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Permission for 115m (377ft) rollercoaster in the core zone [emoji50]

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/request-for-planning-permission-entertainment-resort-complex-bedford Although hunting for any ride plans through all the other guff is harder than I imagined. It's all environmental as far as I can see?

Anyone else excited to view these plans in an hours time?

Merlin reports £492 million loss in 2024 [emoji15] https://riderater.co.uk/12566/merlin-entertainments-reports-492m-loss/

Yeah I read it the same. They have now submitted planning permission within SDO requirements so they want the planning permission and the SDO granted. Hopefully they get both asap.

An update from Universal today: https://universalukproject.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/june-2025-local-letter.pdf

https://x.com/digitaldan7/status/1935645565687128270?s=46 A new giant AI Thorpe entrance too. It’s just incredibly cheap lazy work.

Looks like a solid little coaster. Not sure why the woman on that POV is screaming like she’s on Montu during a Floridian rainstorm though.

Now this could be a boring topic or could be something that people may be able to relate to. I have been an “enthusiast” since watching Thorpe build Colossus then Inferno which peaked my interest in coasters and have loved them ever since, travelling all over the world to ride them. At the...

This. Enthusiasts can definately be overly critical but enthusiasts have experienced more parks and more coasters than the average Joe so therefore will have a wider knowledge of what coaster types would be a great fit for that park. It also comes with the name "enthusiast" meaning way more...

Looks slow.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJXOvdPoWnH/?igsh=MTJvb3p5NWNxbzR5Ng== Wow [emoji50] Even better view: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJXW-c6RGyZ/?igsh=dWF3YnFyM2dnanB4 They have managed to do a better fireworks display than Paris have in 33 years before a brick has been laid [emoji23]

Yeah I’ve seen the backlash and comments online, I mean these people don’t have to go? if they don’t like the UAE then simply don’t visit, no one is forcing them too. I think it will be a huge success, you got Dubai only up the road and I bet a huge amount of tourists are more likely to add on...

Well that has come from absolutely nowhere. Very excited to see what they do with it though, with the backing of Abu Dhabi developers Miral the imagineers will have a huge budget to work with like in Tokyo and create something special. I bet this opens before Universal UK too [emoji23]

Seems it’s a popular IP with children and the Mexicana area was falling apart so a good move. Hopefully Rattlesnakes days aren’t numbered and it can become part of Forbidden Kingdom. The kids are going to love both IPs in Paw Patrol & Minecraft can see both new lands being a big success for them.