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Is that? Shrek 2: the ride confirmed. The wicker man figure in the plans has yet to be painted green- it’s actually a shrine to the ogre. On a more serious note, this ride just seems full of recycled ideas. Unoriginal. We once again have hooded mysterious figures (th13teen) in some sort of cult or group (The Smiler). Theyre paying homage to something (pretty sure Nemesis in a promotional video had some hooded figures ‘drawn’ to its site) and there’s some sort of ancient runes and ideology to do with it (once again, Nemesis)

Swarm VR, are they having a laugh? No thanks.

I just.....

@themeparkadict Here's the post, do you want me to put it more clearly? I've even taken the trouble to highlight the key words in bold for you, just in case you couldn't pick them out.

You literally quoted and replied to one of my posts yesterday where I described IN DETAIL what checks I went through. In August it was probably different for you because ding ding! Fright Nights isn't on in August! Is this account a troll or for real? Tell me I'm not being wound up here.

Uh because it's fright night and there is a high risk of immaturity and unruliness during this event, so a higher potential amount of drugs or weapons being taken onto park. I get why they have these checks, but I'd rather they find a system that actually works. It's laughable to see their entrance plaza look so dated and old and have to be divided using those little metal barriers. My dad, who was going to drop me off and then come into the park with my younger brother, took one look at the queue and headed to chessington for the day instead.

Nearly an hour. 25 minutes in a queue that was constantly being pushed into for the metal detector. There were two queues because there were two detectors, but then they merged because it turned out only one was working. Then at least another twenty to get our bags checked, which then led to another detecting thing and then a sniffer dog. Brownie points to the staff for still being so friendly today. They really do have a hard job.

On park, so far: •waited nearly an hour for security checks which weren't even working fully • Colossus and stealth are closed as well as multiple other rides (I know they can't help the weather) •queued for zodiac- it closed :/ • queue times board says that ALL rides are closing at 4pm???? This is t normal is it or have I missed something?

I'm mostly okay with rides. Used to have a problem greying out on more forceful coasters such as The Swarm but it seems to mostly have subsided. Luckily, I've never thrown up after a ride or even felt like I was going to. I know of friends that cannot ride for a couple of hours after eating, but I've not had that problem. Hope this helps!

Well, they're a major company making a childish mistake....we're just pointing it out. I'd get it if there were mistakes over something difficult like semi-colons; not knowing the difference between 'your' and 'you're' is silly.

God, how do they make a grammar mistake that simple? How does no one on the team that creates these videos actually say 'Hey, one of you guys made a primary school level mistake here, let's change it!' Truly stupid.

We don't know if it's staying with a new theme or if anything is happening at all. What most people here are guessing is that if there was to be work done on the Rumba, the park would not get rid of such a staple ride - they'd just give it some new life. And about your second point: yes, most likely will be Jungle based, seeming as it is in an area called 'The Jungle' and has been loosely themed within one. And the Rangers making a comeback is just not happening. We all need to let. It. Go. Personally also think that Thorpe should create some new mascots for the kids, but if they're anything like those terrible voodoo dolls they sell, scrap the idea immediately because they're ugly as hell.

I'm pretty sure some of the cars from a ride in Octopus Gardens were placed in the outdoor section of The Big Top. This was only in its first year, 2015, when the maze took place on the beach. They're probably in storage like the above person has written (that warehouse full of old Thorpe junk that schools go might have some). The Octopus Garden rides probably weren't worth anything at all; maybe some are still trundling about in travelling funfairs. Who knows?

