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Swarm seems to have gained a point somewhere giving it 6. Oh well I'll just add one now to officially give it 6. Colossus (5) Detonator (5) Logger's Leap (5) Nemesis Inferno (6) Rush (5) Samurai (5) Stealth (5) The Swarm (6) Tidal Wave (4) X:/No Way Out (4) Swarm + X -

Colossus (5) Detonator (5) Logger's Leap (5) Nemesis Inferno (6) Rumba Rapids (3) Rush (5) Samurai (5) Stealth (6) The Swarm (5) Tidal Wave (5) X:/No Way Out (5) Stealth + Rumba -

Colossus (6) Depth Charge (5) Detonator (6) Flying Fish (1) Logger's Leap (5) Nemesis Inferno (9) Rocky Express (2) Rumba Rapids (5) Rush (5) Samurai (4) Stealth (5) The Swarm (7) Tidal Wave (5) X:/No Way Out (5) Rocky + Fish -

These 4 have been lying around in my room for ages. My first ever ride on Depth Charge when I was 3 in 2000 Then my first ever inverting ride when I was 7 in 2005 Rita front row in 2007 And Saw on its public opening day in 2009 10 minutes before it broke (the other 2 people look like they enjoyed it ) I have loads more from Florida a few years ago but can't find them at the moment.

Yesterday I was lucky enough to have the day of school and with my dad of work we decided it would be the perfect day to go to Winter Wonderland. I have been lucky enough to go every year since it began in 2008 and it has been great to see it develop the way it has, however, every year we had been on a weekend making it very busy. Fortunately, this year it was lovely and quiet thanks to it being a school day making it much more enjoyable. The layout of the event this year is much more spread out with wider pathways and more concrete paths other than plastic mud covers (or whatever they are). This and the event only being a week old on Friday meant it was much drier and less muddy. The ride lineup this year is by far the best. The well known favourites of Power Tower and Air returned in great fashion. Both at £6 but worth every penny (especially when you get a really long ride because there's no queue). Once again Euro Coaster also returned and I've always enjoyed this ride since it arrived in 2009 but it is getting quite repetitive and should be replaced for next years event especially when they charge £6 for it. I found it doesn't compare to the new Alpine Coaster (London City Coaster) which is a very decent £4. New for this year is Wilde Maus XXL (or Christmas Mouse because Winter Wonderland are so imaginative with their names). I wasn't expecting much from it at first but the two drops added to the ride really make it amazing. The roar from a car going down the first drop is quite loud for a travelling coaster. Definately worth the £6 in my eyes (helped by the enjoyable queue line). The last ride I did was the new Starflyer. I had never been on one of these before and they are quite spectactular. The height of it leads to great views of Winter Wonderland and the rest of London. You also get a decent ride time and with it being so cold up there it felt much faster than it actually was. Maybe not worth the £6 but definately worth a go if you've never done a Starflyer before. Ride count and cost: Christmas Mouse £6 Alpine Coaster £4 Air £6 Starflyer £6 Christmas Coaster £6 Pictures: Got to have a Wheel shot Believe it or not this does say Winter Wonderland Hopefully I'll get to visit again this year to ride some of the others like Power Tower but overall a great evening.

Air (6) Battle Galleons (5) Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (5) Congo River Rapids (5) Driving School (5) Duel - The Haunted House Strikes Back (5) Enterprise (5) Frog Hopper (5) Galloper's Carousel (0) Haunted Hollow (5) Heave Ho! (5) Hex - The Legend Of The Towers (6) Ice Age The 4D Experience (5) Marauders Mayhem (5) Nemesis (6) Nemesis: Sub-Terra (5) Oblivion (5) Old MacDonald's Singing Barn (5) Ripsaw (6) Rita (5) Riverbank Eye Spy (5) Runaway Mine Train (5) Sonic Spinball (5) Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE (5) Skyride (5) Squirrel Nutty Ride (5) The Blade (5) The Flume (5) The Gardens (5) The Towers (5) Th13teen (6) Th13teen + Carousel - So long Gallopers Score reset Air (5) Battle Galleons (5) Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (5) Congo River Rapids (5) Driving School (5) Duel - The Haunted House Strikes Back (5) Enterprise (5) Frog Hopper (5) Haunted Hollow (5) Heave Ho! (5) Hex - The Legend Of The Towers (5) Ice Age The 4D Experience (5) Marauders Mayhem (5) Nemesis (5) Nemesis: Sub-Terra (5) Oblivion (5) Old MacDonald's Singing Barn (5) Ripsaw (5) Rita (5) Riverbank Eye Spy (5) Runaway Mine Train (5) Sonic Spinball (5) Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE (5) Skyride (5) Squirrel Nutty Ride (5) The Blade (5) The Flume (5) The Gardens (5) The Towers (5) Th13teen (5)

