Coaster

http://youtu.be/vyGvrkjVjkYThorpe have released their first POV, looks amazing!

Does anyone know if there are any half price ones, as I have a merlin pass but quite often go with a friend who doesn't have one so a 2 4 1 is not really very helpful for just one person.

I would like to see the strobes and mirrors back in the fountain room

2012: The Swarm to open as plannedMassive opening ceremony with fireworks! (Also a new temporary FN maze in the old time voyagers building (abandoned haunted house)). This maze is to be one year only and it is a test for a huge new horror experience coming in 2014.2013: General clean up year for the park. But a BIG clean up! SBNO rides either hidden or removed, theming fixed and Tidal wave's fire returned! It could have a new slogan or something (Brave the elements - fire and water or something like that)Also park audio refurb.2014: Time voyagers building rethemed and a new year round horror maze introduced instead. - This will feature various rooms, each one with a different horror scene (all made up, no scenes from films.) - Maybe as the building is big they could make it like a smaller version of the london dungeons with a small but thrilling high capacity ride to finish.2015: Major new B&M hyper coaster, almost as tall as Stealth. This could be themed around a tropical island where a tour to find new species' of animals has gone majorly wrong and the animals are not as harmless as they thought.2016: Clean up of lost city flats and add a new topspin. - The topspin is an indoor ride and is themed around the findings of the "Lost city", which obviously ties in with the area theme. ALSO another new fright nights maze and major refurbishment of Asylum (LOTS OF ANAMATRONICS) and improvement of the actor's face paint.2017: Also X NO WAY OUT MAJOR refurbishment (same name.) - The new theme of the ride (similar to old but different) is that the building is a massive super computer. Thequeueline could feature signs, tv screens and actors telling you that "The building is not safe due to a virus, get out now!" and things like that. - The queueline is cut off just before the baggage point and the people are let in so that the train has shortlyarrived when they enter the station. - The station is quite dark, just enough to see. As the airgates open a bright white light switches on suddenly and a computerised voice says "You are the victim of the virus. Prepare to lose your life." or something of the sort. Once everyone is seated the station is made pitch black and a few quick sound effects are played near different people each time before the train rolls out of the station. - While the chainlift is being ascended (chainlift is now boxed in) there are very loud computer sounds and a louder voice of someone who is supposedly "trapped inside the computer". This links with the ride's name. - The actual ride area is no longer pitch black. Instead of this, the whole ride building is filled with constantly flashing strobe lighting, lasers and other effects. Each of the stops will also be boxed in and inside it will be pitch black with air blasts. - The new flashing lights currently featured on one of the stops will be moved and used to light up the exit area in a new way. New park entrance, nice and modern and a new queueing system. (New ticket building with an indoor queue and about 20 people working there.) ALSO every guest has to pass through the airport scanners and security check on the way into the park.2018: STORM SURGE minor refurbishment.Also a new small portable coaster added. This would only last for one season (on a lease from owner) and then at the end of the year some big hype for a massive new coaster to replace it. ALSO at Fright nights they could hire a waltzer or something (despite appearance they are actually quite fun) to make the extra price worthwhile for people who don't like getting scared. Another thing for fright nights is to put major effort in to making the mazes "Scarier than ever."2019: HUGE new wooden roller coaster that does ONE loop and has an indoor section. Also a clean up of the park and areas needing it. Rumba rapids to recieve a massive overhaul. - Wooden coaster to not have a sinister theme. - Rumba rapids overhaul to include a refurb of the "cave" area. Instead of a purple lit waterfall it will be lit with flashing lights, and the flashing gets faster as the raft approaches.2020: The park could go for a new, stylish and modern look with replacement of the "fat heads" and other signs around the park.Long term (over this whole time period from 2012 - 2020):- Fireworks event to be held every year- New big rides to always have an opening ceremony with a few fireworks when the first train is sent round- Park to be cleaned up every few years- They should build one or two family rides that can also be enjoyed by thrillseekers as not everyone wants huge thrill rides all day long!

I think that they should play chart music at the entrance, but once you have gone through the entrance it should be the theme on the bridge. If they could use the Saw theme on Saw the ride then they should, and also I think that Stealth should have it's own track (keep amity radio in queueline, but once you get to the steps maybe they could have some kind of tension music from there until you get on the ride.)

