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  1. Dar

    Kent, England | The London Resort | Entertainment Complex

    I'm looking for a bookie to give me odds on the next buyer being the "London Peninsula Resort"
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    Fire at Liseberg's Oceana water park

    When we were there last week they were lifting debris from the top of the tower, so they're still in demolition/cleanup at the moment I think
  3. Dar

    UK General Election 4th July 2024

    When I lived in Pickering, immigration was big news, "they're coming over here and taking our jerbs" etc. when the only non-white people were the family running the Chinese restaurant, and they've been there for decades. Most of the people I know have never been further than Malton, York at a...
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    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    I know it's not fully school trip season, but I have to agree with at least the Thursday part. We're here today, and there are multiple school groups in but hyperia has been at a steady 50 minute queue all day! (Barring the start of the day when it got to 100 minutes :P ) Everything else has...
  5. Dar

    UK General Election 4th July 2024

    After reading Reform's "contract with you" AKA their manifesto, I can only conclude that they are (pardon my francais) ****ing mental. It's hilarious to me when parties put their costings for their "savings" front and centre, but then don't have any costings for their other plans. For example...
  6. Dar

    Attractiepark Rotterdam | Netherlands | Amusement Park

    Managed to cram it through Google Translate! Sounds like an eccentric old man that is throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks!
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    Coasters that gave you the biggest sense of "danger"

    The turn over the path on Wild Mouse was scary, but it was the bunny hills behind the station that always scared the hell out of me. Getting fired out of the seat with only a seatbelt to stop you was terrifying! The big airtime hills on Taron were a real squeaky bum experience on my first...
  8. Dar

    Original name of stealth at thorpe

    Was the name changed before or after they split Rita off for Towers?
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    Thorpe Park | Hyperia | Mack Hyper Coaster | 2024

    The station reminds me of a Costa coffee in a supermarket car park. I know it doesn't have or really need a specific theme, but it sure would be nice to have more than a gold box
  10. Dar

    Europa Park | Voltron | Mack Rides Stryker Coaster | 2024

    Oh dear :( I hope it's sorted for tomorrow for Nicky et al!
  11. Dar

    Universal considering UK theme park in Bedford

    They'll probably have some anti-car policies in place to drive people to use public transport. Huge parking costs, discounts with a train ticket, that sort of thing. Traffic and congestion are one of the common factors between nearly all ride applications in this country. At the slightest hint...
  12. Dar

    Cedar Point | Top Thrill 2 | Triple Launch Renovation | 2024

    I imagine the whole 420ft in the air part attracts a lot riders, with the launch just being the way to get there :p
  13. Dar

    Gigs 'n' Tours

    Saw The Hives in Leeds on Wednesday! Such an amazing show, I am a broken man. I'm not a very expressive person normally, but I expressed myself by jumping around and smashing into other people jumping around. They played a massive set compared to their usual outings, 20 songs and plenty of...
  14. Dar

    Europa Park | Voltron | Mack Rides Stryker Coaster | 2024

    Do you mean for storage & maintenance? Because then it's just another stop on the turntable Or do you mean when they put the trains on to the circuit? In that case, I think there's a small piece of track they can remove to get them into the shed. I think they've chosen that spot for how close...
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    WTF Merlin?

    Oh I've given up on UK parks, I was more pointing to our European friends and what magic they can make happen! (and I was being a touch facetious) :p I just wonder if the 'will' is there to really push the parks to be world class again, or if the team are happy settling in to being the...
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    WTF Merlin?

    I can't wait for a Silverstone situation on a fireworks night! (For the Silverstone round of F1, they implemented surge/demand-based pricing, which got itself all muddled up to the point that prices were going up as people were waiting to finalise their tickets so you could have a £200 ticket...
  17. Dar

    Cedar Point | Top Thrill 2 | Triple Launch Renovation | 2024

    I think it's great they have a space for wheelchair users
  18. Dar

    Alton Towers | Nemesis Reborn | B&M Retrack | 2024

    The atmosphere looks incredible! The eye seems very Merlin-esque. Obvious pattern of the teeth moving up and down, rather than random. Why doesn't it sync up with trains leaving the station? It could scream and all the teeth open up while the eye follows the train up the lift. Or something...
  19. Dar

    Universal's Epic Universe | Orlando USA | Theme Park

    I was thinking of a boat ride, either round the shire like you say, or the boat ride west at the end of the story! There's so much of middle earth that would make great attractions, like the story of the first song and the fall of morgoth, but I don't know how much the estate is willing to let...
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