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"Finale cave and water experience" sounds exciting, wonder what sort of thing they are thinking of? Don't want to start setting my expectations too high, but how about a rock cave based Earthquake type thing ala Universal?

Well your quite an arty bunch - advice please.....I enjoy photography and mess around with my DSLR, but don't really know what I'm doing. Has any one read any photography books that they'd recommend? There seem to be hundreds of them out there and I just can't choose.I think I'm after something quite basic really, but squarely aimed at DSLR use and going into some depth of the cameras functions. I don't even know what half the settings on my camera do but just sometimes stumble across the results I want, I'd love to actually know where I've gone right and wrong.

And then.....http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16812545Haha!

That zebra needs a fluffer.

I did think it was all about the right, but being pulled under like that on the left rather than pushed over on the right is going to be a weird feeling, can't wait for a go on both. Going to be like two different rides in one.

It really has got the word out, people at my work who know I'm coaster geek keep saying to me about it too.

Well I'm going Monday with wife, so it will be two people busier than Tuesday. Would think Monday would be a touch busier as Fridays and Mondays have a bit of weekend influence as far as I know.Both should be fine though, I've checked as much as I can on the school holidays and am sure no one is off until the week after.

General maintenance? Surely there is nothing in there to maintain anymore, unless......Fingers crossed!!

Looks like we are being carried away by The Swarm itself. Take me, Swarm.

So two people go for £67.20 if booked online, or £52 to go with the inevitable half price vouchers and buy the fastrack when you get there. Why don't Thorpe make buying in advance the cheapest option? Surely it would be to their own advantage as they could massively cut the staff in the ticket booths and also get people to commit regardless of weather on the day.

It may be B.S. but the new ride is in the paper. It works, it will continue.

Good luck with the Sainsburys job, I used to work for them and they are actually pretty good employers.

I don't like the idea of that one. A major opening like this should be an event for everyone, not just the few that can visit often enough to justify an AP.Says the man without an AP!!

I don't speak Spanish, or whatever that is, but at 00.46 I'm sure they are pointing out "look, the water is not up to our ankles like at that scummy Thorpe Park".

To be fair, you get a lot of great staff who do do just that. But that just shows up the miserable and inattentive few so much more. As a massive generalisation the worst culprits I find are the bag people, I appreciate it's probably not the most exciting job going, but how about serving me without chatting amongst yourself for once?

Maybe meaning ultra violet / blacklight? Which does leave it kind of dark but don't see why it would fit a rustic log flume. Making that tunnel dark is one of those pathetically easy jobs that Thorpe make me mad by not doing.

Of the new batch - The Swarm and Woooden are top of my list. Shamalalawhatever doesn't grab my attention like those two, I know it should but it doesn't.Of the existing - George and the Dragon, The Beast, TTD.Out of reality - The original looping Son of Beast needs to be rebuilt just for me, burst blood vessel in the brain seems well worth it for that experience. Also, Texas Cyclone. It is an absolute travesty it was torn down, 6 flags should never be forgiven.Cedar point is the one park I must visit that I have not, 6FMM I've been to but really want to go back. Tokyo DisneySEA does look amazing too.

I love these things giving it a sense of scale. How small do you feel standing next to a fire engine? How small does a fire engine look sitting next to the swarm? That fire engine looks like a toy!

In my eyes 'carpark' is a recognised theme, and one that does not swallow up the precious budget. ;)I think Nemesis ST is as likely to be a world class attraction as The swarm or SW7. There will be other wing riders, there will be other Eurofighters, but ST looks to be an experience attraction, and if that experience is unique and well executed it could be something people from far and wide will be willing to travel to to try even though it is just four extremis drop towers.