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I've had a lot of "home time" during lockdown - due to several bouts of self-isolation and what turned out to be a pretty hefty hit after a (minor) procedure on my heart. So, I picked up a hobby again that I used to do 30 years ago (I did actually pick it up slightly 6 years ago, but not...

I think that most things have been said already to be honest. I can add a little. I believe that (probably with John Wardley pushing), Tussauds wanted to be the British Disney. The investments were high quality and consistently presented through around a 10-year period (1992/3 - 2002/3?). It...

Yeah, it was really pedestrian. I did enjoy it, but it was so shallow. Was perfect as a Disney Plus, plus - I'd have been really disappointed to see it at the cinema though. It was lovely to look at, but so little actually happens - we never really follow the parents or delve into the world...

I did, yeah. It was really interesting seeing this kind of nascent Marvel universe brimming with ideas that some writers then took and built the foundations (in the comics) of what is the MCU now. It was proper out there stuff though - a weird mix of sci-fi and fantasy melded together. I kind...

I actually went on opening day with minimal expectation, which it failed to meet. However, as the year went on, the ride went from sub-par to sub-terrible. It really was a trashy mess on opening. The biggest issue is that the ride doesn't have any real kind of finale. I know they tried with...

Yeah, I think that one of the things about the Disney + stuff (along with the Dave Filoni Star Wars stuff) is that they're really for deep fans, but are also trying to be popular at the same time - so they're struggling to keep the series' in both camps. I loved WandaVision for the first few...

In true Pleasure Beach fashion, the water was delivered by squirting it all over the guests and claimed as a new attraction for the 2021 season...

Sorry, I sneezed this morning. Closed the test of the season...

The things that always amaze me about these old shots are the number of side friction/figure 8 coasters there used to be littered everywhere. Then piers actually being used for docking boats - something I don't think we actually associate with piers any more. It was great to see the Switchback...

That was a close call - luckily, they avoided having to endure the ride ;)

Brilliant topic, but I think you're pretty much covered on answers. It's a mix of all five of your original theories. Individually, they don't make an impact, but together, they do. I think it's amazing how quickly and oddly fashion and trends change. You don't want your customers coming in and...

This is an interesting discussion to revisit. 20 years ago, this was a no-brainer. Alton Towers. 10 years ago, it would still be difficult to put together a solid argument for Blackpool - but it could be done. Now? It's much tougher. When I do these things, I try to do both a pragmatic and...

To be fair, that sounds like every opening week I've ever been to at Thorpe ;)

If they'd have received that order, it may have been the thing that saved Arrow! Oh, I see what you mean about nightmarish now ;) Oh yeah, I know all about the Arrow Pipeline coaster development (and the whole Arrow and Schwartzkopf Secret Weapons). I just don't remember ever having seen the...

And now that's led down a rabbit hole :D Here's some great footage of Coney Island in its heyday. Including footage of the Flying Turns, which I've never seen! It gets going about 5 minutes in. There's this weird gyroscope ride thing at one point, no idea what was going on there. And a very...

Some colourised footage of the Virginia Reel at Blackpool for those interested (as @rob666 brought it up in the 20 years losses topic): There's one shot where the cars are so close together - definitely no real controls back then, just solid guess work :D The most interesting thing about...

I love The Faculty. I watched it on release at the cinema. I can't even start to pin down why it's so enjoyable, but it is. And it IS a movie right of that moment. I watched Kong Vs Godzilla on Friday night. It's just 2 hours of stupidity. No real plot, just excuses to have these massive...

I'd like to (if I can find anywhere streaming it for free in the UK :) ) - but, also not. I think David Byrnes is a bit of a dick - or he certainly used to be.

Sigh... It was bound to happen eventually :D I quite like Marillion, but it's all a bit up its own bum. I like that. I need a new something that's a bit heavy and mildly cheesy to listen to while I'm working. Being in a house of Alexas, I've signed up for Amazon Music Unlimited. I'm also...

This is going to look really weird to anyone reading this, who can no longer see the banned posts :D You're right Poke in what you're saying. It's all about legitimate clicks. We get spam from people often on our CF emails advertising this kind of thing "Would you like professional writers to...