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Transdemonium was crap, you missed nothing!
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11 hours ago, wegloo said:
Pluk please fix your pictures, I miss them sorely
@Marc Any idea what happened to my pictures? They were uploaded to the site, not linked from elsewhere, so I don't know how to fix them!
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Blimey, that's a hell of a write up; I feel like I've been there myself after reading that!
I didn't realise how easy it was to get to, certainly on my to do list.
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I couldn't really justify the hotel cost when compared to the guesthouses which are so convenient and cheap, did love what I saw of them though. The bars and restaurants that we tried in the hotels were all lovely, I certainly will consider them when I return if I'm feeling flush, but as I seemed to be able to use all the facilities as an outsider I'd happily go back on the cheap again!
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On 8/29/2016 at 9:33 PM, Matt Creek said:
Silver Star does seem to get a lot of criticism. For me it's the best hyper I've done, but then again I only have the Big One currently as a comparison.
I massively prefer The Big One, and I'm no fan that either!
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For my part, I continue to occasionally visit Merlin parks because they do have some great thrilling coasters which I want to ride. I can't help wanting to ride them and there really isn't much of an alternative that is reasonably accessible.
Having said that, Chessington hasn't been good enough for me to considering visiting for about 4 years, Alton's reduced line up last year wasn't enough to entice me up the M1, I doubt the coming year will either but I don't suppose I'll be able to resist the woodie.
I can't help but enjoy myself on most rides, I find it fun and that feeling in that moment can't really be lost. For may years though, whenever I'm at a Merlin park, I feel like I enjoy myself in spite of what what the park do rather than because of it. It's like the powers that be actively try and piss me off and sap the fun and escapism out of what they have already created in the way they run and develop the parks. It's a shame.
Looking for the positives in the parks (and in life!) is a good idea; there are things to enjoy, things to be entertained by, small improvements which may have been made. I think it wrong to particularly celebrate these little things though while the very core of the parks is rotting away.
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51 minutes ago, Matt Creek said:
Sounds like Tonnere De Zeus has a lot to live upto then when I visit (possibly summer 2017), especially with the good reviews it's been getting.
It will exceed those expectations, whatever they are.
I'll hold out 'till the new ride. If it's a firechaser-a-like I'll be well happy, that thing looks so much fun.
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After vowing I'd never return because it was awful thanks to horrific operations on a crazy busy day, I think I might have to go back to Astrix. Probably worth it for Oz'Iris alone, stunning ride.
And I loved that ugly out of place tat! Can't beat a good Polyp.
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So much has changed since my last visit 7 years ago, it's incredible really.
Possibly worth going back just for the cupcakes!
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And I think this is where Merlin need to think about their priorities - shareholders, or securing the future of their parks?
In the longer term these are serviced by the same thing; being good at what they do. Investment in the parks, for the visitors, is an investment for the shareholders too as the punters come, and come back, spending their money to give to the shareholders.
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The Smiler incident, and the desperately poor year overall for our parks, can go one of two ways.
- It could give them the shot in the arm they clearly need to strive to actually provide a good day out, giving people a reason to go to (and more importantly, return to) their parks.
- Or they could retract, pull away and let themselves meet the low expectations people now have. Not invest for the future, but live in the bad times of now.
The expected closures, of rides and for days, do not make me think they are going to go about the coming season with any positivity, and it'll just become harder and harder for themselves.
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What is it with Alton and incomplete tunnel based experiences?!
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There are far to many flavours of Bols I want to drink in the future.
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I've not had a chance to ride any of the follow up variants of similar technology to judge, but in my mind from 10 years ago this was an actually perfect ride.
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Their entrance looks stunning at night, I'll give them that!
I really must get myself there again soon. Having been spited by Nash twice it is probably the biggest coaster in the UK I've not ridden. I hve to agree with Marks thought about your favourite coaster; I do love a lot of what is at BPPB, PMBO sucks balls though.
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This whole report has been a brilliant and inspiring read, thanks so much for it Benin.
Each and every year I say I'll go Europa next year, it's about time I just got on with it.
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Great TR. This is probably the park I most want to visit from this trip, and not only for one of those waffles.
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The more successful variants on the Zufari theme I come across (especially by places like this without the 'might' of Merlin behind them), the harder it is to understand how Chessington managed to make theirs so monumentally crap.
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It does look amazing, and goes onto the ever growing 'one day' list.
It must be time for the UK to address its lack of Mack, anyone know how they compare cost wise to the omnipresent B&M/Inamin/Gurst trio that seem to have had a monopoly here between them in recent years? There must be a reason no one has gone for a big Mack here.
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Roller Coaster is a wonderful thing, I hope they manage to keep it going for ever. Other than that I can't say I'm GYPB's biggest fan, my memories and affections belong to the tiny but magical Joyland just along the seafront by the pier.
SNAILS!
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Great read, I'm glad the SLC never came off!
I don't think the cause of the fire has ever been confirmed, rumours of the cigarette butt have always been about I've never seen it reported as fact and I've looked quite a bit. Would be interesting to know what actually happened, or if they even got to the bottom of it themselves. Fire investigations are often inconclusive, what with most of the evidence being on fire.
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That zip line thing looks great fun, I love things like that. I'm sure I went on something similar in the UK once, on the Isle of White maybe? Doubt it's still there.
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It's amazing how much the park has changed in the 9 years since my visit. It must be the most changed established park over that period in the world
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In my defence I'm not just a wimp! 😃 Goudrix has been retracked since I visited and supposedly is immeasurably better than it was before. Imagine your second ride magnified. I'm not going to forgive that contraption its sins.
Sad to hear you didn't like Zeus, I thought it was incredible. Hopefully it's just you having bad taste and not that they've let it deteriorate!