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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".

Lifes not fair is it. Like I, I shall never be king. And you... you shalln't see the light of another day. *eats KevvyK

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.

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.

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.

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".

That awkward moment when a Six Flags ride has better theming than Thorpe Park...

Well - I think "Ohhhh, Roland" comes to mind, here! :)

Other than general cleaning and upkeep around the park, which to be fair I thought improved quite a lot through last season but remains an issue in places, I think:-Time bandits needs replacing. With anything. It is beyond awful and just an embarrassment to the park. As zero has been done to theme it into the old pirates building zero can be done to replace it, just change the film and the timings and it's done. If little old Drayton can change their one every year I'm sure it is not beyond Thorpe, In fact, it would cost nothing to put the old pirates banner up, or they could import spongebob from other Merlin parks, or take up Happy Feet which was dumped by Drayton but has a new film out this year so could feel 'fresh', or try the (admittedly not very good) haunted lighthouse which would kind of fit the area (well, a lot more than some space nonsense anyway). -A proper working solution needs to be found to Storm Surges issue of having more water in the boats than out of it. I don't know or care what that solution is.- cover the holes in the loggers tunnel, ruins the first drop as it is.-Fungle needs shielding off or replacing with something useful. Same sadly goes for CCR. I think it looks awful having closed dilapidated attractions sitting there for all to see, looks like the place is preparing to close down rather than being the surging success story(?) it actually is.-The pay per use lockers piss me off so I don't use them. How about pay per day with a code based system (like IOA) instead so it didn't cost me two quid to take a couple of photos (one to get it out, one to put it back). I'm sure they'd actually make more money by not ripping people off as more people would use them.I'm sure there are many others, but that is from the top of my head.

Sorry it took so long to elaborate...been so busy.Paint job basically explains it self. The rides are starting to look aged and one main reason is because the paint has rubbed away on the track. Quick lick of paint makes a look a little 'newer'. Tidal wave needs its old elements back, the water tower and the big fire ball would be great visuals, and I'm sure they would be able to re-route the systems so then they can be run again. With the rapids, they need to put some effects in that will actually get us wet. For the past 2/3 years I havent got wet once on this ride. Stealth I think could have a little more themeing, maybe the queue could be covered with a form of tent, and have some mechanics equipment around, maybe a car or something. Give you the feel your acutally at a race track your in the cars prep area. Nemesis also needs to get the themeing finished. The fact that as the car comes into the station you are greeted by a metal box really isnt emerseing the public into the 'calypso area' just covering it up with some rocks or follage or something just to blend it in. Improving the experience in saw alive and the ride is one of the really simple things. Thorpe Park have called Saw Alive 'the World’s most extreme live action horror maze' (that was extracted from the saw alive part of the thorpe park website). Now if its really that extreme surely everyone who comes out should be scared s**tless. Most of the time I, with various people, have gone into the maze, a lot of us have come out maybe laughing a little, but if I'm honest it is very boring. The actors in there are useless, they dont follow the whole saw story, when Ive been in the actors are almost trying to act like they are going to kill you, which if you have been or are in these traps, you be trying to get help from people, not kill them. Also, to much smoke in a lot of the rooms, you cant see anything. The music a lot of the time is either to loud or doesnt fit to the area of the maze, AND the whole take your photo with billy the doll at the beginning just ruins it. I think if they were doing it more as a police scene taking photos it might work a bit better, but the way they have got it, it just draws you away from the story before youve even got in. With the ride, perhapes are some screaming inside the building, make it feel like there are others in there too. Make the 'security cameras' outside move side to side, up and down, etc. make it feel like someone is trying to follow you. Improve the music and sound system. The music cuts out, or speakers dont work, or it just doesnt work in certain parts. Also if actors are going to be put in, dont put 6 in the same area, it gets crowded and it just doesnt look right. Rumba rapids needs a good lick of paint, sorting out of music and better effects as already stated. We want to go on a water ride and come off wet, thats the whole point and unforunately this ride really doesnt do it. The park in general needs to have a better beat. either go for theme music for each area OR the top 40 hits. It gets a bit annoying and confusing if your in the lost city area, theme music starts playing, cuts out and the top 40 starts up. Needs to get sorted. Also try to add a bit more themeing to areas, make us feel like we have been dropped into another world. It is done brilliantly in amity cove, so why not the rest of the park? I know I didnt list it, but perhapes adding a couple of effects to loggers leap wouldnt be a bad idea. Maybe a couple of water effects here and there, a couple of anamatronics or something...just a thought. Having more actors area would be brilliant. Maybe some police men (american uniform) on saw island or pig men or victims just walking around the island. Wood choppers in canada creek, make it feel like your in logging country. Around stealth you could have a couple of racers or commentators walking around. Tidal wave could have some soaking wet victims hanging around telling you to run or something. Possibly some spanish army men (from hundreds of years ago) in calypso quay. Give the whole spainyards attacking mexico feeling. Lost city, you could have people from all different periods of time, people who travelled there and couldnt leave because their boats or aircraft got destroyed or something. Of course loads of victims on swarm island, les coogan hanging around, maybe some infected people. Make the actors fit into the areas. It would look great. Sorry its so long, but I really think these improvements could make the park really great.

Tidal Wave when the only things behind it was the Flying Fish and treesOld Samurai look with empty red pannelling.Looking at Colossus. Samurais queue line rested on the lakes edge whilst Colossus's queue line just to go off on a peninsula.Before Colossus became land locked.Detonator construction imageVortex in its first seasonThe old Zodiac

Double post but I HAS NOOS.The wild eagle has arrived!As have the train pieces! This is very similar to how they would've appeared at Thorpe, hence why the trains took so long to be shown - they were still being constructed!Train bodyGeek's wheel shotBlack bin bags look so much cooler on coasters.

http://thorpeparkmania.co.uk/news/17-01-2012/New-Swarm-VideoINLINE TWIST. It's... "slow", you say? Keep in mind - we queue underneath this!Credit to us because we're awesome.

How often you see any workmen working on a Saturday?

How often you see any workmen working on a Saturday?

OMG.Courtesy of TPM ourselves!

After carefully looking at the latest time-lapse image shown to us from the park on January 3rd 2012. I have highlighted what I can only explain to be the helicopter. As can be seen below. Just gonna add another picture of the outline (ish).

I don't see the problem with postponing a trip until a new announced attraction opens. I think it's rather irritating going half way around the world to see a ride being constructed, maybe even fully built and ready to open but missing it by a few days.

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.

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?

I believe that their site was down last night, the link works now. :)Basicly, The Walt Disney Company have given 150M euros to DLP to sort out the studios!

And heres one for Cars Land/ Buena Vista Street updates... Cars starts at Page 6.http://www.westcoaster.net/updates.php?updateCD=010912These projects seem to be getting ignored completely. Quite sad considering its probally one of the best theming projects this year.

Indeed, it's unrealistic to expect actors around a coaster continuously throughout its life.The only thing which should've really stayed as it was is stealth DJ really. Mmm DJ.