Kerfuffle

Just a random idea. If Chessington had a choice of two past rides to bring back, between Professor Burp's Bubbleworks and Terror Tomb, surely they'd probably go for the EASIEST thing to bring back - Terror Tomb for instance (as all that was changed was the music, storyline (removing Abdab ), the finale and the addtion of scarab beetles and targets)

It's the same awful job of a preshow queueline as Alton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory!

This is all a matter of opinion, but I personally think CBeebies Land is gonna be TERRIBLE no matter what! I mean they've gone and wiped out the last remaining thing from the 1980s and replaced it with something that I may have to put up with passing on my way to The Smiler/Oblivion!

I still remember how surprised I was to see how quickly TH13TEEN loads and dispatches! THAT'S because it has 3 trains, so why can't Vampire be that way?

Well, I'm seriously looking forward to seeing three trains in operation again, as sometimes the trains DUEL!

I thought that looked familiar from last weekend on Vamps!

Such good quality. Why can't there be one of the 5th Dimension in this amount of quality and detail?

On a positive note though, there was a new RECORDED announcement when I went! "Adventurers...sit back...hold on tight...you're in...FOR A FRIGHT! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!" (Yes, this would be the line of the operators, but this was EPIC!) However, the version of the music had changed! Instead of the amazing sounding looped version we used to hear, it's basically this: Yep, you guessed it! It cuts out at the end! Also, the scream sound really is DEAFENING in the station!

Here's the video footage I did of Scorpion Express yesterday. It's currently unlisted, but I'll make it public later on. Apologies for the not-so-steady hand at times, some lack of footage and the over-enthusiastic (but cute) kids in the background! http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=00fY0kGAYTE

Has the fog machine returned?

Chessington DEFINITELY put in the description that the scorpion is 'guarding' the mine. What they could do at some point is enclose that helix in a building themed around a mine. Then the scorpion would be a brilliant surprise element, AND it'll be guarding the mine alright!

Dunno how many of you have heard the audio yet, but I've just heard something very disturbing and DISGUSTING within it! It sounds as if something is biting down on something (or someone) else, combined with the sickly sound of crunching and dripping!

With all this talk about the entrance audio being REALLY loud, these days you hear the station audio playing at the entrance at a very low volume. Surely if they brought back the old audio, they would play it at that volume, if not a tiny bit higher, as if it's heard from the queueline, that would REALLY build the atmosphere!

Out of interest, does anyone remember that audio that would play in the entrance area to Vampire? It was the one that had stuff like clocks chiming, people screaming, evil laughter, wolves howling and even the sound of someone being slapped/whipped (!).

Lets just hope it's not like that when I go next week

Just as well, I'm going to the preview event on Sunday, so I'll probably take some pictures of the improvements

You're NEVER too old for Lego, dude!

Well C1hrisin, you wanted a POV, so here you are! (This is from 1995, so there's MUCH better footage than other vids!): ...and in case you didnt get much detail :

(Nothing to see here...just read my signature!)

I've only just realised this, but are Chessington saying that the mine will be guarded by a scorpion...MADE OUT OF RUSTY TRAIN PIECES???

Well, I'm hopefully off to Chessington on the Sunday. Thorpe can easily wait. I CAN'T WAIT FOR CHESSIE!

Why are we talking about Storm Surge now? What does that have to do with a bunch of short-tempered birds?

I've become a huge fan of Oasis lately. Can't beat the bands from the 90's!

My favourite band? Oasis... That's enough Particularly this!:

This sounds VERY interesting indeed!