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That's really interesting to hear that is the approach to extreme haunts over in Europe. In the UK that sort of stuff is quite usual now, attractions like Sub Species: The End Games have seen aggressive handling, yelling and screaming in your face become part of regular haunts. There's...

Re: Derren Brown's Ghost Train (WC16) | Thorpe Park | May 2 Yeah, now that has to be the best ad Merlin have ever produced. Love it! Must say, i'm impressed with their marketing at the moment. Whilst it's obvious they're waiting the final opening date, I think they have done well filling the...

So there's a rather nifty immersive horror experience going on in London at the moment themed around the Goosebumps book series called Goosebumps Alive. I know Lofty has been, but has anyone else had the pleasure of visiting yet? It's actually outstanding! It's not so much a scare attraction...

Colossus at Thorpe. The queue has some great interaction with the ride and is pretty scenic (for Thorpe) with it's overgrown plants and themed tunnels. It's nothing mind blowing, but with the amazing soundtrack ontop, I think it's one of the better queues Thorpe has. Considering the ride itself...

Re: Derren Brown's Ghost Train (WC16) | Thorpe Park | May 2 Oh my god Lofty, loving the shade! Ha in all seriousness though, I still stand by the opinion that Merlin are doing nothing wrong in delaying this attraction. It sounds like one of their contractors was behind on the work, and rather...

Re: Derren Brown's Ghost Train (WC16) | Thorpe Park | May 2 I must admit it seemed kinda obvious it would get delayed with the train still being outside in tarp. Honestly I think Thorpe have done the right thing. It's really reassuring to see them delay it rather than open it completely...

Please be Juvelen, please be Juvelen, please be Juvelen. Seriously, I think it would fit in so well with the park, and would finally give them a pretty solid lineup of coasters!

I'm not a physics expert, but aren't those bumpers merely for small scale bumps and collisions in the station, not for full on crashes like this. I can't really see how adding a front bumper would've helped reduce the impact in any significant way to be honest.

WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN, WON'T SOMEBODY PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN?! Ha, in all seriousness this was trending on Facebook and it was worded so poorly I genuinely thought it had stalled due to the windy weather for a moment. But yeah, poor journalism right there.

Eh, it looks ok. I would be lying if I said I wasn't excited to ride something of that height, but honestly, it's far from the best investment they could've made.

So ignoring convention here's my bottom 8 minus kids creds. (8 being the most favourable and 1 being the downright worst) 8. Thirteen - Alton Towers - Honestly, I get its a family coaster, but come on, did it need to be trimmed to death? The only way to get a halfway decent ride on this thing...

Guilermo is a great choice, but I would go for a Sam Rami ghost train style attraction. His comedic horror stylings would make for something quite unique and it would be really enjoyable. Wouldn't be appropriate for a younger audience though.

Re: WC16 | Thorpe Park | New ??? for 2016 Oh wow, so it features augmented reality? Well damn, that sounds pretty neat! Yeah I seem to remember the periscope video saying something about actors playing a role. I totally agree there's reason to be concerned about them reducing the number of...

Re: WC16 | Thorpe Park | New ??? for 2016 Yeah, i'm sorry but I don't see why anyone would think this would be Ripsaw. I can guarantee you that ride is rusting away in a pit alone and unloved (and by that I don't mean it's still in one piece in Forbidden Valley). It sounds to me very much...

Re: WC16 | Thorpe Park | New ??? for 2016 Yeah I think Lofty has got it 100%. It will be like their scare attractions, recommended 13+ is what I am putting my money on. Won't be policed, but will be there as a suggestion.

Re: WC16 | Thorpe Park | New ??? for 2016 You know what, I am actually really excited for this! I am loving the idea of a fully themed immersive experience. Sure there's likely to be not much of a ride to it, but honestly I value atmosphere just as much. It has the potential to be one of the...

I'm definitely up for Thorpe and Paultons, may also be able to do Kolmarden, as I was already planning a trip to Liseberg this year. :)

Re: WC16 | Thorpe Park | New ??? for 2016 Oh I totally agree their marketing doesn't work for enthusiasts. This whole mind gap has been mind-numbingly boring for me. That being said, considering most of the GP won't be aware of WC16 until its official announcement, I can understand why they'd...

Re: WC16 | Thorpe Park | New ??? for 2016 Darn, looks like there wasn't an ad during Derren's new show. Kinda surprised, but I guess it is a little early to start building the hype. Anyone else think the ad may premier when Derren's stage show Miracle is shown on C4? If they don't show it then...

Re: WC16 | Thorpe Park | New ??? for 2016 Yeah the new Derren Brown show is on exactly the same day. The Alton reveal is 8:30 where as the Derren Brown show is at 21:00