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The fountains weren’t working yesterday either - it’s the best part of the ride ?

I miss the original bat trains - felt a lot smoother and just added to the themeing of the ride. Theres one particular part of the ride which really smacks my back regardless of where I sit (with the Vekoma trains) and it hurts like a bi#%h.

Am I right in thinking RR is 2 years older than Ripsaw? Pretty sure Rameses was installed in 1995 and Ripsaw 1997 (correct me if I’m wrong). I’m surprised Rameses has lasted as long as it has but it’s nice to have it at the park as it’s the only thing that goes upside down and remotely thrilling. I remember the days when the queues would hit over 2 hours (sod that although when it opened I waited 2 hours for my sister and her friend to ride it ?). Went on this twice today - second time I got so drenched my hair was soaked but at least it was a warm day - last time I went to CWOA the fountains weren’t even on and I was boiling. Really don’t think RR has long left - I personally really like it but it’s pretty ancient for a flatty and today it had several issues where it started a cycle and just stopped pretty much before the ride had actually got going - the ride cycle we got was short but sweet - 4 or 5 flips then getting a soaking though I do miss the days of 2 cycles I hope when it’s time is up that it doesn’t end up SBNO - I hate rides that are just there rotting *cough Loggers* although given the choice between that or a bloody inflatable chuffing game thing a la Ripsaw I think I’d rather just see RR sat there.

I had one of the worst rides on Vampire today - it was so jolty and not a good idea wearing sun glasses as it bloody hurt when my head got bashed - was in the middle(ish) but later on at the very back of the train it was nowhere near as bad ?

Not done Samurai on my past 2 visits to TP. Last time I went on it a couple of months ago it was flipping about like crazy and I started feeling a tad queasy ?. I’ve never done the far outter seat but wonder if there’s a huge difference - I nearly always sit on the furthest inside but did once venture to one in from the edge and almost passed out ?

If you go to “The Past” section of the forums there is a thread about Slammer - your post might be moved there. Can’t see Slammer coming back as it’s been sat doing nothing for over a year ?

Only 20p for the toilet? They could easily charge £1 then they could add a fine if anyone is caught tinkling in a bush ?

Hey all - my lovely niece has just joined the forums @that.girl.soph welcome!

I dont understand anyone paying full price to get in - £50 for a day?! When there are so many BOGOFS floating around or booking online to cut the cost. So tell us.....how long was Stealth stuck up the top for ?

Not done Speed but have done Rage and Saw and the drops look a lot more intense than they actually are - hope you manage to do it

stuck at the top of stealth ??

The more I ride TWD the more I enjoy it - think I’ve done it 6 or 7 times now so not that many. Went on Tues with my niece and we rode it twice - the first time the group we were with ran down the corridor and the group behind were nowhere to be seen so we ended up having the train to ourselves. After our second ride just as we were exiting I heard over the audio “X - ride on a wave of light and sound” which made me laugh a bit. I like that you don’t have the queue inside - it used to get so hot in that building although in this heat at the moment, outside isn’t much better. I think this is my preferred version of the coaster - I only ever rode X:/NWO once as it gave me horrific motion sickness and X I think I just rode it so many times it got boring - which could potentially happen with its current form. Just a shame that younger ones who enjoyed X can no longer ride if they aren’t tall enough

swarm bag room today - awful - massive queue to get bags back and the girl working there couldn’t have look less interested if she tried. Also the queue for the actual ride was about 40 mins but the station was pretty empty. Colossus - still slow dispatching - painfully so. Stealth and Saw by far the best. Ride availability today was good with only storm turd down for a long time - park wasn’t too busy (I’m guessing due to the footie and tennis). I'm not speaking for all staff here but so many seem miserable - ok today it is flaming hot which I’m sure must be horrible to work in but only one person asked how our day was and that was a girl working in the Colossus shop

I only ever watch the Euros and World Cup but in recent years kind of gone off of it (people like Rooney annoy me but I don’t know why?!). Really got into the past couple of games and last night the amount of profanities that came out of my mouth was shocking - gutted we didn’t go through to the final but England did so well and I love Southgate as manager - such a gent. I can only just about remember Italia ‘90 but the last time I was that into the footy was Euro 96. Nothing against Croatia but I hope France win - I always back France once England get knocked out of the tournament so fingers crossed for them

