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How would that work, if you don't know what maze you're doing?
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Hmm, my memory might be a bit hazy, but I don't remember one? I only did it in 2012 and I know they did change some scenes slightly some years, so it's possible there was one. I guess if it had a fortune teller scene, it couldn't have been memorable on my go!
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New for 2016 - Park-Wide Improvements
JoshC. replied to MarkC's topic in Chessington World of Adventures
As eB said, this investment is alongside the 2016 attraction that is going into the park. So they are investing in both the resort side of things and the park side of things, it would seem. I've nothing against the High Rope Courses, they're fun things to do and I'm sure no one staying at the hotel would be against even more choice whilst staying there. -
The RnR page is still live and saying October 2nd to November 1st: https://www.thorpepark.com/tickets-passes/reserve-n-ride/overview/ Maybe they've hidden it from view for the time being whilst they update the page / decide whether to make the mazes or the coasters (or both) available on the system? I don't get this obsession about people thinking the park will reuse theming from old mazes? I can't remember any time when the park have reused theming from old mazes (except Passing, where they basically didn't change much from Hellgate)? But I can't think of a time when they've specifically moved sets of major theming pieces from one maze to another maze in a different location. I can see why people might consider it, given things like budget cuts and the like, but from what I can remember, Thorpe have set no precedent of reusing theming in different mazes, so I don't get why everyone jumps on the idea every time they see something that's remotely similar to another maze? I really don't think it is. COS was a very well executed clown-themed maze, which mixed a good amount of humour with scares. It had a lot of scenes which one would expect from a clown-themed attraction. Big Top also has a lot of these classic scenes, including things like a Jack in a Box and the main clown feature. But Big Top sounds like it has plenty that COS didn't - a fortune teller scene, a mirror maze, an apparent dungeon scene, etc. There'll of course be similarities between Big Top and COS because they're themed around very similar things. In all honesty, I'm surprised there weren't more grumbles about originality with this choice! But Big Top won't be a rip off of COS, I'm sure.
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If that's the case, then I'd prefer to do the BTS during the day, but get that others might be different. Perhaps we could set up a vote to see what is more popular? Containment is a paid for attraction which seemingly has to be booked for in advance (£8 for AP holders, £10 for normally). Happy to offer a helping hand in running the meet though, whatever the decision.
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Interesting comments. The rating system has always been a weird one to me. I've always felt that Thorpe should advertise their maze with higher age recommendations, since it creates a slightly different expectation. Plus, some of their mazes are pretty full on - The Passing had some disturbing scenes, Experiment 10 was very shocking, MBV is an intense experience; it's surprising in some ways that it is only a 13 age recommendation. I certainly know I wouldn't have coped with some of that stuff, and many others will be beyond scared by some of those things too! The one about actors touching you is much more interesting though. I always feel like touching is a very cheap scare aimed to surprise you, and very rarely do the Thorpe mazes have touching that fits in with the maze. It's all stroking or jabbing aimed to try and invade your personal space whilst surprising you. Actors who don't touch you can be a lot more intimidating, since they can still invade personal space, and keep you questioning what they will do. It also means they can work more with scenery and the like. I think touching has it's place in more extreme mazes, but in standard maze environments, I always find the scenes where actors don't touch me to be better compared to scenes where actors do!
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This doesn't exactly make sense? You grey out on coasters because of the high positive forces experienced when on a ride. So, the more intense a ride, the more likely you are to grey out. If you're greying out on Swarm, but not on a more forceful ride, then there's something not quite right there... Unless you're saying that you grey out on Swarm on a higher percentage of your rides on it now then compared to Khan, in which case, it's a stupid comparison since you've surely ridden Swarm many, many more times than Khan?
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The Mind Gap section of Minds Wanted has been updated, featuring yesterday's photo and the following... Wonder if it means something that some words are unnecessarily capitalised? Also, on a different note, some have found a new touch code:
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Sounds good fun, though what exactly would a special tour entail? If it's just a maze tour but after park closes, then I'd rather just do a tour during the day to be honest. If it's slightly more than that, I'd be more interested. Happy to go with the majority though.
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Totally agree. But the park are obviously struggling to get the people in (no doubt not helped by Smiler); when I visited yesterday the park felt like a bit of a shadow of itself from a couple years ago.
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If you think this is Thorpe's golden days, I'd genuinely hate to think what you think bad times are. Thorpe aren't doing as well for themselves really. From having opening hours cut, to rides not being open, etc. I still love Thorpe and really enjoy out, but they are struggling a fair amount. It's a real shame. Thorpe's true golden days were way back in 2003. More recently, even the likes of 2009/2010 were a lot better than this year.
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I don't have any preferences to be honest! Big Top would be good fun though. I looked at the booking page for it and it sounds like you don't book for a particular maze though, and the way it's worded makes it sound like you go a BTS on all 4 mazes? Also agree about having a Containment takeover!
