Mark9

Well you know, one has twinges.

Thats right Germans, you just keep on working.

"I'm like a coke bottle because even though I've drunk half of it, I'm a glass half full kind of guy"

In all honesty it's probably just false hope. Remember that the gas tank thingamajig is hit by a huge force of water, every few minutes during open season and unless we've just never been told, it has never had a refurbishment or a major do up since Tidal Wave opened in 2000.I would love for it to be a case of Thorpe wanting to make it work though, it was an awesome visual trick back in the day and it would be nice to think the park doesn't think that the new ride is the only important thing.

Almost like I read this topic before, I've written a little something about the original Amity Cove and Tidal Wave back in 2000. I got a little bit over-enthusiastic actually. But as a youth, Tidal Wave was sublime and it is something I wanted to reflect in my blog.http://mark2262.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/the-wwtp-adventure/

That happens far more then we think ^_^I like Wild Eagles happy eagles. They love life.

I'd blame the Swarm personally.

That it will all be over in less then 16 seconds?

Egg on Thorpe park's face when several amputations take place on the first public ride on Swarm.

People who are inpolite.People who don't know how roundabouts actually work.People who deliberately drive onto motorways at 30 miles per hour.That part of the A22 that no matter what happens, without fail, I will always get stopped by the red lights.People that drive at 50 on a 70 mile per hour road.The same people that drive at 50 on a 30 mile per hour road. STOP BEING SO CONSISTENTLY BAD AT DRIVING.

I voted good. It remains the only ride that I am scared off, Marc will back me up when I say everytime I ride it I do end up screaming just that little bit and no matter what I do my eyes end up closing. It's probably just the un-naturalness of the launch that does it.Sadly Stealth has a fundamental flaw that its ride time and length is so short. Rides like The Incredible Hulk, Shock and I-Speed really show that a launch should be followed up by something far more substantial. We could argue to the end of time that Stealth doesn't need more track because that launch is memorable. The problem being Stealth was outdated by Storm Runner, Kanonen, Xcelerator and Superman Escape before Stealth even opened. The general public, it won't matter. As an enthusiast its quite a flaw.And the theming is rubbish. Things that have been abandoned and a giant tyre do not a theme make.

I think the rides staff are the most miserable of the Thorpe staff actually, sure you get the few good eggs but majority they are the ones sitting in their cabins or chatting amongst themselves. It's the F&B and retail staff that really shine as they always attempt a conversation with you whenever you try and purchase something. Particularly in the shop next to Detonator, they always give a pleasent experience.

:lol:Copyrighted Fred

Really is a work of beauty. Such effort has gone into the look.

Get me to the Beemers :wub:I also approve of the hand drawn look of the map. Tis all pweety.

That's excellent. If I recall, last years main problem at Thorpe was running out of food on AP day, the rides pretty much behaved themselves. It's good to hear that most things are ahead of schedule.

Pweeettty

Only Hyda left on that list so time for a new one. WheySky Scrapper, Krake, Farenheight, Kumba, Wild Eagle and The Little Mermaid.

I plan to ride it in the mind that it was only the second B&M in Europe when it was built and that in 1995 it was the worlds first eight looping rollercoaster. Kraken, Superman de Acero and Incredible Hulk are going to have to sit at the back of my mind.

Tidal Wave when the only things behind it was the Flying Fish and treesOld Samurai look with empty red pannelling.Looking at Colossus. Samurais queue line rested on the lakes edge whilst Colossus's queue line just to go off on a peninsula.Before Colossus became land locked.Detonator construction imageVortex in its first seasonThe old Zodiac

Love Port Avenuras blog about Shambhala

It isn't no, Bling was a Zierer star-shape.

100%, fully agreed. It's hard to understand these days what a revolution Oblivion actually was and the impact it made on the UK coaster industry is huge.