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Theme park related dreams you’ve had?

Matt N said:
I had a very weird theme park dream last night…

Basically, I went to ride what I know having woken up to be Hyperia at Thorpe Park (it had exactly the same layout and elements). However, it was called “Jungle Coaster”, was painted blue and green, and was at “SeaWorld Abu Dhabi”… although for some reason, “Abu Dhabi” turned out to be Cribbs Causeway in Bristol.

I got dropped off there by my family while they went to the cinema and shopping mall opposite, and I went to the entrance to buy my ticket… where I was very enthusiastically greeted by a park staff member, as you are. This staff member was trying to sell me a ticket when all of a sudden, they stared at me and went very quiet before leaning over and shouting in my ear “are you a THOOSIE, my good sir?”. I said “yes”, and they then got discernibly more excited and chirped “Well, we have to give you the 50% THOOSIE discount! And we must escort you to meet the other THOOSIES! It’s so exciting that we have another THOOSIE visiting us today!”. (For clarity, the reason I keep capitalising the word THOOSIE is because the staff member was putting significant emphasis upon it!)

After that little encounter, I eventually got my ticket and went through the turnstiles. As I scanned my ticket at the turnstile, it yelled out “THOOOOOSIE!” with the “oo” sound being elongated and pronounced in a manner not dissimilar to that of a cow mooing…

When I was in the park, the staff member from before reappeared and escorted me to meet the other “thoosies”… and it only gets more bizarre from here. The other “thoosies” were all cloaked figures, with their faces replaced by some recognisable forum profile pictures from the forums I frequent! I was introduced to the “thoosies” and we exchanged pleasantries for a few minutes before we all went towards “Jungle Coaster” to ride it. However, we did not ride it before we “initiated it”, engaging in some bizarre cult ritual that involved bowing down to the ride repeatedly, a long period of throat singing and banging drums around a bonfire, and then bowing down repeatedly to the “almighty father of coasters”, which was right next to it and had somehow migrated to Abu Dhabi/Bristol… Octonauts at Alton Towers.

After this ritual, we got in the queue for “Jungle Coaster”… some in the group were riding it for the first time, while others had already ridden it and were moaning about how it “didn’t hold a candle to Octonauts”. The queue was long and slow, but we nearly got to the end. Row 12 (yes, “Jungle Coaster” had 6 cars compared to Hyperia’s 5, but I think that’s a relatively minor inaccuracy compared to most in this dream) was in my sights… but the “leader of the thoosies” suddenly got very sweary and shouted “F*** this; I can’t wait another second for my hour’s ERS on Octonauts! Come on, thoosies; let’s leave this queue and head to Octonauts! Jungle Coaster might be new and flashy, but our ERS on the almighty father can’t wait, motherf***ers!”. This was met with a chorus of emphatic whoops and cheers from the other “thoosies”… and then I woke up.

What a bizarre dream…
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See this is the sort of thing that makes psychologists see big fat pound signs in their eyes... 🤣
 
Nemesis reopened.

It had several layout changes which killed the momentum

So theme park enthusiasts tried to destroy it.

They ruined our favourite.
 
Matt N said:
I had a very weird theme park dream last night…

Basically, I went to ride what I know having woken up to be Hyperia at Thorpe Park (it had exactly the same layout and elements). However, it was called “Jungle Coaster”, was painted blue and green, and was at “SeaWorld Abu Dhabi”… although for some reason, “Abu Dhabi” turned out to be Cribbs Causeway in Bristol.

I got dropped off there by my family while they went to the cinema and shopping mall opposite, and I went to the entrance to buy my ticket… where I was very enthusiastically greeted by a park staff member, as you are. This staff member was trying to sell me a ticket when all of a sudden, they stared at me and went very quiet before leaning over and shouting in my ear “are you a THOOSIE, my good sir?”. I said “yes”, and they then got discernibly more excited and chirped “Well, we have to give you the 50% THOOSIE discount! And we must escort you to meet the other THOOSIES! It’s so exciting that we have another THOOSIE visiting us today!”. (For clarity, the reason I keep capitalising the word THOOSIE is because the staff member was putting significant emphasis upon it!)

After that little encounter, I eventually got my ticket and went through the turnstiles. As I scanned my ticket at the turnstile, it yelled out “THOOOOOSIE!” with the “oo” sound being elongated and pronounced in a manner not dissimilar to that of a cow mooing…

When I was in the park, the staff member from before reappeared and escorted me to meet the other “thoosies”… and it only gets more bizarre from here. The other “thoosies” were all cloaked figures, with their faces replaced by some recognisable forum profile pictures from the forums I frequent! I was introduced to the “thoosies” and we exchanged pleasantries for a few minutes before we all went towards “Jungle Coaster” to ride it. However, we did not ride it before we “initiated it”, engaging in some bizarre cult ritual that involved bowing down to the ride repeatedly, a long period of throat singing and banging drums around a bonfire, and then bowing down repeatedly to the “almighty father of coasters”, which was right next to it and had somehow migrated to Abu Dhabi/Bristol… Octonauts at Alton Towers.

After this ritual, we got in the queue for “Jungle Coaster”… some in the group were riding it for the first time, while others had already ridden it and were moaning about how it “didn’t hold a candle to Octonauts”. The queue was long and slow, but we nearly got to the end. Row 12 (yes, “Jungle Coaster” had 6 cars compared to Hyperia’s 5, but I think that’s a relatively minor inaccuracy compared to most in this dream) was in my sights… but the “leader of the thoosies” suddenly got very sweary and shouted “F*** this; I can’t wait another second for my hour’s ERS on Octonauts! Come on, thoosies; let’s leave this queue and head to Octonauts! Jungle Coaster might be new and flashy, but our ERS on the almighty father can’t wait, motherf***ers!”. This was met with a chorus of emphatic whoops and cheers from the other “thoosies”… and then I woke up.

