Coaster

Well if you judge rides on how long they last then why is your display picture Stealth? That's one of the shortest lasting rides out there! Anyway, you saying "it's a pile of crap" is stupid - you can't just say that because you don't like it. It does perform, it actually lasts a fair amount of time in my opinion, plus you get two cycles/one long cycle with the chance to get off so stop stating what isn't true.

That's awful! And to think they charge £43.20 for park entry!

I have seen it with queues - to be honest I think they would get more people on it if they actually cleaned up the entrance once in a while! Last time I saw it there were cobwebs all over it with a huge spider dangling down over the queueline! (Not joking.)

I agree the fireworks event was good but Megafobia closed really early on my visit! And yeah, the food was overpriced rubbish in my opinion but not as bad as the new Burger Kitchen at Chessington.

Seriously RideAddict?! It's great that they have repaired the ride so quickly, it is a good ride (imo) and provides something for older people at Chessington to go on. If it doesn't appeal to you, don't go on it! The Jungle Bouncers (or whatever they are called now) don't appeal to me, but that doesn't make me think they should remove it!

That is absoloutley awful! How could they replace a great piece of music with that horrendous racket?! Thorpe...

Why? The Blackpool ones are quite popular, and if they were advertised more (as in at all) then they would be much more popular.

I agree with this, if they are forcing people to pay for parking then they should at least provide adequate barriers. That car park as a whole is rubbish for a park that consider themselves "One of the Uk's Leading parks..." As for the other car park (gravel), that is acceptable for a theme park, although could still be improved.

From what I have heard about the original Terror/Forbidden Tomb it must have been a lot better - it seems silly that they removed most of the storyline for the sake of laser guns.

Were there not 5 trains before?

This is funny, very angry guitar player! http://youtu.be/Vms_6_TSQuc

I'm not sure, when I visited last year it was doing it and again this year so probably all the time. It is appauling, why can't the multi million pound company that is Merlin even be bothered to fix a shutter/sensor?

Woodie!! A B&M would be ok but they already have 3, a woodie would bring a completley new experience to the park. Although it is unlikely to happen because Merlin wouldn't pay for the upkeep.

It's idiots like that that ruin it for everyone.

Yes but that's just lighting, I mean real fire effects. Considering it's supposed to be an "Inferno" it should have them. (Although this is Thorpe...)

Let's not forget that lots of parks don't actually have these queue boards, so it is not compulsary to have them on every ride. One thing I do agree with though is that if they do have them, it is vital that they show at least half accurate times!

I wouldn't mind what kind of wooden coaster it was. One like Outlaw Run would certainly be different, and a lot of fun (if Outlaw run is good - I haven't ridden it). I would imagine that a woodie with inversions would be more popular with most guests at Thorpe - but I could be wrong. A traditional woodie would be great as well though, I just hope it isn't another steel coaster.

Asylum's signage was not left up last year. I think that it should stay, but be revamped. They should use less smoke (still some, but less) and the only lights should be the strobes. The sirens should also be loud once again, last year they were barely audible on some days. The Passing was the worst maze of the lot last year in my opinion, it needs improvements made but it definatley wasn't worth the money when the free mazes are better. Also, it looks really tacky that they have left the sign up. You would expect a multi million pound company to be able to send someone out to take it down.

They really need to fix the shutter on the indoor section so that it closes everytime - it ruins the whole drop sequence when seen in the light because the shutter hasn't closed!

The new coaster needs to be a woodie in my opinion.

They have been replaced with new ones (they are different), so it is possible that on your visit they were halfway through replacing them, therefore there weren't any.

If possible it is worse than last year.

