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Even in the off chance that Universal managed to get past our extremely rigid planning processes, does this country need yet another cultural export from America? As if our coffee shops being colonised by tax dodging Starbucks wasn’t enough…. When it comes to building major infrastructure for...

Yeah that's true, financially, and on paper at least. Although the Pawley's held shares in the business too during earlier years, it's worth pointing out. But yes, I get your point, and agree, Colin was MD after all. I was more talking about the investment & ride development decisions...

Well the original Henry Freeman animatronic is sadly gone, which is a shame because Farmer Studios animatronics were built to a completely different standard. way more labour hours and hand sculpting were put into their props. Nowadays theme park props are mostly done on Cnc or 3D printers...

Completely agree with this. They don't have big egos, they don't care about how others see them. Shawn and Charlotte simply enjoy sharing their experiences of parks with others. This is why I enjoy watching them. I sometimes have the displeasure of reading UK enthusiasts communicating with each...

Don't get me wrong, this is true, especially given that the incident was easily avoidable. Still think it's worth pointing out that when criticizing Merlin around that time period; more attention should of been paid to Blackstone (who interestingly were in the process of selling off their...

Makes for an interesting read, in all the wrong kinds of ways. Apparently none of the other principle shareholders in Merlin existed, and Nick Varney alone was responsible for the Smiler crash...

Let's not forget the beginning of the 2017 season either. It was a very unfortunate year for the park all round, I agree. The chairlift closed at the end of the season though, good observation.... A lot here have cited general maintenance/cable issues/staff cutbacks as a reason for its...

Looks good! Glad a reference to Sparks was made. If the speed of the cars hasn't been changed , let’s hope the new effects are timed and configured to fit in with each of the passing cars. If any of the walls of the scenes have been knocked down or changed, let's also hope that we can't see the...

I don't think we necessarily need a narrative. But yeah, I agree on the 'less is more' point. What happened to horror where you didn't actually see what happened to the person who got caught by the creature/villain etc? The idea of the unknown and uncertainty is what creates fear, and things...

To an extent, but unfortunately it does also encourage laziness. It's the old paradox of choice problem, we may have more ride design options now due to modern tech, but that doesn't necessarily translate to better decisions being made. The painful irony of much of our modern world. Just look at...

Over the top as in (and I don't mean this as a blanket statement against all americans), unashamedly showoffy, fake, and that bit more narcissistic. They really do take themselves a lot more seriously . sorry but I think its true for a big chunk of their entertainment. i used the late night...

Wickerman is not story driven at all. It has a bit of a background pre show at the start, and then you go on the ride which hurls around a statue, with a vague human sacrifice theme. Story driven would mean the ride would have a coherant narrative, with characters, and scenes, surely? And @Matt...

True, but are those parks really in the same kind of category? The storytelling, theme and prop discussion is way more relevant between Towers and studio parks, than six flags, surely I think the Nemesis to studio park comparison is ultimately apples and oranges cause of the UK USA cultural...

That is true when it comes to personal opinion, but there's a point to be made that a big section of UK audiences would see through that kind of grand storytelling stuff. I don't think it's just an opinion thrown in the air, I think it has a bit of truth to it. Americans have always been over...

I agree. And better to appeal to audiences who do care, with the off chance that there will be sections within the public who do pay attention to such details. The ones who don't care will enjoy the ride regardless. I think sometimes people are so caught up in the numbers and accounts of stuff...

Just saw these two tweets, and thought they explain perfectly about how the world works nowadays. Both spot on, and apparently they relate to something psychologists are calling 'concept creep'. I know everything has a label nowadays, but there is some truth to it i think, personally. I...

Andy Hine hasn't got the best rep these days from what I have heard. Apparently he has a habit of shouting at staff I think you are probably right, assuming by build off you mean use the original designs as a reference point. I would imagine Stengel would have the CAD modelling rights though...

Shame they don't do Dragon Rapide flights anymore. @6:34 From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXueKHLtNBk&ab_channel=maxustaxus

I agree, but equally, there are some people who solely blame the UK as if there isn't a global downturn. I just wish people were honest and admitted that both are an issue, and we've gotta find ways to deal with both Hope you are all doing okay in these times

My bad : )