Everything posted by JoshC.
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Looks fun. Nothing special, sure, and I prefer the look of themed dive machines (especially ones which drop into the ground), but it looks fun. -
When we were there, the ERT only included a few of the smaller attractions / a couple of dark rides I think. Might change throughout the year though of course. Could of course use it to queue for the big rides beforehand, but with 2 days, that should be enough to do everything of note. The advertised ride close is for the queue line, not when the ride stops operating.
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I would imagine installing trains from a different manufacturer would be risky business. It could potentially invalidate some form of 'warranty' from the original manufacturer, or even damage working relationships between the two parties. This could especially be the case when the original manufacturer is still very much activate. It's probably possible, but it just wouldn't happen.
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Humorously, it opened about 10 minutes after I posted that.
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Rattlesnake is closed at the moment.
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I meant advertising / promotion, since I class that as the same as marketing. What you are calling marketing I'd call research to be honest. But even with the heaviest of promotion, if people are still having to ask what it is / need it explained to them, surely that hasn't worked? I was talking about major additions, of which many you list aren't really. Oblivion TBH is a weird one, but I have no problem with Gardaland taking heavy inspiration from Oblivion, and presumably most of the Italian audience don't know the connection. I'd have preferred a more original name, though.
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Surely the lack of interest in what the ride is comes down to poor marketing as a whole, rather than an obscure name? A bad name doesn't help, granted, but if people are interested in it at all unless someone has to physically explain to them what the ride is, something has gone wrong with marketing as a whole? Interested what other attractions you think have been lazily named / named with a "cool" formula. Certainly in terms of major attractions, the likes of Swarm, Raptor, Smiler, Flug and Scorpion Express aren't that formulaic, and all fit in with the story given to the ride? Maybe I'm just easily pleased / not that fussed.
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As anyone who read BenC's Italian trip report may already know, Cinecitta World hasn't been that busy recently. So much so that they've decided to significantly change their open season and reduce the number of days they're open. http://www.theparks.it/cinecitta-world-p1147/notizie/2015/09/il-parco-chiude-inaspettatamente-questa-settimana-n1811/(In Italian, but Google translate is our friend) Hopefully the park can have a better 2016 season, as it does look like a lovely park!
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Source: Vekoma's FB Junior Boomerang is going up!
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I don't quite get your point? Are you referring to the Horror Pass? That was a pass available to Standard Pass Holders (and non-AP holders) which would give them access to all Fright Nights dates without having to pay the £5 charge that Standard Pass Holders had to. As far as I'm aware, they either still had to book in advance for certain dates, or the number of passes sold was taken away from the maximum gate figure per day. This is different though. In the past, some Premium Pass Holders were literally booking all dates for things like this (since it was free to do so), just in case they decided to go on a certain day. The £1 booking charge is surely there to discourage people from doing that, and instead only book for dates they are actually going to go? Some people may decided to book all 20-odd dates and pay £20 for that insurance, but it will definitely be a deterrent. I doubt many, if any, will pay money just to potentially spite other people from going.
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To be fair, those attractions were rarely used in the first 2 hours in the past. I find it hard to moan about it when plenty of other parks do it as well, and Chessington wasn't even open on these weekdays 5-6 years ago.. On a different note, am I still in the minority of people who actually Zufari's name? Clearly a formation of the words 'zoo' and 'safari' and relatively quirky. Shame it sounds too much like Zafari of course...
Yes, they could. But it will cost them £20 odd, and so they'll lose out on some money for doing it. So its aim is to discourage people from doing it (which will be the case), as opposed to doing them outright. You don't want to limit people on the number of Fright Nights they can attend either, so this is possibly the most sensible solution to a problem which has been created by some AP holders.
It's 35mph; the font they've used does make it look a bit like a 1 though!
I thought Rattlesnake remained open for a few days after Smiler's incident, then closed down and has been closed since? I wonder if there's other issues they've come across during its original downtime (because of Smiler) that they've also decided rectify in one go?
Really looking forward to seeing the Boomerang go up; genuinely think that could be a little gem of a ride! Loving the advertising signs Paultons have got going too.
Random thought and genuine question - are there any companies which allow you to make a refundable deposit online using a bank card? I've of course heard of deposits in person where you hand over a set amount of cash, or give you card details, and they're then returned to you in person. But wouldn't it be more awkward (and require more details) to ask guests to pay a deposit online, only to give it back to them once they've visited? If so, that would surely explain why they can't take a deposit
People are putting words in Thorpe's mouth here - it is NOT a £1 charge to enter the event, it's a £1 booking fee. It's not uncommon of we're honest in many places (many travel companies charge booking fees on their cheap fares for example). Pretty sure that in the past they have had booking fees for online transactions, so it's not a new thing either. It's inconvenient, but this is a case of the minority ruining things for the majority.
Nice find ProjectX! The building doesn't give me vibes which would fit in with a name like Galactica / Intergalactic to be honest. And the marketing we've got so far doesn't really fit in either. Interesting that the trademarking fits in with other major attractions. Wonder if this is just a massive curveball though just to throw us geeks off the scent?
Ooh, thanks for that - couldn't remember the exact wording and was too lazy to check. I've always interpreted it as it will hold machinery for the attraction, though yeah, definitely open to interpretation. Either way, it just confuses matters more as to what on earth this could possibly be!
