JoshC.

From photos, it looks like the queue line differs to that that was shown in the plans? Pretty sure it never went anywhere near the 'splash zone?

Maybe this sounds a little pathetic, but I need to get this off my chest.I am not a bloody information point. I hate it when every single week, the day before homework is due in, I get people asking me 'What's the homework?' 'Where's the homework?' 'How do you do the homework?' 'Help me with this, help me with that...' 'Can I have a cover sheet?' Okay, realised that's only ever in Maths....It just plain annoys me. I don't mind helping people out every so often; sometimes people do just forget something / don't understand it. But when it comes to the fact that people rely on me to tell them everything, probably for nothing more than the fact I understand what's going on, it just pees me off.Then I ask myself, 'If I was to ask for their help, what would they do?' And, when most of the time, the answer's no, I know what I'm just going to say now on...

Maybe I'm missing something here, but that still ruins the day slightly, no?Let say a group of 4 people go, 1 of whom is disabled. Last year, the group of 4 people could have gone on say, Saw all together. Then, they have to wait 90mins before being able to go on another major ride. They can utilise the smaller attractions at their leisure, and then go on another major attraction after 90mins. I see no real issues with that.This year, if it works how you say, then 2 people would queue for Saw for 90 mins, whilst the disabled guest and 1 carer are left hanging around for 90mins. What can they do? Go on another ride? But what if the whole group wants to do that ride, not fair on them is it? And then it's awkward anyway - when will the disabled guest know to join the queue to rejoin the rest of their group? Etc. It makes it more complicated and makes the day less enjoyable for the guests.The best option I can see is tightening who gets the disabled band. Last year for example, I saw someone get a band because 'they had ADHD and didn't understand the concept of queueing'. Sound a bit like they were pushing it? Guests probably could get away with the smallest of things if they tried hard enough. Personally, unless it's a severe mental disability or a physical disability that stops people from queueing / standing for long periods of time, then I don't think you have a right to a disabled band. And, the disabled guest should have a reasonable number of carer accompanying them - as in from 1 to 3 (maybe 4).

Parts of Cheetah Hunt's supports still look like Kerplunk. It just looks a wee bit... off putting...

Don't know why, but I find this funny...

This will be my last point on yesterday's events. Not all AP holders regularly go to Thorpe, so I see it as perfectly justifiable that some will moan. But considering everything that happened, that's a good ride count. Staff slowness is something I usually expect at the beginning of the season, but that slow!? A wee bit ridiculous.

Because it's £30 cheaper than normal...

Apparently the ride can take dual loading, but it was only single loading today?That could mean more boats added on more efficiently?

This begs the question...Why weren't they using them!?

Read the caption.It's just someone's idea of how'd they do it. I must say, that's a great edit they've done!

Sweet, can't ever resist a good kebab.

Meh, don't care if this is bringing back an old topic.Looking at the map, looks as if there's a new place to eat - Amity Kebab. Was that open today?

A couple of seasons ago, I think 08 or 09, my nan was refused a yellow band because she didn't have a GP note. So that's been around a while. I think it was only physical disabilities at Thorpe last year too! But I think that was more to stop people with ADHD, or something similar, using the yellow band - if it was a severe mental disability, they allowed it.

Not so much a bad visitor, just one conversation that I found funny..Nemesis Inferno queue:Some girl who;s obviously a bit worried: "Have you been on this ride before?"Some bloke: "Yeah."Girl: "What's it like?"*Bloke then acts as an information point, telling the girl every morsel of knowledge he knows about the ride.*Girl: "...But, what's it like?"

If we want to go into what the site clearly states... Ride staff are therefore not there to assist disabled guests getting off rides.Personally, I think the "I dotn see why any more are needed frankly." is slightly cold, but that's my view.

There are ways to prevent the Disabled rules being abused.Restricting the amount of people that can accompany a disabled guest is not one of them. Restricting who 'is' and 'isn't' disabled is a much better way about it. I'm all for a restrictive number of people on some rides. I don't feel that being allowed 7 other people on Rumba is justified, but neither is one. I'd say as a whole, 2 carers is adequate - 3 in some rides. If the park expects the carer(s) to be able to help the disabled person in a case of a break down, they need to have a suitable maximum number of carers. If the park would let 2 carers on some rides - they should say so on their website, otherwise it's just goig to put people off...

Cool - thanks for clearing that up!

Whilst no actual leaflet with all this year's info has been produced, it seems new rulings are on the website:http://www.thorpepark.com/plan-your-visit/disabled-guide.aspxNear the bottom, where it's got 'Helpers / Companions', we've got this:"Only one helper per disabled guest can use the access pass on any of our THORPE PARK rides and attractions."The entire section seems to be written as if there can only be 1 helper on a ride as well. Under Ride Access higher up, it says something about for safety reasons about the number of disabled guests, blah blah blah, you may have to divide into smaller groups - which is impossible if there's only 2 people, which could mean that there's a mistake made somewhere. Personally though, if they are limiting it to one helper per disabled guest, I think it's pretty stupid!So yeah, d'you think it is being limited to 1 person per disabled guest, or not?

The Storm Surge thing isn't on the Top Trumps thing specifically - it's a general thing. When they're advertising it and all that. I'm not saying it's terrible or anything, and it doesn't really annoy me (and I highly doubt it annoys anyone else), it's just something an enthusiast will notice. Also, if they are going to round things, wouldn't it be better to round up? :PWhat does annoy some enthusiasts is when they'll get simple things wrong - what year rides open, top speeds etc. If they can't get things like that right on their own merchandise, it's a bit sad for the parks themselves, and a bit annoying for some enthusiasts.

Looks like they've gone for the whole idea of 'a piece of art' than a means of navigation. I know that's been defended for Thorpe due to its size, but at Alton, I definitely think a navigable map should be used!

I'm not saying it's tragic. I'm not saying the world is going to end. I'm not moaning. I'm just saying.It's just something I've picked up on; things like these are picked up on by enthusiasts. Sometimes, these things are just a bit stupid, and does annoy some people. Oh dear.

Call me odd, but when I rode Rita, I enjoyed it. Okay, it isn't the smoothest thing ever, but it's smooth enough that it doesn't detract from the enjoyment of the ride. As for the layout, again, not a masterpiece, and it definitely felt as if it lacked something, but it was good.It's by no means great, it's just good.

Oh noes, James could have possibly made a mistake! The world will end!!1!Besides, it's still wrong. Yeah, it's a little thing, but still. If you're going to make a product, may as well make it accurate? Especially with the Vampire thing, especially as they;re celebrating it's 21st birthday this year and making a deal out of it...

Haven't seen the cards or anything yet, but yeah, there's always those little things that annoy you. Take Storm Surge. It's been advertised that it's 64ft / 19m. 64ft isn't 19m though, it's 19.5m I dunno what the inaccuracies are (speeds and heights I'd guess are the obvious ones?) but it would be nice if they could be accurate. Just because it's a game, doesn't mean they can be sloppy on things...

I never get what all the fuss is to be honest. :unsure:They're never THAT much different. Slightly different plot, more Pokemon, better graphics. But that's it really? Give me Red, Blue or Yellow ANY day!