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^ I thought I remembered that. Pretty sweet that they would just give away t shirts like that. They wouldn't do anything like that nowadays.

Pretty sweet. Glad we're getting one in the UK. Even if it is boring like Lofty's saying, at least is something different. Not a bad height either for one in our country.

There's actually a very interesting read about the Backlot tour, as Universal were planning their own and believe that Disney stole their idea for it (having previously had one in Hollywood too). When Disney released their plans for the studios Universal were mega pissed off, and didn't want to...

Glad that they're making changes. I remember them taking a similar approach with Hex too. I thought it had potential to be pretty good, such as a larger drop after the first one and some better effects to create a 'climax'. The problem, I believe, is that it was an attraction without a climax...

Ha! I remember this! Only because I have a 1999 map of Alton Towers and it has it on it (which happens to be my oldest map too, just a bit of Bezz trivia for you there). Did they give the T Shirt to you or could you just buy one if you wanted to?

That is so true! I'm going to say The Swarm. I was so shocked to come back from the weekend and find all the amazing reviews that it got. I did enjoy it, but not that much. In terms of overated rollercoasters in a public sense, I often hear about how amazing Air is by a lot of people. They're...

Oh my God! I wouldn't be that harsh! I'm quite pleasently suprised with the positive views this coaster has. I thought that it was quite bland, and not very exciting, however I felt the theme and the overal experience was very good. In summary, I did enjoy it and think it is a fantastic...

^ Totally agree. I counted Matterhorn as two, because it's two seperate tracks and two seperate experiences. There are much trickier ones to discuss around the world..

I know that when the plans for EPCOT Centre were released the press were not happy, asking Disney questions like "Where's the big dome?" and "Where's everybody going to live?" so there was obviously talk around the country about the original plans for EPCOT, and the plans Disney released for...

Re: Wallace & Gromit Confirmed For Pleasure Beach Bit annoyed they're keeping the same track system. It's far too noisy. It works for the Gold Mine, but a brand new ride? I think it's far too old fashoined, so hopefully that gets sorted out because it should be silent really. I think that W &...

Can you remember when they were building Rita and they kept Corkscrew open? It was like walking through a building site, walking in between temp fencing and on dirt while they were constructing Rita. That would've surley been a lot easier if they had closed Corkscrew. I know Submission and...

You clearly haven't been to California. Interesting how DLRP is celebrating 20 and WDW didn't turn a blind eye to 40. That's the American marketing for you. Personally this looks alright. Nightime show at those things to the right of Phatom Manor would've been ace. Knowing Paris this will...

Well this is Disney reacting quickly and foolishly to Harry Potter. This is going to be a right waste of effort. In the Studios they might have got away with it, but Animal Kingdom? This just sounds like an horrendous joke.

Seconding all the posts on here. Valhalla the 2nd best water ride in the world? Too Americanised and too biased.

And you get cut off from the real world in Duel? Seriously, it's not that great. At least one day you'll be in awe when you ride something awesome. Best gotta be Terror Castle, worst is the one at Brean. That is horrific.

Re: New Indoor Ride for Alton in 2012 No way will this be a Spiderman ride system, the building is way too small. No way will this be a drop tower, we just have Th13teen. Not sure what it will be, first thing that came to my mind would be a ride like what the London Dungeons just got, but...

^Ha! Love it. As I'm sure with many I've heard loads, but some that have stuck with me... Some geezer at the Odyssey station at Fantasy Island saying it starts red, then turns yellow, then goes red again. Didn't notice the inverted track then I'm guessing. Another saying that Flamingo Land...

I bet this is the future we see for the Merlin parks, building one 'large' investment, advertising it for a few years until the next 'large investment' comes along. That being said, at least Thorpe gets new attractions quite regularly. Look at Alton, advertsing past attractions because they...

^Exactly, I can't believe we're seeing an advertising campaign for the so-called 'UKs Number One Theme Park' advertsing previous installments through lack of anything new. It's pretty pathetic. Oh well, least we can winge in 2013 when they install something and it's crap.

Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012 ^I was suprised with the size of the station foundations, I thought it looked pretty small, especially considering the size of the trains. Second Ian, it's not going to spin. It's illogical, it just won't. To all the comments on Merlin liking...