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Dahl was extremely strict with adaptions of his novels. He had the name of the 1971 CATCF changed to 'Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory' instead as he was disappointed with the adaption. He actively told fans not to watch The Witches and I dare say he'd be turning in his grave at what they did to Fantastic Mr Fox. It's not surprising that his estate have withdrawn the rights to these Oakwood rides. I doubt that he himself would have been a fan.

Bank holiday Monday is bound to be a nightmare but probably Sunday less so (because of religious stuff) though still busy.

viner Daz Black's opinion on the ride (via his instagram story): "So we just got out of Thorpe Park. We did the new Walking Dead ride. Do not bother. Honestly it is the worst **** I have ever seen and we got soaked, we were in the queue for so long-" (video cuts) "And the old ride there, No Way Out, they just stuck a few zombies on the walls and it was over in like two seconds and it was the ****test ride I've ever done" BIG MOOD have basically no expectations for this ride. Ruined X totally.

Was on park today so here you go. Looks rubbish.

why does everything at Thorpe have to actually look so grim? Both deliberately and non-deliberately mank through a lack of care? All I see in the above ad is every fright nights promotion ever.

I told a couple of my mates on a group chat about this fundraiser and one of them has shared the link of the fundraising page to her followers on Tumblr, which hopefully will earn some donations. If I get some money I'll definitely donate ASAP. Such a difficult thing to be going through.

They exist....

Yikes, mixed feelings about this one, but still looks visually stunning.

It looks beautiful. Unfortunately for me, these images didn't exist for me to reference for one of my GCSE art pieces, which was completed in november. My whole project was based on steel coasters, and in particular, Nemesis. Would have been nice to have had the above photos in existence for inspiration ? The artists here have done a fantastic job working on the station, as it looked very dreary and grey before.

Don't ask me, I don't work for Merlin. I suppose it could be done if they got their arses into gear but it isn't gonna happen.

Sorry, my mistake.

According to the park's instagram page, the new tigers are already on park. I do wonder where they are being kept as the new enclosure is obviously far from habitable thus far. They wouldn't be allowed to house them with the two much smaller Sumatran Tigers (provided they're still at Chessington and haven't been sold off. Then the new ones could temporarily be housed there until May?). The new Siberian / Amur Tigers are far larger and it is good that they will have a modern closure rather than the tiny things the current Tigers and lions live in. (But chessie do do a god job keeping the animals occupied in the challenging spaces)

that doge one was painful to look at

Were they genuine Easter Eggs or Thorpe being cheap and reusing stuff?

I was looking forward to Netflix's Bright, primarily because I found the concept of an urban fantasy interesting and that Bastille had done a song for it. When I heard that it had been trashed by critics, I was surprised. I've seen it a couple of times now and I've formed a few opinions. It wasn't the best movie of the year by all means, but it certainly wasn't the worst. The allegory for racism was a bit OTT, though the characters were great (Joel Edgerton's orc cop Nick Jakoby stole the show with this one). Personally, I can't wait for a sequel movie or tv series.

Not meaning to be rude, but you say 'lack of people who can be bothered to go abroad' but forget that quite a few members on this forum are minors, who can't just jet off alone, and that not everyone can afford or want the hassle of international holidays multiple times a year.

Watched The Last Jedi on Friday. In my opinion I preferred episode VII overall, but the first third of this movie was even better. It was the middle part that let it down unfortunately. The final act was pretty good, but still a little disappointing. I've heard very mixed reviews from different people but I hope I grow to like it.

As a fan of Thorpe's past music, I have very mixed feelings about this CD and the new music as a whole... I feel like they're patting themselves on the head and going ah yes.... leitmotifs.... we are such intellectuals... beat that disney. In general, I FAR preferred the old main thorpe theme, as barely recognised as it was. It was used in this promo video a few years back: Much preferred it to the electric pop beat we have now. It sounded a lot more Intelligent, as if the park was fun but took itself more seriously -and more British (these new soundtracks sound very manufactured and American) I was sad to see the OG Colossus and now the OG Inferno tracks go, but I think they've done an alright job with the new ones and I'm very very glad that they're similar to their predecessors. It's a bit stupid that they've essentially paid IMAScore to redo something that was already great and didn't need fixing. Does anyone also know if this CD will be available on iTunes, Amazon music and the like? My household have converted to digital music pretty much and I don't know if there are even any surviving CD players in the house. Sorry that this post is a bit of a shambles gramatically.

The ride is just so tired and old; the best idea would be to put it out of its misery and be replaced with a newer model. And it's all very well giving your ideas for how you would make it better, but we aren't staff at Merlin Magic Making and it's not like you've actually said WHAT theming you would add. To be honest too, theming isn't what rameses lacks. It's no Talocan, but Rammy is quite nice tucked away in that little corner, with the rocky bit at the back. The high paths above make it a nice spectator event for the public. What Chessie REALLY need to sort out is getting the damn thing working, although there's not much that can be done when it's so knackered.

This news has been making the rounds at school at the moment, and most people are annoyed about the change, even TWD fans. It could be interesting how they incorporate the coaster itself into the attraction - could the maze be the first section, and the ride a form of 'escape' from zombies? I haven't watched the show; do any fans know of something that would fit? It is obviously annoying that they're taking an innocent enjoyable ride away and replacing it with some more scary, abandonded crap... maybe the park looking like this is a metaphor for my will to live abandoning me whenever I hear about Thorpe's new attractions. But I'm also just intruiged on how they're gonna pull this off (probably badly tbh).

It doesn’t really make a difference to be honest.... Undoubtedly, Saw Alive May be popular over fright nights (aren’t all the mazes?), but simply plopping a ‘Jig’ over the front of ‘Saw’ won’t add anything to its queues. They are long enough anyway. Pretty sure that Saw VII came out after the Ride’s opening. Were there people demanding the change of the ride back then? Theres not much they can change though- in terms of any films, the first is clearly the most ‘iconic’ and they’re going to use imagery from that. Does Jigsaw have the puppet? Check. So does Thorpe (albeit a more bedraggled and shat-on version). Are there swinging hammers and various torture devices in that movie? Probably. The ride already has them. I think you get my gist. I can can just imagine the uproar from enthusiasts if Thorpe had the audacity to scribble ‘Jig’ onto all the Saw branding but overall, not changing much about the ride at all. ‘Jigsaw’ is part of the ‘Saw’ franchise anyway, and those in the GP who are not as familiar with the new film may wonder why ‘The Saw one’ has become ‘Puzzle: the ride’.

I was in year seven when I first went on The Swarm, my first big ride. I was a HUGE wimp. It took me literally walking away from the queue several times for friends to forcibly take me on the damn thing. And after that... it’s like the fear has been ironed out of you. Okay, there are still some creases in the fabric - I’m still nervous before stealth, for example - but I have tried every ride at Thorpe. Those that I didn’t like, I didn’t ride again (but will sometimes brave for a challenge). I still have a fear of heights, but no longer in the context of a coaster. It takes one go, one deep breath, and lots of bullying from friends and family. You’ve been on this forum for around two years; next season is your time to shine with these rides!