Altitude
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^ I wouldn't trust an engineer. They know their trade, but not everything.
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Speed though <3
It's so smooth, it roars, and the airtime hill is just...
Only other Gersts I've ridden are SAW and The Smiler, the latter being quite smooth when I rode it.
- OldFarmerDean and EC!
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^ This is Thorpe Park. It'll either be a Top Spin or a 'Temple Run Land'...
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The Harry Potter Studio Tour in Watford is going to expand, if you didn't know already. They don't have permission to build a full theme park, however they plan on adding some rides to add to the experience, and a hotel. All "In the style of Universal Studios"...
They're building something out the front already with lots of rock work (when I went a few weeks ago) but I don't know if it's the expansion.
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The people at Universal must have dollar signs in their eyes. Shows what word of mouth, marketing and a good IP can do!
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Just in case people are interested, 40 minute documentary on the making of Diagon Alley!
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So, honest question, what happens when you need the loo 3 hours in?
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I'm sure it's great for children and families, but to me it just looks so dull!
At least B&M are still widening their range of coaster types!
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^ I agree. I wish they would add some rock work to the sides like on Bilge-Rat Barges, some dynamic water features to get you wet, and make the actual rapids more eventful! Right now I think riding a poo down the sewer would be more exciting because there are no rapids, no decent fountains and the boats look awful.
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^ They obviously didn't make the Harry Potter coaster but I can't wait to see it get built!
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^ Maybe work on the jokes.
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^ I can completely see where you're coming from but they pride themselves on having visitor numbers only second to Disney, not quality? To Varney, I doubt it matters as long as the money is pouring into his pocket.
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Why is the smaller dive coaster track a bad thing? Krake (sorry, KRAKE) is actually really smart and p****s all over Saw (Sorry, SAW).
I'm all up for swapping out Saw for the newer style DM, and I'm also very much up for Gardaland getting one too.
What I'm NOT up for, is recycled Smiler swirls as question marks in marketing tease, and Oblivion 'don't look down' arrows. Seriously Merlin, second to Disney for being the laZufariiest company ever. Is there nothing else that says 'DIVE COASTER' than what we've already seenZzzz in your own parks (Sorry, RESORTS)??
So when Six Flags buy the same coaster a dozen times and call them all Batman, it's fine. But when Merlin use a logo over 15 years after they originally did, everyone gets annoyed.
Seriously, man up and just wait it out. There might actually be a good reason why they're doing this. (Also having a curly question mark isn't copying The Smiler. It's a question mark... Just a decorative one)
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I really hope they haven't just brought back the use of the entrance music to shut enthusiasts up...
Do you really think Thorpe Park would change music just because of some kids on internet forums? They probably added the music because they felt it would improve the experience of the park.
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Although the person who took that photo can't use HDR, I think the Shark actually looks quite good!
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It's a discussion forum, with multiple opinions.
Bland and negative suits this post, my response is above.
I for one am looking forward to this, purely because I love angry birds, that's the whole point isn't it? The guests love angry birds so it's a step in the right direction in relation to getting more guests. Only we are the ones that analyse everything but we're not the general public, we make up about 1% of the people that go. Imagine young kids walking into the area, they will love it. Surely that matters rather than picking holes and stuff. Like it's been said, they've followed the plan and yet it's still not right?
Which is why I said that we're all guilty of it, including you love.
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^ It's not that you're the only one to have "the guts" to say it. It's well known a lot of his posts can be bland and negative, so nobody bothers to mention it any more. Plus he's not the only one. We're all guilty of such posts...
As for the cars, I don't mind them. Sadly I'll probably never ride them because the queues might be horrific. I do quite like the actual area though, it brings the place to life!
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I like it. Looks odd seeing a B&M with such short rows though.
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^ What an insightful post.
My bet is still on an RMC or a Dive/Flying coaster.
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^ They'll use that for theming on the Swarm next year!
Next Big Thing - 2016 Development ?
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^ Didn't mean it like that haha! I mean don't trust an engineer... On the subject of all future investments!