
Everything posted by Marc
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2018 General Discussion
Much like the VIP annual pass, the numbers of these which are sold will make virtually no difference to how long fastrack queues are, the price is nice and high which will make sure of this. Infact I’ve noticed fastrack is a lot better this year with the new higher pricing which hasn’t been introduced across all the packages.
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2018 General Discussion
Ah thanks, I assumed it was something historic - that’s insanely cheap!
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2018 General Discussion
How much was Gardaland's out of interest?
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2018 General Discussion
Had a feeling you'd like it At a price point of £400 I can see it more appealing to those with a TP AP, with a PMAP + this you may aswell get a VIP MAP.
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2018 General Discussion
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Fright Nights 2018 - General Discussion
I can’t see Saw Alive having many / any changes, don’t forget it’s open over Summer so would leave little time to do much with it before Fright Nights starts!
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Tidal Wave
Nice to see Tidal Wave able to run 3 boats again!
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Vampire
Sounds like he’s moving abit more than that now though Good news!
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2018 General Discussion
Park has been very busy today - even now there’s still a lot of people here (more than I’ve seen for late nights outside of Fright Nights before) fingers crossed it’s a sign of these later nights starting to work and we can see more of them in future!
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Best theme for the pyramid coaster?
Walking Dead - I actually really liked X but the theming for TWD:TR is different league, it’s the first time the things had a full transformation since the beginning and I think they exceeded the expectations of most!
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The Alton Towers Dungeons - New for 2019
The dungeons are always something they do pretty well, so I could see this working especially at a park like towers which had the history / setting perfect for it. Would be interesting to see if it’s an up charge of part of the day ticket, could also potentially be another thing for hotel guests when the parks closed.
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XScream Escapes / XScream Events
Moved to UK Attractions which is probably a better fit than Thorpe now!
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Dreamland Margate
Thanks for the updates - good to see the new rides going in now, may have to visit over Halloween again!
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2018 General Discussion
Love Island contracts would have been negotiated a long time ago, much before it became current again, just makes sense to start advertising it when the shows a big talking point.
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Colossus
If the work it needed needed a cherry picker or something to get to part of the track they would usually close of the area - hopefully that’s all and it’s back up tomorrow!
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2018 General Discussion
Sure - we all know your there for the Love island I think it’s just standards who don’t get entry on Friday - Sundays during summer anyway?
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2018 General Discussion
It seems to be a uk culture thing, I remember back in 2006 when they opened till 10 throughout summer, despite the park being rammed throughout the day it was dead every night, events seem help with this hopefully making it more sustainable in the long run.
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Park Operations
Unfortunately Colosuss was way before the time of bag rooms, there’s just no way it would work, they could always try universal style lockers at the entrance, I remember they trialed it with Slammer back when it opened with free lockers,not allowing anything into the queue, though unfortunately people seem to want their stuff all the time!
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2018 General Discussion
Love island isn’t something I personally watch - but it’s clearly popular so can see why they’ve done it. The problem thorpe have had in the past with their late openings is there’s nothing much else’s to entice people to stay into the evening, summer nights whikst obviously great for us to get loads of rides was obviously unsustainable. A name like this will no doubt help get more people to these late nights, so for me it’s win win, we can enjoy the park till 10pm through summer, whilst the park (hopefully) attract enough people in these evenings to continue them into the future.
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Next Roller Coaster
Unfortunately a company trying to recover from a serious acident really can’t afford “hiccups” like that - imagine the headlines if that was a Merlin Park!
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The Walking Dead - The Ride: SPOILERS
I beleve actors are meant to be there at all times now
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Park Operations
Rush has been running 2 swings when I’ve been there this year - so unless there’s a random technical issue no reason why it shouldn’t! Vortex is an odd one - usually very reliable but it has been closed quite a long time now. Coasters do all run 2, still will go to 1 when it’s quiet though.
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2018 General Discussion
Had this last week - was very fun, interaction from the actor was great good on ride picture too!
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Chessington General Discussion
It won’t be official, If / when marketing see it it will be removed.