Josh R

In 2009, Merlin attractions had over 38,000,000 guests worldwide.

****ing paper cuts on the end of your finger that are so tiny but hurt like a bitch for ages.

Can't find the scrolling one, but look at how much more colourful the old site was :Phttp://web.archive.org/web/20040603235506/www.chessington.com/Tussauds/WebSite.do?id=517.54.707

I miss the old site where you would scroll the dragon across the screen lol

ew!

Fair enough

I would have thought now was ok for mentioning staff names, especially because nobody knows if they will be returning. Unless of course, they ask us not to.

Sounds good, I'm going up there this thursday for my Assessment and Interview, I'll write a short little report about how the main entrance/carpark looks when I get back

Cheers!

I have to go to the Assessment Centre on the 18th of Feb, can't wait!

It's no worse than a london bus during rush hour, besides, you're only on it for 10 minutes, stop whinging

Everyone wants the station to look like that, but I highly doubt Merlin will do it. I'm sure Vampire is running smoother these days, can anyone back up that ass gained assumption?

I don't like picsolve any more than you do, but it is about economy! It is cheaper to outsource these things to contracted companies, rather than train the staff, buy the equipment, maintain said equipment, plus all the paper and keyrings etc. Things would be much more expensive if they did it all on their own, be thankful for it, just don't use it.

That's what I found on Friday, also, Slammer and (when it is open) Samurai will also have very big ques. They'll die down as time passes though and come this time next year they will not be as high as what we have seen.

I think the final gatecount was 6000 there or thereabouts, with most of them congregating on Colossus and slammer while saw had downtime because they are closest to saw, but at the same time, stealth had 20 min ques, which is the furthest ride from saw. It was exactly the same when stealth opened, it had the huge ques, with most of the rides closer to the dome getting the smaller times.

Nope, they are real. You have to remember, it was a lovely day, and it is a friday, so it makes sense. Something did make me laugh though - Loggers leap broke just as saw started working.

Saw was about 2 1/2 hours for most of they day (it opened late)Colossus peaked at 180 mins when I walked past, but went down to 40 in the afternoonNemmy was at around 60 mins for the whole day,Rush was 30 mins for most of the day, it dropped to 15 at one pointStealth was displaying 30 for most of the day, although they were operating 2 cars and it was probably closer to 20Samurai was closed and had scaffolding around itMost of the water rides were at an hour for the whole daySlammer was at 40 mins for most of the day, it did get to 60 mins during the saw downtimeDetonator was at 25 mins for the whole day.I never saw flying fish times, I'd say it was probably walk on, most of the cars where half full all day.Time voyagers was open for an hourQuantum, eclipse and vortex were all 10 mins each for most of the day.I didn't expect them to be quite so high, but then I knew it wasn't going to be quiet. At least saws blades were spinning and both the screens were working!

Okay, I was pressganged into going along to TP with my cousin and his freinds today, which wasn't bad, so while they all qued up for saw, I went off for a mooch around the park, and this is my trip report...Day started at 9AM, got on train at waterloo, and all was going well until we hit Ashford, where 3 signals on the trot failed on the way to staines, we got there after about 45 minutes of slowness and boredom, and got on the bus outside the station. As I have the annual pass, and they booked their tickets online, we didn't have to do much queing outside the park, which was good because it was busy. Very busy. We got in, and the first thing we went for was stealth, which we got onto within 10 minutes. Then onto detty which had a 25 minute que, and then onto the canada creek railway, which despite the new route and changes to the park over the years, is very nice.They had never been to thorpe park before, so I took them to my favourite BK resteraunt in Canada Creek, and we eat lunch, which was nicer than normal, for some reason. They all went off to saw for the next 3 hours, so I took off on my own, and had a look around the place, this was my first trip in the new season, and the first thing I noticed was how spruced up everything looked, especially around the Tidal Wave splash pool and on detonators platform. Another thing, and this may just be me, but I noticed a lot of older staff, which was actually rather nice, because unlike some of the younger cast members who rush through everything, they took their time in checking everything was done up and secure. I noticed more security walking around the park this season, which is also good because it keeps the toublemakers at bay, and I also noticed more cleaning staff around the place. It looked a lot tidier the whole day.I managed to get onto rush, and no change there, still a great ride, after that, I got to Quantum, which seems much more jerky and violent this season - as does Loggers leap. I thought I would cut my losses and join the saw single riders que, which broke down as I joined, I was patient and waited, and we were allowed into the ride building, which wasn't all it was made out to be. The ride though, that was fantastic, the jolt was not that hard, and the drop was incredible and the inversions were smoothWe finished up and left at around 5, but all in all, not a bad day considering it was a very warm and sunny friday, good job I used my pass though, I wouldn't be so happy if I had payed.I'm heading up to chessie next friday, I'll write a report for it when I get back...

It's already out of place and the wrong colour at TP. I'm sure the Jampanese would appreciate us paying homage to their past.

This little ride packs a small, quite powerful punch, which took me by surprise!

I think it depends on what sort of a day you go, the thing is, if you go on a busyer day at thorpe park, the staff are going to be stressy, and a bit worn out - which, when you have to deal with 10,000 or so people on a peak day is the least I would be. Chessingtons staff do seem to be a lot more relaxed, but that could be pinned down to the fact that they are not constrained to a concrete island, and have lots of shrubbery and plants and nice green things. You can't say this park or that park has better staff, because everybody is different. Situations are different. I know for a fact that when I leave chessington, I am never as hot and tired as when I leave thorpe, maybe it's the atmosphere, and maybe that's what chessingtons staff benefit from? On the other hand, I have never found chessingtons staff as casual or easy to talk to as thorpes.I also feel how both parks are sold has an effect on this as well. Chessington is sold as the sort of park you can spend a lazy day at with the family, have a great time, get scared and also act like a child again, thorpe park is an aggressivly fast paced, ride island, which gives no consideraton to comfort and maximum consideration to being scared and thrilled. Which one of those makes you more relaxed?

Well, it's one of those rides I wont go out of my way to ride, but will certainly have a crack at it if the oppertunity arises. It does frequently.

A tad harsh don't you think? Yes, some parts do still say Tussauds, and last time I looked, the x:\ cars still had the old logo, but retheming would take a long time, and as the season has already started, I doubt it will be anytime soon. This isn't a new discussion I'm afraid...

OK, we all know the recession is in full swing, and money is tight, but with the right tips, you can still have a great day out at thorpe park, and save some money as well, so lets discuss our ways of saving money if you have them...Post your ideas here, I'll start the ball going...If you are coming to thorpe from London, and getting the train from waterloo, SouthWest Trains do a deal, that includes Standard class rail travel, entrance fee to the park and bus transfer for £29 (last time I checked), which is really a no brainer if you don't have the passes.

No probs, have a good day! Actually place your head back on stealth, my neck hurt for days 'cos I was an idiot! Trust me when I say it is nothing like rita