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Cheeky thread bump as we are visiting next week and the weather looks.... poor. We''ll arrive Monday afternoon, possibly for last few hours if trains are lucky, full day Tuesday, then leave Wednesday lunchtime. Wind gusts for each day on one site are up to 44km and lots of rain. It's very much...

I believe this would be considered child abuse 😜

I think of positions to get stuck on a coaster it's probably the most comfortable! Though less so if the sun is in your eyes. Or its raining. I believe the new Eurofighters have a magnetic system that means the cars can be lowered rather than evacuated?

I feel the same. It's not a bad reveal but it's ultimately not what i was hoping for. Feels quite similar to Gold Rush at Drayton, in that my expectations were higher than what we got. That's not the parks fault, i don't think either set those expectations and Gold Rush is a lovely ride in of...

Rage at Adventure Island Southend is 1.2m and has the beyond vertical drop too. Anubis at Plopsaland is 1.25m so not sure what the difference is...

Here you go: "The Viking-themed extravaganza, due to open in spring 2026, will be home to Paultons Park's first-ever inverting rollercoaster. ‘Drakon’ promises to be the park's most adrenaline-pumping ride yet, boasting a vertical lift hill and two twists that'll flip riders head over heels."

The park have announced the opening of a major new ride this summer! Unfortunately it is not the one many of us were hoping for and in terms of location seems like it puts the Pokemon rumours to rest. It is in fact an expansion to Minions with a walkway shooter attraction ( I believe this...

It's funny as i'm coincidentally reading the history of Universal Studios Orlando at the moment and the BTTF ride single handedly turned their fortunes around (and obviously the ride system is still in use). But obviously that was 35 years ago. Tbh i think it's as simple as this: If Beijing...

I understand what you are saying but then Universal Japan built a Jaws attraction based on a film from the 1970s. Some franchises are more evergreen that others and it's hard to measure them. I'd presume if they are using BTTF they have some data to validate its ongoing popularity. On top of...

Indeed. Lord of the Rings by most metrics is a far more successful IP than Back to the Future, Paddington and even James Bond which nobody seems to have an issue with existing in a theme park.

Would be silly to build a ride that cannot operate for months of the year in a 365 park. They've also become a maintenance nightmare and logistically difficult with health and safety regulations in the UK.

I'd say all the major Universal IP's are of an equivalent popularity in the UK. Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, Nintendo, Minions, F&F, the various Dreamworks plus the classics like Jaws, BTTF etc. They can't really go wrong in that regard. Harry Potter arguably more so than the rest because it's...

How long is it typically closed for when it valleys? My son has just hit 1.3m and we were considering visiting over Easter but there's so little else for him there it's probably not worth going whilst it remains this unreliable.

Turntable you say? Mack Stryker CONFIRMED!

According to this the plans were approved but they've now submitted the modified ones as a back-up, presumably for budgetary reasons: https://twitter.com/AttractionSc/status/1902003928243261722