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Was Tidal Wave seriously running one boat on one of the hottest days of the year?

Tidal Wave is currently running on one boat... On a bank holiday... In 24C temperatures... With a 120 minute queue... *golf clap*

Probably just me...

Tidal Wave closed with a 2 hour queue so I beleive it just finished operating at 8! Boat 2 was apparently not ready but really not good enough on a day like today. We just went on the bridge and saw a little kid knocked back by the water though. ? It was really busy but a good atmosphere today with the weather. The place was just buzzing with the sun and lively like an american park. Kind of wish the park was like this more often just so it can secure more new developments / rides. Managed to get on quite a few rides with less than an hours queue all day, so on the whole (apart from Tidal Wave) pretty good operations.

Glad to hear it's not a permanent thing. This is still a great swing ride and really packs a punch. Great childhood memories that's now helping to form my children's memories too. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

I will be at Thorpe during that whole day so may join you guys when you come to thorpe after chessington as I wont be attending for that part but I will be with a group of others in which I may come and do some rides with you guys and I may not so its a maybe but I will deffo be at thorpe on the 19th.

It's just extended maintenance. The ride will be back soon. The supports were back on site yesterday

The accidents keep on coming... Take details with a pinch of salt as this comes from Looopings, but there was an incident on Walibi Holland's go kart track. Apparently a guest got their hair caught in a wheel, someone crashed into then and their scalp was ripped off. Both an ambulance and air ambulance attended the scene. The attraction remains closed and the condition of the person is not known. Source - https://www.looopings.nl/weblog/10020/Kartbaan-Walibi-Holland-blijft-gesloten-na-ongeluk.html

The park have said they expect it to open today. It's almost a bit concerning that two trains can bump into one another and they're able to brush it off and reopen it in less than 24 hours. We all know how sophisticated the tech involved is, so it either takes a major over-ride to go against that (in which case, how was that so easily done on its first day of operation?) or a mechanical fault with the ride (in which case, how has that happened so quickly?). I've no doubt when the ride reopens it'll be safe and fit to run, but there's still a voice in the back of my head saying 'Really?'

This song would be so perfect for WWTP radio: Fnarr! ?

So I've just come back from Chessington, where I had three goes on Tiger Rock. Here are my thoughts: Area As many have said, "Land of the Tiger" features many high fences. To be honest, though, it wasn't all too noticeable, as the Tiger Rock itself draws most of your attention. The area around the drop and main entrance to the area, is themed around a conservation site, with the wooden fences decorated as large supply crates. There's some nice theming around the enclosures near the drop (I didn't go too far down where Peeking Heights was), with some crates, shovels, binoculars, all that stuff. The bridge going over the flume itself has a new bridge running alongside it for the tigers (although, I personally didn't see any of the tigers on any of the bridges, one came close but walked off). The area where the Buddha is has all sorts of signs, about some festival, and also signs directing you to "Tiger Cave" "Tiger Pool" and of course, "Tiger Rock". The sign pointing to Tiger Rock is pointing to the theming feature, and not the ride, which could cause confusion. The panning for gold thing has been changed to a doughnuts and churros stand. Now, as you've probably seen, unfortunately, the dragon has been covered up and honestly, it looks awful in person, you can easily see where it was the dragon and some of the green paint remains. The ride entrance is pretty much the same, but painted up in a tiger pattern and with a new sign. Finally, the music is absolutely fantastic, really atmospheric and honestly makes the area. It doesn't sound like anything Chessington have done before. Ride Experience The queue in the station remains, there's some signs explaining the story, how you're in the "Tiger Temple", you're travelling down the "Amur River" and you're "Connecting with the Spirit of the Tiger". There's also a scene up on the wall, and a show sequence plays every so often with a tiger over your head. The ride is mostly the same until you get to the former Dragon tunnel. As you exit the tunnel, you catch your first glimpse of the tiger rock on the ride. You pass by the old Chan's Cycles and Lee's Laundry, which are now painted all red and completely bare which I think is a shame. There's some nice audio as you go up the lift and when you're on the top. As you go through the tiger head you're sprayed with mist, like Wicker Man, which means you get wetter than on Dragon Falls. The old photo kiosk is now a tiny gift shop selling mostly just generic tiger stuff, some Tiger Rock bears, cups and pin badges. The old food kiosk is now the photo kiosk. Overall This review is getting long so I'll keep this short: Overall, I thought Tiger Rock and Land of the Tiger was alright. Not much has changed to be honest, and I was disappointed with some of the theming being removed. I am happy that the ride is back as I felt a part of Chessie was missing without Dragon Falls, without it it was just repeat rides on Fury, Vampire and Rattlesnake.

Hi, Have only just read and heard about this myself. I only met Roodie briefly a couple of times. I know Roodie will be missed by everyone and my thoughts are with his family.