When I went to thorpe park in the summer, tidal wave had a queue of over 3 hours, so it has not lost its popularity. I think that in the winter, if you get as soaked as you do in the summer, you wont dry off for the rest of the day :/ (this has happened to me many times)I have always wondered, is the splash that tidal wave makes natural? Or are there pipes at the bottom of the drop that are sensor activated which shoot water up when the boat goes over it? It just seems quite a big splash for a big boat. But then again, it could be the design of the boat that makes the splash. Any ideas?? haha