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I think Islands of Adventure does currently hold up very well. If it were a stand alone theme park you’d probably argue that it’s lacking in events and shows, but it is part of a resort so it’s not necessarily fair to view it in isolation. It mostly does what it does very well. Ideally you...

You could argue that Rip Ride Rockit looks a bit tacky, but they probably should have thought about that before they put Minions Land in. With or without Rockit, the entrance street is going to look quite messy. Rockit has its issues, and it is a bit block brake the ride. However, the main...

Realistically I don’t think Merlin will want to have to do a rebuild of Vampire. It’d be closed for a year while they were doing the work, and although most of the enthusiasts prefer Nemesis, arguably Chessington leans more heavily on Vampire than Towers does on Nemesis. With Safari Skyway...

I'm not familiar with the politics in Southend, and this could easily go off topic. But I do wonder whether the council are jacking up the parking prices partly because of funding shortfalls from central government. A lot of councils are struggling financially and a lot of councils are warning...

Now you're just showing off. It looks fast enough for me.

Folly Farm reports 500,000 guests a year, although with a different pricing structure, and they’re open a lot more days each year than Oakwood. In the final years of being family owned Oakwood were reporting 400,000 guests a year, but they were working hard for those, with a lot of money in...

It’s hard to judge how successful a Universal Horror attraction could be in London, without knowing what the concept involves. Also, the devil can be in the detail, for example which part of London it’s in etc. Also, would it be a temporary attraction until a park opens, or would they co-exist...

Reading the comments on here, it sounds like part of the problem is the way it’s being marketed. There’s a misalignment between what people are expecting and what they’re getting. If people go expecting a factory tour or a theme park, they’re going to come away disappointed. But if Merlin...

Thanks. Yes, I've not done any research into the history of it and how the tours morphed into the current format, but presumably increases to health and safety, increases to the number of people visiting, the desire to monetise it and the problem with the factory not running at weekends and...

I haven’t been to Cadbury’s World for year, but I absolutely loved it when I was a kid. My Grandma went she was a kid, although I doubt it was called Cadbury’s World back then. It was completely free, you walked around the factory between the machines and were given a free Milk Tray at the end...

I'm sorry if this has already been answered, but am I allowed to wear my mankini?

They obviously didn't, because it's clearly smashed a hole right through the middle of it.

Possibly. I think part of the problem with Merlin is that they have high staff turnover, even in management. Whilst certain types of safety issue are well documented, I suspect decisions around throughputs often aren’t. Although if guests were being aggressive towards staff when they were asked...

It's a particular issue with inverted/suspended coasters because the chain's above the riders, and although they're is a kind of guard to prevent oil dripping down, it is more likely that on a traditional coaster. Clearly good customer service would be to compensate the guest for the damaged...

Also, according to a friend of mine who works there, there isn't actually any bat meat in the burger.

So was Ben 10, but when they tried to fit them both they started having problems.

This park's going to the wall. But I don't mind, because it's going to be a very well themed wall,

Hasn't Legoland already done something like that? It took me about an hour to get out the carpark.

That’s a real shame. That will leave Folly Farm, Scarborough Fair and Hollycombe as the main vintage fairground places. Plus there are still various steam rallies, although the largest one (The Great Dorset Steam Fair) has also been discontinued. It does make you think that if all the public...

Presumably that video's of the observational programme. It'll be interesting to see how quickly it drops.