Never heard of this Andy bloke but i’m finding it hard to believe that he could influence Merlin to build a woodie yet John Wardley wasn’t able to despite their successful history together.
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2018: Wicker Man - General Discussion - SPOILERS! - Part One
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Never heard of this Andy bloke but i’m finding it hard to believe that he could influence Merlin to build a woodie yet John Wardley wasn’t able to despite their successful history together.
Tim
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If you make a bold claim such as “X person was the reason Y ride was built” you’ve got to have some compelling evidence to back that up. We’ve all been asking for a wooden coaster for years. My Dad is on record asking John Wardley about it back when Th13teen opened, does that mean he is the reason we are now getting one?
I know how Merlin works. I can’t see any enthusiast influencing such a major decision unless they were in the boardroom pitching the idea. As someone else said they didn’t even listen to John Wardley until someone found a way to spin the marketing.
Enthusiasts can do great things, I know that I have. But the claim being made is a bold one, If it can be backed up then good on him. In the meantime forgive me for being sceptical.
I know how Merlin works. I can’t see any enthusiast influencing such a major decision unless they were in the boardroom pitching the idea. As someone else said they didn’t even listen to John Wardley until someone found a way to spin the marketing.
Enthusiasts can do great things, I know that I have. But the claim being made is a bold one, If it can be backed up then good on him. In the meantime forgive me for being sceptical.
Skyscraper
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Maybe the mods could move all the Andy-related posts to a separate, new RCCGB thread? This really is getting out of hand now.
Martin
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Andy, log out
Rob
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For the last time, this thread is regarding Wicker Man, not Andy Hine or any other individual.
Future off topic posts will simply be deleted from now onwards. I also do not feel the need for an RCCGB thread becuase by looking at the evidence here it will end up being a discussion about Andy Hine, which is not something we need on the forum.
Thank you.
Future off topic posts will simply be deleted from now onwards. I also do not feel the need for an RCCGB thread becuase by looking at the evidence here it will end up being a discussion about Andy Hine, which is not something we need on the forum.
Thank you.
Skyscraper
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Back on the subject of Wicker Man (the coaster, not the film), The website has a Wicker Man tab in the bar at the top. Did they do this for Thirteen, Smiler etc?
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Pretty certain they did for Smiler.
delta79
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That line of marketing seems to of been ended. I wonder if they were offered up the the wickerman
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WickerManiac
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The male YouTube "star" had some controversy about 1 month ago - so perhaps that is why it never fully materialised.
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No. The male YouTuber is called Elliott Crawford.
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WickerManiac
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Joe Weller's friend, Elliot Crawford (the person form the videos) got into the YouTube spotlight for bad press.
Sorry for this being VERY off topic. No surprise he was dropped by Towers.
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