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Although small, I love the drop on nemesis, it just turns around slowly and then builds up speed out of no where before chucking you into the corkscrew, absolute gold IMO.

That is.... Holy.

To me it looks as though, either the pre-lift block failed for what ever reason allowing the car on said block to hit the car that had just entered the lift, or the chain snapped (unlikely) and the Anti-Rollbacks failed meaning the the car went down the lift and hit the car on the pre-lift...

Oh... my... God...! Going to be flying through there at some speed, going to be brilliant, probably the best part so far!

It's.. it's just relentless!

I think Helix and the newer Mack Mega's have kind of shown that the concept that blue fire was, is capable of so much more than what bluefire is, so people kind of see bluefire now as a shadow of what it once was as it kind of hasn't achieved the full potential of its ride type.

Holy cow, that's looks brilliant! Who knows what else may lurk beneath the structure? What other surprises are there?

I could imagine that layout as a B&M and it's absolutely beautiful. :emoji_cry:

No, please, they'll have the orcas and what not swimming through shipping containers as part of the show, like a maze.

Unless there are surveyors markings or what not in the area, I'd find it improbable for a rollercoaster o be in this location because: A.) There were plans a few years ago floating round for a coaster next to swarm island, so Thorpe has been looking to build there for ages now (however they may...

Definitely, Air, Oblivion, Smiler Nemesis (if your up for it), then Th13teen is worth at least a ride or two, and the runaway minetrain is always a good laugh (don't worry if you miss it though).

I know that at Alton towers there are various speakers around the ride which tell people to remain seated, I can only assume that this is not the case at Drayton, as even for an excited 11 year old the announcements are hard to ignore.

I am completely unsure if this would work, but on the way home today I thought of a latch (like two hooks hooking together), that can be undone normally but is in place to deter people from getting up, now this is where I was thinking, if the boat was to capsize a small ball (about 5mm across...

The issue is that Rapids rides are seen more as family rides, provided that younger children are supervised then there is no issue, I don't think teenagers (13 +) need adult supervision, however I think that this group of ~11 year olds should have been supervised to ensure that they are riding...

The problem I believe lies with today's blame culture, if the incident was caused by the girl (not saying that this is the case but it seems likely) people will still want to impart blame on the park (however this may be justified) as people never seem to want to blame the victim. So it is in no...

I agree she may have stood up and fallen out, and consequently been either struck by the boat and knocked unconscious, causing her to fall below the water, or she might have been simply pushed over by the boat and under, either way both sad.

Thoughts go out to the family and witnesses, always horrible to have your child die before you, especially on what is meant to be a fun day out. Any thoughts on the cause?

True, but I meant more by the media, the do like to bring related subjects up, we might even get a Vicky Balch interview about the incident.:(

From the BBC: Major incident closes Drayton Manor theme park ride http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39862996 Wonder how long before the Smiler is mentioned?

Oh dear, hope no one is seriously hurt, any thoughts/news on what could have happened?