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Mostly from Europa Park but a couple from Thorpe, one of a scorpion at Scorpion Express and one of Munich Looping!

Well that lasted long.

The restraints on rammy aren't generous. At all. Bigger people need to be moved round alot more then is reasonable, because of the restraint system. With a lack of a test chair, and the awkward bar styles, this effects both taller, and wider people, and as said, those boundaries aren't forgiving. The end seats tend to be better for them just because they have more space on one side, but if the attendants box says the bars aren't locked, they reshuffle and then escort people off if this continues to happen. From what I remember it doesn't do it for single seats but rather in rows of 10, so if 2 large people are sitting in the same group of seats more problems occur. Before you're even allowed to send the ride you need 15 people.
 
It's a real ball ache for what is these days a pathetic shadow and squeak of a really good, intense and fun ride that chessington really should benefit from, but it's definitely getting to the point where it simply shouldn't be this bad.

Mostly from Europa Park but a couple from Thorpe, one of a scorpion at Scorpion Express and one of Munich Looping!

Mostly from Europa Park but a couple from Thorpe, one of a scorpion at Scorpion Express and one of Munich Looping!

Testing, testing, 1 2 3...
 
 

Took this on Sunday. 

Mostly from Europa Park but a couple from Thorpe, one of a scorpion at Scorpion Express and one of Munich Looping!

Mostly from Europa Park but a couple from Thorpe, one of a scorpion at Scorpion Express and one of Munich Looping!

When people say Darren Brown, not Derren Brown

Just take the message from this video and move on: 
 
 
 

Bumping topics for no reason? Are you me? 
 

Well, let's start with Thirteen, and Merlin's marketing...
*Near the end of the queue*
...And then it was delayed AGAIN, then it opened, then it closed again!

Name everything Merlin has done wrong in the last 5 years..
That should take a hour or two..

It's longer than just saying 'Nemesis' so in theory is harder to remember when repeating it all back. I definitely would have gone for Nemesis Inferno if that had been my turn though.

I find mocking those around me passes the time quite well.

I would play Pokemon Go if it was blooming available in the UK #IBlameBrexit

If anyone is interested in what our order ended up being.....
 
Avalanche, Big Thunder Mountain, Colossus, Derren Brown's Ghost Train, Expedition Everest, Frozen Ever After, Galactica, Helix, Indiana Jones et Le Temple du Peril, Jaws, King Kong, Laser Raiders, Monkey Swinger, Nemesis : Sub-Terra, Oblivion, Postman Pat Parcel Post, Quantum, Rumba Rapids, Space Mountain : Mission 2, Twirling Toadstools, Ultimate, Vampire, Wet Wet Wet, X, Yeti Bounce, Zodiac. Then we went on for longer restarting! Apocalypse, Baron Acken Acken Akanen, Colossos, Duel, Enterprise, Flying Carpets over Agrabah and then we got on Stealth!

I don't think the queue was ever as bad as has been suggested. Max 2.5 hours I would think. Most we queued was an hour. Had 4 rides total now!

Spoke to a member of staff about 2nd ending. She seemed to believe that it is not in use currently and didn't say when it might be. Hoping for something interesting! I have been wondering whether the dolls and the demon animatronic were going to see any use besides publicity stuff. Maybe we'll see them there?
 
She also said it was a successful opening!

Apparently they were only showing one of the two VR options for the second half during technical rehearsals 

I'd like to add nothing is really majorly 'spoilt' by the snapchat story. It shows a short clip of the pre-show, the exterior of the train, the two people sitting with headsets on while others scream around them and a brief moment of the section leading to the live action portion. This may be seen as a spoiler to those who are trying to cut themselves off 100%, but it doesn't give anything away!
 
In regards to the ending, what Celia Mae says is correct, and not all 12 starting scenarios were on either

Nice to see Derren is seeing the funny side of all the delays as well!
 

Just joined the queue. Now we've got the screeching of Storm Surge to listen to! ?