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Admittedly it is a nice one to operate, although that’s mainly because you barely ever get a queue for it, hence my point about nobody being bothered when it was closed.

I remember back in 2016, they closed Ramases Revenge, Griffins and Peeking Heights on off-peak days. They justified this by saying that Ramases and Peeking required a minimum number of riders to operate them, and nobody cared about Griffins anyway. But closing Tiger Rock, Zufari and...

Just stumbled across an Instagram profile called Stop Towers RAP Booking System. I can appreciate that people are frustrated at having to pre-book, but considering that last year, we frequently saw RAP queues hit 40-60 minutes at busy periods (let’s not forget that the whole point of RAP is for...

Oakwood have been closing on off peak weekdays for quite a few years now. This is fairly normal. What’s more unusual is the park not being open in the Easter holidays. I think this could be the first time they’ve ever done this. Interesting to hear that Folly Farm get 500,000 visitors a year...

Batman Gotham City Escape. And sadly I only got one ride then it shut down for the rest of the day, so I really don’t feel like I ever properly experienced it.

I’d be interested to compare the downtime statistics of BPB against the Merlin parks. I’d include the ridiculous staggered openings and early closures as downtime too. Whilst I agree that Alton’s downtime hasn’t been great lately, overall I’d agree that Merlin’s operations are far better than...

People have always typically been very against the idea of Merlin running the park, which in the past I’ve always agreed with. But to be honest, things have got so bad at BPB now that I honestly wouldn’t mind it. I think Merlin would, without doubt, be doing a better job of running the park...

I guess this is why I don’t worry too much about “milestones” I’ve been to parks with some people in the past who have deliberately said “I want to wait to go on xxxx coaster so that it can be my 400th, 500th etc” but to be honest I think this is a bit silly. It may be coaster number 400 or...

I mean, I guess we could have a whole new discussion as to the mysteries and often inconsistencies of RCDB. From what I can see, the three water rides I listed do coast in anything as much as Atlantica SuperSplash does for a very brief period. But anyhow, does anyone remember during the first...

It’s all to do with hygiene. Bathing shorts can be worn as normal clothes as well, thereby bringing outdoor germs into the water, the same reason that most pools ban outdoor shoes anywhere near the pools. If your eyes sting in the water, this isn’t, contrary to popular belief, because the...

I think I’m on 600, but I’ve got some dubious ones: - SuperSplash at Plopsaland and Aktium at Cinecitta World. As they’re the same ride as Atlantica SuperSplash which is on RCDB, I see no reason why these are not. - Fuga de Atlantide at Gardaland. If you’re not convinced, just watch a POV of...

I know that last year Oakwood did open for Easter with basically half the park not available. Oakwood has a really small Engineering team, about 6-8 engineers in total I think, so it really doesn’t surprise me that they struggle to get all the rides turned around in time for Easter especially...

I’m really surprised at how slow it is. However, according to American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) TikTok, the crest is the same speed as it was last year. Having ridden it myself several times last season, I can safely say that it was much slower cresting than the speed it travelled at through...

Certainly the recent changes to RAP and annual pass restrictions that have been announced. The change of RAP system is, I’m told, very similar to the system which Paultons already operate. The recently announced changes to the Merlin Annual Pass are also a step, albeit a small step, towards the...

Even though I enjoy Paultons, I’ve made no secret of my opinion that I think the place is over rated by UK enthusiasts. What I will say however is that their business model of limiting the numbers visiting the park to ensure the quality of experience seems to be a direction that Merlin, under...

Thanks for saving these thoughts. It’s interesting to hear about Paultons from a different point of view, as I only ever hear praise about the place and have always figured surely not everyone feels this way. I’d agree that the animals are far less of a focus at Paultons than they are at parks...

I’m almost certain this will be a 2025 opening, despite the fact that the project does indeed look very far along. Paultons traditionally have always liked to get things done very early. Cobra’s track and ride building for example were fully complete by the end of the 2005 season despite the...

Beyond embarrassing. And yet more proof that they don’t understand their market or what they themselves are meant to be positioning their brand as.

I grew up with Stealth, but have been on loads of other launch coasters since I first rode Stealth in 2006. I have never though, found an acceleration as forceful as that of Stealth’s. Admittedly Do Dodonpa was closed when I was in Japan, but I’ve been on many other world renowned launch...

So calling it a ‘Family Flume Ride’ is incorrect marketing then? The kiddie log flume at Chessington can’t fit a family in its boats, it’s one adult per boat. I know that it’s almost seen as blasphemy in the UK enthusiast community to give Paultons Park anything other immense praise, but I...