Well, tigers don't actually live in Africa. Lions and Leopards yes. Tigers? Not so much. But Tigers do live in Asia, and there is a population in China (which is presumably where Mystic East is based on) Also, there is a year of the tiger in the Chinese calendar. The tiger species at Chessington are Amur tigers, which used to inhabit parts of China (but now have gone extinct from the area) So you could say that they're still maintaining an Asian theme. I hope they do (as long as there aren't any rude stereotypes attached). And I'm also pleased that hopefully with more up-to-date enclosures, the animals will have a better quality of life - as the current ones are very outdated (they still seem very well cared for and happy though).

no offence, but those dolls are just..... awful. Such disregard for the actual themes of the rides; they also look terribly cheap. Towers have similar ones for several coasters too. I hate the little plastic voodoo dolls that thorpe sell as well because they're so terribly designed. If you're going to create 'mascots' for rides, at least put thought into the theme and story of the ride (if there are any) when designing them.

Despite there being signs all around the site, as well as it being clearly visible from several places, SW8 didn't seem to draw much interest from people when I was at Towers yesterday. Friends thought it was just scaffolding (towers doesn't need any more unnecessary scaffolding believe you me!!!) After explaining to my peers that it was in fact a wooden rollercoaster in construction, and yes, those are actually the supports, they thought it was a bit old fashioned. One friend was just sorely disappointed that there was no longer a log flume

As much as I enjoy this new Colossus music and like that they've somewhat kept most of the original tune, one new melody sounds almost completely ripped off of 'Rue's Farewell' from the Hunger Games franchise. As soon as I walked into the Lost City, I was immediately reminded of it.

HUGE queues to get into park today. Apparently they changed the security check system and it's causing absolute mayhem (one long line instead of two shorter ones). I will try and upload screenshots later of the video I took, if I can. Luckily we managed to skip most of it as my mother informed a (very helpful) member of staff of my brother's disability and his inability to behave when queuing (he's an access pass user) and we were let through. It's probable that the security checks will go back to 'normal' within the next few days just seeing what a disaster they were. And even so, the checks themselves are a bit rubbish. If someone DID want to bring a knife or drugs into the park for whatever reason, it would be easy. They barely check the bags and never seem to check your pockets. I wished the staff member luck because she, and all the rest of her colleagues at the entrance, are probably in for one hell of a day.

Loving the knockoff Quentin Blake illustrations there

Stealth was being incredibly well run yesterday- better than I've ever seen it at least! Well done to the staff for that.

Queued for the Swarm yesterday and the new announcement drove me insane. It's annoying. With something like Saw, I understand why they have US-accented announcements, as it's an American franchise. But jeez, that guy repeating 'tHe SwAaAaAaRm!!!¡1!' every thirty seconds just became somewhat of a joke between our group. It's completely over the top.

Got to the second section today before the ride broke down. The first time I've experienced this on DBGT, and it was quite exciting, though my friend was annoyed because it was her first time trying ROTD. The air con came on really heavy into the carriage, and god, it was nice. Management later boarded the train and very enthusiastically handed us fast tracks while we were evacuated (better than the boredom of some staff members). It was interesting to see the ride with lights on, as it shows the train doesn't move much at all! All very interesting for me (I'm easily pleased) I missed that air con when I stepped into the glaring sun for sure!

I don't think they allow you to choose, as far as I know. Went last July (I think) with RAP and I don't remember being allowed to go where we'd like. It probably depends how many people you're with/ how busy it is etc

Woke up this morning to find that a bomb exploded at a concert in Manchester. The arena was filled with children and it is thought that most of the twenty two victims are under 18. I hope the sick f*cks behind this get what they deserve for targeting kids. My heart goes out to all those who have lost their lives, as well as their families, and anyone affected by this awful happening. On a personal note, I was also at a concert last night in London, and it's horrible to think that while I was enjoying music, so many people died.

There was some teacher at my school yesterday who was trying to say that there were not as many H&S measures because it was a private Islamic school (I don't even think it was private). He compared it to a school trip from another religious private school where the students became stranded on a beach. 'At this [my] school, if we go on trips, you are given lots of health and safety briefs' (Haha you think matey) Idiot, thinks he can watch one news story and suss everything out. Just because you were in the police fifteen years ago doesn't mean you automatically become Sherlock Holmes. Show some respect.