Marc
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Is the bonuses thing really that bad though? As much as it's a good headline I'm not sure you can directly link that and the accident - the ride had been shut an hour and had a long queue - I expect the engineers were keen to fix the ride as soon as possible regardless of what ever bonus they get.
I also doubt that it's very unusual - I expect engineers in other industry's will have similar payments for hitting targets.
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34 minutes ago, Mer said:
The "control room" presumably being the console where the operator is, where the CCTV screens are right next to the control panel (same with any ride with CCTV). I can't help but feel like we still have unanswered questions here. How can both the engineers AND the operator not have spotted the train? I'm surprised at how little focus there's been on that in the news reports (although I've only read BBC), I mean the engineers not being familiar with the ride/not having read the manual is one thing, but you don't need to be trained on something to look at a CCTV screen and see a train rolling back and forward.
From what i understood from the court case the problem come with the confusion between the number of trains on the track - the engineers resetting it thought there were 4 and accounted for 4 trains when of course the 5 with on the track and stalled.
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26 minutes ago, Amarghh said:
Does anyone actually have the big top soundtrack from last year? I remember it being on YouTube for a short while before it was taken down and I really liked it. There's a few clips scattered around but there was one section that was chaotic (in a good way)
This one?
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Whilst 5 Million dont sound an awful lot, it is the highest fine which has been issued in this industry - also the judge said the fine was originally 7.5 million but was reduced on Merlins guilty plea. This also wont include the costs of compensation to the guests on the ride - and of course the business impact felt by Merlin and which will be for i expect a few years yet.
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Just now, Whatever said:
Of all the rides they could rebrand to what they were before, Space Station Zero should be low on their list. It wasn't as particularly well known or popular ride anyway, and Merlin won't even bother making older rides better anymore (just look at Bubbleworks and loggers).
p.s SSZ wasn't a previous incarnation of X.
It's currently the Flying Fish.
They made X no Way out better though!
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To be fair it's perfectly possible that guests did call 999 - problem is with guests is anything what happens can be majorly blown out of proportion- whilst in this case it was obviously major I expect emergency services wouldn't attend till towers confirmed they were needed.
May be totally wrong of course
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They've said there was a wind meter at Obvlion which for some reason wasn't activated.
Merlin have also disputed that wind caused the stall stall.
"Merlin’s barrister suggests the empty carriage could have become stuck because the brakes slowed the empty train “more than they should have done.”"
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It just guarantees entry , if you arrive early you'll usually be fine unless they declare it as a pre book only day but this will be advertised in advance!
It may be a shout but if your clever can do all the mazes without fastrack
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TBF the face it alone i did there was very little like that but have heard some are.
Of course no ones forced to do these extra experiences if dont like the sound of the reviews!
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The face it alone is pretty extreme!! thats why you need to be 18 aha!
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30 minutes ago, Archive said:
Why? They are boring 'brand-able names' relating to nothing thought up by unimaginative people in a boardroom, are they worth your attention? The Sanctuary was a great attraction and you'll notice the Ministry of Joy was pretty much just a parody name in that one, the other characters, shock and drama is what made that attraction fun. Then its popularity got leeched off in the most superficial way, but just using the "ministry of joy" on everything and putting it on the Smiler at the last minute, because some marketing person decided so.
Go to most real theme parks around the world and you'll find 'fun' in ways you couldn't pre imagine, that's the point. Go to one of Merlin's "world leading innovative" attractions and you'll be told about a company with an acronym name, lots of TV screens and vinyl signs as "entertainment" instead.
Whilst I fully agree Ghost train etc are not the best rides in the world, it don't make people wrong if they do enjoy them just a differing of opinion!
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2 hours ago, Matt Creek said:
Well, it was good whilst it lasted but Samurai has died again. (source Theme Park Guide)
Glad to see it keep up it's tradition as a statue for Fright Nights.
As posted above - it's a planned closure for a few days, no drama!
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Around 15 mins on a clear run - usually closer to 20 with traffic!
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Confirmed on twitter that platform 15 entrance is at Canada creek railway - I guess it will head left as Blair witch heads right
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On 9/22/2016 at 1:45 PM, Archive said:
Pump plants have to be regularly run to prevent them ceasing up and becoming useless. Water systems on the whole are very complicated and much more than I know. It would need a whole lot more work than sweeping the trough, it would need many essential repairs from what I gather, plus the repairs that forced it to close anyway.
True - that said Loggers did often suffer issues with pumps, even last year it had temporary pumps in to keep it open over some periods.
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Its running significantly better now after its closure than it was before, was there earlier this week it open around 15 minutes late, only saw it go down once and was back up in 10 minutes
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Looks like the passes have gone up £10 on this years prices - still good value for what you get etc.
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Sorry I should know better!
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Peaks within the big top on thorpes snapchat!
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^I maybe wrong but i think it depends on the dates - the earlier typically quieter ones have fewer restrictions than half term week.
Derren Brown's Ghost Train: Rise of the Demon
in The Past
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The windows are able to mist up / de-mist when needed - that said for most of the time you with your vr on!