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Thanks very much guys. And about how much they spin in real life, well it depends, some cars spin more than others and it also depends on how the weight is balanced in your car. For example the other day on Dragons Fury I must have got a car with looser bearings or something as it spun more than any ride has ever spun me before, including any flat ride. So usually it's pot luck but there are ways to improve how much you spin, mainly being how you distribute your wait in the car. Any more feedback?

Yea , but I'm dissapointed with that as after a while they begin to stack on the 2nd lift, there used to be a block before the helix but that was removed as I felt it was a bit too "stop-start"

Anyone interested on commenting on my new and improved Venom ?

I'm confused, whens the download coming ?

I wonder if this is any better ? Full custom supports and everything on this new release In my opinion smoother, and much more realistic G's Hopefully you'll enjoy this one more than the other one. James 111 edited version.nltrack

Ah ok, thanks very much I agree with all of those points and will try my best to fix issues like that in future. James

Thank you very much guys Much better feedback than I was expecting James

Fixed, Sorry about that, realised straight after I had posted. Woah thanks very much for your feedback, and yes I see where your coming from , I think in future I need to "tone" down my creations

Feel the sting of Venom This is just a good fun Maurer Sohne Spinner It's quite long and overall I'm very pleased with how it's turned out. Once again the supports aren't great but when my trackwork is better I'll move on to that. I would appreciate any feedback or even for people to download it. Thanks very much, James Edit: Would help if I added the download

Dragon's Fury at Chessington

The posters, the leaflets and the new sign around the construction site look fantastic and much better than the old one. The theme makes me think of Hollywood Tower of Terror at Hollywood Studios as it talks about riding into "the unkown". Looks absolutely fantastic and I'm absolutely brimming with excitement. I would also say that the theme shown IMO almost confirms this will be more thrill than family-orientated. Link to the poster

I remember feeling that after I rode it for the first time a few years ago. This time though it wasn't nearly as bad, would be incredibly improved if it was re-tracked though, although hasn't it already been re-tracked once? May I ask when was it you rode it? Oh also, I noticed that it gets rougher/bumpier as the day goes on as the ride warms up.

Ah that one, Luckily, no it's not permanently closed, it was open when I went, it's an indoor Rapids type ride but without the rapids. As everything else, absolutely stunningly themed, absolutely mind-blowing I would probably say it's some of the best in the park. Although from a ride perspective it's not incredibly exciting, just a nice relaxing boat ride through lots of different scenes.

Yes the park is currently open.I heard It wasn't supposed to but recieved new ownership and has opened for the summer and according to a Trip Report from another website, "it's the busiest it's been since 1988" which is great to see for a park really struggling financially. Apparently all the main rides had large ques with Knightmare and Whirlwind topping the charts with hour long ques. Don't have any idea about the Rack though.

Well, driving into the car parks I thought, to my horror, it was going to be busy as quite a few car parks looked full, however when inside, whether everyone is in the restaurants or something, or just everyone is dispersed incredibly well the ques were tiny. Headed straight for Falls of the Nile ( Log flume) and after a 2 boat wait was on, this was on a day when the temperature was nearly 40 degrees celsius, then after that ride, coming into the station, it was now walk on. Ques were incredibly short even with most rides running on low capacity. Everything was 5 minutes- walk on Rides run at low capacity were: Magnus Colossus, 1 train op Inferno, Only 2 cars being used Flight of the Phoenix, from what I remember 2 cars were kept at the top of the tower all the time I was there Triton's fury, only 1 boat was being loaded at a time rather than the possible 2 Falls of the Nile, when going up the 2nd lift to the backwards drop, you can see where they keep the boats not in operation and I would say about half the boats were out of operation. Most likely a few others I can't remember. Like you said it still looks great which surprised me, just how well maintained it was ( absolutely impeccably) , for a park in financial trouble. ( think I may have mentioned that earlier )

Yes Titanide ( the SLC) was still down and from what I know everything else was working I would have liked to have ridden Titanide as the last time I rode it, it was Tizona and located across the park. Sounds like something serious though, as someone else I know went a few weeks ago and it was down then aswell, anyone got any idea whats wrong with it? And I agree about there not being loads of shade, although there were quite a few mist stations. Again I agree about The Labyrinth of the Minotaur, I don't think the scores/guns were working on our car when we went round but it made no differance, you spend the whole ride concentrating on the theming anyway. I was with 4 other people, all who usually get high scores on shoot em' up rides so I was hoping for the special ending, but oh well , the other way is still stunning Inferno also had the longest que when we went, but still only 2/3 trains wait. By the way , do they always send around one train continuosly empty, if so why?