I have had several changes in mind since last season about my Top 10 favourite rides, so I have decided to rethink this list: (This list will probably change once I have ridden The Smiler) 1. Valhalla (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) Valhalla is a brilliant ride. It does have drawbacks but the overall effect of the ride is fantastic. I think it is because it combines so many different things into one ride, as well as having a unique feel to it and a very good ride sountrack that it is my favourite ride. I do however think that they should reduce the wetness slightly - this is because it puts people off re-riding (but not me!) The atmosphere in the ride cannot be matched anywhere. From the tension going up the first lift hill to flying down huge drops with deafening Viking chanting surrounding you, it truly is world class. In my opinion it manages to provide more thrills and a superior experience to any roller coaster and any other ride at all. The thrills are not just brought by the ride itself, but by the fact that just when you think it has nothing else up it's sleeve, it pulls out another trick! The final of the ride is spectacular and is the best part in my opinion. You hurtle down a double dip through a ring of fire (and if you're lucky, fire on the actual path of the boat which goes out before you reach it) and then enter another room with a huge fire explosion! Amazing. 2. The Big One (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) Whilst still a great coaster, The Big One is only just hanging on in second place on my favourites list. The first drop is absoloutley world class and the best on any coaster I have ridden, and what follows it is great although can be a bit off on windy days. Also the operational side of the ride can be very poor in some circumstances (for example on my visit in April on one of the days they only had one train on, with 12 seats on it sandbagged. (The back two carriages.) 3. Wild Mouse (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) Wild mouse is an absoloutley brilliant coaster. There is no question that it is the most intense rollercoaster in the UK, if not the world and it really packs a punch. It catches the rider offguard in so many different places - drops when you are expecting turns and vice versa. The ride also has fear factor as well - some first time riders really do believe that they are about to hurtle over the edge of the track! One of the best roller coasters ever, leaves me laughing every time. 4. Grand National (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) I consider the Grand National to be the "Nemesis" of woodies. This is because it is truly a world class coaster, and whilst there are now more rides similar to it this is still considered to be the best. It is a great coaster, the airtime is amazing and it rattles down those dips at tremendous speeds. The competitive aspect really finishes the ride off perfectly, it sets is apart from the others. 5. The Swarm (Thorpe Park) The Swarm is hanging by a string in fifth place. I still consider it to be a great coaster, but if it didn't have the theming then I wouldn't rate it very highly. The new backwards seats do offer a different experience, but they create a farce in operations and not only frustrate people waiting for the backwards seats, they also stuff up the main queue due to only taking 5 rows, not 7! Also, I find the Revolution at Blackpool gives off a much better thrill backwards, The Swarm wasn't designed to go backwards. It is a fun ride though and one that I generally enjoy. 6. Big Dipper (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) I didn't rate The Big Dipper as highly as I had done last year due to it not running as well as I have known it to run, however this year it is running brilliantly again. The airtime is back, more so than has been seen since the accident and refurbishment and the ride is raucous once again. It does everything right and cannot be faulted. (In the coaster side, operations could be improved such as more two train operation.) 7. Astro Storm (Brean Leisure Park) This was one of my favourites when it was in Blackpool (Space Invader/2) but I really like what Brean have done with it. The main coaster is now taken in pitch darkness, making it much more exciting than at Blackpool when the entire building was lit up. Special effects and theming are used on the trim sections of the ride and the chainlift, which is a great use of these spaces in the ride which would otherwise be dull spots. For a small park this ride really is brilliant - whilst not being the most thrilling coaster it makes the most of what there is and the overall experience is brilliant. After riding this again in 2013 it is firmly taken it's place on my favourites list. The trims are not as severe meaning that the ride runs much faster and I'm sure the shuttles are running faster this year anyway. More effects and theming have been added as well. 8. Nemesis (Alton Towers) This is a great fun ride, and whilst not being the coaster people make it out to be (in my opinion) it is great fun. It whips riders through the inversions and is very intense. The final corner however is a letdown, it goes from a very intense corkscrew to a dull, forceless turn which makes for a very poor ending to an otherwise great coaster. 9. Revolution (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) Firstly, I would say that following last year's refurbishment this is now the most aesthetically pleasing ride in England. It is also a great ride, combining a lot of different forces into a short ride. Firstly comes the launch - and whilst not being on par with any other launch in the UK it is still good fun. The drop after the launch however is brilliant, throwing riders in the back seats way out of their seat (provided that you don't pin youself in the seat with the OTSR) and still being great in the front seats. The loop sticks you to the seat providing a very quick change in ride forces before throwing you out again on the way up to the halfway point. The ride backwards is just as good if not better, providing great forces once again. The weird G-forces that you experience on the loop backwards are far superior to that of The Swarm backwards. 10. Wallace and Gromit's Thrill O' Matic (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) This is a commendable new addition to Pleasure Beach. Whilst not directed at thrillseekers, it is suitable for people of all ages and is truly amazing. The way it has so many small details of theming, beats most dark rides and brings the films to life makes it on my favourites list. Whilst it doesn't have a storyline as such, what it does have is brilliant and Pleasure Beach deserve a lot of credit for it. A worthy investment.

I agree with the comments being said, they need to refurbish it to bring it back to it's former glory because at the moment it is a very poor ride in my opinion. They could also look into having audio in the tunnel and something else as well as the waterfall because that on it's own doesn't really have much of an effect on riders (especially now that the light is switched off anyway.) And I know they do play random "popping" noises in the tunnel, but something a bit more substantial would be nice. Also, I haven't even seen the water jets located after the shower tower work yet this season!

They have, there were two LED screens (not sure on the proper name, they were like the new queue times boards for the rides but on a much bigger scale) in the places that formerly had the queue times displayed. Yesterday they were only showing the Thorpe Park logo all day but I'm sure that they will show the queue times.