Colossus (6) Depth Charge (5) Detonator (5) Flying Fish (4) Logger's Leap (5) Nemesis Inferno (6) Rocky Express (5) Rumba Rapids (4) Rush (5) Samurai (5) Stealth (5) The Swarm (5) Tidal Wave (5) X:/No Way Out (5) Nemesis Inferno + Rumba Rapids -

Air (6) Battle Galleons (5) Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (4) Congo River Rapids (5) Doodle Doo Derby (1) Driving School (5) Duel - The Haunted House Strikes Back (6) Enterprise (5) Frog Hopper (5) Galloper's Carousel (5) Haunted Hollow (5) Heave Ho! (5) Hex - The Legend Of The Towers (5) Ice Age The 4D Experience (5) Marauders Mayhem (5) Nemesis (7) Nemesis: Sub-Terra (5) Oblivion (6) Old MacDonald's Singing Barn (4) Ripsaw (7) Rita (5) Riverbank Eye Spy (5) Runaway Mine Train (5) Sonic Spinball (5) Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE (4) Skyride (5) Squirrel Nutty Ride (5) The Blade (5) The Flume (5) The Gardens (5) The Towers (5) Th13teen (6) Nemesis + Doodle Doo Derby -

Colossus (5) Depth Charge (2) Detonator (5) Flying Fish (5) Logger's Leap (5) Mr Monkey's Banana Ride (5) Nemesis Inferno (7) Rocky Express (5) Rumba Rapids (5) Rush (5) Samurai (5) Stealth (6) Storm In A Teacup (4) The Swarm (5) Tidal Wave (5) X:/No Way Out (5) Stealth + Depth Charge -

Air (5) Battle Galleons (5) Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (5) Congo River Rapids (5) Dirty Ho! (5) Doodle Doo Derby (4) Driving School (4) Duel - The Haunted House Strikes Back (5) Enterprise (5) Frog Hopper (5) Galloper's Carousel (5) Haunted Hollow (5) Hex - The Legend Of The Towers (5) Ice Age The 4D Experience (5) Marauders Mayhem (5) Nemesis (6) Nemesis: Sub-Terra (5) Oblivion (6) Old MacDonald's Singing Barn (5) Ripsaw (5) Rita (5) Riverbank Eye Spy (5) Runaway Mine Train (5) Sonic Spinball (5) Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE (5) Skyride (5) Squirrel Nutty Ride (5) The Blade (5) The Flume (5) The Gardens (5) The Towers (5) Th13teen (5) Nemesis + Driving School -

Colossus (5) Depth Charge (3) Detonator (5) Flying Fish (5) Logger's Leap (5) Mr Monkey's Banana Ride (5) Nemesis Inferno (6) Quantum (4) Rocky Express (5) Rumba Rapids (5) Rush (5) Samurai (9) Slammer (4) Stealth (5) Storm In A Teacup (5) The Swarm (5) Tidal Wave (6) Vortex (4) X:/No Way Out (4) Slammer + Quantum -

Chief Ranger's Carousel (2) Colossus (4) Depth Charge (5) Detonator (5) Flying Fish (6) Logger's Leap (5) Mr Monkey's Banana Ride (5) Nemesis Inferno (6) Quantum (5) Rocky Express (6) Rumba Rapids (5) Rush (6) Samurai (5) Slammer (5) Stealth (6) Storm In A Teacup (5) The Swarm (5) Tidal Wave (5) Vortex (4) X://No Way Out (5) Rush + CRC -

Any mention of it from the website has vanished if you look at the 'Rides back in 2013' list. http://www.thorpepark.com/rides/full-ride-listing.aspx I remember hearing somewhere that it was only going to return at FN for 2013 but I could be entirely wrong.

Chief Rangers Carousel (4) Colossus (6) Depth Charge (4) Detonator (6) Flying Fish (5) Loggers Leap (5) Mr Monkeys Banana Ride (6) Nemesis Inferno (6) Quantum (5) Rocky Express (4) Rumba Rapids (5) Rush (8) Samurai (5) Saw: The Ride (4) Slammer (3) Stealth (5) Storm In A Teacup (5) The Swarm (4) Tidal Wave (6) Vortex (4) X://No Way Out (5) Zodiac (5) Swarm + (couldn't bare to see it on the lowest score) Slammer-

Chief Rangers Carousel (5) Colossus (6) Depth Charge (4) Detonator (5) Flying Fish (5) Logger's Leap (5) Mr Monkey's Banana Boat Ride (5) Nemesis Inferno (6) Quantum (5) Rocky Express (3) Rumba Rapids (5) Rush (5) Samurai (5) Saw: The Ride (5) Slammer (5) Stealth (5) Storm In A Teacup (5) The Swarm (5) Tidal Wave (6) Vortex (5) X:/No Way Out (5) Zodiac (5) Rocky Express + Depth Charge - Why so many haters of Rocky, it's a great ride

