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I wouldn't mind being up there, but the three hour wait might be slightly boring :/. Nice view though :wink:. Saying that, I'm much older than some of the kids that were up there. It must be really scary at that age :(. I also wouldn't like getting into the "fireman's bucket thing" as well...

In my opnion, the name matters a great deal to the park that promotes the ride. One of the strongest and most powerful advertisement is 'word of mouth'. If your freind was to say that they've been to Bunny-land and rode the Bunny coaster, your first judgements on the ride would be something far...

Great news about the Rita trains. The trains are what people actually look at, as it's the thing zooming around the track, so it'd be a bit silly to (loosley) re-theme the ride and keep the trains the same. I think the logo looks alright there. It's like everything's dark and gloomy, so that...

I have to say that I'm also disappionted, but then everyone hopes for a 'Nemesis-class' coaster from Alton Towers everytime they build a new ride and people will get disappointed. Taking a step back, I think this will fit in nicely. Better theming than Corkscrew, IMO, and something the whole...

^ Alton Towers are advertising to the GP. To be fair, most people who have heard of Thirteen probably stopped and thought "Alton Towers + Ultimate ride + World's First = BIG!" and then forgot about it and moved on. I think only a few people have looked it up on the internet, and even so it's...

^ oh... sorry :/ Well, the maintenaince shed is an improvement :). Has the actual station changed much?

I like the Sonic statue, for some reason :? The station is a bit cheap, but I'm sure it's low on costs and the GP won't mind :/ The colour of the supports is an improvement though :)

I think my first coaster of 2010 will be Sonic :/ We've got a bigger chance of going to Alton first, and we usually go on Sonic first because it's there... Might try and get on 13 first though :)

^ I was reffering to Thirteen's trains :lol:

To me, the trains closely resemble a tractor? I don't know :/ but there's a grill on the front and some sort of exaust pipe on the front :lol: I would like to see a repaint on Rita as well as what they've done already, but we should be thankful that they've done anything. They've had to pay...

Well, the are no restraints on there :lol:. Also, the '13' is in a generic font so it doesn't look scary. The '13' at the front makes it look like a race car. Also, there are headlights on the front. Could be a race through the dark forest?

I don't think it's a sculpture of Thirteen's cars. It just represents them, like not an exact replica. :wink:

I don't mind parks having sponsered rides. It's like having any other theme, it needs to work with the ride and I don't really see what Spinball Whizzer has to do with 'The World's Fastest Hedgehog'. It's basically a spinning coaster, not really much to do with speed. I hope they don't get rid...

Wow :shock:. So is Spinball not being moved? :? I don't know whether I like the idea of it or not. I s'pose it should be good if it is themed well and not over the top. I'm looking forward to seeing pictures! :--D

I, personally, don't care if it's brick or not. As long as it feels like brick when you look at it. I like the way the themeing is coming along. It looks really nice and I hope that the area has a creepy atmosphere to it :). With Rita being altered for 2010 in the photos of the themeing going...

^ And the less they spend on one thing would mean that they can spend more on something else that needs the money more...

I'm hoping for lap bars :). I've only experienced the maurer sohne ones (on G-Force) which I thought was brilliant but my brother found them to be painful :?. I don't really see any point for OSTRs on this coaster, unless they are looking to seriously lower the height restriction... What are...

Fair enough, maybe I shouldn't have used 'everyone' to generalise the current view, hehe :lol:. I remember these two guys that trespassed in Alton Towers either during an off season or after the park closed (can't remember which). D'you think we'll get any pictures off them in the off season? :)

Are they planning on keeping the current entrance, or closing it when they build the one in Forbidden Valley? Everyone's saying how the pictures don't do SW6 any justice and I'm quite annoyed that I can't go and see it until next year :(. Really looking forward to the finished piece, though :--D

I don't think there is much wrong with our theming. Although, I haven't been to any theme park outside the UK, so I can't compare. I agree that theming is limited from budget cuts and Brit's attiuteds. Also, another limiting factor would be vandilism. I think that Thomas Land looks good, from...