Hello I have recently got back from Spain and have decided to post a trip report on the fantastic Terra Mitica. The whole place looks stunning and every building is themed superbly, and when you enter it really does feel like you've entered another world. I don't understand how a park struggling for attendance can be themed and maintained so well, and yet a park like Thorpe Park, over-attended, has no theming in comparison and is poorly maintained. I was there from about 4.30PM till 10 and got on quite a bit, even with company I was with who find that they need to walk incredibly slowly and it takes them 10 minutes to get up after sitting down , oh well! It was an extremely hot day, 38/39 degrees celsius I think. Anyway on to the rides, some places are known as Vekoma land, or Zamperla Land, Terra Mitica is... Intamin Land Intamin Drop Tower Intamin Observation Tower Intamin/Mack Log flume initially I assumed it was a Mack, but the boats seated 6 so I thought it could be possible it was another Intamin ) Intamin Super Splash Intamin Wooden Roller Coaster Trains Intamin Zacspin/ ball coaster Intamin Rapids That's the majority of them so you probably get the idea. Even walking in to ques at 4.30, everything was a walk on/ 1 boat wait/ 1 cycle wait , which was brilliant for us, but not for the park and is probably behind why it's struggling financially. I can't remember the order I went on the rides so I'm just going to go through the main ones Falls of the Nile This is the Mack/Intamin Log Flume and is without doubt, apart from the ones in the States, the best Log Flume I've been on. It's very unique and starts off with the biggest drop, which I think I read somewhere is 25 meters, about the 3rd/4th time on this the ride came to a stop and the boat I was in was hanging over the edge, you could just about see the edge of the drop and we were sat there for about 15 minutes looking out over Benidorm. Then after a lovely little meander passing through, in tune with the rest of the park, excellant theming, then up a large lift and, the trough dissapears, you come to an abrupt stop, turn , and then are shoved down a drop about half the size of the first, very fun and catches first time riders out. Triton's Fury This is the Intamin Super Splash , and is once again, except for the ones in the states, the best of it's type and put's Tidal Wave to shame. I will only go on Tidal Wave if it's hot and has a short que, and as we all know, that doesn't happen very often, But this even if it was quite chilly I would choose to ride. You start off casually floating through caves, atmospheric music and statues, you then climb a bumpy lift and go down the first drop which gives you a refreshing misting. you then turn around and are facing, the 2nd drop, probably with a boat plunging down it. This drop, although smaller than Tidal Wave's, slightly, is so much better for a number of reasons. Your already going at a fair speed when you go over it giving a fun pop of air and then the track plunges away and this drop is seriously steep for a water ride, you do float out your seat slightly and then get drenched, not as much as Tidal Wave but what I would say is the right amount, enough to cool you down, not enough to drown you. Synkope A Mondial big swing thing, similar to Vortex but with seats on the outside. Gives pretty awesome airtime and rations it out rather than some people getting the ride of their lives and some getting a pretty rubbish ride. I personally much prefer it to Vortex. Minotaur's Labyrinth A shoot em up ride, and guess what... It's, apart from in the States, the best of it's kind. I think this ride lasted about 15 minutes? Well that's what it felt like, and I'm a sucker for a long ride, part of why I know prefer CHessington to Thorpe. The theming was sensational on this, some of the best I've ever seen and like mentioned earlier, for a park struggling financially, so so so much was moving, there were too many animatronics to see. Also this ride has 2 endings, the one I got I think was the common one you get if your score isn't high enough. Magnus Colossus Last time I rode this I remember being beaten to mush, this time I was pleasantly surprised, I remembered it being rough, but this time it was just incredibly bumpy and I was even able to re-ride! Great airtime on the first drop, but the rest is just fun for reasons I don't even know. Inferno I'll start with a bit of a story on this one. In the future developments for Thorpe threads, the Intamin Ball coaster/Zacspin has been suggested and I've always thought, what, why would anyone want one of them , they look slow, boring, short and have a terrible throughput. How wrong I was. This is probably the most insane coaster I've ever ridden, and queing for it the first time actually made me scared, which I don't think any other ride has made me feel that way, but this ride suits Terra Mitica in the way Nemesis suits Alton Towers. You pull down a very tight restraint, similar to Stealth\'s but the bit over your shoulders is like a fabric and is tight on your shoulders and at first you think, why's it so tight, only do you realise without it your limbs would end up pretty much a liquid. If your "ball" isn't balanced then on the lift you will either be facing the sky, or the ground. You reach the top and travel slowly until you just plummet underneath yourself and depending on which way your facing, you either get ejector airtime or ejector airtime into a seat which is a weird experience. you then steady and then again depending which side your facing, are falling away from the sky or crashing the towards the ground until your ripped skywards for the most insane element you'll ever experience, it's not got a name, its just the end bit where you are thrown upwards into a tight crest where you flip upside down. One of my favourite coasters ever, and I would love to experience the new one somewhere in Europe which is like 2 of these on top of each other. Rapids of Argos This was, again , except the ones in America, the best Rapids I've been on , the whole way round it was speedy bumpy and it was so long like most of the rides there, unlike Congo River Rapids and Rumba Rapids, there weren't any dead bits and the theming was brilliant again! I think I've gone on for too long now, especially about a park the majority of people have probably never even heard of. Other awesome rides include another Mondial masterpiece, the same as the Energizer/Boneshaker at Alton Towers. Hope you enjoyed James The entrance The view when you walk in A look towards the mountain Magnus Colossus is built on A look towards the entrance area taken on the way to Falls of the Nile The first drop of Falls of the Nile, the drop looks smaller than it is in this picture, or maybe it's because usually your looking at it from the other side and the entrance area is built alot lower so possibly that makes it look bigger . Synkope in full swing The entrance to Magnus Colossus, with Intamin Trains, in the background Inferno an Intamin Zacspin coaster , and also in the background Flight of the Phoenix an Intamin drop tower The "kiddie Coaster" Alucinakis Le colera de Akiles, the Mondial contraption The Intamin supersplash, Triton's Fury, this is the First drop, you can't see the excellant theming from these pictures as most is behind the caves The "big" drop, In my opinion , slightly better than Tidal Wave's Inferno and again And finally a rubbish picture of it in the dark Terra Mitica really did come alive at night

