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Do you really think they would go for a mack mega though? The new 'thrill' ride they are competing against is Icon, and I imagine towers would end up with a very similar coaster. If they go with a new Intamin, they have so much technology they can put into the coaster to make it what rita isn't...

Ride type: Modern Intamin Blitz Area: Replacement to Rita USP: Ultra fast switch tracks, maybe a tilt track? Theme: Expand upon Dark Forrest I think the area as a whole has the potential to be the best themed area of the park, especially in how well it fits to Towers. I think the best...

Saw the rides world first was "World first Saw themed coaster" or something haha.. I think they'll call it a pyrocoaster to be fair, if merlin are using a load of fire they want to people to know :p Since the marketing is stuff like "feed the flames" whatever the USP of the ride is, it will be...

Something interesting to think about since most similar threads to this is us thinking in mind of towers and following the trends merlin has put in the other parks across the chain. Obviousally we should keep in mind that planning permission will never mean the tree height restriction will go...

Gotta love arrow though

The SW marketing is really neat. I think the marketing is pretty good for the building of new rides, if your a first time visitor to towers [Like me, when air was being built and marketed] my family decided to return back next year to try it. Since then, we been every year at least once. This...

I get where you are coming from, A boomerang wouldnt be to tall, because theres so much you can do with it, I wouldnt want them to get the same one as drayton manors down the road, they could litrally get away with getting a tiny version. Anyways, out of all the areas in the park, CCL is the one...

Im always going to support my idea of a lego themed area, merlin have done a great job in the past with lego theming. However I do think this area whatever is done will be aimed at an older audience to what it currently is, which will probably lead to the relocation or removal of the frog...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36956418 but the worth of £1 has dropped, which is a rather major problem for parks currently

Well youve really got to understand since we left the EU, there costs are much higher. Most of the ride parts they need are from other countries, there food stock is probably the same. If everything around the park increases in price, theres no reason that they should not have to follow. Go to a...

Whats the huge issue with the price change on the hot drinks? I mean yeah, its a little more expensive but firstly, reduces wasters and 2nd, it still works out to be far cheaper than £2/3 each time you get one.. As long reduces people wasting and pouring it on paths, in the lake or on the sides...

Yes I think it will be the big 6 or something similar since they have not really got the thrill seeker advertising point for anything this year.

Thorpe's map never made sense, I dont see why they dont do the style of alton tower's map, it would work really well for Thorpe. They seem to forget a map is to navigate the park, this looks like it would make a first time visitor lost. It doesnt tell you or give any idea where a queue starts...

Its fact though, what other UK park has painted 2 coasters, redid toilets, roads around the park, clean signs, refurb a huge dark ride, fully strip and repaint a flat ride, paint up the entrance and main street buildings, paint up a full area and maintain all the theming in another area. No...

I dont see a problem with them painting the corckscrews, any major amusement parks enterence is kept pristine. Its probably the most iconic shot of towers, apart from the actual towers that is posted to social media. It doesnt look good when a picture of the parks enterance looks old and falling...

You have just summed up merlins scarefest and fright nights. +1 point My thoughts on changing ben 10 to a hot wheels theme is rather mixed, if they repaint it, then i can see it working a little better, but they need new trains too for it to work well visually, which probably would of been done...

Thats how I like to see it, To be honest, there is no UK park that do a full maintenance program like towers has done this year, and towers still are getting quite a bit of stick for it. Only thing i do not agree with is them not fixing signage and cleaning the rides, thats when it goes to just...

Im not suggesting that either, my suggesting is that the UK, specifically alton, need a modern dark ride which is reliable and constantly at top notch. Hex is probably the closest we will get unless they do something amazing with duel. Soarin' is one of disneys weakest dark rides to be honest...

@AstroDan Really? Problem with merlin and dark rides is they cant keep them up, maintain them well or keep effects working for longer than 6 months. With a screen ride, at-least there's quite little that they can cut back on. If they redo duel like you say, it would probably be good until the...

@Funcone People compare towers to those parks because its the only major park in the UK with theming you remember and the balance of good rides. The TLC programme is quite extensive this year, which is great, but the buildings and sign changing, cleaning hex all them are not TLC, there just...