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No, I went about the same time last year and it was dead. Even mazes were walk on (except Asylum).Unless there's a local teacher training day, or whatever they call them now.

The seats have always been there and nothing has changed. A non story the press are tricked into running.Shows how a cheap bit of crappy PR can work though, a free mention in the US press for zero dollar.

It's big and sexy.This for Thorpe 2015

I have done both. Job you enjoy is worth more than money.

The zx spectrum has never and will never be beaten.

The feeling of relief when you realise you are not dying, you just ate a lot of beetroot yesterday.

Don't know, that was some time ago it was being thrown about as an idea so think it might have been shelved.But they are making space for something.....http://riderater.co.uk/?p=1054

Strange one.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15135716

Some great old film of BPPB in the 50s on BBC2 at the mo.

http://melodymaker.posterous.com/missing-missy-thread-mail-by-david-thorne-lauFunny stuff.

Unfortunately the idiotic views of the BNP and their ilk have tarnished whole swaths of political points of view with the brush of racism, extremism and Nazism. It seems to me it's not possible to have any meaningful opinion or debate about immigration (among many other things) without being labelled racist by someone somewhere. Politicians know this so keep quite about and do not act on things which need to be disused and fixed. What does this do? Leaves people with concerns about those things with no one to turn to other than the BNP, so they grow in popularity even though they are a bunch of ridiculous racist halfwits.

Probably dumb ass question time, but what is that cottagey looking building with a massively steep pitched roof in the background?

The ride hardware itself (river, boats etc) is sound for a kids ride and doesn't need to go anywhere. It's just everything around it that is shockingly awful, it could be replaced with pretty much anything and be an improvement.Decent ideas are no good without a budget, decent budgets are no good without ideas. I don't know where they should go with it but something should be done and soon. It's an embarrassment to the park as it stands, even without knowledge of it's former glory.

Nice report, never been to Wicksteed and probably never would if it wasn't for those Nautic Jets but I need to try them. It's now on my to do list.Please tell me they are not for children only? Are adults allowed on?

I think the short answer is no, nothing else in the UK is up to the level of it's type to be the barrier of expectation when it comes to coasters. Air is actually my favourite flyer I've ridden, I think the pace and forcefulness of it suits the type perfectly, much better than the bigger US ones I've ridden. But I could improve air greatly without touching the track; flying through a bare concrete tunnel and over a corrugated tin roof is not the pinnacle of anything, so the best it could be - no.But with dark water/rides I'd throw in opening spec Valhalla as the yardstick to perfection (maybe it still is, I've not been for a few years but have heard bad things about it's upkeep recently). It was absolutely amazing, I don't really see how it could be bettered in any way.

Going back to work tomorrow after 26 days leave sucks. I'm so out of the routine, and don't want to get back into it.

And a bit more non info from the bloghttp://disneyparks.d...t-disney-parks/Hmmm, not an Avatar fan myself, thought it was dumb pretentious crap (Unobtainium? F**k off, and if I can correctly guess the end of a film about an hour before it happens then I don't think anyone has tried hard enough really).I think it's a massive bad move. Avatar may have been a big film, but it is not like Star Wars/Tours, Indie, Harry Potter etc in that they have gone on for ages and people have grown up with them so really care about the characters. Anyone even name an Avatar character? Or remotely give a crap about what happens to any of them? Probably not.Will be interesting to see where they go with it though (or if they run out of money and change heir minds). Just a shame Disney doesn't have the confidence in anything they are producing at the moment to create major park experiences which open to coincide with the release of the picture, rather than a few years after even the inevitably less successful sequels have been released (this, cars).

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/09/avatar-coming-to-disney-parks/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/09/answering-your-questions-about-avatar-at-disney-parks/Hmmm, not an Avatar fan myself, thought it was dumb pretentious crap (Unobtainium? F**k off). Will be interesting to see where they go with it though (or if they run out of money and change heir minds).EDIT - just seen this is already in 'news', so I've gone there. This won't delete though for some reason, if any clever mod can do the honours? Ta.

I've been a massive Dr Who fan for years, but suddenly and surprisingly find myself not caring any more.I think Matt Smith is a great Dr, but the writing feels formulaic and it just does not hold my attention at all. I haven't even watched the last couple of episodes and I don't care at all.

This is amazing news!!!!

And you may like them but I see MCR as untalented idiots who can't make music so they make noise instead.Just because you do or don't like something does not mean you are correct - it means it is your opinion.EDIT - Yep, what Ryan said. I'm too slow.

Agree. I'll go for quality over quantity. I love a lot of what Thorpe do and there's a great variety of mazes, but what Alton does it it does better. Terror of the towers is consistently the most complete scare attraction I've been in.

I love The Saturdays. And what?

I watch plenty of TV, although I have an awareness of the name I have no idea who this lot are. Having just read a little about them I'm glad I don't know them.Why do people look up to and aspire to be like 'celebs' who are famous for the sake of fame and have no discernible talent? Beyond me.