HermanTheGerman
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Yet it's still got less shut than Thorpe...
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The new marketing team are just so beyond good. Its no wonder the park did as well as it did in 2014.
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Thats rediculous. I was planning on going then!
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For what it is, the event looks rather nice. But I struggle to justify spending £12.50 for seven rides. It's nowhere near enough to fill a day, which makes me wonder why they even bothered.
The public seem to have had the same thoughts though, with the event being dead in comparison to the other two parks.
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Reviews haven't been at all bad either. With the only real issue being Bubbleworks' closure.
And extending by an hour and a half?! They don't do that in the main season! Well done to them!
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Well, the option of buying fastrack has now been removed from the website too. Perhaps they've realised the error of their ways?
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I'm fairly sure it will have something to do with the resort side of things though. Perhaps the dome?
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With sharks and sleeping implied, I'm praying its not hotel related...
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I think Angry a Birds is supposed to look sort of bright and eye catching because of all the colours in the games and everything and the area as a whole is supposed to look generally bright and happy with a slight carnival look and feel.
My only criticisms for the land really is the flooring should've been redone and Detonator.
I consider ABL the 3rd best attraction investment in Merlin's ownership, after Swarm & Saw
Well, doesn't that say a lot about Merlin's investments.
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Basing that on anything? (and don't say from past closed seasons), who knows what's being improved on over closed season!
Based on closed season photos showing no improvements.
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I'd be fine with no addition if I knew it was being spent elsewhere. Sadly, I don't think thats gonna happen.
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See, in some instances, it doesn't really matter if a ride has been painted or not. For example, Vampire spends most of its time in the woods, with only a few sections close enough to the ground to be seen in detail. This is where the colouring of the track is not an issue. But for something like Colossus where there is a plaza and queue coming very close to the ride, its condition becomes extremely noticeable.
If you spoke to a random guest about the condition of Vampire's track, I doubt they would notice, but with Colossus, it comes so close that its kinda hard not to notice.
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Chessie needs a massive overhaul really... The years of neglect suffered under DIC are certainly part and parcel of the issues it has today... It's pretty much certain that the park needs pretty much everything from new rides to refurbed areas, yet Merlin don't appear to want to push the budgets for the park high enough to produce the results required...
See, I have to disagree.
They come across as being extremely dedicated to solving the issues of the Charterhouse/DIC era. The Market Square overhaul has improved the area no end. It looks more classy and inviting than the original ever did. Other than maybe parts of the flooring, none of it was required. Merlin went out of their way to improve the park for virtually no return.
They've given Transylvania, Pirates' Cove and Mexicana nice repaints and refurbishments, which as you said was one of their "issues". All of this wasn't cheap, and it doesn't equate to higher attendance. In fact, they only areas that acctually look rundown are Forbidden Kingdom and Mystic East. Both of which we know are 'on the list'.
It obviously takes a while to change a park, you can't do it all in one season. But what they did for 2014, set out the foundations for what looks set to be a rapidly changing and improving park. They will be looking at tackling FK and ME in the future, but its important not to do it all at once, otherwise you end up with a park like Legoland, with nowhere to go.
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Last year's line up was actually just Tomb, Jungle Bouncers, Jumbos and Hocus Pocus Hall. None of the others were open as Bubbleworks had suffered fire damage, and Market Square was being refurbished, making it impractical to open Seastorm and the Carousel.
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Scorpion is themed on an abandoned mining town. One which has become inhabited by a mass of metal scorpions. Also, the inside section of the queue is the mine.
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One of my pet peeves on forums is people getting angry because I don't share the same opinion, so I am sorry that it feels like I have gone and done just that.
JoshC, please don't take it the wrong way. I just wanted to prove a point about investment, and kinda got a little carried away with my love for Scorpion in the process. Apologies.
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"Boringly themed powered coaster", please don't say that. What are our expectations for theming these days? Scorpion Express definitely has one of the most radical and bizarre themes seen in the UK for a long time. Not to mention how detailed it is. The flame tower also makes it interesting for those watching too, making it even less "boring".
Also, around £8million without the hotel. Same cost as Zufari.
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Are we really considering Scorpion Express as a major investment?
Low standards are low...
2014 saw the biggest investment into Chessington on record. Thought you might like to know that.
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^If the park are working on a 4 year cycle (which seems to be the more adopted strategy from Merlin now), then Chessington's next 'major' thing should open in 2017.
To be honest, I doubt Chessington do work on a cycle, their investments are very random and spazmatic.
Since Merlin they've had:
2008 Small
2009 Small
2010 Medium
2011 Small
2012 Small
2013 Major
2014 Major
2015 Medium
There is no real system for Chessington it would seem, I could be wrong though. Don't take this all as a lack of investment at Chessington, infact, its quite the opposite. They look to be getting the most out of any Merlin park over the next few years, its just being invested in infrastructure and long term solutions. Wait, Merlin investing in infrastructure?!
I have no doubts that they will be developing the park whilst doing this, but I'd assume it all to come from re-themes and replacements rather than actual additions, again, this is mostly guessing, but look at how busy the place gets in the summer. People queue for toilets! -
To be honest, I wouldn't even expect the park to know what they want as their next big thing. They have a few ideas, but none are really in depth. At the moment, it would appear that Chessington are focusing on solving the major capacity problems, and not just in the ride department either. They want to make sure that the park can handle the numbers it already attracts before they add anything more. Which to be honest, is a very smart move.
For the next actual addition, I'd set my sights on 2018, although that doesn't mean that noting will be happening from now until then.
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