Today was the second Merlin park on the trip – Heide Park.  The first one had been Legoland on day 3

The first ride of the day was on Desert Race. This is pretty much a clone of RITA at Alton Towers, although the control box is very cleverly themed – it is the helicopter that can be seen in the picture.

Next up was the biggest disappointment of the trip – Colossos, the park’s  Intamin woodie was not working.  We were unable to ascertain what the problem was, although we were told that it would not run again in the 2010 season.  We could only stand and stare, photograph and dream.