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SteveJ

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    SteveJ got a reaction from JoshC. in Phantom Fantasia - 30 Years On   
    Phantastic photos, I recognise exactly who built and designed the sets and props so will send these to them for memory's sake.
    Wow I can't believe we had such a big creepy ghost train right here on the doorstep, which was a big Sparks creation and embodied hammer horror through & through.
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    SteveJ reacted to Mark9 in Why X:\ has No Way Out of my Heart   
    I actually disagree with a part of this. Back in 1995 Thorpe was competing with Chessington who had not only just opened Rameses Revenge to great acclaim, they also had Legoland opening down the road which would take a significant amount of people away from visiting Thorpe. The park obviously saw the success of thrill seeking rides such as Nemesis and Rameses and decided to test the waters with this route. Enthusiasts don't forget this as such, they just see it as No Way out being a complete failure in advertising and as a ride concept in general. It was too scary for kids and not scary enough for adults. It lies in that dangerous middle ground of not knowing who its target audience is and throughout the noughties, was being pinched and pushed in a number of random directions.
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