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I was talking to some year 12 students I was teaching yesterday who are going on a schoool trip to Thorpe Park in July, they'd never heard of Hyperia and had no idea Thorpe Park had a new coaster. If they are marketing to that audience, I don't think it's working

When Hagrid was still new at Universal they had a queue literally going from the entrance to the park. You'd head through the turnstiles, then get shepherded towards the queue going to the right through Seuss landing if you wanted to do that, or left to the marvel area if you didn't. Worked...

We head one years ago, but we went to Thorpe in 2022 and AT in 2019 and were so disappointed we haven't wanted to go back yet. Both are about 3 hour drives for us each way, and the combination of a lack of new rides, terrible food and the general run down appearance of the parks have put us...

I really liked Formula Rossa after hearing so many negative things about the layout. The second half of the coaster was much more fun than I expected. I think it's way too early to tell how fun any part of this will be, there's just nothing else like it.

I wonder where they got that 93% figure from?

I don't think we'll get many 'British' brands, maybe some roaming characters and Harry Potter. I really think a lot of what we'll get will be copies of the other parks, perhaps with a different ride system, like they've done in the parks in Japan, SIngapore and China. Things like Jurassic...

The Shaun of the Dead/Hot Fuzz/Worlds End films are owned by Universal. Could make for a fun scare maze at least or weird three-act dark ride

I'd 100% travel by train if a station was that close and it's only one change for me from Norwich. Driving home after a day at a theme park sucks

Confirmed for 26th April. We just cancelled our trip, but can't get a refund on the flights so we'll go visit Tripsdrill and Holiday Park instead and come back for Europa in the Autumn.

Yeah I really like these trains, can't wait to get on this ride! When do people think the park could open? Getting a booking in the big park hotel will probably be a nightmare!

I always thought it might be to do with how they pay/train their staff too. Europa, like the Disney Parks, often have a lot of older staff who look like really know what they're doing, rather than the seasonal teenage staff you get at a lot of UK parks. Also the better parks seem willing to run...

That's so dark. I'm thinking a Kong-style bus ride around the shire, like we're on Gandalf's cart. Some hobbits wave at us, then there's some fireworks and it's over.

It seems crazy that beyond the Splash Mountain refurbs we don't really have any definite plans for the US Disney Parks. Disneyland 'might' get an expansion over the road, Animal Kingdom 'might' get a replacement for DInoland, Magic Kingdoms 'might' get a new area behind Big Thunder Mountain...

I think a big hurdle is that it doesn't have windows, or a pool, or parking. It's such a weird building

I feel like my top 10 changes every year, but we hit a few new bucket list coasters last year, so here we go again! 1. Twisted Colossus - Six Flags Magic Mountain 2. Ride to Happiness - Plopsaland 3. Taron - Phantasialand 4. Millenium Force - Cedar Point 5. Steel Vengeance - Cedar Point 6. Fury...