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So according to the Twitter rumour mill (which I usually ignore, but hey it got Universal Bedford right!), testing should begin tomorrow with a possible train reveal today.

Yeah, I remember it too. I remember the dizziness after, one of those epic defining moments in any enthusiasts story. I totally get the Blitz Bahn point to, similar feeling without the intensity. Nicky, we have a mission for you this season.

https://www.attractionsource.com/history/from-the-archives/samurai/ A reminder of just how good it looked at Chessington. I'd have been 11-12 back then so I definitely remember being quite intimidated by it too.

Ah but that sweet bank holiday overtime pay I hope you're getting at least? One of the big factors in yesterday was definitely the 10-6 opening, this really should be the absolute minimum and we would no longer consider going to a park when hours are less than that. Opening the gates at 9 is...

An absolutely perfect day at Alton today, really pleased. Yes it was only at 28% capacity, but strong uptime allowed us to ride everything with rerides (including first train of the day on Wicker Man!), two front row Nemesis rides, the best ride we've ever had on Rita somehow, and even time for...

2 months to go, not too bad. The buildup is going to be insane though as we still have: -Trains -Testing -Landscaping -Merch reveals ...to look forward to.

So, opening day then! Plus a little bit more of the soundtrack at the end. No trains yet.

It really won't take long to landscape, pumping out that pond, turfing and planting trees/shrubs can be done quite quickly. I'd imagine that they'll line the pond and put some aggregate down to stop it from becoming a mud bath again too. This is all work that can happen relatively quickly when...

My homebrew Queue Times app is reporting 60 for Galactica, and 55 for Nemesis. Rita 54, WM and Smiler both 40. Pretty big for a Thursday.

I have grasped it, and totally understand that there are people with additional needs that aren't visible or immediately obvious. My post wasn't intended to come across as nasty or misunderstanding of those with needs, it's the numbers that I am questioning. I also understand it's more...

I have a question around RAP, given it was so busy (and actually 'full') on Sunday. Now, I think RAP is objectively a good thing as it allows those who otherwise wouldn't be able to the opportunity to enjoy parks and rides, no argument there. My question is, are there really that many people who...

This was exactly my problem with the park on Sunday, there were points where 3 or 4 of the major rides were down at once, which is simply insane. We never got RITA, Runaway Train or Spinball in, or in fact anything other than a coaster. I also never got into the Forbidden Valley shop either...

Then we really shouldn't share it. We don't want to be encouraging this behavior.

How have they recorded that? As far as I am aware Alton have not been allowing on ride recording.

It did actually improve, we didn't get on everything but Smiler reopened and we walked on Oblivion and 13, they also let us stay on 13 for the last lap of the day.

A lot of downtime at Alton today :( nearly hours on park and we've only done Nemesis, Sub Terra and GalacticAir. Not a good day, unfortunately, and it had started so well with Nemesis. The Smiler has been closed nearly all day and I doubt it will reopen. Spinball and Rita the same. Edit...

Yes, I did :) really impressed. (the new cannon, not the drill!)

Oh look, a shipping container. It all looks very good I have to say, and the extended lore is very nice too, including protestors at the entrance to the queue line. What I really like is how respectful to the original it all seems to be, whilst bringing something new. The code on the Shipping...

Not going to lie but some of these queue times are terrifying. I knew today would be crazy, but I'm desperately hoping tomorrow is more manageable.

I agree that's how it should be, there are no discernible differences in the layout, and I can't argue that magnetic brakes are enough of a change. I wont be counting it.