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In terms of loggers, I say leave as it is. I am referring to baggage and item arrangements which I think changing it would have a massive effect on throughputs. As for the rest, give it some TLC. Facelift the station, rebuild the tunnel, enhance the landscape, refresh the queue and if there's any possibility, try and make the ride water slightly less lake like (merky).

Sounds an interesting and exciting project. Hopefully by the sounds we'll be receiving another new roller coaster at the park seeing its one of the 'big' investment years for the park. The storyline does sound full of potential.

There's now a 95% chance I will be going to this now. Just awaiting confirmation of cover at work now. Very excited for this trip now, never been to Blackpool and hope to ride the woodies, big one and Valhalla.

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Yeah, log flumes can last a longtime (if looked after), see the states where there are flumes 40/50 years of age still going strong. The problem is Thorpe don't seem to be looking after loggers as well as they should and it needs quite a bit of love and attention (see the partly removed tunnel).

The Smiler backwards would join be a series of painful inversions one after one. I say leave as it is and get Swarmy going forwards at the again. After all, Merlin aren't six flags

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I think this ride deserves some hefty maintenance over the closed season, rebuild the floor/turntables, try and get the cups more loose so they can easier bad remove the Tetley theme on the cups. After all this is a thorpe classic and despite its age still has a place in the park today.

Ok, theres a possible chance I could go to this, but it all depends on the following. 1/ a lift there and back 2/ cheap hotel room and so done to share with 3/ I get cover for work

The first one

It's such a great shame to hear my favourite non Merlin park is being operated so poorly. You'd think they'd at least try and get drenched up and running (quicker) and try and acknowledge the complaints of people going (which at least the Berlin parks seem to notice these days). I guess the way Oakwood is currently being managed and operated that it makes thorpe look like Alton towers and Alton towers like Disneyworld. Can't believe Bounce was only fixed recently, nearly a year after my trip which didn't do the throttle launch. Hopefully 2015 will be a better park year with the (final) launch of the sleepy hollow area with new rides. Who knows, may be the management will even wake up too and see how poorly the place is bring run and how it needs some TLC.

Somewhat the third one

Only done five B&M's (unsurprisingly all from uk Merlin parks) but here goes anyway 1/ Nemesis 2/ The Swarm 3/ Air 4/ Oblivion 5/ Nemesis Inferno Whilst inferno gets to the bottom of the list, it's proved greatly in the last couple of seasons. Doubt I'll get another new B&M cred anytime soon, especially this year unless we get another for 2015, I win the lottery or find a genie. 2015 could be promising though

I'm probably a bit late but can't say I'm too in favour of the way Fright Nights 2014 is working, at least for pass holders. Having just 1000 spaces a day for premium and VIP isn't fair in my opinion as it just limits the amount of pass holders who go in. Ok, granted the park gets very busy during most event days (near the brink of capacity in super peak), but it means there's a strong limit and last minute plans can't be done if all spaces are sold out, meaning you may need to go to the strengths a a day ticket if you really want to go. Standard passes have it worse in my view. Ok, I can understand charging £5 per time for each standard holders due to similar reasons states above and us even. But £10 is just a rip off and almost insulting to pass holders. Ok, the standard pass is still good value for money which price wise has remained fairly stable (don't think about hiking it Merlin) but this is still not good. Who knows, in a few more years down the line, the park may start charging standard holders £15, £20 or even exclude them altogether. Although there's now a fright night pass offering unlimited entry in these times, it's still a rather backwards step in fright night organisation for me and I just hope they put this right sooner rather than later. Thorpe this year have done some great park updates, angry birds, summer nights, opening hours, entrance screen and numerous other things. I just find it a shame they sort of dropped the ball for fright nights entrance and ticket operations. At least I know what I'm voting for now in the forum rewards .

Matt Creek- the ride Rocky Mountain construction hybrid (wood and steel) Gerstlauer trains Hilly Terran with plenty of rocks The lift hill rollbacks make an interesting sound A couple years later, the ride is rough bumpy and creaky because it wasn't maintained that well

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I live in Canada Creek However technically I'm 30 minutes away in Watford

Helix Efteling or Phantasialand?

King pigs by a country mile Viking River splash or Rumba Rapids?

Noel Gallagher Fastrack or paid parking

Despite doing just one this year, summer nights have certainly beenf a gastric this year and a big improvement in last years seeing live dj's plus the addition of teacup and Dodgems Inaddition to the coasters, tidal and stormy. Wish I could've done a few more and hope they return next year (without a price hike) and just as good if not better than this years.

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