I have no idea who the target audience actually is. Sadly, so much of that money has probably gone to buying Derren Brown's name and not much into the actual experience itself.
The pre-show will probably be 10 minutes long. Then it will be similar to Hex (which is just a Vekoma Madhouse), a standard ride that's been seen before re-marketed. It might still be interesting, but it's not the most exciting announcement and Merlin has such a terrible reputation at this point it's hard to be optimistic.
I hope they pull out something decent for the 2017 coaster. It's never going to happen but wouldn't a wooden coaster be fantastic for Thorpe?
Wasn't the 2017 coaster pushed back to 2019 because of this? I know Alton is still possibly on for 2017