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  1. jon81uk

    UK Politics General Discussion

    Because the sort of people who would take the bounty would actually be trying to murder them not just leave them in France, they would destroy the boat and watch the occupants drown.
  2. jon81uk

    Food & Beverage: The Aramark Era begins

    Fewer people buy alcohol-free drinks so less economy of scale, a lot of people having non-alcoholic will just have Diet Coke etc. I don't see the beer producers dropping the price of NA beer down to similar prices to soft drinks. Also the cost of the staff to pour the drink, the heating...
  3. jon81uk

    Food & Beverage: The Aramark Era begins

    £7.50 is fairly normal in London, now even in a paper cup. So I assume Alton Towers expects the same “tourist” prices. I agree that £4.50 isn’t a great price for a pasty either!
  4. jon81uk

    Food & Beverage: The Aramark Era begins

    It’s the Towers Street Instagram account. A pint of beer (maybe cider) and a pie (but pictured is a pasty) is £12 from the Courtyard bar. Is Facebook working better? https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BHPRcGNAo/
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    Food & Beverage: The Aramark Era begins

    From: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNyL6hq1AuR/?igsh=MXQ4Nm16cHkzcnN0NA== Pie and a pint for £12. Except it appears to be a pasty not a pie!
  6. jon81uk

    Food & Beverage: The Aramark Era begins

    That’s not the point though. I’d be happy if it was 100% self-ordering and the tablet scans the annual pass. Or 100% staff ordered for those who want it or need it for the discounts. But this weird mix isn’t helping passholders.
  7. jon81uk

    Merlin Entertainments: General Discussion

    Galactica was jet washed last closed season as usual. Or the easily accessible bits anyway. Please give citation and links to any rumours before making clear statements that something will happen. especially regarding safety implications
  8. jon81uk

    Disneyland Paris: General Discussion

    Its not even all E-ticket really, Frozen is probably a D-ticket ride really. But other than DLP Adventure Studios, there aren't any other parks doing this? Its the Harry Potter effect. Those lands featured shopping and dining as core aspects so now all theme park lands need to.
  9. jon81uk

    UK Halloween events

    Isn't the only major event outside of the theme parks, Tulleys? Which has a thread about last year https://towersstreet.com/talk/threads/tulleys-shocktober-fest-scream-park.5234/
  10. jon81uk

    Merlin Entertainments: General Discussion

    The Merlin parks will survive Universal opening. There will still be a price difference between them and they will offer different things.
  11. jon81uk

    Disneyland Paris: General Discussion

    Although Frozen is just the slow moving boat ride really, its completely different to a log flume.
  12. jon81uk

    [202X] Project Horizon (SW9?): Planning Approved

    The existence of "old restrictions" is questionable anyway. I think @Squiggs has said before that there isn't actually any hard set rules, just general guidance. Its possible that AT could ask for planning permission for a coaster taller than the treeline and it be permitted in the right part of...
  13. jon81uk

    Strange questions that sometimes need answering (or not asking in the first place really).

    There is probably quite a lot of this sort of thing that vloggers and similar should be doing and likely don't.
  14. jon81uk

    Strange questions that sometimes need answering (or not asking in the first place really).

    the majority of content creators benefiting from a share of advertising revenue from YouTube are not employees of YouTube.
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    [202X] Project Horizon (SW9?): Planning Approved

    You could close off the northwest side of the area now anyway to redevelop the theatre and Nickelodeon and still have Gangsta Granny operating.
  16. jon81uk

    How often would you replace a phone or tablet?

    Relatively speaking Apple aren't too bad overall for this, I don't think they plan obsolescence for their devices but will stop the updates when features move on that phone can't support. iOS 18 last year (2024) will run on iPhone XS released in 2018 so six years of software updates and at least...
  17. jon81uk

    The Future of Dark Forest

    I wouldn't directly go for chained oak but a chair-o-planes like a Whomping Willow (changed enough not to get the Harry Potter lawyers) would be a decent fit. Technically the ride already has the chains so fits with the chained oak too really. Co-pilot made it a bit too angry but this is the...
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    How often would you replace a phone or tablet?

    I chose five years in the poll, but think I've generally changed my iphone around every four years now. Recently went from 12 pro to 16 pro. I did replace the battery on the 12 after just over two years, but I used the phone quite a lot. Could probably have kept the 12 Pro a little longer and...
  19. jon81uk

    Quick Questions

    Not as busy as everyone expects. Because people think it’s busy they stay away and also most annual passes are blocked.
  20. jon81uk

    Scarefest 2025

    I'd be almost certain the scare zone would be the path along the edge of Dark Forest above the gardens https://maps.app.goo.gl/CCnTT2yxBssCRmMu5
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