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Having seatbelts actually potentially CAUSED the drowning, since panic can easily set in and cause it all to go pear shaped very quickly... Imagine trying to open a seatbelt after seeing people flung out of your capsized boat! I always assume that seatbelts come with the layout of the things... Ones with bigger drops in the states have seatbelts, though River Quest and others over here do not... It's probably a mixture of layouts and culture; given that Americans sued McDonalds because the coffee was hot (spilt it over themselves) they need to cover themselves a lot more than other countries do purely over idiocy, having seatbelts means that if anything were to happen to someone like this they can point to having safety standards in place...

It probably stands for as much as Rita does...

I've never had an issue with 'non-professional' character photos at the entrance, it might have changed since my last visit but no idea... The FunCard is the best annual pass out there though...

September is good as it is the middle of the Summer and Halloween crowds (and you can still experience Halloween events), alternatively before/after Spring Break/Easter... 2 weeks is PLENTY of time to go and do every park in the area (don't forget Fun Spot and Legoland)... 14 days to do 10 parks? Easy peasy... Everything else is budget based, stay on site has advantages and disadvantages depending on which side, hire car would probably help matters though regardless of choice... Off-site there's MILLIONS of hotels and the majority have shuttle buses to the parks (or a taxi)... Pretty much all the parks can be done in a day with good planning (or Universal Express passes if staying on-site)...

And will be a better return on investment compared to other £20m+ additions If this effectively doubles that attendance then it's been a worthwhile investment, that simple...

Eye witness reports (early ones at least) state that she stood up to change seats though... Merlin are just being really cautious since all the links to Smiler...

And to provide a bit of media blackout too... Don't need the Mail sending some investigator in... The Mirror also decided to run with that she attended a Muslim school or something... Lovely stuff...

Either a boat has flipped over (unlikely since only one victim), or they were stood up and thrown out the boat... Wonder what's the most likely cause?

As pluk said recently somewhere else on here, 'true' record breakers like inversions and height etc are not necessarily gimmicks compared to say "FULLY DEDICATED TO VR" is... Besides, Colossus is the same layout as Monte Makaya in Brazil, only with two bonus inversions to get that record...

SledgeHammer is the Huss Jump2 right? Been about as reliable as Slammer, definitely a bad idea...

One post, ONE GODDAMN POST...

Swear that Wild Mouse has been there since the place reopened? Also, you're moving into a flat NEXT DOOR TO DREAMLAND! What did they expect? It's like people moving onto Holmesdale Road in Selhurst and then moaning about the bi-weekly hordes of football fans...

It's what a park needs to do to hit that next step... I'd assume Toverland is considered third in Holland (though it and Walibi and basically fighting for second) and this should certainly get people noticing it more... It's been slowly developing since Troy, imagine having parks thinking long term eh?

Given it's chequered history, there's zero surprise that Thorpe have finally given up and letting it go... If they are able to get someone to part money with it then someone's played an absolute blinder there...

The term "Kleine airtime bump" amuses me for no real reason... Let's hope it's better than Heide's...

Terrible idea Josh, it'd NEVER work! A boat ride would probably work, but would be basically Zufari on a boat... Why would the park need both?

The building for the track changeover (or whatever we wanna term it) annoys me because it looks like it's floating in mid-air, which considering Asterix's usual high quality surprises me... Looks like it's got some good speed to it from those videos, should be great fun...

Imagine if they'd put this effort into something GOOD...

It's a big floater?

I guess stating the obvious "THESE ARE GIANT MACHINES, YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR PRINTER BREAKS DOWN? YEAH THAT" wouldn't fly? Just a PR exercise and nothing more, like we all know that rides and stuff actually break down (otherwise Slammer wouldn't be dead), why not put that point across to the general public?

Flamingoland already did that though (granted, it's awful, but their zoo is actually pretty decent)...

People on here complaining about one train operation clearly never experienced it on the Ultimate...

Same could be said of my sample size of taking a person who'd never been to a park before on Hex and them thinking it was the best thing since sliced ham... Sure for every member of the GP who enjoyed it there's one who didn't for whatever reason... It's not exactly unlikely...

Thought it was common knowledge that any parts needed for Slammer had to be sourced elsewhere since the manufacturer gave up on them because they were both a nightmare?

Slammer is dead! Long live Slammer!