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There used to be two. Belle Vue in Manchester and a "ride area" in Battersea Park in London. Belle Vue was sold to the Forte group in the late 60's/early 70's. They tore it down bit by bit and sold off the land. It also contained a zoo area and a speedway track. So there was room to expand...

Blackpool, Paultons and Drayton have all made major investments since 2008 - probably their most major investments in 10 years - but all three were in the "family" area of things. People using the recession as an excuse were doing just that. Since 2010, tourism (internal) has been the growing...

I disagree. We've seen investment (DMP and Paultons as well as Merlin) - it's just been more focused than "build 'em big and they will come". Quality over quantity which has paid dividends. This has absolutely caused the downfall of several parks (or nails in coffins anyway). It does limit...

Also, should mention about the size of the UK and the history :D Although it's not particularly quick to get from one end of the country to the other, there are still a huge number of (decently sized) parks for the distances to travel in the UK. LWV, FI and FL are all in roughly the same...

I wonder if it's less about "Families Vs Thrill Seekers" and more about perceived value for money. If you're paying a lot of money for a day out (family or not), you want to get something back. Tussauds used to offer both a high quality park experience and regular new high quality rides...

This, only you forgot that nobody likes an elephant sitting on their chest. Hate them, because it feels like an elephant is sitting on your chest ;)

The character was brought back many years ago in the larger universe. They've had some fantastic story arcs across the Star Wars universe and it's all because of the high demand of fans. I love the way Solo and Rogue One both touch on the larger universe, but you don't need to know it to...

Solo then. I went in with incredibly low expectations and it met them. It was very lightweight, but actually okay. I don't feel like it was a waste of time or money. Nothing special, but okay. Loved the appearance of one character back into the film canon - definite room for a couple of...

That's in prep for next year when they both get torn down without notice [emoji14] Sent from my E6683 using Tapatalk

Did you also get the Dragon coaster on the prom? I did the Water Chute at Belle Vue. But it moved to Blackpool so lots of people have it. Also did the Tokaydo Express and Cyclone at Blackpool. Oh, and the Big Apple. Apart from "The Mouse", I have done every coaster at Alton, including the...

In future take a photo of all the really rare ones first - just to upset people :)

I love this. This is the Blackpool I've missed for years. Spend tens of millions on a new ride - spray paint an old crap bit of therming because... BLACKPOOL! It was like the Rhino they had pulling the Cinderella carriage many years ago. It's just so cheap and fantastic and naff and quirky...

I've seen one film on it (Civil War) and it was great. Much preferred it to a standard 3D showing. However, it wasn't native 3D, so a 2D showing would have probably been better. But the seats are good and the sound superb. Not really worth the extra, plus, my nearest is in Telford and who...

I've been on at least one of the rides in that photo... I've also been pushed into the penguin enclosure that's partially in shot on one of the other photos LOL

I can't of agree, but also don't... I've been hammering my way through the comics now for a couple of years and... I don't take into account the comics and compare them to the films. I keep the two distinct in my head - I guess like I did reading the Ultimate series or Marvel Zombies (I'm sure...

So... Infinity War What nonsense. To be fair, it was the best Avengers film, but that bar was really low. As Snoo says, this is a Thanos film, so I think it's worth looking at from his point of view. So Thanos is a great character. He's got the most depth out of all of the characters in the...

No. Hixee was being sarcastic. More than happy for somebody with such talent and skill to put this on here. It's really interesting to read about, so keep us updated as well please :) Sent from my E6683 using Tapatalk

OMG. Not another amateur coaster builder, cluttering up these pages with all their fantastic engineering projects that make no money... :P Seriously, WOW! There's "home made" and then this is the next level. I love the way the trees help to spin the car on the spinning mouse. Please keep it...

He knows and mentions it in the video (did you not watch it?). It's some next level playing anyway on the game - incredible. Even at my most practised I was never that solid at RCT/3. So yeah, I hope he does carry on because it's pretty awesome. Though he doesn't know Alton as well he thinks...

The patent for the toboggan ride mentions a chain lift: https://patents.google.com/patent/US528224 This was 1894, so I suspect any toboggan ride built after that point. The chain dog was patented in 1905: https://patents.google.com/patent/US793333 Which I would say is the first "modern" chain...