As I've said before, I dislike IPs. When I visit Alton Towers I want to see Alton Towers, not some random things from the media. If they were to come up with an original theme, I would love it whatever it was, but IPs (although they're a crowd puller and are great for business) take away a bit of th...

There's something a bit strange going on here... This article claims David says "Would you like me to cut you in with the Gangsta Granny Alton Towers ride?", to which Simon replies "Are you serious? Why do you think you got that?". If you watch the video (or indeed the show) you'...

Interesting to see that the signage doesn't use the logo we're all familiar with, but I have to say this is looking amazing!!

I've always liked that map, purely because it's a good resource and really shows where everything used to be. Makes 4 Man Bob look a bit lonely.

At least if it's slower than expected it makes a ride with a fairly short track length last a bit longer.

Since there seems to be quite a lot of work going on with the refurbishment of the queue line, do you think they might celebrate Oblivion's 20th anniversary or will they wait till next year for the 21st like Nemesis? Depends which is easier to slot into the logo  ;) Most likely 21st I would say, it...

I'm really hoping they bring all the signage up to date, most of the signs on the plaza, car parks, and main entrance use either the pre Mother Hen font or something even older.

Towers Street are also saying that the Traffic Patrol will be returning this year, which is more good news. No idea where this information has come from but I've never known them be wrong in the past.

This is bad beyond belief. I hate to say it but it's hard to log onto a forum and act passionate about a place when it's being run like this. Ride line-up next, I can't wait....

They're going to get so many complaints about this. You cannot expect an ordinary member of the public to turn up and find arguably the main ride, and others, closed for 2 hours of an already embarrassingly short opening day. The fact is they're not gonna know this until they get there, and when the...

And I thought it was a strawberry. 

I agree the 1.2 restriction is probably a positive. At the moment Th13teen has felt almost like a blip in the line up, with it being the one Big Six ride that smaller folks can go on. It'll be nice to have something else that's a step up from Spinball but not quite the high intensity of The Smiler.

I love the visuals, love the theme, really hoping the soundtrack will be on par with The Welcoming's, my only concern with the ride is that in terms of track length, it's even shorter than Th13teen. I'm hoping for plenty of speed, but at the same time, I'd like the ride to last as long as possible!

Is Ben and Jerry's supposed to still be there? I kind of assumed it'd be demolished but it's still looking pretty untouched?

I'm half expecting some TLC updates on Monday. They're first update of 2017 came on the 8th, and with the SW8 announcement it will certainly give us plenty to talk about!

Anyone else find it annoying that Rita's not a Secret Weapon?  :| I like the idea of these little countdown videos but they are slightly poorly made. For example, they could be better if glimpses of the past SWs appeared in a cloud of black smoke or behind some flames or something. They just look a ...

I'm hoping the tv ad will be in the same style as the last few (Smiler and Galactica) looking over an animated Towers Street at the ruins with some of that lovely tribal Mountain King playing!

I'd recommend Scarefest even if you don't do the mazes. There is a great atmosphere with the coloured lighting etc, and rides in the dark feel so different. You could at least do the scare zone(s), and you should be alright in the mazes. They're more fun than scary, you'll likely run out laughing! A...

What I love about this project is that it's bringing so many basic things to Towers' line up that they don't really have yet. This doesn't seem to be all about one world's first, it's just a wooden rollercoaster, with a near miss element, some memorable theming, and a good bit of airtime. 

You should get a pretty good view from the Skyride though!