Everything posted by HermanTheGerman
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Fright Nights 2014
Sounds to me like they've reduced the capacity a bit. Yesterday was far busier yet all rides were still open. As for Tesco clubcard etc, don't they usually say they'll validate them for Chessington instead? Or am I just imagining that?
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Next Big Thing - 2016 Development ?
I'd expect the exit to be re-located to being next to Ruma, sounds likely with the planning application for the workshop extension...
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New For 2015?
Or do the cheaper, better and more pleasing option and just remove Nemesis from the name. It has literally nothing to do with the ride!
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Chessington General Discussion
Other than the little details. I prefer the colour scheme of the facade in its current guise. The blue (in my opinion) works just so much better. I have no doubts that the finale was better before. But the new colouring is certainly an improvement on the post 2006 lighting.
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Chessington General Discussion
How is Scorpion depressing? It looks new and fresh. It's entertaining people and it has loads of little hidden touches.Bubbleworks is looking the best it's been since 2005. As it has finally had all of the sodding logos removed, the facade is looking better than it ever did, and a hefty amount has been spent on lighting. Especially in the Fountain Finale! Falls looks hideous for obvious reasons. But should all go well, it'll be sorted in due course. If you don't think the park is looking good, I suggest you take a trip down to Thorpe where the Lost City, Canada Creek, Calypso Quay, Neptune's Beach, Amity Cove and Storm Surge do a fine job of looking awful. You'll soon realise Chessington is in very good condition! (Now!)
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New For 2015?
Weren't waterbuses in the proposal for the permanent hotel?
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Chessington Howl'o'ween
Is this the elusive flame thrower that's been rumored for years?
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New For 2015?
I hardly think X is sufficient to cope with an entire park full of people's demand for an indoor ride. And anyway, X isn't exactly the best example of a family ride is it.
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New For 2015?
Question, are you saying you find dark rides boring as a whole or just Merlin's? As dark ride's themselves are probably the most immersive attractions you will find at a theme park. Dark rides (as well as log flumes and mine trains) are about the only attraction that entertains virtually everyone, which after all is the point of theme parks, entertaining large spectrums of people. If you say dark rides are boring, I suggest you take a closer look. Just see how many people come off Bubbleworks or Hex laughing at each other, enjoying the experience TOGETHER.So yeah. Dark rides are fantastic and it is just the attraction Thorpe needs, one everyone can enjoy.
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Fright Nights 2014
The website is back to saying Valentine is by The Swarm.
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Re-Rides
I always thought Chessington's rule was that you can stay on, but only once. Then you have to run round the queue again if you wish to do two more re-rides.
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Stealth
Wasn't yesterday.
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Rita
Oh I know, the front few carriages are fine.. On my latest visit I got the back row for the bad train. Absolute hell.
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Fright Nights 2014
Yes, but Thorpe's video didn't need to be fantastic. They were just trying to get a little buzz over the event, whereas Towers are aiming to make people pay £280pp. Their video needed to sell. If it didn't there would be some serious losses.
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Rita
I retract my earlier statement. I had the most unbearingly rough ride on Colossus today.
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New For 2015?
^ An awful lot of what he said is lake and carpark space. The island itself I would estimate at around 90 acres.
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Tomb Blaster
A fair amount of the refurb budget for this year was spent on lighting. Shame everything else about the ride is falling apart.
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Chessington General Discussion
No, not really. He was asked to survey the park, nothing more. Bet it was him who banned Vampire and three trains...
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New For 2015?
One, Kobra...
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New For 2015?
Actually, it didn't. They did get an increase in attendance, but a small one. only 100,000 up on the previous year. That's pretty poor when considering Thorpe got a 200,00 increase by adding... um... shipping containers.
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Rita
I acctually find Rita rougher that Colossus and Saw...
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New For 2015?
My favorite part is that the survey is called '2015 Planning', nice to know were not getting anything big next year...
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Rameses Revenge
^ But after the lock disengages the gondola then swings directly into the front row...
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Rameses Revenge
Those saying they can't soak the front row. Watch the park's Ice Bucket challenge...