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The Public Transport Thread
Although you can't really compare a brand-new theme park being built right next to a trainline and a few minutes from a second one to a historic theme park in the middle of the Staffordshire moorlands. In your previous post you set out most of the reasons why. Could you even create a viable rail...- jon81uk
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The Public Transport Thread
That last sentence is the key point to this entire thread really. The Uk thinks buses as things poor people and the elderly need. Whereas many parts of Europe, particularly the Netherlands see public transport as an essential public service.- jon81uk
- Post #441
- Forum: General Discussion
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2026: General Discussion
I would say silver is too cheap, about £6 per ride if you do all 15. Also the old packages spread people out a bit as you couldn't just pick the top five rides. Whereas new bronze might just have a lot of people wanting the same few rides.- jon81uk
- Post #545
- Forum: General Discussion
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2026: General Discussion
I would expect if its with a guided host the cost would be significantly more than £40 per person on top of the gold though.- jon81uk
- Post #540
- Forum: General Discussion
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2026: General Discussion
I think Platinum is unlimited, rather than just once per ride on Gold.- jon81uk
- Post #538
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2026: General Discussion
The competition is to “get involved” in the painting, not to watch it. I expect the attendees will do some of the painting.- jon81uk
- Post #523
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2026: General Discussion
Park is closed, so doubt anyone will be able to just walk through the gates. Maybe yes could go to the hotel and send a drone but would be spotted. Overall though for those who would like to have the claim and knowledge for themselves that they painted a bit of old rollercoaster, this does...- jon81uk
- Post #516
- Forum: General Discussion
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Universal Epic Universe - New Florida Theme Park
As two adults last year we did a week at Universal and a week at Disney. For the Universal week we stayed at Hard Rock so has express pass, which meant the original parks (IoA and studios) were a bit more leisurely. We were there in Noivember and it was unusually cold for a few days, colder than...- jon81uk
- Post #657
- Forum: Rest of the World Parks and Attractions
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Flamingo Land: General Discussion
I would argue the Dubai holiday is cheap, £209 a night including flights is low for three people. I've struggled to find just hotel for that in some places recently (mainly the USA) and even in Europe £100 a night on hotel only is common. Flamingoland seems a fair price including the theme park...- jon81uk
- Post #1,954
- Forum: UK Parks and Attractions
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[2026] Bluey Coaster in CBeebies Land
I think its just part of the seat. To make them look like car seats they want them to appear two separate seats, but they need a join between them still as its a bench style coaster seat. Speakers could be present anywhere in the car and it would be normal to have at least one per person.- jon81uk
- Post #936
- Forum: Future Discussion
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2026: General Discussion
Assuming the golf is kept open long enough hours after the theme park closes to actually play it. I've left the park at 5.30pm to find the golf closed in the past.- jon81uk
- Post #492
- Forum: General Discussion
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Theme Park Staffing Issues
Why work for Alton Towers in the middle of nowhere, outdoors in the cold when Lidl & Aldi pay better? Money is still the issue, the parks don't want to pay enough to entice people to work there.- jon81uk
- Post #5
- Forum: UK Parks and Attractions
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Wicker Man - General Discussion
Yes the pre-show room should have been larger and the station needs another switch-back of queue space. The whole building needed to be bigger. The pre-show is good and should exist, but it doesn't need to be as crammed in, its bad design and bad operations.- jon81uk
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- Forum: General Discussion
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2026: General Discussion
Not seen that before then I checked the golf page not the parking one. But yes with golf at £5 why pay for parking!- jon81uk
- Post #482
- Forum: General Discussion
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2026: General Discussion
Because the ticket price has barely gone up, it’s been in the £34 area for a long time now. Personally I think a £40-45 ticket with no parking fee would be better than £30-39 plus a share of £13. Not any longer, the standard discount is now 25% off the online price. I’ve no idea why they have...- jon81uk
- Post #477
- Forum: General Discussion
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Paultons Park: General Discussion
No, its just repaint and new name. Whereas I think Nemesis Reborn is just a new credit as its new track as well, but I can understand why others wouldn't agree.- jon81uk
- Post #4,589
- Forum: UK Parks and Attractions
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Chessington World of Adventures Resort
Maybe its the wooden fencing vs metal that makes Dragon Fury look a little better?- jon81uk
- Post #11,389
- Forum: UK Parks and Attractions
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Chessington World of Adventures Resort
Thats got to be one of the worst looking queue lines in the UK? Rita has a bad cattlepen but that Paw Patrol one looks bleak.- jon81uk
- Post #11,387
- Forum: UK Parks and Attractions
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2026: General Discussion
Although the weather is predictably unpredictable, they have had large amounts of snow and other cold temperatures several times before. I think this is why they stopped trying to open Runaway Mine Train and concentrated on the pirate theme, they had a couple of Feb half term weeks and even...- jon81uk
- Post #377
- Forum: General Discussion
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