Kerfuffle

I have a simpler solution.
 
...DEMOLITION.

The fact the focus was on the Imperial Leather Bubbleworks and not Professor Burp only made it more agonising. </3

Re-surfacing this thread as I'm now happily in a position where I can reveal my handsome mug on this site (damn those social media policies!)
 
Pity back row on Shambhala is undoubtedly the only good thing at PortAventura these days...

 
Funny thing here is not only are the majority of the people behind me under the height restriction for The Walking Dead (seriously)...but one of them has just had their entire photo ruined by my arm. Sorry Swedish kid.

 
Nothing much to say about this one...Valkyria is a VERY good dive coaster.

 
Taking one for the team on Chiapas. Front row is undoubtedly the firing line for wetness but fortunately Germany were also in a heatwave at the time!

 
...and finally, more or less as a plot twist (but a very fitting one) but this is me on Bob at Efteling (for the last time ever - even if I'd only ridden it twice in its lifetime) along with several of the Planet Coaster community during a meetup back in July.
 

The forum filter should put £'s, $'s or euro signs in every theme parks name. I'm off to £ft£ling.

Absolutely, going there in a couple weeks time along with the likes of the dungeons too

Where it's coming from is my time working there, more specifically my final season in 2018. I'll explain with a true story: Imagine working with people who are expected to be "friendly and nice" towards guests, so they do so on that end...but behind the scenes, some simply don't care about you or your mental health issues...while one in particular thinks it's funny to screw you over and quite honestly just mentally destroy you. And now imagine you're explaining your situation to others in hopes of them understanding how it's making you feel, and they reply with "Oh 'this person'? She's lovely! She's very caring and I'm sure she didn't mean it etc.". And what's more is that even after I left (and seemingly escaped), I was made aware of a bullying incident where a lot of staff from my area were generally being really horrible about others, especially the kind-hearted ones. And surprisingly, these also included people I'd previously thought were really nice! It's not nice when you're the only one who knows the truth about someone through experience and everyone else thinks differently, it's selfish. And that's why I'm writing this post, not to be controversial, but simply to point out that following a lot of trauma I was put through, the last thing I need to hear is of the same select people who made my last season there miserable getting recognised for being something they're not.
 
 

They have one of those, too!

Been a brilliant year for me park-wise. Plenty of new parks and only one familiar (yet brilliant) one. And the best thing? Not a M£rlin park in sight.
 
Blackpool Pleasure Beach: x1
Kolmarden: x1
Liseberg: x4
Efteling: x2
Phantasialand: x2
Toverland x1
 
Highlight for me this year was undoubtedly Efteling as not only was it my first solo trip abroad (which, for one thing, gave me plenty of me-time after an awful week) but it was a weekend shared with the amazing Planet Coaster community which not only made my first couple of times at Efteling really memorable, but also finally turned tables on my mental health for the better. While it doesn't quite have the same lineup Liseberg offers, it's still a beautifully themed and kept park with some incredible dark rides.

Probably also helped with the general "thrill park" image, but it's hard to argue that the thrill line up at Thorpe is a problem...
 
It's just everything else that is 

Are they?

Because nothing screams "thrilling day out" more than dogsh*te operations, rude staff and total lack of care!!
 
I've had bigger thrills on a broken swing set...

>Theme park reduces opening hours to save money
>Less people visit theme park because of reduced opening hours
>Theme park keeps reduced opening hours because less people visit them
>People continue not to visit because of reduced opening hours
 
This is the problem with looking at attendance figures for deciding opening hours.

Agreed but we must NOT lose sight of one very important thing....
 
Its better than nothing!!

Wow, I joined this forum almost six years ago and after a two year long hiatus I am back, maybe? In true me style my laptop died as I went to start writing this post x starting as I intend to go on 
 
I am now a perpetually stressed chemistry student but I still like the rolling coasters, and unlike me 4 years ago, I have been to Alton Towers. I have actually been to Alton Towers several times this year and haven't visited Thorpe once HAHA!! 
 
It's funny how I mentioned trying to get my friends into theme parks, I took my flatmate to Alton Towers along with ScARyCoAStErBoY (lol) and she said Hex was boring, but it is progress.
 
BUT HI GUYSSS, looking forward to annoying you all with my wrong opinions again when I find the time 😙✌️
 

Demon costume broke and couldn't be repaired by all accounts, but it should make a splash back soon.

Well brace yourself here is my enthusiast level park count:
Thorpe Park x3
Alton towers x1
Asterix Park x1 (review still in progress...)
Disneyland Paris x1 (3 days and both parks though...)
Tulleys (if it counts) x1
 
Next year I hope to add Europa Park or another European park to that list. Can't wait to go back to Asterix when their new ride opens  Florida is still the plan in a few years.

Seems Amanda Thompson herself has put the rumours to rest.

Budget cuts - visualised!!

Budget cuts - visualised!!

The shop ending used to be cool until it was replaced with a man in a shirt.