I still think the idea of some pre-booking "extreme" up charge type situation is the only short term future for the "experience" before it's moth balled.
Pre-booking & up charge means you know what money is coming in to justify the staffing and costs of powering the thing on in the morning.
As previously mentioned, customer feedback on Facebook is particularly awful, good comments are about 1 in 30 I'd say.
Sorry but not sorry for double posting, but obviously, if there HAS been a crack found anywhere, there's no way on earth that Thorpe are going to say "Yes, Premium MAP holder, much beloved for supporting the Merlin empire with your hot dogs in Thermos flask, the track has massive ruddy crack in it, sorry fella"