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This is the Rabbits reimagined, this is my rabbits! See you on the other ride! I’m sure it’ll be better than the Fairy Tale Castle, that’s for sure!

Alton Towers called, they want their Wickerman back! On another note, kudos for the Heide for getting Colossus open again. It’s great to see a park being able to reopen one of their much loved rides, despite being SBNO for several years.

Tomb and I have just booked an express trip to Parc Asterix in May with on-site accommodation. Hopefully itll be a fun park and the food wont be as bad as PA

Submitted, sent and sorted. Best luck with the dissertation. Sadly I think it’s true the U.K. park industry is heading for a bumpy ride.

Looks absolutely fantastic. I hope Cedar Fair get one of these as a replacement to Volcano!

Looks great, but the name could’ve been a little better if I’m being super honest here!

True, but I was just waiting for Tornado Springs! They seem to be one of the few UK parks that seem to know what they are doing and actually build stuff that makes sense!

Count me in for this one, think I’ll dress up as a Loggers Leap boat to show my condolences. If that’s the case I’ll probably be more wasted than the money spent on DBGT. Oh and TGIS or Pizza Hut for food please. Failing that Harvester or Frankie and Bennys would be acceptable choices too!

So many more amazing RMC’s popping up. I think I just got another reason to go and visit Japan now!

So the park will be reopening their Rattlesnake attraction this year, which is a surprising yet amazing move, especially how popular and iconic that attraction used to be. Source- Pleasurewood Hills FB I believe the park have a new director/manager this year who hopefully seems dedicated and optimistic for the park and fingers crossed makes improvements, especially considering how run down the place has become lately. Great to see there are some places that can bring old rides back to life, although who’s to say what’s been done to achieve this?

I’m still waiting for that long rumoured wooden coaster, but if it happens it’ll be a strange one and be another bloody nose for Thorpe indefinitely!

I think someone needs to just add this into the Burnt Stub Mansion Topic- New For 1348!

Think I’ll be staying at Europa Park even longer then, if this is the quality of our parks!

I have absolutely no idea what the park are doing right now. Except closing Loggers, which could be seen from the moon really. Thorpe Park are a bit like a findus microwave meal at the moment.

Well, it was clearly a matter of time before the park had to drop the bomb that their former beloved log flume was never Coming back, especially with the numerous questions and complaints received during it’s ‘supposed’ mothballing. It is safe to say that the permanent closure of Loggers has been the park’s worst kept secret (as far as enthusiasts are concerned). It was clearly never going to come back, especially given the work and maintenance needed, not to mention the fact literally nothing was done after the end of the 2015 season. Whilst Thorpe’s announcement has (finally) put closure on Loggers Leap’s, the communication and manner they went about this has been appalling. If it wasn’t coming back, they should have been completely honest during the 2016 season and confessed it then. Or perhaps more importantly, Thorpe and Merlin should have actually invested and budgeted upgrading the attraction to ensure it could continue to operate properly for years to come. It would have definitely been money better spent than their Ghost Train! Unfortfunately, I get the impression that whatever replaces the attraction/area won’t be happening for several years, let alone the fact it will be a worthwhile replacement. Following falling guest numbers and the failure of DBGT, I get the impression Merlin are investing less in the park for now until there are signs of improvement! I wish to remember the ride in it’s positive state and not the embarrassment of it’s closure. I always thoroughly enjoyed riding Loggers, from my first rides in the mid/late nineties upto whenever my last go in 2015 was. It’s (original) surprise first drop, beautiful lake location and double drop towards Canada Creek made for some of the best memories of the ride for me and ones I’ll never forget on this former classic. R.I.P Loggers Leap 1989-2015

Enthusiasts not at Blackpool opening weekend be like,

Regardless of what the coaster could be (if there even is a coaster), this looks to be another fantastic development in this lovely park! Paultons have been improving in leaps and bounds in the last few years, not only through investment, but the right type amongst keeping their business clientele returning and entertained! Cant wait to see how they develop this!

Am I the only one that sees the uncanny resemblance? Oh and it probably has some Wickerman in it too.. Still looks interesting enough as new concepts go.

Might as well chip in, 5/ GCI 4/ Intamin 3/ RMC 2/ B&M 1/ Mack

**WORLDS FIRST RETIREMENT HOME DEDICATED TO THEME PARKS AND SCREAMING** Seems an odd first for Merlin if you ask me. Residential developments don’t go well near them parks though, especially in the U.K.

DOUBLE POST***- but that was over two weeks ago. Carnaval won’t be the only classic set for drastic changes, as the park’s Vintage Car attraction (Oude Tufferbaan) is set for a major renovation. Loopings reports approximately 1.8 million euros will be spent on the Tufferbaan renovation, replacing the vehicles, rail and operating system. It also mentions the car horns will interact with new scenes on the ride. There will also be a new double station which should help capacity, as ride often receives lengthy queues. Great to see Efteling developing their attractions further, showing what a top park does. 2019 is definitely a busy and exciting year for them indeed!

The same could be said really when the Thompson Family shut down Frontier Land in 1999 or (the original) Pleasureland Southport. I’m sure there’s other examples out there too. Doesn’t stop this still being bad though. I'm another who remembers seeing Volcano The Blast on a ride documentary( anyone remember the name), which included other rides such as Men In Black and Millenium Force (an attraction I’ve actually ridden). Still a shame it’s closed though despite it’s numerous issues, let’s hope a decent replacement surpasses it. Dynamite looks great though, it’s nice to see a small park buy a quality Mack coaster there.

There will definitely be people who remember the Rangers, a lot of the people who grew up with them will have nieces/nephews or even have children of their own. The Rangers were park icons (especially in the nineties) and only really started disappearing from prominence around the mid-naughties.They had four rides and a show in their heyday. That however said, it would feel a strange, bizarre and almost shoe-horned if we suddenly saw them either roaming the park or at a meet and greet place. It’s certainly a shame they have been ditched especially when other parks still heavily maintain their mascots, Pardoes, The six Dragons, Ed Mouse etc., but I don’t think Thorpe is that kind of park anymore. Not without a major facelift/revitalise.

That’s not a good sign at all. Plus I’m sure DBGT will still not open in time either!

I like the idea of new trains on Colossus as it could make the ride more enjoyable and pleasant, especially as the park’s original ‘thrill’ Icon. But lets face it, there’s a higher chance of the ride getting demolished or abandoned than this ever happening.