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I found this video a few days ago I'm hoping there's still a lot to do as it currently doesn't look as impressive as the artwork, but it's certainly something!

Top Swing was my name of choice! Honestly I think I'd like it more than a suspended Top Spin, because based on Talocan those things are incredibly intense.

Something like this would actually look right at home in Forbidden Valley: It's sort of a Top Spin, but with the gondola slightly further away to give it a bit more swing. Obviously capacity would need to be higher at Alton.

I think that first corner has two purposes: 1. As a sort of warm-up for the element later on in the ride that also banks outwards, but at nearly 200ft! 2. And maybe more importantly as a statement to people in the queue. I get the feeling that this ride was designed around the fact that the UK...

To everyone that's ever made a "looks slow" joke and then unironicaly said this looked slow after watching the first test run... I think you missed the point of that joke. This is a classic first test. It crawled over the lift hill and audibly squealed all the way around. It's clear the ride...

In the trailer it shows them pitting the headsets on once they board the ride. It could be they've decided for operational reasons it's easier to not activate the headsets until people are seated.

I think you are underestimating the cost and time involved in updating screen based (digital content). Yes, it is technically possible to build a simulator or flying theatre style of ride and update the film every few years. But no one (not even Disney and Universal) do. It simply takes too many...

Doctor Who is a really problematic IP. In theory it has a lot of potential as a fully immersive dark ride experience. Recreating that "bigger on the inside" moment is a classic illusion trick which would be spectacular. However the show reinvents itself too often to be a suitable Theme Park IP...

The insane thing is, there's a lot of company's in the UK that supply Disney and Universal (mainly in terms of films, but it's a transferable skill set) with the tech that makes their ideas possible. If Merlin want to up there game it's absolutely possible. At the same time if they'd rather...

I have just RCDB'd Adventure World, and found 12 other parks with that name... Doesn't fill me with confidence that Disney actually have a plan for this park.

I know you said this in jest... but "The Great British Wheelie Bin Race" sounds like an amazing concept for an attraction: I'm getting hints of Matterhorn/Steeple Chase.

Frontier Land at Disneyland Paris beat them to it by almost 2 decades. Not knocking Universal for HP, they definitely kickstarted the recent trend. But it's also not the only option. Europa Park have very well themed lands, but they don't try to explain why one ride is next to another, it just...

I think it's worth remembering that the concept of having Themed lands, in which every ride shares a common story, is still relatively new (outside of Disney). When Nemesis first opened it shared Forbidden Valley with Thunder Looper, The Beast, and Beastie. None of which followed the same theme...

What's that on your shirt Diogo 😅

Needs more Volts. Shame Tesla is a bit busy over the other side of the park.

Alton Towers is surprisingly well known in other countries. I'd say it's better known than places like Europa Park. But it is mostly coasting of their reputation from the 90s. If Merlin play there cards right and make the park a real modern destination before Universal opens they absolutely...

Harry Potter will be a part of this park, in a similar way that Pirates of the Caribbean had to come to the Magic Kingdom. It's a juggernaut of an IP, and people will expect it. You only need to flick back through the discussion in this thread to see how frequently it keeps being brought up...

I wouldn't read too much into it. From talking to some people in the know they are definitely aware that Galactica needs some attention (who isn't?). But I didn't get the impression that they've decided on a direction for it yet. There's a lot of change happening at Merlin at the moment. Unless...

Disappointing Chocolate Factory attraction you say? "The Uknown" now working for the Dungeons... Just saying Merlin there's potential here for your next dark ride 😆

I wonder then if the real reason for this rule is the narrow gangway that connects the queue to the turntable? Unlike... (oh wow, I've just realised there are no other log flumes left in the UK that I can think of as a good comparison)... Congo River Rapids, there is only a tiny hub in the...