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Coming years, they won't be recruiting ride engineers until a year or two before opening. Right now it is high level planners and managers being recruited. That is more of a UK mindset, as we are flying all that way. Whereas US citizens don't get as much annual leave so are more likely to do a...

Excalibur had significant issues with the underwater cable system that pulled the boats round. Maintenance was likely getting too expensive.

and if you have lots of free weekdays during term time of course.

Although isn't that known at the time of buying the pass that the only major difference is you get an extra 24 days you can visit, including things like fireworks, bank holidays, halloween and some half term weekends. If you don't need validity on those days, get the lower tier pass. Disney is...

The ticket prices are reasonably fair, £29-39 for a full day out is pretty good value really and comparable to many other things. Issues are the discount vouchers giving a further 25% off these prices and the annual passes causing additional visits meaning the park isn't likely covering its costs.

I'm visiting WDW in November so avoiding spoilers on the new version. But the best one was still the first Test Track with the actual real world style tests. Given a good amount of that is still used it would actually make sense to have kept the safety test theme I think.

This isn't going to happen, they've just built a hotel at Warwick Castle and English Heritage likely aren't interested in running a resort, or maintaining waxworks and similar. Warwick Castle has operated in its Tussauds form for about 40 years and I don't see it changing to just being opened as...

It is worth noting that two have been amusement park issues and others are festival issues. Yes it could speak to poor overall safety management but they are quite different things.

"Asked if the event still stands for something, Sir Michael told Glastonbury Free Press, the festival’s resident newspaper: “Oh heaven’s above, yes, of course it does. “And I think the people that come here are into all those things. People that don’t agree with the politics of the event can go...

Same. Although I rarely used them, it was a good thing you could get something more resembling a proper meal, rather than just a variety of places offering something and fries or sandwiches.

How do you know Copilot didn’t just read that one?

Yes the fact they now offer four attractions on one ticket is likely the reason for the change.

Its closer to a theme park than most of the other attractions in the midway group (full day attraction, multiple aramark catering operations etc), thats why I think there might be more to this? Although Warwick Castle has scaled back its catering and similar quite a lot anyway.

I wonder why they have done this? Warwick Castle has Aramark-catered food and overall is closer to the theme parks in terms of it being an almost whole day visit, with special events, shows and similar. Whereas I don't think any of the midway attractions really have cafes even now and don't...

But it wasn't "artificially inflated", if the price drop had not gone ahead then the higher price for renewal would have been charged. Renewal in 2024 was £179, increased to £189 in 2025 and people will have paid £189 so it is not artificially inflated. It just looks odd to you as the rate has...

This was the original X No Way Out with the lift doors so you didn't know it was about to go backwards. Alton Towers managed to keep the number of inversions on the Smiler secret for a long time of course and the drop on Thirteen. One of the main issues too now is parks spoiling the surprises...

If the price went up and then back down again it is a price drop. Doesn't matter if its the same price you paid last year, if they were charging a different price and have dropped it back to what you paid last year it is still a drop.

That is still a price drop, I would normally expect prices to rise each year.

There are some plans for new nuclear at least https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62614wejk5o I think public mood is moving in favour of more nuclear (although this article two years old) https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Polls-find-strong-support-for-nuclear-in-UK-and-Sw Also there...

There was some discussion a few years ago due to the Russia-Ukraine war and gas shortages https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63170747 I thought more recently though we have been OK with solar/wind and reduced our dependence on gas. I've not heard anything about it being a major risk in...