Recent content by Disco Lumberjack

Yeah it’s setting off my BS-detector as well, part of it is the long list of things they confidently declare they can achieve with the park. Reeks of inexperience.

I second David's response, but on the topic of RTH, I also have Hyperia ranked above it - simply because I cannot stand the jojo roll. The rest of the coaster is better than Hyperia, but you're going to put me through that before I get to the fun bit? You get marked down.

Part of me hopes that as more accelerators close the incentive to maintain it due to uniqueness comes into play. Possibly a fool's hope. In my wildest dreams I would like new trains with lapbars but I could only see that happening if there was some serious investment thrown at it, which seems...

I think airtime, inversions, speed and some good flat/dark rides are a good starting point for a list of what I think a "complete" park should have. I'd add a few more items though: - A wooden coaster - Some kind of spinning coaster (I would include both vertical and horizontal axes, so a Mack...

I think more goes into the process of selecting an IP than how much money it has made recently. Take TRON at Magic Kingdom, it's not a particularly popular franchise, the last film didn't even clear $500m at the box office, but it had a strong aesthetic and a cool soundtrack. There's a whole...

Every single one of the major Harry Potter attractions in Orlando have a heavy story and character focus. I can think of multiple exciting Lord of the Rings ride concepts, the one I would most like would be a Mines of Moria dark ride or possibly a story focused coaster. If we’re assessing these...

It's one of the most critically and commercially successful franchises in the world. It's not Harry Potter/Marvel/Star Wars big, but to say it's niche I think is to redefine what the word niche means. That said, there isn't any good evidence it's happening. Do not trust to hope. It has forsaken...

Looking forward to it! 😁

Subbing Steeplechase for Icon... I bet the mood was mutinous. Like subbing ERT on Nemesis for Octonauts.

Businesses do engage in anticompetitive practices - it's certainly not a lizardman level of conspiracy theory, but there are other possible explanations so I wouldn't say I fully endorse the idea, it was just a thought that occurred to me. Management could be overestimating how price sensitive...

I suspect this situation suits Merlin quite well, they're in such a dominant position that they can effectively set the prices of their competition. You'd think given the recent inflationary cycle we went through that Merlin's prices would be a good bit higher than they were, from what I can...

I've been able to rearrange some things and I can now do 10th/11th May. 😁

I can manage the 14th June but not any of the other dates. Crossing my fingers that it works out but I hope everyone has a great time if it doesn’t. 😁

If a rescheduled date was one I was available for I would be very interested in attending! Edit: Although looking at my calendar for the next 2 months it’s not got a whole lot of free Saturdays. Definitely don’t rearrange around me!

I had hoped to ride Megafobia one day, sad that I'll never manage it. The biggest issue was always getting there, even driving there from the south east is a long journey, trying to do it by public transport for that sparse a line-up never made sense. How likely would ride relocations be? Could...