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What a wonderful bunch of Lion cubs. Certainly the smoothest attractions at Chessington now for sure.

Sadly not including Loggers right now as it's neutral to both sides currently as it's neither operating or demolished. I could also wish to say it was returning next year, but park media have confirmed it won't be unfortunately. The eight flume rides are: Dragons Falls-Chessington, Storm Force 10- Drayton, Pirate Falls- Legoland and the ones at Fantasy Island, Paultons, Pleasurewood Hills, West Midlands Safari park and Yarmouth Pleasure Beach.

Project 2018 latest. Ground work certainly seems to be off to a great start. Can't wait to see all the follow ups to this potentially great ride. Source- Pleasure Beach Experience

TBH, I'd rather have a Wicker Man theme than another Julia Donaldson IP attraction. One is quite enough. Then again, I really want an original idea as Merlin can do a great job with these as the Smiler has shown, rather than a shoddy frozen IP idea. Seeing those pictures of the Flume being demolished seem both exciting and sad. Exciting in the context the uk is finally receiving a major new ride in the form of an overdue woodie. However sad in that a former classic Towers ride is officially dead. It wasn't the best Flume out there, but I get the impression it was considerably better in it's past. Safe to say log flumes appear to be a dying breed these days with at least four having been removed/demolished within the last 10 years in the UK alone. The highly inevitable removal of Loggers and the fact no new ones have been built since either backs this up. There are currently just eight flumes left in A-C list UK parks and even then, at least four of those are shelf models, with just Storm Force 10 & Dragon Falls remaining the only large scale flumes still operation along with Pirates.

Sadly it's highly imminent that Loggers is dead and given the work done and the way the park are reacting to this, it's now just a lifeless structure of a ince great ride awaiting removal. Its safe to say through the years Canada Creek has been draining inside, which started with the closure of Trappers Trail in 2000, Calgary Stampede in 2003 and more recently the railway in 2011. This closure marks the last nail in the coffin for Canada Creek. The remaining area now just feels completely lifeless, wasted and abandoned (bar Fright Nights) and I feel the area as a whole is now awaiting demolition for the next big thing, which will likely result in the sad removal of Rocky Express and the surrounding area being demolished. Given updated regulations of filtered water, it's highly unlikely we will ever see another flume/water ride on the site, and I would expect/like to see either a GCI or RMC style coaster as a replacement. The former may be the more likely, given Merlin's strategy of multiple buying, but the latter is also a possibility given the marketing, ground setting and could be the only operating one in Europe (if a certain Swedish park's does not reopen).

If planned correctly, you can do quite a number of parks in Europe for a low price, if your willing to fly with the likes of EasyJet,Ryanair and book early. Hotels can be cheap too if you look around. Phantasialand, Liseberg and Efteling can all probably be done for around £300 based on flights,hotel, euros and travel costs which are worth spend. All these parks offerings are safely mostly better than the UK ones. Disneyland Paris and Europa, are probably a little more expensive, but again worth the spend with being the largest/busiest parks in Europe. With the exception of Europa, all these parks are easy to get to as well and you don't necessary need to drive either.

Tidal Wave is very wet, but it's still a great ride (and better than Stormforce 10 TBH) Depth Charge is a Thorpe classic and I consider a fun (though short) attraction Rumba, it has many flaws but still makes for a pleasant distraction Storm Surge just exists. It's about as leaky as it's throughputs and landscaping. I dont not know when Storm Surge is for the trash, but it's replacement certainly won't be a top spin as a move like that would just be spinning around for the park.

I really like the deep banging sound the Mad Hatter's Tea Cup ride makes when the doors are shut. I'll even go far as to say it's the best thing about the ride.

I won't judge it as a top 5,10 or 20 coaster just yet as it hasn't been built. Regardless though it is or isn't, I'm sure it will be solid coaster to the park and Poland. This place is certainly an upcoming park and if Taron is anything to go by, the ride should be of a very good standard.

