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Just to add to the sentiments above, I too thought the staff put on a good show for us "geeks" Really was great to see such enthusiasm towards the project and also the odd teaser here and there. Me and Mer ended up going back to the woodie plans a good 3 or 4 times for a good old nosey :)EDIT: thought I'd throw in some Swarm pictures I took on Saturday.....Sorry about the quality but I only had my phone with me

Yes, just scan it like a normal ticket at the turnstiles.

Good to hear they were testing it all afternoon yesterday.

I voted excellent, I don't really need to go into details as I covered it all in my review. Aside from Stealth it's the only attraction in the park that makes me want to ride over and over again

Afternoon TPM :DAfter spending months literally combing over every detail of this build I finally had my chance to ride on Sunday.I've seen hundreds of pictures but nothing really compares to the sheer scale of it as you make your way over the bridge, I sort of like the way the islands access is set back from the main park area as it really adds to the tension and anticipation.The theming is excellent, especially the crashed plane with that wing looming over the rides plaza and I thought it was a nice touch with the paving leading up to the engine all torn up as if it's come down and just ripped through the ground. Although the right hand side is rather sparse, the burnt trees and timber ashes scattered along the ground gives the overall area enough consistency.The area soundtrack is fantastic, from what I could make out it mainly consists of gunfire, helicopters and an eerie bassline that eventually breaks into an instrumental version of the YMAS song.As for the queue I like the tower section with that cheeky blast of Swarm scream as the train enters the inline, the videos were a nice touch and really well made providing some welcome distraction from that cheeky bit of hidden queue next to the toilet block.I'm not so sure about the station, the whole non-roof issue still bugs me but I've bored everyone to death about this already so I'll leave that there for now :PWe rode 4 times in total, for our first go we went back left which out of all the positions is my pick of the bunch but then saying that every position has it's moments and the restraints weren't as grabby as I had been led to believe. The ride itself is.....just awesome, again theres nothing much I can add that hasn't already been covered. My highlights would be the drop & the turnaround into the wing over, I loved the hangtime you get through each element and the way the train really picks up pace between each element so quickly. Overall I found the ride to have the perfect balance of thrills & fun combined with the smoothness of the track it has re-ride written all over it, if you haven't ridden this already you are are in for a treat.For me this is easily the best ride in the park and 2nd best coaster in the country, I certainly can't wait to see what we have in store for 2015 if this is anything to go by.....

I think eventually these attractions along with the Rocky Express will be phased out regardless of any new developments, saying that I know the Banana Boat is a personal favourite for many on here

Roughly around 800pph.

Nice shot here of Krake from Facebook, looks better with each passing update and such an improvement on that drop

grrr stupid computer decided to delete my whole post before I had a chance to add it!Anyway, I'm not sure why I'm even presenting this idea as theres likely to be bob hope, no hope and maybe a little antelope of Thorpe taking on such an installation.Why do we necessarily have to go down the flats rides route? Taking into account the footprint available and throughput, I would like to see an Intamin Zacspin.Assuming this is going to be a medium sized development, Thorpe could install a model similar to the example below for around the same price as Sub-Terra's just cost AltonFor this not only doe's Thorpe get another coaster credit but you also have an attraction that can vary from ride to ride just like many of todays decent flats on the market....

Has anyone seen if those LEDs are working yet on the trains?Anyway, nice little video here from "UK Park News" for all you transfer track fans out there.....

The full YMAS Swarm track has been put up on youtube:-http://youtu.be/dd7qgRPpd3w

The joys of Sky+ I'm sure over the coming days there will be a number of them pop up on youtube from various sources.

I'm now official guys Get me on that list!

Interesting article in "The Sentinel", sorry if it's a bit of a mess.Oh and spot the mistake Source: http://www.thisissta...tail/story.html

"Manta" at Sea World (san Diego) tracks now complete, Full set here: http://darkbeer.smug...90654&k=MJ3dSJb

Some lovely "Oz'Iris" theming & general shots, full set: http://pinterest.com/parcasterix/

Correct me if I'm wrong but this won't actually be played anywhere on the island or ride itself, it just happens to be a track tied into the launch of the ride.

An up close "Shabba" update thanks to "DJjavi5x" on the "PAfans forum" Full set: http://www.pafans.co...&p=86050#p86050

A couple of "X-Flight" pictures...

Already posted in the "Media" topic Geo ;)Anyway whilst on the subject of the POV heres a couple of interesting screenshots showing the new toilet block & retail units coming together, sorry about the quality.

Some more progress from "Divertical" now courtesy of these guys... http://coastercommun...&t=1362&p=39620 (click for full set)

Indeed, I went along to their 30th Birthday back in 2010. They had an 80's style concert in front of the lake featuring Midge Ure, Rick Astley, Kim Wilde... and so on.. I'm pretty certain it was also being played out live on 'Heart' radio too.

First pic of the "Skyrush" train, thanks to Park Connoisseur on Facebook.

I've put myself down as a maybe for now as ideally I'd need to take the Monday off work aswell, I shouldn't think there will be any issues so fingers crossed.