I was also on park yesterday, and managed to get 2 rides in on THE SWARM, outside front both left and right. I have to say the ride is fantastic, I really enjoyed it.The front right was great fun, really unique being flipped over for the first drop, and just a great fun ride from there on out. For me, the highlight of the right hand side was the lake turnaround by the helicopter. Really surprised me just how close to the water the train gets, and a nice bit of speed. Excellent first ride, and I must say very comfortable - I'm a pretty big guy and the restraint needed a bit of persuading, but once it was secured I found it to be very comfy and didn't experience any of the discomfort others have mentioned. Second ride on the front left was very different. The first drop is more intense, for me anyway, because of the way it turns you upside down, and the headchopper under the plane wing. The zero g roll was different too, felt it to be more floaty but at the same time it quite forceful. The rest of the ride was pretty speedy, although the lake turnaround by the fire engine wasn't as fun for me as the helicopter one on the right. Perhaps it was because I'd already had a similar experience I don't know.Both sides I thought were excellent and it's a solid addition to Thorpe. We queued for about an hour for the first ride, and about half an hour for the second. We were also in the queue during the time where they added (and took away) the second train, but I don't really share the same grievances. There was a PA announcement to say there would be a delay while it was added, and whilst they could have kept us more informed, I imagine the task of doing this whilst in its first week of operation is quite a task to all involved. Seeing as they still couldn't get it working after the delay, I'd imagine their time was more spent trying to fix it and forgot about the queue line. I work on the railway, as an announcer, and when there's disruption it's hard to find the balance of fixing the issue whilst keeping people informed. I'd imagine it's a similar situation.Even with the delay I didn't find the queue itself too bad. The news reports seemed fairly genuine and it was a nice touch. The station building itself is very nice on the eye, and although it seemed very cattle pen it wasn't too bad - we used the overflow to the rear of the station and it was quite nice being underneath the lift hill. The tower the queueline passes through near the batch area was nice - the alien sound trigger here is very well done, I couldn't even make out the position of the speaker. Similarly, the front row queue is very different, as people have stated. But I felt it to work out, and as a front row rider it was quicker and more effective than other front row queues I've used it seemed great. I'm sure with time staff will get used to it and get it working.All in all I felt it is a fantastic addition to the park, and another great coaster for the UK. The themeing is immense, and on a very big scale. The only issue I have with it at the minute is how new it all looks, but I'm sure time will take care of that. A great effort from all involved.For me, 10/10
