Marc

Indeed, Rush can have its number of powered swings set by engineers, Quantum used to have before the ends were removed (Setting 4 used to be so amazing =D!) but now only runs setting 2 and of course Slammer can be put on 2 rotations each way but unless the parks super busy dont think things like that are changed too often. A question put to them at behind the loops a couple of years ago was regarding this, they dont really consider the park a "Theme" park. Saying that ive been to towers and they have normal music on rides quite alot it seems too.

I see my bad, I think the park wide systems had a few problems, parts of the park are with nothing atall so I suspect it will be changed back soon! Samurai was closed on Josh's trip, all the other flats at thorpe do not have "settings" in which the operator can change so they are just the same each and every time... Its a tough one tbh! It does make a nice change imo, it would be interesting to know if the GP really do like it more or if there not really to fussed.

How can flat rides go down hill in quality? If you visit every week and re ride them all the time of course they will lose some of the effect they have on you, but there still the same ride regardless.

Perhaps somone would like to show somone else the discussion taking place on here? This is just a new inbuilt feature of the software, social networking is becoming a huge part of everyday life and somthing we will see more and more everywhere. This is pretty much the same as it was in the previous version of the forum software..

Hi all,Weve recently updated the forum software, and have had to rebuild the skin from scratch to take advantage of the new features.It should all look pretty much the same, you now have a few nice new features giving you the chance to share things on social networks, previewing topics and a mobile version of the site optimised for the iPhone.If you spot anything wrong or have any suggestions please let us know.CheersMarc

The dates / Number thing should be fixed now!We are going over everything to make sure there are no other issues.

Exactly it, now the left / right channels are for platform / top of tower so they dont always have stuff playing up there and the queue line separate

But thats your opinion.. and Eee dont like Alton Towers, there not wrong thats just up to them..

How can someones opinion be wrong? If Eee does not like Alton and would rather visit Thorpe thats up to them, I like alton but I agree the magic from when visiting a few years ago is well and truly gone, installations such as Rita are just the same as we would expect at other parks now. A few years ago id jump at the chance of a visit to the towers, after trips this year, whilst its still good I do wonder if its worth all the effort.

700 over... So what do you think its throughput is =\? Into the 1000's?

Fair point.. Anyway as we all know long queues dont make a good attraction

And back to the days of the freezer where they were open longer than ever, no fastrack and capacity crowds considered a normal day now?

Ive heard ops say to people cameras are aloud on rides such as Loggers Leap, Rumba Rapids etc but obviously at your own risk..

Its back open now =]

Being the "new" attraction with such a low throughput by nature and fastrack its not much of a surprise really.. Attractions such as the Asylum/Freezer are known to get much higher queue times

Seconded, if anyone's causing you problems on the forums you can talk to me or any member of the team =]

They cant with the amount of engineering cars/vans and what not driving around the park. Would cause a load of problems. I think it depends how far through the engineers are through there checks and what rides are ready, if they are its not unusual to be let in early.

Oh I totally agree its the right thing to do. Indeed sounds like a cursed day today

And ive been in much better circumstances and been given free tickets.. Its not fantastic, its the least they could do after a very bad day IMO,

Fantastic? Standard stuff surely..

I disagree, both sets of staff are great, ive had thorpe staff talking to me, asking how my day has been just as much, if not more than at Alton Towers. Disney, that says it all, there parade probably has a bigger budget than the entire park does in a year. That and how many guests do you think would really be interested within Thorpes target audience.

No I dont think so, not that I remember anyway!

Stealths smoke has been working most of this year.

Thats rubbish, if it wasn't what people wanted then they wouldn't have built it.They dont expect more guests, but they expect to maintain last years success and Saw Alive will have to attract people to do that because obviously not everyone who went last year will go this year. They have opened mazes during the summer before which was successful.

Just because the gates are not higher dont mean the attraction cant be popular. It was dead by 5:00 on Sunday too