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The Lego McLaren Senna is at the park until the 1st September if anyone's interested to see it. It has a full interior, working lights & entertainment system and details down to the holes in the brake discs.

In true Europa Park fashion, there is already a crane on-site this evening.

Damn I hope that one gets logged as a near miss! Honestly only luck was involved in no one getting hurt. It wouldn't have happened if it was a Mack Rides coaster. 😛

Outstanding Chessie parody from the master of Theme Park Remixes:

Sounds great. Really good that Blackpool are adding audio theming to the park. Finally The Big One has a decent soundtrack!

Merlin have done a Liseberg style chasing drone video of Nemesis. 😃

This topic is missing Rulantica updates!

Merlin should just sell Thorpe if they don't want to invest in it any more. Preferably while it still has value before they completely run it into the ground.

Lol, Fastrack at Chessington is a joke. It's so over-allocated, it loses any value it has and you're pretty much paying more to queue via the exit.

Radisson have joined the "UK Disneyland" project (As the press INSIST on calling it, even though it has nothing to do with Disney) https://www.kentlive.news/whats-on/whats-on-news/radisson-hotel-group-open-unforgettable-3209516

Omg guys, Jack Sickstone of gtfo... He knows like all the FN clues already and decypherates them firstest!!

Thorpe if you're reading this, Get rid of VR on the ghost train. Make it all live action and open it at 10am. VR in theme parks is not the future, the best part of the ride is the fake shop with the real effects.

Alton Towers: STARGAZING PODS, WICKERMAN, DUNGEONS, CUCKOO RE-THEME? Chessington: CAROUSEL, TIGER ROCK + AREA RE-THEME, GRUFFALO, ROTB, NEW ROADS Legoland: CASTLE HOTEL, NINJAGO RIDE, MAD HOUSE, JUNIOR COASTER Thorpe Park: used flats, twd:tr, half day operational dbgt:rotd

Good idea, your eyes and ears may get burned.

I'm staying well away, hopefully the countless vlogs of the event will be of some entertainment though.

As I said on Facebook, they probably got Intamin rust insurance with it or something, lol. Even a brand new Colossus cost Merlin less than that.

Well it's not an exact copy, It's a smoother "second hand" track that was never constructed and different style trains from what I've heard. They'll probably maintain it better than Merlin too! 😛

Pretty much confirmed now that they are building a Colossus clone.

Funny isn't it? The best part of the attraction is the most themed and interactive. I'm certain making it a "real" experience over VR would make it 1000 times better. As long as the rest of it is done as well as the fake shop.

This is exactly what I think it should be! A real ghost train.

Why does it have a rectum? 🤣

They should cut their losses, close it and turn it into a real ghost train / scare maze. After doing a handful of VR attractions now, I'm not convinced it belongs in a theme park. I get more thrills and immersion from really well produced theming, artwork, lighting, effects, audio & animatronics. Save the money for a long overdue coaster. It may be the first time next year Paulton's start bringing some competition to Thorpe with Tornado Springs being more thrill focused from the predominantly family friendly park. Simply put, new coasters draw in the crowds and last longer than VR attractions like Galactica or DBGT:ROTD. (And they don't take up to 12pm to get them operational!)

The fact DoorDie is returning over Big Top is enough for me to skip FN again this year. I'll see how much effort is put into the mazes this time though.

You can get 50% off Merlin attractions on 02 Priority. (Search the app) And a chance to win tickets every Friday. https://www.merlinentertainments.biz/terms/02priority50/

Can't believe there's lots of interest in going this year after they've already sold the cheap, open dated tickets. Wasn't sure this year after we did the last two years running by ourselves.