Marc

I only ride tidal wave when its freezing cold/raining.. mainly because it has no q

If you put your arms up on the fish you will hit some supports

If ?4k is alot to thorpe then we have some major problems

It was probably a TL's video camera..

The q line video would have cost next to nothing.. new things like emergency lighting are just standard upgrades all rides need over time to keep running and what internal effects? A few lights on the lifthill and a couple of dummy's from the old part of the X q line.

Not really, only difference is tidal dont force water up your nose.

A few lights and paint dont cost much.. the most expensive bit would of been the moving of the control cabin and that money will be made back from saving money with one less member of staff.

Ah yes I see you holding on for dear life on Samurai!

I put my arms up on every thrill ride at thorpe I think =\

All power just stops so only momentum would keep it spinning.

Isnt tidals fastrack at exit now? =| Meh I duno! Most of my day was spent at stealth!Shortest q I was in today must of been inferno, for just being in the right place at the right time!

Crappy capacity? The ride with the biggest q (stealth) has a throughput off 1050 or something like that and today the staff were certainly making sure they will achive there target.

Yep it really is, but when they have rides like they do its not really surprising I guess!

BUT ANYWAY thorpe today!Was intresting day! got there slightly late, all rides were open apart from quantum and pirates 4d. Got over to stealth to a 3 hourish / 3 and half hour q, I understand it opened slightly late sue to a problem with running 2 trains which was sorted in this time but it ran with no shutdowns after that throughout the day. Inferno had a problem with its airgates what closed it alot of the day, but thankfully all the rides running well it wasnt to much of a seorus problem. Didnt see any other rides do down apart from rush to 1 swing. Staff were great trying there hardest to keep q's down!Q times:Stealth: 3 and half hoursInferno: 2 and halfColossus 2 and halfRush: 1 hour 10Vortex: 50Detonator: 50

Yes but stealth is running alot better now no? It had a month downtime in its first season but thats the worse its had apart from like you say the odd couple of weeks but were not talking about 3 months are we? Also yesterday I noticed Skyway closing in the rain, obviously because it crash's so it obviously dont work in the rain, Nemesis Inferno dont work in the rain, why is skyway excused but not Inferno?

But when at chessington we saw 2 fury shutdowns (one I saw earlyer in day to) and today I saw 2 fury shutdowns, rattlesnake, heard of bash street bus also shuting down.And if we want to look further into it, it wasnt thorpes main coaster closed for 2/3 months was it last year?

FootballSky or Virgin

Your not the only one :rolleyes:Bass!Trains or Bus!

Stealth! Pen or Pencil

Phillips! Flat ones are annoying! HD DVD or Blu Ray!

=]ErmmmSlim PS2 or Fat PS2!

All them places are very different though, for example at Europa Park if a ride was to break it would be alot easier for them to obtain and fit that part than it would be for thorpe, don't know about the other places obviously. I guess it all depends but on my last 3 trips to theme parks, Thorpe has been the one with the least shutdowns.

FootbreakHard rock or Soft rock!

ride closures will happen, its just important that when they do everything else is running at full capacity as well as it can do.

PCSony or PhillipsNo editing posts tbh