Jordanluke2009

I'd say they will start taking it down in the next month.James how'd you get them photos.

I only pull constipated faces on launch coasters.

This is a big statement Laser Raiders at Legoland is better.

I'm left handed. Went on detonator (stupid mistake) for the first time the other day. Safe to say drop towers are a no go.

I'll do a day in the park hopefully staff will be nicer if I'm with people.

1. The Swarm 2. Nemesis Inferno (if in the back anywhere else 3rd) 3. Stealth 4. Saw The Ride 5. Colossus 6. Vampire 7. Dragons Fury 8. Rattlesnake 9. Rage 10. Big Thunder Mountain (Paris)

Yh I'll be able to do then still put me down as a maybe.

I'd rather go to a better forum like this one.

Right, there's 2 people I hate and to be honest would rather stay on other sites instead of CF.

The park is re opening next year the 28th of February.

Getting wound up with Coaster Force because they don't appreciate their members.

I had only had one ride on this and that ride was abit boring I hope the dark ride is better and lives up to expectations.

I didn't go last year. But every Halloween event I did do from 09-12 got more and more intense.

This is my opinion this year of Fright Night. Ok, so I just went down to see how Fright Fantastic is this year. You know, Adventure Island could do so much with this one week of the year. They could make it into the best family Halloween event in the region, they could compete with the big leagues, but something's stopping them. I don't know if it's a lack of willing to put money into it, or a lack of drive, passion and vision, but whatever it is, the event has regressed even further than last year and it's barely even noticeable now. There are a couple of scenes around the park, though less than last year, and a few plastic pumpkins on the lamp posts. There are some spider web decorations on the ticket box. That's pretty much as far as it goes - if you didn't know the event was on, you wouldn't know by being there either. It's like an afterthought. The park entrance music is no different to any other time of the year. The parkwide audio is Southend Radio. Why? Apparently senior management don't want it changed. There's no Halloween atmosphere at all. Some of the staff have put a cape on or drawn cat whiskers on their face, but people aren't making an effort with it, probably because the 'reward' of a few extra customer service assessment points isn't as enticing as an extra £1 an hour pay, with a cash prize at the end for the best one. So whilst the park as a whole doesn't feel remotely Halloweeny, maybe the two attractions do? Erm... Maybe not. Trick or Treat was closed. Closed! An hour before the park closes, they close the attraction. No sign saying so, no forewarning of this online or anywhere else, I only found out because I asked at Customer Services. Most of the staff didn't know it was closed at all let alone why. The only clue was a barrier in front of the door. The audio was playing, but the door was fenced off. Over to Black Scream. Let's start outside - there's a smoke machine (the only one I saw in the whole park) but it's set to fire for 15 seconds with a 200 second gap - I noticed this because the controller is sat on the wall in full reach of guests! So there's never any smoke, and in any case, the machine was out of fluid. I got there to find the chain across the entrance, because they were switching an actor for breaks. It took nearly ten minutes for them to reopen. I have no idea. Last year it had a cast of four, maybe five if there was someone spare. That wasn't enough for a building that size - for perspective, Studio 13 at Thorpe is not a vast amount bigger but has a cast of 25 actors. This year Black Scream's dropped to three. One host, one in the cage and one at the end - but there's no big chase-out finale, it's a new character who slowly follows you carrying a music box. How does that fit into the story of a travelling wax museum? This might sound like I'm being grumpy because I'm not involved this year, but I'm really not - I want to see the park succeed and I want to see an awesome Halloween event in my home town. But after seeing it grow and develop from 2009 to 2012, and then seeing how much it's fallen back down over the last couple of years, it doesn't look like that can be found here.

I don't get why everyone thinks the staff are so amazing, I remember going the same day as toofpikk and just not enjoying the park anymore fair enough it's worth the free entry and a free wristband as being an annual pass holder gets me a free ticket. There are some staff members that really should not be there. And to think I applied here not getting the job via Facebook. The last time I checked £4.08 an hour is below minimum wage. I will only now go down for the last day of the season and decide wether I want to go to adventure island anymore. It even makes thorpe park staff look so much better.

Ben no it's still the same area.

A bridge has been put on the swarms island connecting to the island behind stealth could this be the start of construction.

Adventure island is unlimited dodgems for £5 it's £2.50 a go for that and go karts.

You guys should of told me I was down as well.

It's not a travelling coaster but technically if they wanted to put a new ride in rages spot then they would be able to move it. Ideally the coaster would of been in another position meaning that archelon over the hill and tidal wave.

I'd have the swarm

We'll think of a way.

Saw is a boring film series. That's why my mates like swarm and not saw. The ride is ok but not so cool

No saw is crap and we have learnt from saw the ride. Angry birds should be kept as the safe zone.

I hope not I'd rather that stick to angry birds 4d