fantastic, yet people who have visited since have been rather negative over it... Be a downright shame if age has caught up to it...
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Alton Towers General Discussion
Do the buses not run from there anymore? Could always train it to Uttoxeter and get a taxi from there. Will be cheaper I reckon...
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Europa Park
Waterpark name announcement: There's some more concept art and a pic of the sample hotel room (but I can't get to Twitter at work) milling around, it looks to the quality of Bell Rock though, and will also be a 4 Star Superior hotel...
- 2017 Season General Discussion
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Queen Odyssey
Pettitts I think are quite used to stray goons rocking up to their place, when I went with a group the lady at the desk let us in for free to get the cred (we purchased some assorted tat and some biscuits for her in the shop)... I'd had the misfortune of having to visit Clacton twice as well, it's not a positive thing at all...
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Queen Odyssey
YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT I COUNT GO-GATORS (if they let adults on of course, I've only ridden 2, Flamingoland will forever be a red dot on my Coaster-Count map)! That Miner Mike is fantastic because it has the Shame Bell <3
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Queen Odyssey
If I recall that cred can be utterly spiteful as they tend to close it at 5pm regardless (it spited me when I first visited that area of the world, which involved waiting out a 2.5 hour thunderstorm to ride Odyssey and a desperate attempt to get into Pleasure Island at 4:30). My last jaunt to get it confirmed my suspicions about it doing such a thing. It's kinda daft really. The lack of Miner Mike disappoints me. Bottons is an utter dump (as is Skeggie itself to be fair)...
- Football
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Rumba Rapids
Can we blame Thorpe (or say, any park) if a ride is truly borked? If they're waiting for a part from Utah then that's a problem slightly beyond their reach for Rush... Slammer is gone, there's no point crying over it's non-existence anymore... I wouldn't be surprised if Rumba was being closed at dusk (it wasn't before if I recall) since the incident at Drayton, like yeah I enjoy putting the boot into Thorpe a fair amount of time, but when there are valid(ish) reasons behind ride closures, then more fool those who moan and still visit the park in these times...
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Rumba Rapids
Yep, clearly the park are deliberately removing rides that were a pain to constantly fix, or breaking them so that they're closed over their busiest period... Fright Nights is/was hell when the park had all those attractions anyway...
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Europa Park
The Golden Tickets are the biggest sham awards going, wasn't it about 4 years ago that Roland was chair of IAAPA? Slight coincidence no?
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Park Operations
What might not seem bad on the floor is VERY different when 50/100 feet up... Especially given that a ride stalling caused a massive accident the company still haven't recovered from...