I'll add my Creeky controversys here. 1/ I really the like the Chinese Ghost Train omnimover (Geista Riksha) at Phantasialand, as I feel the ride has much charm, the animatronics look cool and am a fan of spooky/gothic rides. 2/ I don't like Samurai 3/ I actually liked Platform 15 (that said I had queued 3.5 hours for it) 4/ Duel is better than Phantom Manor 5/ Legoland Windsor is one of the best UK parks

At least the ride is going to look fresh again next year. Was a fan of the green, but that may be due to my obsession with RCT2. So 2018 is potentially now their next big thing if next year's investment isn't happening I guess?

Pretty sure it was Slippery Serpent, I have no recollection of rides before then except I did Upperiecope, Carousel Kingdom, Flying Fish, Loggers Leap, Rail, Farm and Thunder River on that same visit.

Olympia Munich Looping though is more than a cred, it's the creme de la crime of travelling coasters. Bar that and Wild Maus, the other coasters there are just creds.

Ok, 2006 onwards, Nemesis Inferno RMC day's, Slippery Serpent Hope that's acceptable.

Edited for accuracy, continue. I'm also very likely a yes now for this adventure.

Couldn't find a topic so started on. Hong Kong Disneyland has always felt the small, overshadowed and forgotten Disney resort (though Paris is also debatable). However, this looks likely to change through a major new multi-year development scheme. One of the main main and most interesting parts of the scheme will see the Sleeping Beauty Castle, which will be transformed and aesthetically changed. Source-TDR Explorer The castle looks to adding to the castle rather than completely rebuilding. Still a first in Disney as this will be the first castle in park history to be extensively changed since opening. Hong Kong Disney will be receiving a brand new Frozen area with two attractions and the addition of a new area in Adventureland offering new daytime shows. Looks like the park is already thinking ahead considering Moana is their next Big Bang. The tommorowland area will also see the Buzz Lightyear attraction retheme into a Altman based attraction alongside a new major Avengers ride. It is doubtful whether the former will be near as controversial as a certain ride in DCA. Finally, an overview of where everything will be and where it is intended. The new Marvel Antman attraction and Adventureland show place look to open in 2018 The new castle and hub is targeted for 2019 Frozen area for 2020 The other new Marvel attraction is for 2023 I can certainly say this all sounds interesting and exciting. Discuss

1/ That corkscrew on shockwave being ejected from my post was interesting, rest was forgettable. 2/ The lights flying up the lift hill on Temple In The Nighthawk, rest of the ride is forceless and repetitive. 3/ The indoor area of Saw 4/ That tight Helix on Kanonen. Controversially not a massive of the ride but there's much worse coasters.

And the fate of Loggers has now officially been revealed. For 2017 at least anyway, but it was imminent. Source Theme Park Guide. Bash them all you like but I feel there are/were multiple reasons for this closure safety being one of them and given 2015 and their demographic audience (who would often stand up etc.) it was going to happen.

Surely I'm not that desperate to win awards as I don't recall nominating myself to many or doing too much. That said, I'm down for forfeits on some.

You guys are making this topic very cringey Excuse whilst I make another ride game to your delights

My religion involves travelling around the world going on different journeys of different routes. Some are fast and others more relaxing to find the key to the universe. My religion is Themeparkism and it involves riding different rides and roller coasters through the world and beyond.

To be honest, I'm not that happy either, that the park's old Carousel is being ditched for a new one that will probably be a lot more generic (even if they have different locations). The former Carousel was beautifully decorated with it's stunning murals of it's golden days of past which seem to be long gone now sadly. Least they are actually getting a new ride, even if it's just a Carousel.

Latest construction pictures of the new Carousel that's coming to Chessington. Source-Merlin Annual Pass Holders Group. This could be kill or cure for them, so hopefully they will do it up nicely.

Well there's one important thing we should all be aware of for Fright Nights 2017. It's happening next year, good night. Seriously though, I think Cabin is for the wood but we shall see.