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Whilst I'm not a huge fan of splitting away from the group during a meet, is anyone else interested in doing a BTS maze tour? I want to do one this season and doing it with some TPMers would be good fun. Also, whilst I'm at it, may as well confirm I'll do Face it Alone with you guys too.
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Unfortunately, I didn't grab a photo of it, but there is now a sign in front of Tidal's entrance saying how it closed for the rest of the 2015 season.
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ha, this post made me laugh a lot more than it should have for so many reasons. First of all, what's wrong with being "basic"? You say it like it's a bad thing? Not everyone can go to various parks around the continent, or even the country. By all means encourage and suggest that people travel abroad and see what else is out there, but the way you are saying it, it's like you're insulting people for not travelling. Second of all... Yes, you've said that your opinion has changed and that, and maybe you've ridden 10 roller coasters that are better than Swarm in the past 13 months. But think back to when Swarm was your favourite ride and why you enjoyed it; surely you can at least appreciate the fact that other people will enjoy for those same reasons. Swarm sits nicely at the top of my Top 10, for many reasons which I've mentioned on here in the past. I guess that makes me "basic" (even though I've probably got a similar cred count to you, but oh well). I guess I should "actually travel", instead of magicing myself to other theme parks. I guess I should click my fingers, and magically get the time and money to go to the parks where all the great rides frolic freely in the wind. Or I should go ride Shambhala, without "actually travelling". There's certainly a lot of similarities between the two. I definitely think that anyone who enjoys one would enjoy the other. Whether the hatred thing is the case is something I'm not so sure on. Baron gives a very floaty ride experience which feels completely different to Swarm, so a Swarm-hater may enjoy Baron for that great floatyness. --- Anyway, back to B&Ms. I've ridden 7: 1) Nemesis Inferno 2) Nemesis 3) Air 4) Oblivion 5) The Swarm 6) Black Mamba 7) Baron 1898 I'd put them in the order of how much I liked them, but since I'm basic, I don't think it's necessary.
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Love that Containment video! I was on park today; Big Top area isn't flooded. No photos as the attractions look no different to last photo update.
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I know it's a traffic light system, but people will still feel like their weight is being judged, even if no numbers are involved. And if you get a red, you are essentially being told "As a group, you're too heavy". Not necessarily the greatest thing to experience at a theme park.
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Both will be very similar I'd say. Sunday 18th might be better if you're staying till close as more people will leave earlier than on the 10th. But other than that, there shouldn't be much difference.
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Trying to find more good words to describe this is becoming difficult. Genuinely can't wait to see trains flying around this thing.
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The thing with scales is not everyone is happy and discussing their weight. Even healthy weight people can shy away from the subject. By having a set of scales, people feel like they're having their weight being shown to others and judged (even if this isn't strictly the case). Things like someone's height and cheat size are easier seen and less hidden, yet if you see someone denied a ride because of them, you can see how embarrassed they are. Imagine the sheer embarrassment and upset if a group of people collectively find out "They are too heavy to ride together". Not a nice feeling on what is not a topic which isn't openly talked about enough.
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I bet that if we hadn't heard about Containment before this announcement, there would have been pages and pages of discussion about that one image. It comes across as uninteresting and boring because all the details have been released already; this is just the first time Thorpe have publicly advertised it. I'm not saying it's good by any means, it's a bit meh. It looks like it could be part of a video or something though. You're making it out like it's as interesting as watching paint dry though?
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There has been a LOT worse. The roller coaster porn video springs to mind. I don't get what's so bad about it? You're paying £15 to experience an extreme maze by yourself. The choosing of a maze was a bonus. I stand by my point that if the choice hadn't been there in the past, no one would complain. I see the points raised by others about why they don't like the idea though. I wonder if there is any way to request that you don't get a specific maze? Serious point: I'd recommend anyone interested in doing FiA but not interested in doing one maze contacts Thorpe (probably by the VIP email); there is a chance they have thought about this I suppose? As others have pointed out, you're asked to not go into details about your experiences. However, you are warned that essentially anything can happen. Last year when I did Studio 13, I spoke with the 3 other people who done it on the night, and one was a girl. We all seemed to have very, very similar experiences. However, in 2013, I had a completely different experience to the other person who did Face it Alone on Saw. I think last year, they toned it down a bit when compared to 2013 in that the actors did similar things each time, as opposed to doing what they wanted. I've heard that, this year, they're upping the intensity again and perhaps making everything a bit more unique again.
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I don't get why people think it's a bad idea? Face it Alone is meant to a scary, uneasy experience. Not giving you a choice as to what maze you do adds to that a lot more. Sure, it makes it a lot harder to do all the mazes, but FiA isn't really something that's meant to be done multiple times. If people had never been given choice in the first place, no one would be calling it a bad idea.
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-Says they won't give their views on a topic. -Gives views on topic.
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For a serious answer, it's hard to say since Fastrack queue times depend on the normal queue time. Further uncertainty about the time is added by the use of RnR. In all honesty, you shouldn't need to buy Fastrack. You'll want be able to do all five mazes if you want to.