Why, are there going to be actors and things like there were for SAW?

I quite like it and I think it is catchy - although maybe a few sound effects added into it and a few more music chords and it would be better

http://youtu.be/tKpZ_ZgSPIg Just found this, I don't think it's the real one but I think it is very good and would suit the ride well!!!

I think that something along the lines of "there has been an alien attack and there could be another one" might work.They could have fake newspaper artices on some of the queueline fences saying things like "10 people have recently gone missing" as well.

Yeah, the drop looks amazing!I think that the right hand side will be better!

THE SWARM PREVIEW DAY!A preview of the Swarm (for AP holders and friends) where you get a tour then get to ride it. This could be before the main season and as it gets dark early it could be open an hour into darkness.

Here are the improvements that I think the park would benefit from:SAW ISLAND - A bit more theming and props in the ride and maze. Also all the models in Saw the ride made to look like real people, not test dummies. - Improvement of the indoor section of the ride - Less but still some smoke in Saw Alive. Colossus - Re paint of track - Clean up of the whole area - Medusa fountain thing fixed - Another new water feature near the cobra rollNEMESIS INFERNO - Clean up and maintaining the tunnel smoke. - Shorten the name to "INFERNO"STORM SURGE - Improvements made to the structure and THEMING. PROPER THEMING!!!STEALTH - Make the launch smoke a permanant effect. Also add some racing scenery to the queue to make it more interesting.X:/ NO WAY OUT - Complete retheme of the ride, along the lines of an egyptian pyramid. - The ride section of the building should all be full of loud horror music, (theme music for the ride) major strobe lighting and smoke effects. The strobe lighting I am thinking of could maybe give off a similar effect to the Asylum maze, because that would be good on a ride. - The indoor queueline could be made into a horror maze to get to the ride with one or two actors, but not many.DEPTH CHARGE - Name change (Just to give it a fresh feel to it)LOGGERS LEAP - Name change and new sound effects in the tunnel. Also make the tunnel pitch black once again.ALL FLAT RIDES - General spruce up and removal of chewing gum on the fences and floor of the queuelines. Also rename Quantum.PARK AUDIO - NO chart music inside the park (apart from on fireworks because that is a special event)GENERAL PARK AREA - Make the park area look more up to date, modern and cleaner. Maybe add a fountain somewhere similar to Pleasure Beach Blackpool because that works well and it is a good place to meet people.I think the park would benefit from these changes a lot.In my opinion the less recognised rides in the park (I.e: Quantum, depth charge and loggers leap) should have name changes just so that more people will go on them.

Those trains look awesome

When was this around?

In a way it comes down to opinion, for example there are a lot of rides that I prefer to Nemesis like The Big One and Valhalla and I would judge these to be world class, whereas other's wouldn't.

Canada Creek Railway (5)Chief Ranger's Carousel (5)Colossus (7)Depth Charge (5)Detonator (5)Flying Fish (4)Loggers Leap (5)Mr Monkey's Banana Ride (2)Nemesis Inferno (7)Quantum (5)Rocky Express (5)Rumba Rapids (4)Rush (5)Samurai (5)Saw – The Ride (5)Saw Alive (5)Slammer (5)Stealth (8)Storm in a Teacup (5)Storm Surge (5)Tidal Wave (5)Time Voyagers (4)Vortex (5)X:\ No Way Out (5)Zodiac (4)Colossus (+)FLYING FISH (-)

Yes, it was! I went to the fireworks spot early to get the front view and still got on loads of rides. My fave ride in the dark is Colossus

What day did you go? I went on sunday and (bar stealth which opened late) all other rides were open!I got a great ridecount

Went on Experiment 10 yesterday. It was really good!

Good. I have heard that it is not busy at all today and I am kicking myself for going tomorrow instead. Still cant wait though and I am prepared to wait! (But would rather not)

How busy does anyone reckon it will be tomorrow because I'm going with a friend... cant' wait!

Yeah, it's especially frustrating when you learn that Hellgate isn't even being replaced, the new attraction is in a tent!

I think they were £7 each last year, but I'm only 90% sure.

If you think flamingoland's ride has dirty water, look at this picture! (It's not my picture)http://www.coasterforce.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=16424

I agree with you, but what I meant is that the water cannons that used to be in the queue were gone when I last went.However, the buckets that were on the poster would be a great idea!