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Lies!!! Interesting video though, love seeing things like this.

Looks incredible for a smaller park. Having not heard of the place before I google mapped it, good to see they are ideally positioned for an Intamin.

That, on the whole, is a thoroughly depressing read. Bet John felt sick to his stomach when her received that first call, such disrespect from a company he gave so much to. How on earth can the hierarchy of Merlin be in such a mess that the people a the top think the most prominent and prolific ride designer they have, that they are clearly well aware has for a number of years been actively designing the exact thing they now want, is involved in a project which has progressed all the way to the contracts being signed, when he knows nothing about it. Shambles. People seem generally happy with Wickerman, mostly because the theme is well delivered while the ride just scrapes 'good enough'. I wonder how amazing the whole could have been if the actual ride was decent in the first place?

Not true. The relevant rules stipulating closed circuit clean water systems are required on new builds only, those already running can continue chucking dirty water over people for as long as the park want. See: Rumba Rapids at the same park.

An incredible list. You have visited approximately 77 times the amount of parks than I have this year. I have an excuse though, my wife has spent the whole of open season very pregnant. At least now I'll be able to tick Gulliver's off my list next year...

I've watched a couple and have to agree. The new doctor doesn't seem able to switch from light and kooky to any level of drama or seriousness, which is needed if you are going to care about what the characters are doing. The result is something that doesn't really hold my attention, or want me to come back for more to find out what happens next. So I haven't, and hadn't given the program a second thought until you posted here.

As the offending ride appears to be up and inflated after the incident, and there are quotes that far too many kids were on it at once, I imagine it suffered collapse due to over weight/under inflation, then as the weight (kids) fell of it would rapidly go back to the correct size, strongly flinging anyone still on top. I've seen a similar thing happen myself with kids on the wall of a bouncy castle.

Compared to an actual brick built hotel which has had planning permission for years it remains pretty terrible really. It serves a purpose, it's cheap, it'll do, but it's hardly what they should be striving for. Comparisons with city center hotels aren't particularly relevant, but really, accomodation which is purely for leisure should be vastly superior (you should want to stay there) to budget functional rooms business types have to stay in for no pleasure whatsoever. While Thorpe Shark is a fairly poor, these pods are downright atrocious.

Hardly your standard Merlin bashing bandwagoning. These are turd of the highest order. It needs to fail miserably so not to be repeated anywhere in the empire.

I believe some found it recently on the travelling circuit on Facebook? There should always be a place for simple old flat rides, a bit of theming would be nice, but not essential. I still miss it from the line up. Queue chewing fun.

I've always used Android but at work we were issued Android phones this summer, and everyone who was used to Apple lost their minds for a while. Within a couple of days pretty much everyone was completely used to it though.

AT management taking over? Og goodie. Can we expect stargazing sheds slung in the carpark over closed season? Maybe some nice staggered openings for next season? Or perhaps the mazes will be upcharge by next frightnights? I'm not a fan of how Thorpe has been run these last few seasons, but considering how bad it has been elsewhere I wouldn't hold out too much hope of a sudden massive improvement. The rot comes from higher up than divisional. AT have 'succeeded' in the eyes of Merlin by making huge cuts which have been detrimental to most visitors and the long term health of the park, but good for the bottom line right now. It looks like Thorpe tried a different path of investing and promoting, but some poor choices mean it didn't work as well on the balance sheet. The alternative is probably not better...

I'd hope not, such a dull ride. I can imagine the Slammer/Samurai/Loggers/CCR area being cleared and combined for a new major ride rather than being used as it is now.

Ahh, makes more sense! But what's the point in a vr ride on something that moves that little? I can't imagine how that would enhance the sensation at all? Yes, Hollenblitz one year please! Something about that KMG surf looks, er, wrong? WTF is that?!

Just watched a POV, looks woeful. Like a ghost train they forgot to theme.

Not really any such thing as cheap tickets to Euroapa as far as I know. Best you can do is make sure you buy at the best possible exchange rate. Loads of great off site accomodation in Rust, all within about 15mins walk of the park.

A lot of corporate deals out there too, if one of your party has access to perkz or one of the similar sites there can be really good prices.

It's only just had some! Shocking, isn't it?! HPH was a fun little thing, many years ago. Shame it's rotted, but best to kill now really.

Wasn't it named that after a pizza hut variety at the time, then the sponsorship fell through? Good job, crap name.

Because it is a thing of such joyous beauty it just sets you off? It's a problem I have too.

Looks good and all, but come me back to me when you have Hollenblitz confirmed. Ta.

Daily Mail says no.

Oh, the ads have been to promote their new rollercoaster. Glad they cleared that up.

The new trains have always been like this. The couplings between the rows aren't tight enough, so they shuffle back and forth into each other creating the jolts.