TPDave

Feed the turtles

You'll also notice the addition of a state and the replacement of a country on that shirt. Too busy getting credits to proof read

^ B&M build their prototypes where ever they're paid to build their prototypes, simple as that...

I think SAW - the ride is a contender for this as well. The pre lift section is pretty good! Dave

The same people that have spare cash to go to a theme park, pay for gas to get there, possibly a hotel room as well and don't want to have to wait the whole time when they're on what should be a fun and relaxing day. It's fantastic to have that choice (I don't go o anything at Thorpe if the line is over about 10 minutes), but as someone who has travelled to a lot of parks and known that if I didn't ride that day I wouldn't be able to for many years to come, I was very glad that systems were in place that allowed me to pay a premium to make sure I got my ride(s) in. Dave "another opinion to throw in the mix" Wilson

Good stuff dude! Now enough push for CoasterTube though Definitely keep going on these podcasts as long as they keep asking you Dave

Oscars. It's definitely Oscars

No! If I did then I'd look like a geek...

But will the rooms inside the castle actually be in it or somewhere more accessible within the building that's already there? It just seems a little impractical to make guests climb 100+ feet into the air to get inside...

Was that Andy Hine in the camp shirt with the sparkly roller coaster on it? Ha!

^ Yeah, the other sites there on Thursday had mostly local people who didn't put as much effort into getting there. We had people who had taken afternoons/days off work and travelled for hours (no names mentioned ) to get on the ride. Plus I'm not sure any of the other sites even approached the park about the problems. Dave

It makes no sense to keep a name that firstly probably costs a ton of money in licensing and secondly is associated with one of the largest amusement industry flops last year. Maybe they'll just go with the generic "rock n roll" park to save too much re-theming...

Great update! The ride's coming along nicely Is the Gold Q-Bot cheaper than the ones on the east-coast? That seems better than what was already really good value... Dave

I see "Dark rides; IN THE RAW!!!!" happening very soon! Dave "Oh yeah, keep the music!" Wilson

Hmmm, you should probably keep that to yourself Dave

Park index 4.0? Sounds interesting if not incredibly difficult to do! Just to chuck my opinion out there. I'm pretty much the same as Dave, I always watch the expedition disks, but the footage ones are hit and miss. I'm glad I have them though because it's nice to just have some raw shots of the coasters to show to friends and family. A photo disk would cool too, could there be an optional "deluxe" edition that has 3 disks? Dave

Looks, nice! Maybe slightly more of an outline on the letters though because it might get lost on the front page. It looks great here but the rest of the page isn't black so the box frames it really well, but when the rest of the background is black the text might not have the same impact. Dave "But I know NOTHING about design etc!" Wilson

I *think* you got 1000 on the wacky worm at Del Grossos. Can't be sure though... Elissa what are you at now? it was 700 or so last I heard. Dave

There were many, many new pieces of tarmac, we didn't have time to try them all...

^ What he said.

It's spelt "Fairy". Like you title BTW!

^^^ Bob, It was the usual "technical issues". The chinese whispers were that a part was being flown in from Germany, but the ride seemed to be testing fine. Again, off the rumor mill, it should be good to go for tomorrows "Ride it first" competition winners and the Annual Pass preview day. Dave

I've just been to Thorpe but the ride is still down We'll have pictures and video up soon, but in summary the ride are is very nicely presented, very densely themed and they seemed to be testing a lot of cars at once, so hopefully a half decent capacity. Once this thing opens it's probably going to be the best themed ride in the UK. Shame it wasn't open today though! Dave

I went to the Geneva motor show today, fantastic day out! It was great to touch base with a little hobby of mine that I've been out of for a bit. Any european car geeks, it's definitely worth the trip I would do a PTR but firstly it would suck and secondly I haven't quite got the hang of this whole camera thing yet! Dave

Sexual favors? If so I know a twin from Alabama who might be interested...