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[2025] Toxicator: New Forbidden Valley Suspended Top Spin
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How can someone (or something - AI maybe?) get so much wrong. But what's scary is nobody at Ladbible proof-read or fact-checked it!
Thing is people will come flocking thinking that’s an image of a new concept of a roller coaster, but that’s all good for Merlin as long as your through the gate “over promise and under deliver”
Danscott22
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People being stupid enough to think it's a coaster though more on their stupidity, not anything on Merlin 
Skyscraper
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It's nothing to do with Merlin though, they did not mention "roller coaster" in the press release. It's purely just outlets wanting clicks.
AltonLover123
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How can someone (or something - AI maybe?) get so much wrong. But what's scary is nobody at Ladbible proof-read or fact-checked it!
It’s not even just LadBible, appears a lot of media outlets are reporting it similarly.
ThemeScream
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How can someone (or something - AI maybe?) get so much wrong. But what's scary is nobody at Ladbible proof-read or fact-checked it!
Incorrect wording and no proof reading? Completely on brand for Towers I'd say!
Skyscraper
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Again, that's nothing to do with Towers. The press release did not mention "roller coaster", it's purely LADbible wanting clicks.
Danscott22
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I know people think it's on purpose, but it is LadBible at the end of the day, so.... I'm not convinced it's on purpose 
Danscott22
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So LadBible have it as a rollercoaster and Evening Standard have it as "THE Toxicator".
Skyscraper
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Would be cool if "Submit To The Spin" was added to the underside of the gondola, to pay homage to Rippy.
I never realised Ripsaw used to have those themed diagonal supports in its early days. Shows how much of the theming was gradually removed!Would be cool if "Submit To The Spin" was added to the underside of the gondola, to pay homage to Rippy.
rctneil
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I'd love this too but I can't see it happening. Toxicator has two main angles of view, whereas Ripsaw had one.Would be cool if "Submit To The Spin" was added to the underside of the gondola, to pay homage to Rippy.
If text was placed on the bottom then it'd be the right way up from only one of the main viewpoints.
The text being upsidedown from the backside of Wipsaw never mattered as it only was viewed from one direction.
I do wish the gondola was a bit more textured / detailed though rather than just one solid plain green.
It's that kind of level of theming that we get so rarely these days. The Tussauds era it was basically the default option. I noticed this majorly when I visited Gardaland last year that has soo much Tussauds era stuff remaining. Massive set features, big infrastructure. Super high quality theming pieces that last the test of time.
These days theming is on a much much smaller and less detailed scale. We really need the large theming and detailed-ness era back I feel.
rctneil
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Oh I apologise, I always thought it was.
The point sort of still stands though. The pre / post Merlin scale is very obvious.
Jb85
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It’s across everything though. Food, ride availability, ents. Merlin have done what the glazers have done. Reduced the quality and asset stripped every penny out of the place until they reach the point of no return. I think we are there.
This ride is a positive don’t get me wrong. But so was the appointment of Amorim initially. Papering over cracks
Islander
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There're definitely plenty of ways to add copious theming without affecting reliability though. Such as Talocan of course.
