Han30

Vouchers!!!!!

The other train never left the park - still in the workshop, being put back together

Paultons is a lovely park and if I don't get a chance to go this year as well as next I will definitely be there next year Last visit was 2 years ago and it is always a nice day out. Although Peppa Pig annoys me, the theming in that area is amazing and is clearly extremely popular. Seems like they just keep improving - keep going in that direction Paultons!

Well, your advise for Samurai was good anyway So I finally rode Zodiac yesterday after dodging it for a long time - thanks to Flipper who somehow manages to get me on rides that I really avoid! I was bricking it to be honest, because of the way that it makes some people feel, however I was absolutely fine and almost felt a bit sleepy (though that could be the meds I take!) - it was over so quickly and at one point I said "Is that it?" - I do think though, because I suffer with motion sickness, if I didn't take my anti-sickness tablets it could possibly have made me feel a tad nauseous. In all honesty I can safely say that Vortex makes me feel worse.

Ahhhh - I do like Dragon Falls - it's a nice flume but.....I miss the Buddhas!!!

Eeeeek Rush - not a massive fan although I went on it 3 times in a day last year (might not sound a lot but that thing terrifies me)! Was initially kinda gutted that Samurai wouldn't be open, Slammer I like but along with Rush it kinda scares me a tad. Rumba I'm not fussed about and anyone who would ride Tidal Wave in this weather is insane/very brave. A bit disappointed about X, Loggers and ABL but they are obviously not ready to be opened. At least all of the coasters will be open so can't complain too much

Yup - I wasn't a huge fan of Coven (just couldn't get into the story of it). I really liked Asylum APART from that super annoying song they kept playing in the lounge area - my God that got stuck in my head for weeks!!! Hopefully Hotel will be decent - fingers crossed

Well that sucks - she is the best one out of the lot. Wasn't a huge fan of Freak Show, hoping the new one might be better. Still prefer Murder House above all the others

Brill - now I have a phone which isn't slower than a snail that helps! No need to rush and buy a printer

Ahhhh dammit! Relaxing??! Really? Ah yeah I've seen the vid of one on fire - scary stuff. Think if I do ever go on it it will be on a very empty stomach. And also, PLUK!!!!!!

Didn't want to start a new topic re: Zodiac and have trawled through these pages. Ok so, um, Zodiac is the only ride at Thorpe which I have yet to ride. I think what puts me off was back in 2001 when my sister came off of it looking a lovely shade of green and feeling ill for a good hour or so. Having said that, I take some fab anti-sickness tablets which I swear by. The whole thing about no seatbelts etc doesn't really bother me, I just don't particularly want to yack up on or in front of people (slight phobia). Is it really bad for dizziness/nausea or was my sister being a plank?! Cheers!

Spiffing! Cheers

Might sound like a stupid question but do you have to have a print off or can you just show them the barcode on the Eventbrite app? - My printer has conked out!

Don't blame you - I've ridden it 4 times - all in 2013, the last time I rode it I actually cried - it terrifies me When I see people at the top I feel so sorry for them That.....literally made me laugh out loud - what on Earth had you been eating??!!!

You should have given her a straw and told her to drink it off the floor!!!

Gutted that I never got to go to the old dungeons as it would have been good to compare the two. I have never noticed the roof on the dungeons, though having said that, I am not the most observant of people I've been to the new dungeons 3 times (since December) and enjoyed each visit - I guess (well for me anyway) it's one of those attractions which you can definitely do multiple times and still enjoy. The actors I find are really good - at my last visit I had a guy (at the beginning before you go in the lift) stare at me in a creepy way and wave his hair at me - it was a tad disturbing then later on, another one discussing his bowel movements with me totally staying in character Edit: the boat ride - if you don't want to get wet do NOT sit in the front

Duelling inverter YES!!! Like your ideas - my brain is currently empty but if I think of any I will post No hang on - 400ft launch coaster I need coffee

Some nice pics there - guess I can't really judge the place without visiting but the only thing I will say is - BURGER KITCHEN - NOOOO!!! I used to really like that Crossed Ribs gaff. I've only ever bought coffee and chips from Burger Kitchen - everything else looks a wee bit suspicious As for theming, due to it being largely a kids/family park I guess they (and the GP) don't notice small things which enthusiasts would. I know, before I became interested in theme parks etc I never really took much notice of theming. I first visited Legoland last year and was pretty impressed with the place - maybe because I wasn't expecting much - although if you compare Legoland Windsor to other Lego resorts (from photos anyway) it doesn't shine that brightly

Interesting read there, however I thought (I think I read somewhere) that the park installed Zodiac towards the end of the 2000 season? Ah the fire - I miss Wicked Witches Haunt! As for Detty - I remember when it opened as I went that year and was too damn scared to ride it so I stood and watched as my sister went on. I can't believe I actually went on it 4 times last year but I can't bring myself to do it again because of the sheer terror of the thing. For me it is the most intense ride in the park (have done all rides apart from Slammer/Zodiac so can't comment on those). It's a shame that they never installed a second tower - Detonator is a good ride if you are brave (unlike me) but the downside is the low throughput, which a second tower would have helped with. It is clearly still very popular - on my last visit to Thorpe it had a 45 minute queue! Glad the SLC never happened - I've not ridden one but heard that they are extremely rough. B&M all the way <3

Although I haven't bought any resins this year (trying to be good and not spend a fortune on merch/ORPs), from what I have seen, the Colossus one is my fave. The only one I have is The Vampire one from CWOA which I got last year

Agree with you on this. When I went on Ripsaw it just swang and felt pretty pointless - am I right in thinking that Ripsaw was installed 2 years after RR? I didn't have the guts to go on RR until 2008 so didn't experience what looked like quite intense cycles (when I went in 2008 I got off after the first cycle due to the restraints). As for that video......it would be funny (but very cruel) if those people had no idea what was going on. I could NOT do that - there would be everywhere!!

I may be able to make one of those - money depending

Hello there - I am Han and I like your choice of fave coaster at Thorpe Welcome

Pretty sure they had the photo passes when I went last month - same price as Thorpe if I remember rightly

That video of Stealth almost not making it over the top hat is terrifying - I've never been on a rollback or seen one (would love to see one but I think if I experienced one it would put me off riding again)! A few weeks ago while queuing for Stealth, one of the trains launched and it seemed to go over the top hat pretty slow - right after that an announcement came over the system saying that engineers had been called - not sure what was happening but we hung around and it was back up and running pretty quickly. Also, last Thursday Stealth opened at 1pm - as EC mentioned, it seemed to be going a tad slow - it may not look it in that video but once on the ride I genuinely thought that a rollback might happen as it seemed to go painfully slow over the top hat - I decided to sit back row just incase as it would have meant less far to travel backwards