Air (6) Battle Galleons (5) Berry Bish Bash (4) Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (4) Congo River Rapids (5) Driving School (5) Doodle Doo Derby (5) Duel - The Haunted House Strikes Back (7) Enterprise (5) Frog Hopper (4) Galloper's Carousel (5) Haunted Hollow (4) Heave Ho! (5) Hex - The Legend Of The Towers (6) Ice Age The 4D Experience (5) Marauders Mayhem (5) Nemesis (7) Nemesis: Sub-Terra (5) Oblivion (6) Old Macdonalds Singing Barn (5) Ripsaw (6) Rita (5) Riverbank Eye Spy (5) Runaway Mine Train (5) Twirling Toadstool (5) The Blade (5) The Flume (5) The Gardens (5) The Towers (5) Th13teen (5) Sonic Spinball (5) Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE (5) Skyride (5) Squirrel Nutty Ride (5) Wobble World (1) Duel + Haunted Hollow -

Chief Rangers Carousel (5) Colossus (5) Depth charge (4) Detonator (5) Flying Fish (5) Logger's Leap (5) Mr Monkey's Banana Boat Ride (5) Nemesis Inferno (5) Neptune's Beach (5) Quantum (5) Rocky Express (5) Rumba Rapids (5) Rush (6) Samurai (5) Saw: The Ride (5) Slammer (5) Stealth (5) Storm In A Teacup (5) The Swarm (5) Tidal Wave (5) Vortex (5) X:/No Way Out (5) Zodiac (5) Rush + Depth Charge -

Chief Rangers Carousel (5) Colossus (5) Depth Charge (5) Detonator (5) Flying Fish (5) Loggers Leap (5) Mr Monkeys Banana Ride (5) Nemesis Inferno (7) Neptune's Beach (4) Quantum (5) Rocky Express (5) Rumba Rapids (5) Rush (5) Samurai (5) Saw: The Ride (5) Slammer (5) Stealth (6) Storm In A Teacup (5) Storm Surge (3) The Showcase (5) The Swarm (5) Tidal Wave (5) Vortex (5) X://No Way Out (5) Zodiac (5) Stealth + Storm Surge -

SFMM do just seem to be plonking relatively cheap, small thrill coasters all over the place just to retain the title of the most roller coasters at a theme park. In other news Etnaland posted a picture of The Storm on there FB page. The setting of it is amazing and the views from the top off the lift are probably brilliant.

The map for this year has been released. I also found all the previous maps dating back to 2008 when it began. It is great to see how much it has evolved. Would be nice to see them return to the first three map styles but as long as it keeps improving like this I don't mind. Photos from Hyde Park Winter Wondelrand Unofficial FB page

Air (6) Battle Galleons (5) Berry Bish Bash (4) Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (4) Congo River Rapids (5) Driving School (5) Doodle Doo Derby (5) Duel - The Haunted House Strikes Back (6) Enterprise (5) Frog Hopper (5) Galloper's Carousel (5) Haunted Hollow (5) Heave Ho! (5) Hex - The Legend Of The Towers (5) Ice Age The 4D Experience (5) Marauders Mayhem (5) Nemesis (7) Nemesis Sub-Terra (6) Oblivion (7) Old Macdonalds Singing Barn (5) Ripsaw (6) Rita (3) Riverbank Eye Spy (5) Runaway Mine Train (5) Twirling Toadstool (5) There's Something In The Dungheap (2) The Blade (5) The Flume (5) The Gardens (6) The Towers (5) Th13teen (6) Sonic Spinball (4) Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE (6) Skyride (5) Squirrel Nutty Ride (5) Submission (3) Wobble World (4) Air + Charlie & The Chocolate Factory -

So in January we get our third and supposedly permanent headteacher after a confusing year. At the moment we have 3 heads each with different tiltes, Headteacher, Excecutive Headteacher and Head of School. Nobody ever knows who to go and speak to as the two "headteachers" only come in a few days a week as they are also the head of another school. It was expected that the current Head of School was going to get given the actual Headteacher role in January as he now has the repsect of the students but instead they have chosen someone else. So not only are we getting another new face but we are also getting another regime as the current head's will leave and we will only get a visit from one of themonce a month till summer then they completely leave. Now most people are saying they are sure the Governors have made the right choice but the completle lack of communication regariding the situation this year has been awful and they haven't issued anything about the appointment of this new head. And just to anger us even more, the 3 current heads have decided that our Prom won't be held at the school and we as a year have to find and book somewhere. Thanks for that taking it you won't even be there in July, such a nice leaving present. As I said for Mr Kibble, good luck Mr Price, you really are going to need it.

The above coaster will be called Flying Over the Rainforest and B&M have revelaed the cars for it at IAAPA. Thanks to TPR for the picture.

Last Friday when I went on it each seat got a moment at the top and it was swinging well. Didn't feel this judder thats being mentioned either. Just wish the floor would lower a bit quicker.