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In terms of a ride re theme, here's what I would like to see (not that it would ever happen though). The ride entrance remains the same as now but refreshed with the queueline based around an oriental garden. The station will be themed around a giant temple or pagoda. Once the boats leave the station, there will be new bits of theming like samurai s and dragons. The first lift hill will be themed with a rock face and the tunnel it enters will be themed as a cave. Once the ride reaches the 2nd lift, it will enter a giant dragon mouth at the top. The top section will be mostly/completely indoors with rocks beneath the lift (again). Once the ride reaches the drop, it will either emerge from another dragon head or go under an arch to deliver some great interaction both off and on ride. After splashing, the ride will return to the station like it does. There could also be a light story of riders finding a lost mysterious dragon to save a Chinese town (or something) but few ever returning.

I'm hoping to attend my first TPM meet. I'll be a maybe on this one.

I can actually see this being the case theming wise and the redesign being mediocre and not near as spectacular ads falls once was. I don't think well ever see the likes of rocks and faces on falls ever again.

In terms of the transylvania music. The 2006 Bubbleworks song didn't really work and made was incoherent to the area. The Haloween theme that was used in 2011 until early 2012 gave the area a creepy vibe however in the disadvantage as mentioned possibly frightened some children queing for the bubbleworks who hadn't been on the ride. The current european sounding one is perhaps the most coherent of the three giving the area a party and almost fetival atmosphere. However I can't say I'm keen on the music as it's a little cheesy. Perhaps there could be a way Chessie could play the haloween one between september and november season only in the area or just around Vampire's entrance.

The project being halted by spider colony? That is crazy. I hope it can still open for 2017.

Happy Birthday Inferno, here's to the first B&M coaster I've ridden plus the first looping ride I ever experienced. May it last at least another ten years.

I think the minimum temperature these rides can run at is 4 degrees otherlise they can't operate. I know inferno [and presumably Swarm] are able to run at a lower temperature. As for the front seats, theyre the best seats on the ride for experiencing the surroundings around, the drop and also it doesn't bash you around as much.

Chessington with no coasters running would be a disapointing day. I wonder if Mine Train could handle this weather [if it wasn't closed]?

To me, I see this retheme idea thing as mixed view. It could improve the ride and bring the theming back to it's former glory or make a total mess of it. I can see Falls operating with the little to no theming it still has for 2013 while Chessie's management receive the ideas received by fan and the like and choose the best concept for 2014.

So it appears the discussion has mutated in to themepark vomit. I remember Saw closing once when I was there because someone churned red. Another time, I was paying for goods in the big shop Legoland and while I was paying, a little kid chucked up on the floor a couple of metres away. It definately wasn't pleasant witnessing it.

This can only be a good thing. When I went with mates a couple of years ago, they weren't impressed by the signal.

Looks okay. The scenes there look very well done Iam disapointed however the ride is pretty much a cluster of big scenes from the series as I was hoping for some sort of unique W&G tour where Wallace shows us some sort of working device or project, something goes wrong in the middle and then its resolved at the end.

I would love to be involved in something like this on Detonator, passing water around until the tower drops and someone gets soaked.

I think roughness is caused by the wheels depending on their tightness and alignment on the track and on the track itself old be made rougher with the paint fading causing rougher areas of the track. I think to make the ride a lot smoother it may need new trains or even track parts in areas of the ride (I find the cobra rolls the worst).

That's putting it fairly.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=481252388596732&set=a.166428706745770.47984.163052343750073&type=1&relevant_count=1&ref=nf Photo co. theme park guide. The rides starting to become filled with water now which clearly means, Falls will be very bleak theming wise for 2013 at least.

I'm not aware of this at Chessington. I attended a Sunday last September which was just after 9.30 and there was no sign of running rides.

Much like detonators perhaps.

Really? I thought that was fixed for 2013. So much for 2013 improvements.

Parts of the idea could work very well during fright nights.

Merlin logic/ exaggerate queue times so more people buy fastrack.

That idea could work.

Can't say I like the supports very much.

They really show how much the ride's appearance has changed.

The problem with that would mean the throughput would be a lot worse in what's already not too high. I think it ha 4-5 trains.