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Weigh up the costs / travel time with public transport vs car hire for the day just to make sure, it looks like a slight pain with transfers etc etc. You've got a right to be buzzed, we just went on ride after ride after ride with that damned thing! The other parks we did were Disneyland and Universal. Disney was overcrowded, overpriced and not at all magical whilst Universal was slick, modern, great atmosphere and to be fair had some really solid rides albeit nothing quite on par with SFMM. If I had to pick I'd say go for Universal, I would describe it as "a nice day out" as opposed to the cattle-battle at Disney. There is also Knott's Berry Farm closeby which we unfortunately missed but looks exceedingly good for rides and I think is the cheaper of the lot to visit. Sweet job, wish I had one out there in the States! Maybe I'll apply to be a bricklayer, heard Trump is looking to build a wall out there...

We were naive and thought we'd get a scope of how busy the park was first to see if it was worth the outlay, absolute waste of time and wish we had pre-booked the flash pass to save all the time queueing for it. Once we got the flash passes, we felt VIP. Practically everything is walk on if you book it immediately after riding your last coaster. Get the platinum flash pass. Put it this way, you're travelling all that way. The last thing you want is to leave having only done half of the park and having spent most of your day queueing. We hired a car and I'd totally reccomend that you do if you're going to LA. If not, we did see some buses on the way in so there's hope if you do a bit of research. Maybe try and pool an Uber otherwise? Let me know how you get on man or if you need any more help with your trip, I had a superb day, you'll be completely and utterly overwhelmed. Top coaster of the day for me was a toss-up between Twisted Colossus and Escape from Krypton with Goliath getting an honourable mention. But honestly, almost everything there by far and away blows the UK parks out of the water.

Went last month and had a fantastic time. Buy your fast pass in advance as it saves time queueing to get one on the day. Turning up early won't make much of a difference but if you do; head straight for X2 as the Flash pass won't cover it. Have a great time, I know I did!

Can't argue with stupid, son.

My thoughts go out to the entire workforce having been under threat for pretty much my entire career (steel industry) I know the feeling of dread and bleakness that surrounds the redundancy process. I hope those directly affected get back on their feet swiftly and Merlin truly do hold up their promise of easing their transition towards a new job. It looks like more of a focus on hotel staff from the press release and surely this has to be the case because the park isn't exactly crawling with staff. Also, aren't alot of park staff seasonal? This excerpt exclusively intimates that salaried staff are to be cut. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

Music is expression, not examination. Just so long as you enjoy it! Unless y'know... You fancy joining the orchestra or want to become a session musician.

Having a ball at USH, casting spells and a belly full of butterbeer

First-time ride for me yesterday, having come straight back from California's Six Flags: Magic Mountain I thought that the Thorpe Park rides would underwhelm but SAW really impressed me. Quite possibly on of the best starts to a ride I've been on and the ride experience itself is superb, great layout. One question though, has it always been that rough on the ol' noggin? Came off with half a headache!