Agree about galactic-air, Swarm or Inferno for good starting Coasters. Rameses you’ll be fine on - I rode it a few years before properly conquering my fear of coasters - and before I discovered motion sickness tablets - so I’m pretty sure you won’t feel ill on it (I once was sick after I missed a dose of my anti sickness meds and rode Quantum ?). Rameses is ok but you only get one cycle these days - that said when I went on it a couple of weeks ago we got a good few flips on it but the water fountains weren’t working and it was a scorching hot day. It’s definitely one of the tamer upside down flats I’ve done and a good one to start with. Much like Slammer (RIP) I think RR looks more intimidating than when you are actually on it

This actually made me laugh out loud - thank you ? Which emoji? ?

I went at the beginning of Sept last year (5th & 6th) and the longest queue was for Taron which was around the 60-90 min mark but we were staying in Matamba so had ERT at the end of both days. Everything else was max 20 mins (if that) - we did use one of our fast passes from the hotel for Winjas only because we needed to use the passes

Completely agree - can’t even begin to imagine witnessing people trapped on a ride where the outcome is likely to be fatal and being unable to do anything - horrific - even more so if it’s a loved one

Can’t even imagine watching all that unfold before your eyes - absolutely horrific

Can’t even imagine watching all that unfold before your eyes - absolutely horrific

Just the headline of that article got on my wick - TW isn’t a rollercoaster ?

Yep - although I sat in the middle (always have done) it did feel higher than usual. There was a kid on the back row absolutely bricking it and crying his eyes out ?

Ranty McRant incoming.... I think I’ve hit the anger stage of grief still mixed with a bit of denial - missing @Roodie so much and kinda struggling to accept that he’s gone. Over the past few weeks my neighbour has been putting his music on between 10pm-midnight for a good few hours a time. The other week he had it blaring out with his sodding door open. I should probably say something but this is a bloke that knocked on my door a couple of years ago at midnight asking if I wanted to do cocaine with him(?!!). Last year his flat was emptied of hundreds of empty lighter fluid cans which he’d been getting high from - 2 vans full of them. It’s a wonder he’s not blown himself up. I had to physically step over him last year on a boiling hot day because he’d decided to have a kip outside his flat along with booze and lighter fluid. I know he’s had help in the past with whatever is the root of the problem and I overheard him talking to my neighbour the other night saying that he’s getting help which is great. Last night I was so angry and in floods of tears - my neighbour put his music on at 9.30pm and was sat outside with the door open. Not only was he playing depressing music loudly but he was inhaling lighter fluid - for over 2 hours. One of my cats was out and she won’t come up the stairs if there is anyone around (my cats are really timid) - I ended up going outside at 11pm because I could see my cat sat at the bottom of the stairs - I walked past my neighbour who was off his tits just lounging on a chair with a sodding wireless speaker on his doormat. He then came downstairs to ask if I was ok and I said I was looking for my cat - he knows from last year that she won’t come home if he’s outside and I’m not trying to be a pain but we had in the last few weeks a local cat that was targeted by the cat killer and the poor thing had his head cut off ?. While I was talking to him I saw my cat go up the stairs so I went up to lock the cat flap - he continued to sniff his lighter fluid and listen to sh1te music until about midnight when he went into his flat and started slamming doors furiously and playing music loudly. Right now he’s sat outside with music playing talking to another neighbour loudly and every so often he goes into his flat to slam doors ?. I don’t mind people listening to music or talking but right now it’s like he’s going out of his way to piss people off with the door slamming. The thing that naffs me off the most is that he is abusing aerosols very openly - if he wants to do that why go outside? He obviously has mental health issues of which he has my sympathy but it’s so inconsiderate of other residents. I’m feeling pretty intimidated and not safe here anymore. I’ve made a complaint and been told I’m not the only one to do so and today I’ve said that I need to move ASAP One of my neighbours rang my doorbell twice in the past hour and I’ve not answered so I’m sat in my living room in complete silence and all I can hear is my other neighbour and his effing irritating laugh. Really need a drink but having to settle with anxiety meds. It might not seem like it from my post but I am understanding of mental health issues having lived with them for almost 20 years but I’m just getting to the end of my tether ?