Kerfuffle

Haven't really been a fan of WW personally but I'll happily follow the crowd if that's the majority vote.

I unfortunately now won't be attending as I have family plans.

...and meanwhile I think I've lost count of my Inferno rides. 12 years fly, eh?

So the Bubbleworks was a "half-baked" concept you say? Tell me more! Would you care to admit to us that apparently CatCF and Nemesis Sub-Terra were world-class dark rides?

What surprises me most about the Dragon Falls retheme is how they've put aside any potential of keeping the Mystic East theme through any ideas made and just brought in yet ANOTHER "African safari" theme. Besides that it does look really good though. Also I suppose like with Transylvania it's wise enough to kill off a dying area...especially when Chessington decide this park ain't big enough for two oriental themes so kept Wild Asia.

I'm a maybe for now. Depends when I'm working.

Random thought but every time I hear the main melody from the entrance music, I can't help that IMAscore had a little inspiration from another project of theirs. Does sound very similar (Nothing wrong with it though. Seriously this is my favourite track from IMA)

Agreed. Compared to when Chessington weren't afraid to use movie-style sets, facades and special effects, it's now quite apparent that the first consideration they take with every "refurbishment" is where their nearest B&Q is...

The way Chessington are going with removing stuff from the station, it'll be no organist eventually...

Yeah, 2010 was a great year I guess...

Am I the only one who cringes over the whole "abandoned" thing? Like isn't the cabin meant to be abandoned in the film anyway?

While I'm still digging through in search of some further decent music I came across this gem.

Wireless really does make your life easier. I have a Sony pair (no idea what the model's called) which comes with the odd volume buttons and slider with which to skip and pause/play tracks. They're noise-cancelling and are bloody good sound quality too. Can easily be paired with a Bluetooth-equipped device. Really does make everything a lot better when you've had a wired pair for a while, meaning you have to constantly take your phone out of your pocket to change tracks.

This hunk o' iron's been busy, busy, busy...in the middle of Egypt apparently! Here, take a gander. Anyway onto the real star of the show. A behemoth of a coaster which handles throughput well, interacts with scenery and terrain and most importantly tells a story...and yes it's a huge inspiration off Taron in case you haven't worked out already. Horus (below) tells a rather sophisticated story; In the Egyptian desert not far from civilization, early archaeologists spent days digging in the burning sun...until a mere few grains of sand gave way and revealed an ancient tomb buried under mountains of sand and rock for centuries. This is no ordinary tomb however. It in fact holds a rather troubling history; Thousands of years ago, a ferocious battle raged between Horus, god of sky and justice, and Oziris, god of the damned. The fray abruptly ended however when a mysterious artifact, known to many as the Eye of Horus, was brought into the chaos by the pharaoh Rameses, locked away in an ancient tomb. This legendary emerald has the power...and beauty to keep the two gods apart and civil...as long as it remained untouched, undisturbed...and very well hidden away. Over the centuries, this legendary tale will become entombed within the burning Egyptian sands...until today - the day the tomb was uncovered once again. And within it...the legendary Eye of Horus itself. Tourism was a rapidly growing industry within the Forbidden Dunes so within months after the tomb's rediscovery, people were flocking in vast numbers to venture inside this harrowing realm. Using specially designed transit, tourists would dive deeper into the depths of the unknown...and unknown indeed, to all, is a glowing shrine locked away...and it's chilling purpose. With great curiosity comes great exploration - could a battle of a thousand years be about to resurface?

Managed to hear it playing inside the building from outside the Colossus shop the other day...so "very" is probably an underestimate.

Blows the "Lez Cougan" idea out the window then.

...and hopefully will see the return of the smell of piss.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if they're now saying it's "permanently" closed just to stop people asking if it's opening...

We used to have a Slack server...until people grew bored of the lack of participants and bailed. Also, as Discord's designed for gaming...if we ain't talking gaming then I don't wanna talk.

...or, for all we know, giving it the same godawful paintjob as Timber and Lumber. ("Old Town! Making our guests want to gouge their eyes out since 2017!!")

Search up "Western Sign - Wall Sign 16". PROCLAMATION: "Afternoon citizens! I got some news for y'all. Now, most of you by now may have become mighty familiar with our new fangled-minin' transportation, Bandit 1885 (ain't she a beauty, hehe *clears throat*). Well today it seems our long-servin' mechanical provider 'Clev . R . Cogs' has recently set up (or should I say...geared up) a little closer to our establishment...and settled in real close to the tracks! Now, while this ain't no reason to worry, we've made sure they don't cause no obstruction to your journey! Just don't go losin' ya heads, if ya'll know what I mean..." You heard right. Bandit 1885 now has a decent headchopper!

So they want a dark ride to be brighter inside eh?? Well little do they know this is where guest feedback ruins the ride I guess... "Do you want to see animatronic parts, metal walls and the ceiling?? Because that's how you see animatronic parts, metal walls and the ceiling!"