Stuntman707 Posted November 12, 2023 Report Share Posted November 12, 2023 In terms of theming, I'm not fussed if it's more like an amusement park than a theme park. Feels like Merlin's version of Icon. I'm just happy Merlin are actually building a Mack Produkt. 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted November 13, 2023 Report Share Posted November 13, 2023 18 hours ago, Glitch said: I’m hoping we get a loggers leap Easter egg or two. Perhaps they could play happy birthday in the queue every now and then and allow the person who’s birthday it is to skip the queue  Has anyone created a coaster themed around literal Easter Eggs yet? Seems like a very Merlin idea since they love them so much. Inferno and Glitch 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted November 13, 2023 Report Share Posted November 13, 2023 3 hours ago, MattyMoo said: Â Has anyone created a coaster themed around literal Easter Eggs yet? Seems like a very Merlin idea since they love them so much. Â It's what happens when enthusiasts end up in high ranking positions within that side of the industry. Â Though Disney have been doing such things for far longer. MattyMoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted November 13, 2023 Report Share Posted November 13, 2023 My favourite Easter Eggs are small text in horror mazes that literally no one is going to read or see, thus questioning the point of doing it in the first place. Inferno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ML27 Posted November 13, 2023 Report Share Posted November 13, 2023 Â 8 minutes ago, MattyMoo said: My favourite Easter Eggs are small text in horror mazes that literally no one is going to read or see, thus questioning the point of doing it in the first place. Â Its actually embarrassing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 14 hours ago, MattyMoo said: My favourite Easter Eggs are small text in horror mazes that literally no one is going to read or see, thus questioning the point of doing it in the first place. Â Clearly for when they invite their vlogger mates to show off the "secrets" within behind a very brightly lit camera. MattyMoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 Sorry for bringing the topic slightly off kilter... but still...  Am all for "nods" to things that are easily noticable - e.g. the XNWO number plate on the crashed vehicles in TWDTR, but tiny details like mentioned above - which, literally does happen, as we all know from vlogs and such, just seem pointless and a back-scratching, THEME PARK FRIENDS! kinda exercise - that someone has actually spent time creating when you have to wonder, if that time could be better spent elsewhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitch Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 1 hour ago, MattyMoo said: Sorry for bringing the topic slightly off kilter... but still...  Am all for "nods" to things that are easily noticable - e.g. the XNWO number plate on the crashed vehicles in TWDTR, but tiny details like mentioned above - which, literally does happen, as we all know from vlogs and such, just seem pointless and a back-scratching, THEME PARK FRIENDS! kinda exercise - that someone has actually spent time creating when you have to wonder, if that time could be better spent elsewhere... Sorry I’m confused are we talking about video game style Easter eggs… such as those explained here or are we talking about a ride or land literally themed to Easter eggs. With the close of angry birds and the collaboration of Cadbury we could literally be quite close to this happening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 I think its cool when done correctly. E.g. Disney having hidden mickeys, or the C3PO marking on the plane at TDS. Think its nice to have nods to earlier attractions in theme parks. Isn't there a museum at Europa Park that shows off the parks history? Think it would be cool if the UK parks did something similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted November 15, 2023 Report Share Posted November 15, 2023 15 hours ago, MattyB said: I think its cool when done correctly. E.g. Disney having hidden mickeys, or the C3PO marking on the plane at TDS. Think its nice to have nods to earlier attractions in theme parks. Isn't there a museum at Europa Park that shows off the parks history? Think it would be cool if the UK parks did something similar.  Here's a screenshot from when our 2004 website was full of American bikers calling guests mummy's boy. MattyB and MattyMoo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parm Pap Posted November 15, 2023 Report Share Posted November 15, 2023 eggs are a problem, no matter the variety. it is the thinking of past glories, not future thrills, that holds us back. we try. Â Â roooooooooooooound, the funny song, the funny song, the funny song, rooooooooooooooooound, the funny song, the funny song, the funny song, roooooooooooooound, the funny song, the funny song, the funny song, rooooooooooooooound bom cha bom cha bom cha bom cha bom cha bom cha bom cha bom cha oh I dont like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitch Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 Anyone else getting frustrated that they have to wade through a bit of mud to ‘document’ the new rollercoaster being built?    Didnt think so…. Each to their own I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 The jump into the brakes, and the brake run, have gone in: Â https://twitter.com/DG95Official/status/1725858289638875338/photo/1 Matt N, Inferno and Glitch 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ML27 Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 My only concern atm about Hyperia is the splashdown effect.  There’s a lot of work going into creating that concrete pit which will inevitably stick out of the lake and I’m pretty sure it will be pretty hard for them to maintain the effect as it is in the middle of the lake. It’s a lot of effort and money for something which could have gone elsewhere? I know why they have done it, to create something to watch off-ride.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 The park now have a Hyperia construction blog: Â https://www.thorpepark.com/blog/hyperia-construction-updates/ Matt N 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted November 24, 2023 Report Share Posted November 24, 2023 They need to run a spellcheck.... Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tactic Posted November 24, 2023 Report Share Posted November 24, 2023 I do love it when we glid across the lake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted November 24, 2023 Report Share Posted November 24, 2023 Like the Smiler, it's now been corrected 😂 Just call me MTYMOO83LEGEND. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 The more I see of this, the more I love it...  https://twitter.com/AttractionSc/status/1728394310658162839/photo/1  Matt N 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parm Pap Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 wouldn't you like to ride in my beautiful new train, wouldn't you like to ride in my beautiful new train, we could fly among the stars together you and I, oh we can flyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy up up and away, my beautiful my beautiful new Mack   they've mucked it up so much. you know how we have forms for deployment 3 and deployment 4? they haven't done that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCCDN Posted November 28, 2023 Report Share Posted November 28, 2023 On way my way see how it's all coming along. Caught the lurgy so not sure if I can hang around for long. Still, that's not going to stop me.    What's in the box 👀    To be honest, there's not any lifting work taking place today. Just mainly ground work, so nothing too exciting today.  That's it for today, can't take many photos as it seems they put more covers up which makes it difficult totake decent photos. Will return next time with a trusty stick to help me out. JoshC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parm Pap Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 Christmas time, steel track and rhyme, builders making tree height line, Bom diggy diggy diggy bom diggy bom But oh no, too slow, we are not up yet, and we need taller iowo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitch Posted December 6, 2023 Report Share Posted December 6, 2023 On 12/4/2023 at 1:17 PM, Parm Pap said: Christmas time, steel track and rhyme, builders making tree height line, Bom diggy diggy diggy bom diggy bom But oh no, too slow, we are not up yet, and we need taller iowo You going to bring out a poetry book Parm Pap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted December 7, 2023 Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 The outerbank from that station is going in   Ketchup:  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted December 7, 2023 Report Share Posted December 7, 2023 I'm glad the giant red arrow pointed out the track otherwise I'd have never have seen it. ImLucifer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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