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It's a tough one. Are shows essential, or even worthwhile, for a park? Not for me. Are they essential to a resort though? Definitely. If you're only spending a day at a park, I don't think shows are a worthwhile investment. If the park is clearly aimed at attracting multi-day visits though...

Nah I agree with that, along a similar line the Whopper Jr from Burger King is fast out-placing the Mayo Chicken as my go-to 99p-so-I'll-buy-3-of-them option.

Councillors will just end up being given a few extra free tickets to some concerts or sports events and a bit of extra wining and dining and it'll get granted.

But what else could they do to satisfy you? The ride was always going to be removed. You'd still have complained regardless of the messaging.

Yes. Particularly for a ride that looked the way it did. It's not that you can't have a different opinion, it's that when you were challenged on your initial opinion you then kept changing what it was that you were arguing. First it appeared the removal, then it was the lack of a replacement...

It's ironic that you choose that picture though because it's taken right at the arse-end of the park where there's literally **** all there apart from a wasted space of missed opportunity. Phantasialand is easily the most overrated park I've experienced. The rapids were amazing, Klugheim is...

You aren't half coming across as awfully entitled in here Coaster. Ignoring the fact that it's none of your business why they removed the ride, to then boil it right down to you being unhappy with the terminology they've used when announcing the rides removal is beyond petty. Better to remove...

Similar to Snoo, first thought was always anything with airtime because it's just impossible to explain it to people who don't really know coasters why you like something so much. Balder was the first that came to mind but that's probably because I've tried to explain to people why I like it so...

Ewwwww. Cheers for that Helix documentary above, loved it. Ignoring the random bollocks about rating it, thought it was a great insight into the ride, operations, how it keeps them safe etc...Would probably have just enough cross-over appeal to get random GP watchers

And just like the market wares on offer underneath the coasters at the park, the claim is fake.

Es posible

Wickerman's success? What success is this? I thought all the recent noise from Alton was that they'd had yet another piss poor season and were trying to pay reduced business rates as a result?

Yeah likewise, they'd have gone for a much safer option. And yeah as above, the more I think about it the more I think it's unbelievably harsh on Wardley, knowing how much he pushed for a woodie, to treat him as such an afterthought.

Yeah that reflects REALLY badly on Alton's planning department if the senior management were of the understanding that he'd been involved for the last five months. Can imagine the awkward silence when he finally asked "What does John think of it?". At a guess, the ****e original drops were...

Convinced it was April 1st.

Nobody has touched Alton yet? I'll bite the bullet. I'll chuck in two scenarios too because why not. Realistic (ish); 2020 - Remove Enterprise - Install two new flat rides in X-Sector 2021 - Remove Spinball - Install two more new flat rides in its place 2022 - New coaster - "World's first" of...

How much? Whilst I think the amount quoted unlikely, a decline in general isn't all that unlikely given the current market condition.

Unless I'm massively mistaken, I thought Alton had 2 million visitors in 2017 so a 200k drop for them would be 10%; that's a drastic number for any business and I'd imagine it's an even greater percentage for BPB. I'm sure there are other factors and it's far, far too soon to draw any...

A 200'000 decrease is shocking is it not? Even moreso in a new-ride-year? Even me in my incessant pessimism can't' see it being that bad.

Can;t wait for the Good Morning Britain appearance.