KingNemesis

And don't forget..
 
Yep.. That Happened..

Last year the promotional video for TBT showed a scary-looking clown, however it wasn't actually featured in the maze.  It's probably just for marketing, but I could be wrong!

Source Theme Park Guide.
 
I think Loki's shut on the same day as the Bubbleworks. Longboat Invader is expected to open in a different location (likely with a new theme). The new ride will probably have a May opening.

You're really missing the point here. 
 
Forget the video, close your eyes and really listen to it. Think about any happy memories you have had on this ride

That's probably just because Shawn Sandbrooke's pov comes up first, or maybe there where no prof burps povs that where good enough quality for him.

And the award for longest name of a scare attraction ever goes to...

Never seen this video before, memories of dat queueline <3
 
My favourite quote though:
"Going for the longest, the tallest, the fastest is most parks answer for putting in a new attraction"  

Bridget Jones: The Ride

I guess the picture heard all your complaints and has now disappeared! 

Built up hype for closing the factory...
 
15 minutes later... 20 second live video

Built up hype for closing the factory...
 
15 minutes later... 20 second live video

Built up hype for closing the factory...
 
15 minutes later... 20 second live video

I think it has purely been changed from a story point of view.
 
The Altonville Mine Tours sets the story, rather than entering something called "SKIN SNATCHERS!" Wasn't exactly subtle.
 
Your going on a mine tour to explore the area that belonged / belongs to the Snatchers, Sounds like something you would expect to see in the real world.
 
Ghost Tours, Ghost Hunts, all tempt you in with the promise of maybe seeing something, it sells, it adds intrigue. People unaware of the previous name may be tempted more by the mystery.
 
However, on this tour... you might of wished you weren't

The maze probably isn't either tbh.

It's a shame when people ruin an experience for everyone else, and frankly as enthusiasts (people who are supposed to care about parks), they should know better.
With that said I don't see it as a reason for stopping such events; however maybe the people who acted in that way should be banned from any such event in the future.
 
I didn't go to the farewell event, but the park's video on Facebook was laughable.

I've recently started to doubt the rumours of Bubbleworks being the future Gruffalo ride. My explanation can be found here if you're unsure on what I'm on about.

Sorry to change the subject, but it's an idea I just had and I thought I'd share...but apologies if it's been mentioned before.
 
Anyway, obviously we've had the confirmation of a "UK theme park" revamping a "water-based" ride to be themed around The Gruffalo...and as we've seen in recent weeks, everyone's been pointing fingers at Bubbleworks. You seem to have forgotten that another ride has also closed, possibly on the brink of a revamp...and that ride is none other than Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The reason I think this is the culprit is that CatCF is everything you could wish for from a ride themed around a children's book; a slow-moving water based ride with both onboard and offboard audio to go with the themed sets seen by the riders. Bubbleworks however transports riders through the scenes at speed and has ride vehicles not capable of onboard audio. Thus I'd assume Bubbleworks is just not fit for a ride that tells a story at a considerable pace. From this understanding I can only have the feeling that Alton Towers is the park with a Gruffalo attraction incoming...

Got 2 rides on Ghost Train yesterday, each time I'm going on it I'm enjoying it more, however that 2nd VR section is still bollocks.
 
Operations towards the end of the day were incredibly poor, our group was held up in the area between the pre show and the ride for about 10 minutes, and by the time we got in the train so many people were put in in one go that the operators struggled to find everyone a seat, it was a bit of a mess.
 
One old guy attempted to sit on the floor as a form of protest but the operators were having none of it as there was definitely a free seat somewhere.
 

Ah Scruffy Dog. Someone should have named the Big Top that instead

Ah Scruffy Dog. Someone should have named the Big Top that instead

Funnily enough, that's what happens when you massively cut the budget for a project

I'm not denying those facts, however... I was aiming the generic upselling to people who are just generically complaining about upselling, it's something that just happens.
 
I would love better atmospheres, better queues and better experiences but at the end of the day that won't reduce the queue time, If 1,000 people enter the queue as it is and 1,000 enter a nicer atmospheric queue, there will still be 1,000 people in the queue. They may not mind queuing as much if they had queue line interaction but it would still be the same amount of people in the line. At the end of the day people pay for fastrack because regardless of how nice the queue is, it's a queue... I have never heard a member of the public say
 
"Oh doesn't Ride X have a nice queue (Not Thorpe's X)" 
 
or
 
"Quick, lets get in the queue for Ride X, you get to see the ride really well!"
 
People want to get to the front and on the ride as quick as possible and some are prepared to pay for that privilege.
 
If no one was interested in it, it would be scrapped. There are always going to be people who buy fastrack, for example those visiting from far and wide for one day and once a season are not going to get on everything if the rides are on an hour plus so may choose to buy fastrack to ensure there rides.
 
I personally would never buy fastrack and yes, much like everyone I'm not a fan of it but I can see why people buy it and I can see why Merlin push it so much, to make a profit. Which is, surprisingly what a company wants to see, regardless of organisation and sector. 
 
There are other parks that Merlin own that do fastrack a lot lot worse...

It's not that, it's just maintenance

I personally think the ride system is completely shot...
 
The amount of times I've been stuck in the transfer room... It wouldn't surprise me.

They tried to do a CoS and have an outside Barker scene but was in the wrong place as if a group was quick through the first section then he just palmed you off, There was about 2 actors most times and sometimes I walked through it without a single scare... Sometimes never saw an actor...
 
Did it about 3-4 times and had a crap experience everytime.
 
The right idea was there but felt very rushed and half arsed.