Recent content by Tonkso

My composite decking sort of exploded a bit so, possibly.

Aerospin at Liseberg. Similar story. We actually discussed putting our waterproof trousers on before the ride, knowing the weather was likely to turn. We decided against it, and the rain kicked off (full Florida drenching) just as the ride started up.

I've been to Phantasialand 4 times now, 2 days each visit. What is this Jambalaya everyone is banging on about!?

I'm surprised to see Parc Astérix used as an example of bad food, perhaps I've just eaten at the right outlets but I find Astérix to have some of the better food options out there. The buffet restaurant is fantastic and if you want a simple Burger, you can get a really good one by Toutatis. The...

It's crap, it's entirely screens viewed from the back of a lorry (think Kilimanjaro Safaris, with a substantially less view... of a projector screen).

Oh no, oh well.

Lost the post but someone on twitter found some of the track in a motorway service station (back of a lorry, obviously) in the Netherlands. Clearly on its way.

It's probably just a rumour, surely? Though if it wasn't, ArieForce One would be a good purchase second hand. I'm not sure what else the park has, I'll check RCDB.

It seems yesterday's rail crash was adjacent to the Universal site. Terrible stuff, totally unrelated to the park of course but not a nice piece of history. It's pretty much right on the Wixams Station approach.

Why? We knew Merlin had been campaigning for tax relief on the UK theme park industry, particularly after the government gave its backing to Universal. Why would they claim this and then not do it? For a CEO to outright lie on a public announcement would be career suicide. I swear, sometimes...

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/fiona-eastwood_great-news-for-families-and-the-uks-visitor-ugcPost-7463197272428773376-3BxC?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAATlE40Bc_F2gXYn4rCd3mpm3kYIv09ejNM Fiona Eastwood has confirmed the summer VAT savings will indeed be passed onto the...

The theming looks fine on this. The station building looks sizeable, there's a bridge over the splashdown (essential!), there seems to be some large element that looks like a sinking ship at the bottom of the first drop and the splashdown is in water. No doubt Paulton's will fill the grassy...

Holy crap that sign looks good. Paulton's aren't scrimping on the details here.

In its defence, much of the space taken loo[s around a back-of-house site anyway, the frontage with the vineyard isn't massive.

Expensive to run, and I assume expensive to insure after the Drayton death.