Mark9

They still run Smiler like they used to, they were definitely duelling during my visit.

I miss 2003 Tidal Wave. In fact 2003 Thorpe Park. Nostalgia sucks.

What do you think they should do? Open it anyway?

Thats a very American response to something out of a companies control...

I do think you are being pedantic, particularly as visitor numbers have risen steadily over the last ten years.. This thing they are offering isn't compulsory, no one is being forced to go on the tour. It makes sense for a theme park to profit from one of their attractions if people are willing to pay that amount. In a sense, it is a last time opportunity to see the Bubbleworks behind the scenes. I'd be intrigued as to how they intend to include Professor Bubbleworks in there.

And what a wonderful twelve years it has been.

They needn't have bothered. Its a great coaster without having to be some kind of record maker.

Back when I was far younger then I am now, Buccaneer was one of those rides that you could just stay on for five or more go's because there was never a queue. It pains me that the parks incompetence and own policies have destroyed what was one of Chessingtons best ride.

Whilst this is correct, I don't see anything wrong with this. People forget that even the current version of Bubbleworks is a very popular ride, a lot of people have very nostalgic memories of the older version and many would want a last ride on this incarnation of it.

It could be bloody fantastic Matt, how can we you make such a prediction before a single piece of wood has been built. A no limits recreation cannot give you the sensation of the ride, the force, the air time, the theming, how its going to physically look in the park. Rides like Tomahawk at PortAventura or Rustchebanan at Tivoli Gardens don't look up to much but are respective highlights of their parks.

The difference being Air opened at the start of the season whereas we waited a good three months for Derren Brown and besides, Air opened with so many problems because of technology that Alton Towers and Tussauds insisted needed to be added. They overcomplicated the ride to the point where it kept breaking as the two Supermans in America, never had reliability issues. Besides, it's a coaster enthusiasts sole cause in life to pick up every flaw on any ride. It's basically our first commandment. And whilst I understand your positivity, I am also slightly concerned at the shelf life of this particular attraction.

Is it better then Galatica because Derren Brown was created with VR in mind whilst Air really wasn't...

I do wish people would stop using your love of Blackpool against you.

People love that kind of stuff, its definitely in vogue at the moment. Good of thorpe to break away from traditional places to eat. Those cabins could do with a bit of touch up though..

I don't doubt that this could be a great ride. The problem is its replacing what is already an amazing ride and seems/feels completely unnecessary.

Thorpe Park is a place of worship. We bow to the godly Stealth.

My most popular tweet was about that damn vote leave bus and now I don't know how to live with myself.

People more likely to post are more likely to to not like something. You can tell that on this forum a lot too..

Something to moan about?

When they have something positive to report on, they will do it. They've wisely moved away from mainly Brexit stories recently, nothings going to happen with that until Article 50 is triggered and until that point its all theories and conjecture. Saying that, I enjoyed this story Wales. If I were the EU commission, I wouldn't want to talk to Wales either, a country who majority voted to Leave.

Delayed rides is the least of 2016's problems.

I personally hope not. I'm yet to try Derren Brown, but reading from the comments here and all over, I can just tell that VR is not for me. Its ok as a novelty on things like Alpen Express and Pegasus. But to re-engineer rides like Air or to make it the main drive behind an attraction sends alarm bells ringing for me.

They'll be in the EU before we know it.

Part of me thinks this was inevitable. Especially with the kind of clientele that Thorpe attracts.

Denied. I can lay legitimate claim as I've worked on Vampire with three trains.