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I find it strange why Thorpe have repainted the station and transfer track and supports but nothing else again...

Is this some shade at Thorpe? ?

Visited Thorpe twice lately, with TPM on Saturday and went again on this very rainy day, thought I'd post some thoughts from the two days and some observations for those who are intrested. Saturday Much busier than expected but helped by most rides having good operations (one or two rides less so but nothing horrendous) Music seemed a mixed bag, much clearer and louder in some places (bridge, upstairs Dome, Saw area (around the shop) and Colossus area) But some areas were far too quiet or had problems (Swarm and downstairs Dome too quiet, Nemesis cutting out) Coke Freestyle looked to be a very good addition, much better than previous refill cups, although it did have a few teething problems Had my personal best ever run-though of DBGT, only one or two very minor issues but overall a near perfect run-through Detail on DBGT: Nemesis New lights had gotten stuck on the white stage and did not change on dispatch Bose bass cannons in the ceiling were working (first time I've ever heard them, sounded great!) Station floor desperately needed to be cleaned of gum Rumba Rapids must have had some changes as half our boat got soaked! Tuesday Very quiet and rainy day, most queues on 5 mins Nemesis' lighting changes had been solved, changes to red on dispatch again, audio cut outs also appear to have been resolved No smoke to be seen anywhere on Colossus, either broken or turned off I'm guessing. Old music still playing too! DBGT: Got soaked on Rumba again New speakers on top of Detonator are a big improvement, can actually hear the countdown on the ride now Overall two great visits, would be nice to see some more TLC around the park and for the quiet audio to be sorted out in some areas. Really felt on Saturday that the park needed another major ride there, not sure if I've just been too many times though!

Anyone who hopes for Merlin to go bankrupt (which isn't going to happen anytime in the distant future) seems to be missing the fact that whoever would buy up their assets would need to be a company of similar size or larger, and so would likely function in a similar way. It wouldn't suddenly mean that all the parks would see masses of investment, the new company would likely behave in a similar manner to Merlin. People also forget that Merlin's theme parks are not loss-makers, they may make less money than the mid-ways but are not losing money. I would speculate too that they are a strong reason for people to purchase MAPs.

Genuine praise, @JoshC. will testify that I said this and meant it - I really liked all the flowers/landscaping around park, and the speakers outside the Dome. Heck, I can't say I missed the themeing in the Dome to be honest. The little things do make a big difference But the bigger picture is quite grim... so many of the rides look so faded and tired and in desperate need of some Thorpe Loving Care. Samurai, Rush, Quantum, Swarm station, Colossus and it's concrete area, Nemesis track - all looking pretty run down and sun-bleached. SAW Alive's sign and queue timer has been completely removed for those who are bothered. Was good to get on Rumba, that was a good laugh and got pretty wet. Stealth operations were pretty slick (and SICK #Silkstone) on Saturday I have to say - fair play there.. Can't believe @jessica2 had never experienced Depth Charge before either, shameful behaviour and you lose 250 eNThUSiaSt points for gross misconduct.

They look like they can't wait to see a fun and creative theme park industry in the future

My opinion, turn the farm into the north pole and reopen Canada creek railway as the polar express. What do you think?

Sure? Knock yourself out?