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The queue can go relatively quickly if you join it at the right time. I've been stuck well into the extended queue with a breakdown or two everytime I have queued for SAW bar two instances and that was only this year! Maybe I'm just unlucky.

I thought the flooding of boats was due to leakage, rather than Storm Surge actually being a sufficient water ride?

It is possible to lift your feet up on Storm Surge, but its dangerous! I'm surprised noone has put their feet up and slipped off the seat really.

What a load of nonsense. This is probably the stupidest post I've seen. Noone names their pet after a foodstuff.

It's been a while as I've been preoccupied with a number of other things and a small write-up on BPB was at the very back of my mind, but it's finally time for a super in-depth* review or BPB. (This turned out longer than I thought because I'm bad so I have converted it into a poor blog TR, read at your peril). Before I start I better just throw out there that I was going on rides with my cousin, who is 9, and a huge wimp- we had to convince him Valhalla was just a little water ride in a warehouse! First ride of the day was the Big Dipper which I'm going to say was my first proper woodie (I did ride Colossus at Terra Mitica but disappointment is stopping me from counting that). The ride is filled with airtime and really lifts you off of your seat, when I went on for a second time I stood up twice and decided it really would be wise to hold onto the bars as it's advised, it's pretty insane backrow in particular! But I wouldn't recommend it if you suffer with back problems, the padded seats do help though, kind of. We then headed over to Steeplechase which was fun but the braking at the end really launches you forward and can hurt! It threw you round a surprising amount though and I had to continually tighten up my seatbelt. After this, I (somewhat reluctantly) headed over the Nickelodeon Land which, for what it is, is pretty good I must say. We only went on Nickelodeon Streak as that was the only ride which I wouldn't look ridiculous in or that wouldn't cripple me or make me faint *cough* Airbender *cough* and it's basically a smoother Big Dipper clone which I actually quite enjoyed in all fairness, but the fact that it is basically a bright orange (why!?!?!?!) Big Dipper clone had me scratching my head. I then went on to Avalanche which I enjoyed mostly due to the fact it reminded me of my trips to Germany in which I would always pay a visit to the Hassenhorn Coaster and Steinwasen Park which contained a toboggan run. Not sure whether I enjoyed the ride or the nostalgia brought with it, but it was pretty great in it's own rights, not really something I would head straight for though. We now enter the interlude in which my cousin and I were moaning at one another as he wouldn't go on any 'proper' rides (Revollution, PMBO, Infusion etc.) whilst I was refusing to re-ride things like Nickelodeon Streak or Steeplechase when there was much, much more to do. This cut a good 20 minutes out of our day (stubbornness is clearly a family trait) and my cousin went to re-ride Steeplechase alone. We then dragged ourselves to have some lunch at Coasters. I must say I was disappointed. I liked the fact that you could see the Big Dipper station and Infusion if you sat at the right place, but the food seemed a bit extortionate for what it was. I ordered a chicken burger, expecting salad etc. within the burger- it was literally a well done breaded chicken fillet in a roll! It was okay though, the wedges were nice atleast. Trying to get a sachet of sauce with no cash on you after you have gotten your food is always fun. I then actually went on Infusion with my Aunt's friend who kindly bought tickets so she could go on with me (she's petrified of heights so PMBO was a no-go). I started fangirling over the scale model of the ride but we kind of ended up sitting third from the back so I'll leave it at that. Next up was Grand National which is probably one of my favourite rides now. We got to sit at the back and it was great! I'd heard you get thrown around a lot but you really do and it is so much fun! I was actually laughing the whole way round. But I think this is the ride in which I lost my phone, lol. We then finally headed to Valhalla, now with all of the hype I'd heard and seen about this ride I was expecting to be underwhelmed as themed experiences- as much as I enjoy them and appreciate it- have never really made me think 'wow' so far... Until this ride! It was just so immersive and I could see the story and I love to be able to see stories within rides. I remember Peaj and Cameron discussing it and Peaj telling me 'it has a bit of everything' and I was a bit sceptical of this. But it literally has water, ice, snow, FIRE, a massive hammer (I didn't appreciate it at the time though ) and you really do get soaked- and I was training home the same day! But it is probably my favourite ride experience so far, and it has re-rideability and I'm sure you'd discover new things everytime, it's brilliant! The park as a whole had so much ride interaction! Queue-wise I thought it was pretty good with the longest being probably half an hour for Avalanche which was at the entrance when we joined it (low throughput?) But I think I'd definitely visit again- to actually do PMBO and to ride Grand National and Valhalla again if anything. It'd be nice to spend a whole day there with those who actually like/share and interest in theme parks and the like, ha! tl;dr- I like BPB, the food seemed a bit of a rip off and I'm disappointed I couldn't get on much but Valhalla etc. is great. *this won't be 'super' or in-depth, I'll just be aimlessly rambling, probably a bit late to be telling you this now though, sorry.

