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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.

Date wise, two months today, we are on that.

When they are Germans, and building perfection.

How often you see any workmen working on a Saturday?

WOW!!Odd doing it on a Saturday, guess they didn't want to start testing on Friday 13th?!!Fingers crossed for video soon, need to see what speed it is carrying.

Not to be morbid, but I bet there are plenty more in there, they've just not found them yet. Would have been a whole lot worse if they were far from the coast when it listed.

Anyone seen Matilda? I want to see Matilda. What with Tim Minchin being a genius and all, it must be good?

No it doesn't. That is not in any way a vertical launch. It is a horizontal launch which then goes into vertical at speed - like nearly every launch coaster! (TTD, stealth etc etc etc). Don't be fooled by some fins on the vertical, they may give a small boost (doesn't look noticeable in that vid if it does), but by that point it is well and truly launched.I take vertical launch to mean (at least very nearly) stationary in the vertical, then shot upwards. That would be a completely different feeling, and one I'd love to experience. It would also be (as far as I am aware) a worlds first.Whether this is vertical launch or not? Can't decide, there are a few fors and againsts in the design.

Wasn't the idea of going on the 'missing wall' part of a ride it first competition? When does that get drawn?

I know in a place full of AP holders this is not going to be agreed with, but in the case of the Swarm (and all major new openings) I think the opening should be a big event and for everyone, not just for AP holders. Let everyone come and be part of it.But then I would, as I haven't got got an AP.

That's where my delay issues stem from - a visit to Port Adventura just before Baco opened, I was pissed off with myself for ages after that one. And if it's amazing enough I will go, I will be riding Woooodan this year even if I have to walk there. But it will be hard, sadly those student days don't last forever!Be interesting to see what DLP do with this money, and if it will be something special enough to get me spending, ie, not another Toy Story Playground or whatever they call it, but something with la magie.

Well I'm not talking about places just up the road, am I? When I go to foreign parks (especially if it is just for park visits, not just an add on to a 'normal' holiday) it is fairly costly in time and money and a bit of a one off, so I want to time it perfectly to get the most out of it. The chances off me going again any time in the near future is slim to none (we can't all be students, eh! )It's flawed logic, but is very logical to not want to visit just before the next big thing opens.

Nice, and much needed.But these things keep giving me reasons NOT to visit places outside the UK. I'm always thinking I'll wait until the next planned thing is open - and by then the next thing is planned so I wait again.....

My shower has 12 settings:1- freezing cold2- freezing cold3- freezing cold4- freezing cold5- freezing cold6- a little bit warmer, but nowhere near warm enough7- too hot, only just bearable for a few seconds at a time8- scalding9- scalding10-scalding11-scalding12-scalding What's the point of that?

Does look stunning, the more I see it the more I want to get on it.What's the point of the inside front row leg guard thing? If they can do without (it looks like) on the rows behind why they needed at the front? They really don't look comfortable, surely it would be better and simpler to just extend the carriage moulding out a little further if there is a foot touching track possibility problem.

Error establishing a database connectionSo what they doing then?

They have not posted any news, interesting or otherwise. They've posted a lot of opinion, which is the same stuff that's been going round and round the forums since the moment the plans were released. As a site that can't differentiate between a Euro and a Pound I wouldn't take it too seriously.The plans unequivocally state what the manufacturer and ride type are. I guess there is a chance that the plans are massively wrong but I'm going to go for that being a very slim chance, considering the consequences of getting it wrong if the noise complaints start up again.No one knows what it is yet, but until someone shows me proof otherwise it is a Gerstlauer Eurofighter, even if it is something of a new variation of that design.

A big box of trim breaks? This is what I do every year - visit on the first non school holiday weekday. It is an excellent plan!

It must be a protective coating of some sort, both waterproofing (probably required because of location) and heatproofing (hopefully required!!) paint commonly come in black.

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