Coaster

The track looks great, but that framework is hideous!

Back to the future is my favourite film by far (all three).

I'm hoping that the indoor section of the queueline (if there is one) will look similar to The Sanctuary and have the music playing that was used in the queueline of The Sanctuary.

I'm hoping that the indoor section of the queueline (if there is one) will look similar to The Sanctuary and have the music playing that was used in the queueline of The Sanctuary.

The Smiler Blue Peter bit...

God that preshow is absolutely bloody awful. Can't believe chessie is ranting and raving about that technology. It's awful.

Stafford towers Altonshire OMG I'm crying

It can't there is none although it bugged me that it was a mirror image.

I found the inspiration for The Smiler building, the back of my local McDonalds.

Probably living in la-la land when suggesting this, but why on earth haven't entry prices been reduced, even by a couple of quid?
I 'get' that it's a business and all that, but we have three major rides which will look and feel significantly less 'good' isn't a good service. It's all well and good saying 'We're improving your experience, we're sorry for the inconvenience', but is that good enough for seeing naked rides and construction sites across the park?
As I say, I know it's probably living in la-la land, but personally, seeing the state the park is in more and more, I don't think that a few notices here and there apologising is enough for what guests will experience this season...

They need to improve operations on Vampire, it's not acceptable to have it this awful when it is one of two coasters trying to support a high amount of guests on some days.
(I didn't count Rattlesnake because it's height restriction is quite high so families can't ride it - they go straight for Fury or Vampire in terms of coasters).

Hell with it. I don't think there's any point in visiting the park this season. Zufari won't be enough of a reason to go if I have to see Tomb, Runaway Train and Dragon Falls in these naked, dilapidated state. I go to a theme park to see rides and stories, not construction (or more correctly, demolition sites) and Chessington is not delivering at all.
Whilst the theming may return and they may be better then the previous versions, it isn't what I grew up with and it won't be the same for me. The park, instead of looking to the future, is having to revisit the past and this could have detrimental effects. I truly hope this is a wake up call for the rest of the Merlin establishments that if you don't start to look after your rides, theming and areas they will end up like Chessington's 2013 season. An utter shambles.

Well Chessington had not the B team on the Vampire today. We got there first thing.
1st train went out full
2nd train one empty row
3rd train one empty row
They were letting enough people into the station, but the person at the end of the ramp was so painfully slow to get people to the air gates, that the train was sat in the station with only 6 or 7 rows filled and then the train was waiting on batching....
Common sense would be that if this is happening, let more people through and aim for 4 people per air gate so any delay in batching does not hold up the train.
We got to the air gates and the ride went down people had to be released from the ride.
They really need to take the microphone away from the staff, the guy in the control booth, Craig was stressy and in my opinion took away the atmosphere. Give me a pre-recorded message any day.

Compared to how it rides now, yes it was.

DIS PHOTO!!!

The best solution would be to remove the piece of crap in the area, and then there won't be a need for the scaffolding...

Please! No more stupid ride ops shouting down the PA to annoy guests...

How long until Jonathon Ross is on to tell us it goes 100mph and goes upside down 20 times?

Okay so, it's very busy today swarm is around 100 minutes for both back an forwards. Anyway, X is considerably better with the no stopping situation with other addons with music no audible all the way through the queue!

It really is silly. Opening times are an important factor for most and I think that extra hour would make more people who think twice about going actually go!

Cars been shunting around on the transfer track today then, and the lift hills have been powered up during the day too. Testing imminent surely. Middle of the night 'secret' pre test tonight do we think?

I didn't know they were retheming Runaway Train to Th13teen

Just found this on YouTube, I think something like this would fit in at Chessington well (if they ever get a new coaster that is...)
http://youtu.be/v0D_aVPYPWE

I want Russell T. Davies back!! He was so much better then Steven Moffat!