What a bizarre dream…
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This is an absolutely magnificent dream. If only I could remember my dreams in such vivid detail as this (actually not sure if I would want to!) :oops:
 
Leigh said:
Have Drayton announced any final merch related to Shockwave's closing event? I know about the pin badge they're giving out with hotel stays but is there anything beyond that?

It would also be nice if the pin badge was purchasable by non-hotel visitors too. As "interesting" as Shockwave is, I am partial to a bit of merch. :p
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Why did this turn into a dream for me last night? There was a collectable toy/model of the Shockwave standup train for sale in what was previously the 4D cinema, but is now apparently the Drayton Theatre.

The model was in the kind of hard, transparent plastic packaging everyone hates. The kind that makes you use scissors and is still incredibly difficult to open and you end up bleeding out with death by a thousand cuts. Especially if you only have wings.

The train cost £10, it came with a a Shawn Sanbrooke mini figure (why?!). It was manufactured by a company called Goose, which was my justification for buying it. For some reason the trains also had a spoiler on the back, and the seats could be pushed down into a laying position, so riders could ride standing up or laying down on their back.

I immediately rushed to TST to post a photo of my find for @Leigh, which made my partner split with me as "talking to strangers on the internet is clearly far more important".

Perhaps I need a break? That or I need to stop drinking Goose Juice before bed.
 
Matt N said:
I had a very weird theme park dream last night…

Basically, I went to ride what I know having woken up to be Hyperia at Thorpe Park (it had exactly the same layout and elements). However, it was called “Jungle Coaster”, was painted blue and green, and was at “SeaWorld Abu Dhabi”… although for some reason, “Abu Dhabi” turned out to be Cribbs Causeway in Bristol.

I got dropped off there by my family while they went to the cinema and shopping mall opposite, and I went to the entrance to buy my ticket… where I was very enthusiastically greeted by a park staff member, as you are. This staff member was trying to sell me a ticket when all of a sudden, they stared at me and went very quiet before leaning over and shouting in my ear “are you a THOOSIE, my good sir?”. I said “yes”, and they then got discernibly more excited and chirped “Well, we have to give you the 50% THOOSIE discount! And we must escort you to meet the other THOOSIES! It’s so exciting that we have another THOOSIE visiting us today!”. (For clarity, the reason I keep capitalising the word THOOSIE is because the staff member was putting significant emphasis upon it!)

After that little encounter, I eventually got my ticket and went through the turnstiles. As I scanned my ticket at the turnstile, it yelled out “THOOOOOSIE!” with the “oo” sound being elongated and pronounced in a manner not dissimilar to that of a cow mooing…

When I was in the park, the staff member from before reappeared and escorted me to meet the other “thoosies”… and it only gets more bizarre from here. The other “thoosies” were all cloaked figures, with their faces replaced by some recognisable forum profile pictures from the forums I frequent! I was introduced to the “thoosies” and we exchanged pleasantries for a few minutes before we all went towards “Jungle Coaster” to ride it. However, we did not ride it before we “initiated it”, engaging in some bizarre cult ritual that involved bowing down to the ride repeatedly, a long period of throat singing and banging drums around a bonfire, and then bowing down repeatedly to the “almighty father of coasters”, which was right next to it and had somehow migrated to Abu Dhabi/Bristol… Octonauts at Alton Towers.

After this ritual, we got in the queue for “Jungle Coaster”… some in the group were riding it for the first time, while others had already ridden it and were moaning about how it “didn’t hold a candle to Octonauts”. The queue was long and slow, but we nearly got to the end. Row 12 (yes, “Jungle Coaster” had 6 cars compared to Hyperia’s 5, but I think that’s a relatively minor inaccuracy compared to most in this dream) was in my sights… but the “leader of the thoosies” suddenly got very sweary and shouted “F*** this; I can’t wait another second for my hour’s ERS on Octonauts! Come on, thoosies; let’s leave this queue and head to Octonauts! Jungle Coaster might be new and flashy, but our ERS on the almighty father can’t wait, motherf***ers!”. This was met with a chorus of emphatic whoops and cheers from the other “thoosies”… and then I woke up.

What a bizarre dream…
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Thanks a bunch Matt! You've now ruined the surprise for everyone.

Realising how far away Abu Dhabi actually was, @rob666 started a secret Hot Fuzz style 'Thoosie' cult, and struck a deal with Asda Pathchway to use the corner of their car park to recreate Hyperia and Octonauts with VR inside a caravan he'd borrowed from his mate. He was charged with leading the group rituals which warned of the dangers of modern technology, whilst I had to sneak up and change the M5 J17 signage to read 'Abu Dahbi' to lure non-beleivers in.

The boy knows too much...
 
I know hearing about other people's dreams is very boring but if you'll briefly indulge me, last night i dreamt they added a rollercoaster after the Madhouse scene. It started as more of a dark ride (think The Dragon at Legoland) but with Hex based theming and actors, going underground in an increasing helix before launching into a deep horizontal tunnel that linked in to the proposed Horizon site where it fired up into a Kingda Ka spike.

Hopefully this is all covered in the existing planning application.
 
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