It is not based on the war itself, it is based on the fact that Christmas essentially ceased the fighting and enabled both sides to have a friendly game of football. I like it because it is for the Royal British Legion as well as for Sainsbury's. They are hardly exploiting the loss of life in this case really. EDIT: I just realised how stupid this post sounded. One day I will put my points across well.

I wasn't really 'moved' by it, I more thought 'oh, this is nice', supermarket ads shouldn't play with your emotions! I think a lot Christmas adverts now are trying too hard to become short films in all honesty. Like, you want people to do their Christmas shopping at your shop, why would you want to make them sad?! However, like pluk has said, they are focusing more on the British Legion and the chocolate (which you can buy!?), so in that sense I like it. But it seems a bit much to get people to buy their Christmas pudding!

I think it's also based on the fact that, on Christmas day in WWI, both sides ceased fire and played football(Sorry if I'm being patronising)! Guess it's showing how Christmas brings people together etc. it's quite an apt advert for this year I think. Why not incorporate remembrance into a Christmas ad?

I've only been through Falls' 'nice queue' one time, it was summer 2010 and the park was heaving, like ridecount of 5 heaving. Guess it's used more as an extended queue now... Anyway, I am actually excited to see what Thorpe can and will do with what they've got. But from what we've got so far, it sounds like it will be a bit of a cliché Merlin addition. But I won't be passing any real judgement on it until construction begins/we get an idea of what is happening, as none of us have any real idea of what they're doing really. I just hope the queueline isn't tight or X-like!

I believe on some forums you can only edit posts within half an hour of posting it or something. I only edit mine to correct my spelling and grammar really, but I have seen some edit their posts to cover their behinds.

I have a (possibly irrational) phobia of train platforms.

That hurt my heart.

Oh, thanks! It's pretty scratched as you'd expect so it was hard to make out what it is. I'll be able to sleep at night now.

It's a bit of a silly question. But does anyone know what the glass part of the floor in the corner of the queueline a little bit before the station is for/supposed to be? Or is it just something more technical like lighting or something? It's been bugging me for a while as to what it is and for!

I often dreamt of theme parks, but there was always something 'not quite' with them. Apparently it means your life needs more fun according to those dream dictionary sites. I am pretty boring yes, but I think it's more to do with the fact that I spend far too much of my time on them really.

Ban you not.

I don't sleep enough to have dreams anymore (as in, I get very little sleep which is often broken, so I never really get into a dream state or deep sleep). But I rarely did anyway and many of them were awful! I've always been prone to night terrors though.

That's what you get for forum hopping. I am joking, ok.

That looks pretty good in it's own respect, never been to WW so can't really compare. I'm more excited by the roller rink rather than the attractions, despite being embarrassingly clumsy.

Properly lit queue line please.

X due to lack of ORP, the Scorpion Express ones are anything but flattering, oh God. Depth Charge or Tidal Wave (at AI, not Thorpe, sorry for the provision of disappointment)

thetrainline.com is your friend. If you can't work it out I'll gladly help you Paige the people person, yeah

Rode it once a few months ago (only because I was forced on by a few members on here, thanks guys) and I don't regret not going on it anymore really. Sure, it's sad that it's going due to it being a part of the park's history etc. etc. but it never had much of a place for me really. One ride was enough.

Is it because Logger's hasn't got sufficient lighting, or something else?