Everything posted by Mark9
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Efteling
I hope there's enough going on in that building to justify all the excitedness. I'd hate for it to be style over substance
- Official Alton Towers & Drayton Manor Meet 20-21/06/2015
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Universal Studios Florida
Well firstly the Dueling Dragons incident was where the two blinding incidents took place. When it happened back in 2011, the park stopped the rides duelling. Something else must have happened for the resorts four rollercoasters to now all have metal detectors placed in. I'm amazed that you think Dueling Dragons encouraged coins to be thrown at the other trains. It was actually a technical masterpiece in which two different B&M inverters went round their own courses and on three encounters 'duelled' with each other. Pictures below.
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Universal Studios Florida
I don't think you can really put a price on peoples lives Ian. Two people blinded for life. Any park would be forced to make changes, especially in America where sue culture runs rife.
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Universal Studios Florida
I wonder what the reasoning behind it really is. Parks don't just go down this route for fun after all, something drastic must have happened for this knee-jerk reaction.
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Port Aventura
Yes when it comes to Baco, I am all woman. But not the giving birth thing, I'm sure that hurts more then Baco but only slightly.
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Rant
It's more the use of 'get over it' then the Apple put down that I find rude. Maybe you should go back to your old Blackberry if it lasts three times as long.
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Chessington General Discussion
This is the thing right, they aren't even trying. Back in the years of the throughput challenges, Tomb Blaster was aiming for 1000pph and sometimes it actually made it, most of the time it got very close. Same with rides like Rattle, Fury, Falls and Runaway, they were all being pushed to get through as many people as possible. Now it's like they are aiming low deliberately so visiting on a quiet day is the only real option anymore.
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Rant
God thats rude. Lets face it, any product which people use constantly all day isn't going to keep full battery for weeks on end.
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Chessington General Discussion
It couldn't handle disabled groups when I worked there, how the hell is it going to handle fastrack as well. Haha.
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Chessington General Discussion
How are they running that by the way. Do fastrack come up the exit or is it a mutilation of the queue line jobby.
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Project WC16 - New for 2016
Pirates of the Caribbean. "which queue are we in?!"
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Project WC16 - New for 2016
- Project WC16 - New for 2016
Benin hit the point with Colossus. They could have built a simple cattlemen but didn't. With a bit of imagination they could have done something here. Even a more elaborate cattle-pen like Tidal Wave, Vortex, Zodiac or Stealth would be preferable.- Project WC16 - New for 2016
It helps to have low standards I guess.- Project WC16 - New for 2016
Stealth, Colossus, Blue Fire, Wodan, Matterhorn Blitz, Shambhala, Silver Star, Oblivion, Air, Oz'Iris, The Incredible Hulk, Big Thunder Mountain (at least 3 of them), Space Mountain, X, Rock N Rollercoaster, Poseidon, Dragon Khan, Superman de Acero, Katun, iSpeed, Shock, Shockwave, G-Force, Troublesome Trucks, Seven Drawf Mine Train. Sorry Will, couldn't resist. Luckily you have Colossus, Nemesis Inferno, Stealth, Saw the Ride and The Swarm for your 'pure' rollercoaster thrills then.- Project WC16 - New for 2016
There's no written rule as to what a theme park is supposed to be. They can be fun and vibrant like Chessington or they can be dark and scary like Nemesis and Oblivion. Besides you've focused on just the dark and depressing things at Thorpe, how about the comic attitude of Stealth, the humour of WWTP radio at Tidal Wave, the bright tropical paradise of Inferno or the pastel colours of Lost City. Aside from Swarm and Saw, Thorpe's a far brighter place then people give credit for.- Project WC16 - New for 2016
Could also be new toilets for 2016.- Closed Rides
- Legoland
Gotcha. I would comment that Chessington can do theming then, they just don't look after it because their budgets are so tight that they can't afford to. Whereas Lego presumably has to meet a particular standard as it's part of the Lego brand.- Legoland
Any reason you're staring at Chessington in particular?- Selfies
- Dragon's Fury
Hang on single riders back on fury? Considering the amount of near deaths that occurred the last time it was on there I'm astounded that it's returned.- The Swarm
- Gardaland
Sorry Liam, I don't agree. Merlin in general, have been pretty spot on with their rollercoasters. Each one may have flaws, but on the whole they are good attractions, I love Raptor, The Swarm, Thirteen and The Smiler. I don't think Oblivion is a hint at what the parks may come up with in the future, Raptor is leagues ahead of The Swarm and Daemon in terms of theme, layout, interactiveness and enjoyment for example. When it comes to their rollercoasters, I like them. it's all the other rubbish like I'm a Celeb or Angry Birds Land that I don't need to give the time of day. - Project WC16 - New for 2016