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They are entirely correct to be worried about Paultons Park

Yeah same here. I thought it just looked old and decrepit rather than representing a 'theme'.

Another planning application has apparently been submitted by the park:

This might be a bit of a stretch, but I do sometimes wonder if these 'resort' parks are incentivised to not really care too much about throughput and capacity, because 'hey, you didnt get on all of the rides today? Next time make it a two day trip and stay overnight in our expensive hotel!' I'm...

Paultons is actually a great comparison. I've visited 3 times in the last 2 years and every visit was absolutely flawless from a capacity/ride downtime perspective. The ride availability is always excellent and they basically only close for a month a year. You are right about the price being...

I'm amazed that Merlin have gone down this road at Chessington. I visited last year and was far from impressed - the downtime of major rides, excessive queues at the others, horrible car parking situation (especially when leaving at the end of the day). Everything just screams out that this park...

I'm actually a fan of the new track. More than the aesthetics though, quite frankly I'm just glad that Merlin are doing something, anything different and renovating a classic coaster with a fresh, new feel. Provided that they update the surrounding areas with theming to match, then it should be...

Wasn't there a teaser/easter egg from one of the scare maze events of a poster with 'EXODUS' on it and what looked like a guy floating up to the sky? Maybe it'll have an alien abduction/people leaving the planet type theme. That would fit well with the name 'Exodus', if that's what the final...

I would love to see what Paulton's could do with an indoor dark ride - that's what I suggested in my response to the survey. Looking at what they achieved with Tornado Springs which had a reported budget of £12 million and the level of theming in there, I think it's a good bet that they could...

Would there be any concerns over the traffic situation though if a major new attraction like a water park was added? Chessington is a small site and parking is sometimes an issue - it took us close to an hour just to leave the car park when we visited earlier this year and that was in term time...