tomglazed

Completely agree but for the life of me I cannot remember when Merlin have refurbished/spruced up an entire area, I could be very wrong though. It definitely needs some TLC otherwise it'll soon be given a new theme concept, an "abandoned" secret government facility

Is that inversion just after the lift hill a new record? Something like the highest inversion. Do you think Thorpe would play on this ifvit is?

Definitely getting into the swing of things with dub step right now: Guilty -Nero and Fighting Fire - Breakage are my favourites right now

Mmmm I'm not sure tbh, I guess I think that the bubble works sponsor isn't as bad because it still is in keeping with the crucial theme; a crazy cartoon like factory line. Oblivion is now the secret government facility with a fizzy drink .

*cringe* well I really do think that this ride sponsorship takes the crown from an previously disastrous sponsors IMO. If they stopped at painting the pipes and stuff orange and just replaced the coke branding with fanta then that would be fine.

I thought putting the ads on the ride entrance was too far, but the air gates? Wooow. What's next? The steam vapour on the entrance to the tunnel becomes real fanta? Not gonna lie I'd try and taste it!

Note to self: doing a good deed for someone can blow up in your face. ARRGGHH

Seriously this forum has become such a hotbed for hatred and bitchiness it's unreal.

Fair point but what about the wear and tear on the mechanism for operating the brakes by stopping the train twice? It could work both ways unfortunately. I know it will make very little difference but I guess it's just another way of looking at it.Maybe just using the brakes once to do the main job of slowing it down to a stop then releasing to let the train move into into position and then stopping the train for loading/unloading? Not sure how easy it would be though, don't know if you would need sensors moved or if it's just a PLC update.

A good on ride photo is when you don't look good Also, I really like the on ride photo position, looks like a very good place to get the funny facial expressions!

Technically shouldn't it now be called Madame Merlin ?

Very distantly related to elton John... My grandma is his cousin or something like that. It's not something I put on my CV let's say

If there gonna make it look so bland, they could atleast install those water cannons around the edge as a game for spectators to shoot tea at you

Just thinking out loud here. The theming on paper does look immense and with the initial budget it has right now, I'm hopeful. But just thinking about the concept of "Urban Devastation", it didn't really lend itself to a story line. What I mean is, some other rides have a story line which justify/explain the journey that the ride takes you on: Nemesis - the track is used to restrain the Monster they found. Stealth - race track Rita in the dark forest - escaping the curse (only to do several turns back on yourself and return to the exact same place, genius ) Saw The Ride - jigsaw testing to see if you deserve to live. Ideas for a storyline? I mean it's not like they can say we are the passengers aboard the plane that crashes on the first drop... Short ride and I'm not an expert on plane crashes (just alot of air crash investigation viewing) but I'm pretty sure if you've crashed in a Boeing, they don't then bounce up into a zero G and then into a helix. Just saying.

People might have thought that the ride has been wrongly advertised and what not (admittedly, even the tv ad makes it looks like a ZOMG BONKERS THRILL) but the general public seem happy with it; again, another unique world first for them.At the end of the day, we shoulda seen it coming right from the get go when we saw the ride specs during construction that they where building it using the Intamin Family Coaster type. But also, maybe their reasons for using that ride type is the secret element could only be installed on that type, considering any budgets they had etc. It might have been a shed load more expensive to use maybe a mega-lite and install the element into it. Plus, the whole travelling backwards part, maybe the trains are far more suited for this section as well as travelling forward.

It sounds like the pigeon was hit by the train chassis, but I keep thinking that the riders in the front row got a face full of pigeon mid-ride!

I completely understand this thing with natalia. I love both Mirrors and Zombie but the only other song on her album I think I can see myself liking is Not in love. The rest just don't appeal to me.The song I have on replay alot right now is Bright Lights Bigger City - Cee Lo Green: good mix of synth pop with a jazz/soul spin on it.

Hey hey... there could be JCB's and other heavy machinery too Still can't believe the Pilot's union response to the aircraft scenery; it's like saying Nemesis Inferno is distasteful for victims of volcanic eruption...

I see where you're coming from; maybe the fact you were being spun here, there and everywhere had something to do with that?

In all fairness with the leaks, I doubt very much that it is "theming". At the end of the day, it is a second hand ride and if you've stood beneath any moderately old water chute ride at a water park, you will know that they drip quite abit.But if it really is for theming? I'll be lost for words.

At least we fully understand what the restraints are like now; sort of a mini version of air's vest restraints without the ankle bit. Looks pretty comfortable.

Definitely agree; along with Detonator, Slammer still remains to be one of the only rides which the majority of my mates look at and think "no way!"

The outside queue is great for me, right up until you've got passed the high razor wired fencing and you just turn into a cattle pen with a rusted trap and a lot of pennies in it.

Because the station is basically a concrete block with fences and a control booth... But hey, if people are saying that it looks moderately better in person then we'll have to wait and see.

How wide do you think the shots will be? Maybe three people per photo?