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Olivus Prime

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  1. Questionably unpopular opinions:

    • Saw is extremely difficult to enjoy, due to its roughness and sharp movements.
    • Furius Baco is the most pain I've been through outside of surgery and severe illness (lucky me?).
    • Nemesis: Sub-Terra is at best a fantastic experience, and at worst a sizeable step in the right direction.
    • Nemesis Inferno is the best coaster at Thorpe.

     

    Actually unpopular opinions:

    • I've NEVER had an issue with Space Mountain: Mission 2, and until I rode Nemesis in 2009 it was my favourite coaster ever. The only complaint I can come up with is the inconsistent on-board audio.
    • Indiana Jones et le Temple du Peril isn't a bad filler coaster.
    • I prefer Silver Star to Blue Fire at Europa.
    • Avalanche is the best steel at Blackpool.
    • Stealth is a bit of a waste of space, and only highlights how well thought-out Oblivion was as a fellow "one-trick-pony" coaster.
    • Pre-refurbishment, Pirate Falls was the best water ride in the UK. Yes, including Valhalla.
  2. Nemesis without a doubt, alongside its brethren Oblivion and GalacticAir, the thought of the Star Wars overlay staying for an extended period at Space Mountain Paris is also concerning. Shocked to see Rocket Racers depart so quickly after it returned and The Dragon Windsor ever being replaced is a nightmare I'd rather not think about.

     

    Also, Alton if you could just reopen Nemesis: Sub-Terra and pretend that it's a viable investment...

    Image result for that'd be great

  3. This topic just shows what geniuses Merlin are when it comes to marketing:

     

    1. Close a ride a year early and say it's for maintenance reasons, and fans will remain hopeful for the remainder of the year.
    2. Leave it for just enough time that fans suddenly realise nothing is happening, rant that it's closing, and begin speculating about replacements.
    3. Replace the ride fuss-free, since everyone's vented and no one has any hope in Loggers Leap anymore.
  4. 13 hours ago, MattyMoo said:

    Very sorry to hear this news, a real shame but to be expected really (unfortunately).

     

    One would assume that Sub Terra won't be opening for 2017...I would hope Hex does as that is a genuinely decent all-round attraction, and very much "Alton Towers". I actually quite enjoyed CATCF when I rode a few years ago but can't really agree that the "lack of family attractions" argument quite stacks up considering there's CBeebies Land, Spinball, Mine Train, Rapids etc. that I would count as family rides, personally!

     

    I think it's more to do with the quantity of "mid-tier" family rides - the little ones have plenty to do in Cbeebies Land and Cloud Cuckoo Land, but I know that the two times I went this year Runaway Mine Train had ginormous queues compared to everything else.

  5. Back to Dragon Falls - does anyone know if they are even going to get around to that retheme or sorting out the lack of Buddhas next to the main drop? It makes me sad seeing it look so naked!

     

    Park's response:

     

    What Buddhas are they talking about Stay tuned for future updates on this ride!!!

  6. If they're even considering making VR compulsory (which seems like a strange idea anyway), that's pretty much put me off ever bothering to try it when the option is provided, since I'd rather make the most of the rollercoaster itself if any future change is possible.

  7. Closest I can offer to Swarm's plaza area is this other recording which I found a few years ago. Still not perfect, but a longer and higher quality version than the one from YouTube:

     

    Swarm Plaza.

     

     

    I've done a similar search before in a spur of the moment thing with no luck, but stumbled across this a while ago and it's the closest thing I've found to what I was looking for, it could be more promising for yourself though

     

     

    Thanks for both, they'll do nicely. Still a shame the original track hasn't been leaked to the net, I wonder why?

  8. There could be a possibility that I can no longer attend this meet. It all depends on how major this rail strike that's happening on the bank holiday Monday and the tuesday is. Will keep checking to see if I will be affected or not and will let you know if I can come or not! 

     Darn, just realised this myself. I'll keep checking but otherwise I may have to sit this one out.

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