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    Kent, England | The London Resort | Entertainment Complex

    Yeah basically Keltbray would be coming in to get the groundwork side of things done then the contracts for a lot of the builds and other projects will be tendered out at a later date. I'd like to think of this as a positive move as people are being contacted to provide quotes for initial...
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    Kent, England | The London Resort | Entertainment Complex

    I just got an email through from London resort stating the development consent orders will be going off next year. A major construction company apparently been sourced and signed up along with a new creative partner. Will be good to see if it actually takes off, I feel like we've been waiting...
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    Roller Coaster TV Programs and News Articles!

    ^ haha I agree with the above. The rides staff embracing the story narrative made me feel embarrassed just watching! I'm speaking from experience here, those group exercises are truly awful, I never really got them but hay ho I was more concerned with breaking the throughput record and running...
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    Accident At Dreamworld Australia!

    To be honest a lot of park rides are absolute rats-nests of cables, usually the contractors retrofitting the ride are largely unsupervised and although electricians in this country are bound by electrical legislation, 17th edition etc you'd be surprised how many contractors will cut corners in...
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    Is Social Media changing enthusiasts?

    I really enjoyed the CF Chat thing, it made some interesting conversations and the replies seemed more sincere as we weren't hiding our identities. Its a shame its gone quiet recently! Maybe its more of a closed season thing.
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    Alton Towers | Wicker Man | GCI Wood

    I'm saving my shillings for icon tbh, Not a fan of woodies and can't see this new coaster changing my preconceptions however unpopular this opinion is. If you ask me the theme is over thought, I'd be happy if it were just called "shivering timbers junior" or something equally unoriginal that...
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    Accident on Splash Canyon

    Well the amount of times I had kids mucking about in boats on dragon falls while opping was unreal, school trips are the worst because everybody would egg each other on. Its something I did as a child, as nearly every kid did. Kids are kids. A flume is different as we know because an E-stop...
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    Accident At Dreamworld Australia!

    Re: ACCIDENT At Dreamworld Australia! Horrible and unfortunate accident, I believe was avoidable, ops are trained to watch out for alarming numbers of boats in certain places. On dragon falls it used to be six or seven in top trough, there was a boat which actually mounted the boat in front...
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    Port Aventura |"Shambhala"| B&M Hyper

    well ive gotta say, shambhala is my number one. Fantastic first drop (especially with a little airtime-gap) and relentless pace the entire course. To say it in english, its worth booking a flight to reus to go ride this beuty.
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    British Theming

    I agree, this whole horror "escapism" has gone too far, Ive got three words for you... Nemesis, sub terra. I dont think somebodys opinion on a genre would change what theme is chosen, I just think the whole thought which parks are having "trying to be different" has resulted in some poorly...
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    Port Aventura |"Shambhala"| B&M Hyper

    Haha, those bits of theming (bits of) remind me of chessingtons ENTIRE theming library... Well, nice speed, (very nice through the turnaround) And that latest testing video, It looks fantastic on the skyline. Its deffinately a good investment for the park, so many people have already commited...
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    Port Aventura |"Shambhala"| B&M Hyper

    Im going in june, ill probably go mid june but flexible on dates... so if anyone fancies a few pints ill see you at the closest english bar cool) I sure hope its going to have it's wheels changed! When they tested tatsu (on that documentary) they put the fastest possible wheels on it, and...
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    Parque Warner Madrid.

    Well i felt that many of the extras which the UK bunch seem to endlessly keep adding are left out of Parque warner. for instance there is, or at least i couldn't find an on-ride photo kiosk for batman la fuga. There were clear pathways dotted around, and the park was easy enough to navigate...
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    Parque Warner Madrid.

    Yes, the park is ultimately reached by the regular train. We were stating in the centre of madrid so had to use the metro. I found Coaster express to be enjoyable, but it was nowhere near half as good as it's steel counterparts. Merchandise was fairly priced, i got some nice shot-glasses for...
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    Parque Warner Madrid.

    Well the metro is fairly complicated to use, at least i found this to be true. Not the easiest place to get to, apparently there were plans for a hotel and waterpark but it seems there has been some land surrendered to housing development. The music there was awe-inspiring, probably some of...
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