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Coaster reacted to SteveJ in Vampire
The trees in front of the toilets next to the second drop have since been removed completely, judging by recent photographs. (not those actually on the path)
In other news, I read elsewhere that work has been carried out near The Vampire and that there are 'further changes to come', which for me suggests that the old gateway entrance may be put back in use this year. If true, this would be the best thing Chessington have done for the last X years.
It's quite believable, since they would simply need to install a fence reconnecting the gateway with the main queueline, then create a division behind the arch so that fastrack goes left and others go right.
It would greatly improve the guest experience. A purple bar does not create any kind of impression on guests.
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Coaster got a reaction from OldFarmerDean in Chessington 2013
The exterior? What about the interior?!
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Coaster reacted to RideAddict in Chessington 2013
Covering up old signs and putting a new sign up over it is not found just at Chessington. If you were to take a handful of high street shops that have been converted over the years, you would most likely find the exact same thing. For example, an old Shoe Zone that closed down may now be a Specsavers, there's a chance the old Shoe Zone sign will be there. Think of the cost - if they can cover up the old without it costing too much, then it makes sense to stick the new one over the old and let it be!
As for the Creaky Cafe...
As for the Burger King exterior...crap. It's ruined Transylvania. But I'm sure the food will be good.
As for the Fangtasia Gift Shop refurb...well it's not much of a shop now but it has been needed for some time, so this could turn out good.
You must be kidding. It did work! It was the best piece of theming in Transylvania. I mean, it fitted in better than the original Bubbleworks exterior!
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Coaster got a reaction from BigBobJones in Chessington 2013
Looks great I think Chessington are onto a winner here.
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Coaster got a reaction from pluk in 2013 Changes
I think the stops on the ride should be in their own little tunnels with lighting effects inside, and then keep the rest of the pyramid pitch black.
Similar to the setup of Astro Storm at Brean, although obviously it doesn't actually stop on that, just slows down.
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Coaster reacted to SteveJ in Chessington 2013
Bah! You are probably right, but it is so annoying that they would tame the ride because of that. Dancing in the strobes with the water towering overhead and that amazing music was the most magical experience at any theme park ever in the whole world. [understatement]
Really, if one has epilepsy, why would you go on rides in the first place? They even warn you at the entrance to the ride, and it is used in plenty of other attractions. Bubbleworks was about breaking conventions anyway... so sad it has succumbed to this.
However, I thought that the new monochromatic pulsing sequence they introduced in 2011 was an improvement. Before that, ever since they tinkered around with it in 2006, the gels had just kind of randomly glowed with some occasional strobing at the same time. Of course it was much better originally, when the lighting used to illuminate the fountains in bright colours (the intention being that it would appear to be fizzy pop), then the whole room would plunge into darkness for a split second, then... STROBES!
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Coaster reacted to pluk in The Swarm
That is the sort of thing that concerns me. To say these things have 'a lot of thought put into them', but then leave something as major as how they are going to make this not be an absolute mess in the the queue doesn't really add up. It should have been thought about and planned when the decision was made months ago and be done properly within theme (which would not be cheap).
I can just see that superbly themed church filled with tensa barriers or those metal interlocking fence things. Please prove me wrong Thorpe, don't make the mess I'm expecting of something you spent so much money and effort making so good.
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Coaster reacted to pluk in Chessington 2013
That's a shame, thought it was unlikely but to see them putting so much effort into the area it would have been nice to do that too. It is beyond saving with little bits of tinkering though, needs pretty much ripping out and starting again.
I wouldn't call the mess they made of the lighting a couple of years back an improvement of any sort. That 'finale' should be ashamed of itself!
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Coaster reacted to Topsyturvy15 in Storm Surge
The loading area also looks much better at Cypress Gardens! Hopefully over closed season they may fix the pads? The ride could be much better if it was enclosed I.e it was more like a tube, could make the ride more disorientating?
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Coaster reacted to Deleted Users in MTDP
Come on Thorpe, you know everyone wants this ride.
4 water rides is plenty in our climate. They could all do with some TLC though.
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Coaster reacted to Mark9 in Alton Towers General Discussion
Just because they serve a purpose doesn't really mean they can't be modernised a tad. The ones at the entrance for example are rubbish and a lot of the time the water and dryers in toilets around the park don't work properly. Took me ages to find a working hot water tap in Gloomy Wood and the X Sector ones.
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Coaster reacted to JoshC. in Fright Nights 2012
Wow, those Experiment 10 videos...they're pretty bad. No wonder I thought the ending was ridiculously poor last year.
I genuinely cannot believe that Thorpe changed the 2011 ending for THAT?
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Coaster reacted to jjh123horry in 2013 Changes
Ive been thinking how the 2nd clue could link into an X retheme. Maybe, just maybe they are going to theme it to an egyptian pyramid, call it 'Scorpion Attack'. It would fit with the 3rd ue, basically telling us which ride it is, the 2nd clue is the new theme and the 1st ckue was the fact its being rethemed (the evolution of a ride). What do you think?
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Coaster reacted to Marhelorpe in 2013 Changes
When you look at these clues and the recent images by Thorpe Park of all the rides in the recent snow-fall, it has got to be X:\No Way Out. Here are a few reasons why I think it has to be X:
1) X is in such a dire state and Thorpe Park knows it. If any ride in the park is in desperate need of a re-fresh, it's X. So why would they need to adjust The Swarm when it's only 1 year old, compared to X being 17 years old? It just doesn't make any sense to me to change a ride that is still categorized as 'new' at a theme park.
2) A recent image of the Swarm's train in the brake run in the snow showed no possible evidence that the back seats have been reversed. If they had (or will in the future) Thorpe wouldn't release any recent images with the public would they?
3) Again, regarding the recent images by Thorpe, has anyone noticed they're showing lots of photos of all of the other rides and areas across the park in the snow (including The Swarm), but not 1 of them has X's building in view? Maybe there's some work going on the inside/outside of X's building and Thorpe are hiding it from us.
If X:\No Way Out remains the same for 2013 and it is indeed The Swarm's seats being reversed, I'll be disappointed unfortunately.
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Coaster reacted to Dan9 in Chessington 2013
US and UK have different systems though. Storm Runner is the same type of coaster as Stealth, goes upside down and still has a lower height restriction. If Cheetah Hunt was in a Merlin park, they would inevitable give it a 1.4m restriction. If they were going to go down the inverting coaster route, I'd prefer a B&M flyer... it could satisfy those who want something a bit more thrilling but also not be too intense for those wanting to try their first 'big' coaster. In this scenario though, a ride like Manta (the Mack, not the B&M) makes a lot more sense.
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Coaster reacted to pluk in 2013 Changes
Apart from the best experience was the back row, so it's not.
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Coaster reacted to BigBobJones in Chessington 2013
I disagree, give me a Mr Whippy/99 flake Ice cream any day, don't need that expensive Ben and Jerrys rubbish