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Mark9 got a reaction from Matt N in Do you currently have a Merlin Annual Pass? Have you ever had one?
I do. Currently on subscription at £15 a month and it expires 200 years after I pass away.
Compared to some of the rubbish I waste my money on, £180 a year is great value and with some of the investment at the moment, it's easy to justify.
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Mark9 got a reaction from MattyMoo in Hyperia - New for 2024
Best thing about the testing was the cheers from the crowds as the train went down the first drop.
The sense of community from things like this is never better then days like today.
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Mark9 got a reaction from Inferno in Hyperia - New for 2024
Best thing about the testing was the cheers from the crowds as the train went down the first drop.
The sense of community from things like this is never better then days like today.
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Mark9 got a reaction from ImLucifer in Hyperia - New for 2024
Best thing about the testing was the cheers from the crowds as the train went down the first drop.
The sense of community from things like this is never better then days like today.
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Mark9 got a reaction from Matt 236 in Hyperia - New for 2024
Initially guests wanted it at Helix, it got complaints that it felt unsafe.
Then with Icon its because the restraints had double redundancy in case of failure, the seatbelts give it a third redundancy if something was to go wrong.
Looking at a few others, Copperhead Strike opened with seatbelts (unsurprisingly, Cedar Fair after all) and DC Rivals Hypercoaster didn't, neither do the majority of the Blue Fire clones, Star Trek or Capitol Bullet Train.
Merlin being Merlin, I can just see the guest perception taking precedent with Hyperia. This is the company that wouldn't batch a station at Mandrill and has ugly queue lines where every new ride has fences over 6 foot tall.
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Mark9 got a reaction from Inferno in Hyperia - New for 2024
Initially guests wanted it at Helix, it got complaints that it felt unsafe.
Then with Icon its because the restraints had double redundancy in case of failure, the seatbelts give it a third redundancy if something was to go wrong.
Looking at a few others, Copperhead Strike opened with seatbelts (unsurprisingly, Cedar Fair after all) and DC Rivals Hypercoaster didn't, neither do the majority of the Blue Fire clones, Star Trek or Capitol Bullet Train.
Merlin being Merlin, I can just see the guest perception taking precedent with Hyperia. This is the company that wouldn't batch a station at Mandrill and has ugly queue lines where every new ride has fences over 6 foot tall.
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Mark9 got a reaction from Cal in Hyperia - New for 2024
Initially guests wanted it at Helix, it got complaints that it felt unsafe.
Then with Icon its because the restraints had double redundancy in case of failure, the seatbelts give it a third redundancy if something was to go wrong.
Looking at a few others, Copperhead Strike opened with seatbelts (unsurprisingly, Cedar Fair after all) and DC Rivals Hypercoaster didn't, neither do the majority of the Blue Fire clones, Star Trek or Capitol Bullet Train.
Merlin being Merlin, I can just see the guest perception taking precedent with Hyperia. This is the company that wouldn't batch a station at Mandrill and has ugly queue lines where every new ride has fences over 6 foot tall.
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Mark9 got a reaction from Inferno in Hyperia - New for 2024
Thank god we were spared the higher capacity crowd pleasing B&M hyper ey
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Mark9 got a reaction from coasterverse in Hyperia - New for 2024
I love it when Jack comes back every year or so to complain about Fastrack at Thorpe.
It's like when Steve posts every now and then to tell us how **** Merlin are. It's like a comfort blanket.
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Mark9 got a reaction from Inferno in Hyperia - New for 2024
I love it when Jack comes back every year or so to complain about Fastrack at Thorpe.
It's like when Steve posts every now and then to tell us how **** Merlin are. It's like a comfort blanket.
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Mark9 got a reaction from JoshC. in Hyperia - New for 2024
I love it when Jack comes back every year or so to complain about Fastrack at Thorpe.
It's like when Steve posts every now and then to tell us how **** Merlin are. It's like a comfort blanket.
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Mark9 got a reaction from Cal in Hyperia - New for 2024
I love it when Jack comes back every year or so to complain about Fastrack at Thorpe.
It's like when Steve posts every now and then to tell us how **** Merlin are. It's like a comfort blanket.
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Mark9 got a reaction from MattyMoo in Hyperia - New for 2024
I love it when Jack comes back every year or so to complain about Fastrack at Thorpe.
It's like when Steve posts every now and then to tell us how **** Merlin are. It's like a comfort blanket.
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Mark9 got a reaction from Han30 in Chessington General Discussion
The park need to decide whether they prioritise the main season or the winter season. If they want to do both, the engineering team need to be expanded.
They also said a week or so ago that some rides like Rattlesnake and Griffons Galleon will not be open on off-peak days. Poor decision as Rattlesnake seemed to be one of the few rides that was running well over the weekend.
Merlin theme parks really test my patience at times. The general expectation at a theme park is to go and rides will be running. At Merlin it's currently a gamble if anything is open on time or for at least half the day.
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Mark9 got a reaction from JoshC. in Chessington General Discussion
The park need to decide whether they prioritise the main season or the winter season. If they want to do both, the engineering team need to be expanded.
They also said a week or so ago that some rides like Rattlesnake and Griffons Galleon will not be open on off-peak days. Poor decision as Rattlesnake seemed to be one of the few rides that was running well over the weekend.
Merlin theme parks really test my patience at times. The general expectation at a theme park is to go and rides will be running. At Merlin it's currently a gamble if anything is open on time or for at least half the day.
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Mark9 got a reaction from Matt N in What is your favourite coaster drop in the UK?
Either The Swarm or Dragons Fury for me
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Mark9 got a reaction from Matt N in Nemesis
That's pretty much all the eye does. It's given life by the claws around the eye moving up and down like its in anger. There was already some dead pixels so hopefully its an easyish fix.
I was very excited for the return of Nemesis and I'm very happy that it's already running incredibly well, pretty much picking up where the old OG left off. I was concerned it might run slow but it isn't. I think it's a success and the energy around Nemesis was electrifying. Managed 6 rides including a front row and a back row and I'm happy.
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Mark9 got a reaction from Cornflakes in Nemesis
That's pretty much all the eye does. It's given life by the claws around the eye moving up and down like its in anger. There was already some dead pixels so hopefully its an easyish fix.
I was very excited for the return of Nemesis and I'm very happy that it's already running incredibly well, pretty much picking up where the old OG left off. I was concerned it might run slow but it isn't. I think it's a success and the energy around Nemesis was electrifying. Managed 6 rides including a front row and a back row and I'm happy.
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Mark9 got a reaction from Inferno in Nemesis
That's pretty much all the eye does. It's given life by the claws around the eye moving up and down like its in anger. There was already some dead pixels so hopefully its an easyish fix.
I was very excited for the return of Nemesis and I'm very happy that it's already running incredibly well, pretty much picking up where the old OG left off. I was concerned it might run slow but it isn't. I think it's a success and the energy around Nemesis was electrifying. Managed 6 rides including a front row and a back row and I'm happy.
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Mark9 got a reaction from Parm Pap in Feedback of the Site
I'd say reporting posts you don't like should see a result such as that members spam but...
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Mark9 got a reaction from Cornflakes in Detonator
I think I made a logo like that for my A level graphic design project in 2008.
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Mark9 got a reaction from MattyMoo in Alton Towers General Discussion
I don't think anyone on this forum cares to be honest.
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Mark9 got a reaction from Benin in Alton Towers General Discussion
I don't think anyone on this forum cares to be honest.
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