Everything posted by Theme Park bloke
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Riding In The Dark
At night? Yes, you can see for miles.
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Chessington Howl'o'ween
What is the proper name for those cycle-things that staff go around on during HHP? They have a handlebar and accelerate from the bar. They stand in between the wheels. The 118 men also use them in one of their adverts! I have tried to find a picture of one, but have failed because I don't know the name!I would love to find out, and get one!
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Feedback of the Forums
Will the quick edit ever work again - please?
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Rant
Does Chessie have the park-wide audio system like Thorpe, the one that can play right across the park?
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Oblivion
Oblivion really need to get that missing widescreen TV sorted out in the station. There was 2, but one's been gone for ages now for some reason (over a year!). Come on, sort it out! The price of TV's are dropping!
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Closed Rides
Yes, it rides like a bat out of hell.Also, anyone remember the colourful W E L C O M E sign that used to be at the entrance? Well it's not there anymore, which is a shame, because it looked good. But if you look to your left as you go up the lift hill of Dragon Falls main drop, you will see it in hiding with some other old removed signs you may recognise from the past.Honestly, sometimes, Chessington do a crap job of hiding their signs. You'd think they'd either keep them stored all in one place, display them, send them back to the signmakers or bin 'em!
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Bubbleworks
Professor Burp at the Mexican Diner? What, I have missed this! Is is inside or outside on the building roof?
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Closed Rides
What's been the lastest problem?
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Vortex
I did add anything to the Vortex topic. End of then.
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Vortex
Nope, I'm not nit-picking, I'm correcting someone's spelling mistake.
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Rant
I'll tell you what bugs me anywhere now. If I'm watching the TV or reading the paper, it's supermarkets who are better than each other, with their swingometers etc.Grr.
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This Or That
Mash! And creamy mash is even better!Sniffing glue or sniffing solvent**only answer if you've tried it.
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Alton Audio
Yep - all available at Towers Times.co.ukDirect link - click me!Hex theme is great and so is Nemmie.
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Closed Rides
Bloody Vamp has been unreliable lately. When I was gonna go on it on Saturday it was closed (around 5:00pm) and I noticed one train stuck on lift hill 2.
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Vortex
I'm not nit-picking here but you spell cyclonic with a C, not S.
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Closed Rides
Fair enough. I'll never forget the time I was on it and it crept over the top, I've seen tortoises move faster! You actually have to look to the side to assume the best slow speed you're going. I usually look to the right, down on Rumba.
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Shutdowns
Were you waiting in the queueline or actually sitting on one of the cars? As well as that, it's also probably something to do with the fact that as the train stops just after the station, people might click open their restraint and easily run down the launch track paths on either side. Jeez, this is going to far. I know it's been in force for a while now and it's all to do with H&S etc etc etc, but what makes me laugh is that the park have only this year latched onto this fact of on-ride videos. It obviously shows the operator is watching every train going up like a hawk on the cameras.
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Saw- Construction Thread
But Dylan does have a connection with the films. I can't remember if it's a character or actor. Something to do with a son, I can remember that.
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Corkscrew
Earlier in this topic I was asking what would happen to Corkscrew, would it be sent to it's manufacturer? Well now I can answer that question for myself, as I have just found this on Alton Towers Almanac:However, fans of the ride will be happy to hear that the famous corkscrews themselves are likely to be saved and used somewhere in the park.Brilliant!
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Alton Audio
Does anyone know where I can download the current entrance music please?
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Saw- Construction Thread
Yeah, I agree. Bah, what do they know? If they believe that, then it might as well be laid at Thorpe's feet with other project codenames. Yes, it was a coincidence Stealth ended up the same as it's codename, and that how Nemmie was Calypso - in Calypso Quay! Southparks will forever live in a dreamworld, they really make laugh. Merlin Entertainments Group Ltd, Unit 5-6 Silverglade Business Park, Leatherhead Road, Chessington, KT9 2QL.If you look on a lot of merchandise, especially cups, it has "2008 Merlin Entertainments, KT9 2QL" which is that address. Or sometimes it has Merlin's head office postcode which is BH15 1NQ.
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Best Sound Of Thorpe Park
Hmm - I reckon the Colossus anti-rollback must be a favourite for us all.
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Alton Towers Trip Reports
I've been to Alton Towers this weekend.For the first time since 2005 I've actually been on the Skyride - whoohoo! And it was my first time on Rita since 2006, the damn thing was closed last year.I had my last ride on Corkscrew, almost knocked my head on a support on the Runaway Mine Train () And Nemesis and Air, The Flume, Hex, Congo, Charlie and any other ride I've missed all thrilled me to bits.However, how boring is the Burger King in Cred Street?! All the fun theming has gone. At least the annoying Ronald in his car at the top of the building doesn't make that annoying sound anymore.And finally, does anyone know where I can get hold of a copy of the current entrance music? It's really good.
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Saw- Construction Thread
*shudders with fear...then smiles and realises how awesome this all is* Well...yeah. Is the dive loop the one in the middle of the picture or the loop after the drop from the tower? You've just described Slammer's colours. Hmm, I'm not so sure about a pre-show room but warning signs may go up. I'm sure we've all seen the large black sign as you enter X Sector at Alton Towers. If you've never bothered to read that, have a read, it makes interesting reading and makes you wonder if they're serious. The sign I am talking about can be seen in this picture, to the right and left as you enter. So what happens here, does Mondial come to Thorpe Park and pick it up and transport it using themeselves? You'll be surprised at what they don't know. One told me earlier this year that the coaster will dive underneath Loggers - I think not. The electrics and ride's operating system are close to going in once the station is a bit more completed. Thankyou.As for the name, well Saw is brilliant but I don't like the way it's kinda linked upto movies. Oh well.
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Feedback of the Site
The new skin is alright but I prefer the old one. And the top is OK with the Assistant and messages etc. I love it - "It's great to see you, Theme Park bloke".The font sizes were OK before but now they're either too big or too small. Easy way round that - press Home on your keyboard. I do it all the time.