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Thanks for the trip report Luke. Port Aventura sounds and looks a loverly park and certainly one I've been wanting to visit for a years now, even if just for Shambhala. Shame Khan is now constantly braked however still sounds a great fun ride.

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Yeah I do think 15 mil is very optomistic number wise IMO. I just hope this park is a big success and turns out to be on the leagues of DLP , Europa etc. (neither which I've been to yet) and also gives Merlin the much needed competition and kick they need ATM. Just hope it's opening isn't a disaster and flop though (like Eurodisney)

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All rides were open last Saturday as I'm aware, although Stealth was closed on the Sunday.

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Had a couple of rides on the beast last weekend and forgot how great the ride is and why it' my favourite flat ride in the world (Rush 2nd). The free fall is great fun, throttling towards the ground and up again three times and then a further three times in reverse (I'm probably babbling on about things I've said in the past) but I just really enjoy riding Slammer and am happy to have ridden it once again. Staff were rather tense when loading and tried to be very specific when it came to batching (probably in case they break the ride and it's broken for a lengthly time again). Also the sign still isn't properly restored yet on the entrance (probably a sign they're not putting too much faith in the ride in case it breaks again). Glad it's back running, I just hope it can reach the end of season this time, otherwise I don't know if they'll bother fixing up again .

I guess stealth is just having another bad time reliability wise.

Sounds a very exciting project for me and can only be good news for the park who have now overtaken Walt Disney Studios as the 2nd most visited park in Europe.

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If that queue gets any longer, it'll be quicker for me to fly to Orlando rather than queue for a ride on the Gringotts coaster.

Hmmm, I wonder how more intense this ride will be in 10 years?

The theme to me is still oblivion (logo and ride type) meets Inferno (theme and location). The only thing so far that makes me happy of this new ride is its a B&M as everything so far has been recycled from other concepts (as mentioned). Still I'm sure it'll be far better than Sequiola adventure and that SLC they have.

Went to Thorpe again today and Stealth was closed all day with no signs of life at any time. Staff members round the ride's area said it would be down all day. Wonder what's up with Stealthy now, considering I rode it twice on MOS where operations and the experience both seemed very good. Wonder what's happened between MOS and this morning to name this ride break?

Another fantastic meet, really enjoyed seeing everyone again, going on all the rides, MOS club and coaster night rides, which at least on the club aspect was an improvement from last years (didn't hear firework played once). I hope it's not too long before I make another meet (as I can't do summer nights and aren't sure about Blackpool ATM).

Compared to what I saw when I went there a few months ago, it does look like they've made some improvements to the area. Castaway Camp looks a pretty decent kids area and update to the ageing Rat Trap that used to exist for many years (although I'll always remember it for my childhood). Joke telling pirate is a great touch in my view. Adds some humour and interaction to the area. Pirate Burger Kitchen theming additions are quite an improvement to the big shed it was when I visited (least it's actually pirate themed now (but I still prefer Crossed Ribs)). Still, it's a shame the pirate band weren't working, the old falls had better theming and storyline and the other burger kitchen at the park looks hideous.

These new queue boards are a great improvement to what they had before. High tech and classy at the same time.

Don't think I'll be able to make this one as I'm pretty sure I'm still away, but have great time guys!

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