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May have been posted before, but I've just been introduced to an episode of Brum filmed at Drayton Manor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhSINdTz8wQ

I'll be glad when it stops being cool to pretend B&M are bad. That said, I shan't be rushing over there for a dive or a wing coaster - and a surf coaster is even worse.

Who the hell voted for Albania? Revised to remove eliminated songs:

I think Croatia's entry would be great in the right setting, I'm just not convinced that Eurovision is that setting...

^ Pretty much went as expected, other than Poland and Belgium going through for some reason and Montenegro not doing. I did like Estonia's song, it was a bit of silly fun, but I'm not at all surprised the juries and fans rolled their eyes at it. Israel's song is the worst they've sent for a good...

It's that time of year again... Being me, I listened to every entry on a car trip last week, so here's a provisional ranking, which will almost certainly change when I've seen the performances in full...

This is always difficult, but I've dragged myself to two UK parks so far this year and giving a few things a re-ride... 1) Nemesis 2) Hyperia 3) Swarm 4) Wickerman 5) Oblivion 6) Nemesis Inferno 7) Millennium 8) Dragon's Fury 9) Icon 10) Jubilee Odyssey Of course, there are at least four...

^ Just because I haven't got bored of posting this yet

Throughputs are not exactly Gadv's speciality...

I feel like they tried this sort of thing in 2014... with predictable results.

If you come from the M1, you have Alton and Denstone to contend with - or from the M6 there's Cheadle, Oakamoor and that last little bit through Farley. The roads are very narrow in some places, and there's a corner or two on Oakamoor Road that still catch me out! Like most enthusiasts, I've...

I can't see anything about park closures. Obviously, if people are thinking twice about travelling, I understand that, but my (uneducated) guess is that this will blow over fairly quickly.

£15 for parking. £15. They don't want my custom this year, do they...? https://www.altontowers.com/plan-your-visit/before-you-visit/car-parking/

Ah, so that's why Sanbrooke had a kid... :P In all seriousness though Josh, totally agree and I've been saying that for a while.

Happily, a lot of the ****e I posted in here almost a decade ago has gone to the great scrapyard in hell... In no particular order, this is currently operating coasters*, classed as thrill or extreme by RCDB, that I have given less than 4/10. Had to filter like that because of my hatred of SBF...

Not ready for opening day - interesting...

Cheers Josh :) I got back around a fortnight ago now, and I've been too lazy to articulate my own thoughts, but it sounds like we had fairly similar experiences. After my first day at the park, I was approached by an (in retrospect, unlicensed) taxi driver at Jeddah Road and said yes out of...

^ The metro was dead easy (once I figured out the single men have to ride in the front car) and as long as you were in the main city/theme park, the majority of people spoke at least some degree of English. The biggest hiccup is the inconsistency around glasses straps, some staff entirely not...

You've reminded me of a big reason why my stint at Towers was as short as it was - and for all the reasons you mention, the more senior rides/ guest relations management will always side with the guest. Maybe I'm thin-skinned, but it only took one arsehole to ruin a day, and you're simply not...

The shuttle buses gave an 'air hostess' like presentation during the journey, mentioning the last bus left at 1am - I'm sure they'll let you know if it's any different :) If you're planning on using the metro, that stops at midnight, but ubers from Jeddah Road are pretty cheap