JoshC.
Strata Poster
If we wanted to be technical, whilst it isn't the same company by name, it's still (some of) the same people who are involved with the company. Merlin is, crudely speaking, just Tussauds with another layer or two of management sprinkled in and around.
But that's not really the point I was trying to make. They've got a ride which is largely seen by many as a world class coaster. It doesn't matter if you don't think it's the best or world class (as you should be able to appreciate why it's seen by many as so good) or when it was built. They've got a coaster right under their noses which is "world class", so yes, they can know what it world class.
Of course, it's all just marketing guff to capture the public's attention. The same phrase was used in 2002 when Thorpe were building Nemesis Inferno. It'll work, there's nothing stopping them doing it and it sounds a lot better than 'our first wooden coaster' / 'the UK's first wooden coaster in over 20 years' / whatever more sensible way they could have marketed it. Don't see why people get their knickers in a twist by that phrase.
But that's not really the point I was trying to make. They've got a ride which is largely seen by many as a world class coaster. It doesn't matter if you don't think it's the best or world class (as you should be able to appreciate why it's seen by many as so good) or when it was built. They've got a coaster right under their noses which is "world class", so yes, they can know what it world class.
Of course, it's all just marketing guff to capture the public's attention. The same phrase was used in 2002 when Thorpe were building Nemesis Inferno. It'll work, there's nothing stopping them doing it and it sounds a lot better than 'our first wooden coaster' / 'the UK's first wooden coaster in over 20 years' / whatever more sensible way they could have marketed it. Don't see why people get their knickers in a twist by that phrase.