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Having been a merlin pass holder for a number of years I have to say it's about time the management at Thorpe Park got their **** together!Visited 14/6/21 and the number of breakdowns of rides was a joke! STEALTH on and off all day same with SWARM and SAW with Samurai not rumning at all.I dont think I've ever been when there hasn't been at least 1 breakdown;usually Colossus which is a disgrace given the money people pay!

This isnt a sabotage or a business decision, it's just a planning procedure, they want to be able to register as interested parties on a major planning development in their sector, because they are one. There's literally nothing negative about this, it's just trying to hold London Resort to account for the planning process. This should have never hit the fan news, it's been totally misunderstood, mundane procedural stuff like this happens all the time in planning

My take on this is always, its personal responsibility. The park can do announcements and have the signage but when its all said and done, people will do what they want. We're 18 months into this now, people are aware they should stay distant and still choose not to. It's why I'm choosing not to go until the rides are back to full capacity. I think its soul destroying to be sandwiched in queue lines whilst half of the seats go empty. That isn't the park fault and even if the ride staff run at full pelt for 9 hours a day, those issues in the queues will still remain.

I would just go with no expectations honestly - that way you won’t be disappointed. It’s not half term this week so may be slightly quieter. Dont get me started on the social distancing (or lack thereof). I completely understand that we as individuals need to adhere to the measures in place but it just makes zero sense to have people in queues on top of each other and then once you get to the ride you cant possibly sit next to the person that’s been breathing down your neck while you wait. At Legoland on Sunday we were waiting to go on the pirate ship and no one was keeping a distance yet every other row was blocked off. Pretty sure you’re more likely to catch covid in a long queue with people crowded than sat in front/behind someone for a matter of a couple of minutes. It’s frustrating but I understand they are trying to stick to the rules but they really do need to make more announcements to remind people to keep a distance. A friend of mine got verbally abused at Thorpe for politely asking someone to leave some space in the queue.