Saw-the ride at Thorpe Park's sign If needed in a higher resolution just ask. Another one of Saw

Terra Mitica for me , sometime next week I wonder if Magnus Colossus has got any smoother... Lets hope

I do agree it is a very forceful coaster and if it were real would be a maintenance nightmare, but I really wanted to get the rampaging around the track feel and on my first drafts, the g's were more realistic but the pacing wasn't great. Thanks for your constructive criticism.

This is my latest NL creation. IMO the track is quite good and I like the layout I am still working mainly on my trackwork hence the auto supports. Enjoy and I would appreciate any comments made. Thank you, James Here are some images: newtrack22 edited.nltrack The Track

Brilliant , original coaster The building was fantastic along with the supports and the track was creative, smooth and fun.

Yeah but Rita's just crap, like you say, painful and it's not worth the pain as you only get the teeniest bit of airtime out if it Stealth, whilst being stupidly short, is awesome because the whole of it is extreme, amazing launch, great airtime at the top, (sometimes it feels like ejector! ) and then great airtime over the bunny hop.

Awesome trip report made me chuckle, a lot , what were the ques like when you went ?

Bubbleworks, whilst being bad, wasn't as sucky as everyone says it is, yes its a shadow of its former self but it's not absolutely terrible. And Yes, Vampire is still brilliant, its station IMO is 2nd to none and at the moment I think Chessington is really at the top of its game , everything looks relatively fresh and well maintained and so many awesome little effects are everywhere. It's a shame there's only going to be 5 left, I wish some parks would order some from Vekoma and make it into a big family coaster. There new trains for it look brilliant, and I still absolutely love the swinging idea