JoshC.

I was nervous and I'm shy... :/You seemed like a great bunch of people, but I'm just not someone to just arrive, meet a bunch of strangers, and fit in like that.

The whole 'less people' thing is standard for any maze to be honest. The less people there are, the more time the actor can devote to each person, thus improving the experience. Also, there's less time between the front and back, thus adding to the surprise. Being in a group of say, 10, and being at the back, and hearing the person at the front scream, the scare will be ruined. Being in a group of 4, you will experience the scare at the same time.Simples.

Fair point. To be honest, I'm hardly the most liked member on here, so was a little apprehensive going to the other meet in the first place. After how it went, it probably won't be till next year before I consider going to another meet.

This.Also just theme park knowledge in general. If you know, but cannot tell, shut up. If you know, and can tell, tell.Simple as.

Err, no. If anything, you are.But after the failure of the last meet, which was my first, I think it's fair that I'm a tad off-put at going to another...

Won't be attending.Money will be an issue. Would've already gone once, maybe twice, before then. Sundays are bad for me. Still a bit put off following the previous 'meet'.I bet you lot are gutted

DaybreakNeed I say any more?

They do do games and DVDs too; just plain random ones.Never seen anyone buy one to be honest, but if it makes extra money, then they'll do it..The merchandise is good, and is of good enough quality, but there's always room for improvement.

This was at about 11 o'clock,in the morning. Was back in Late April. As said, didn't see them work since. And thanks for that, will look out for them.

I've never seen any blades; just gears.... Yeah, been there all the time. Was working at the beginning of the season, and then one day I saw it just 'stop'. Thought it was meant to, then realised on my next visit it broke... Good to see that's back up though; I like that touch.

James thinks there's something good about Thorpe? *Dies of shock*

Yeah, happened to me.The syringe is slightly stained with the 'blood'; looks pretty good to be honest.

Well that was...Poor.

:)So...Once had an Inferno train to myself (well, with a friend). TeacupsDetonator (I think anyways )

I love it when people quote posts that are over a year old...

The awkward moment of "Is it them?" Glad it was actually you two. :(Oh, another random good point. Waving to people on X, just for the sake of it. That was actually very fun.

*Zodiac..

I do believe is a West Ham fan. Ewwwwwww....

Groundhogs Just a quicky from me..Ride Count:Inferno x2Rumba Rapids x2Teacups x3Loggers Leap x3Samurai x1Rush x1Zodiac x1Depth Charge x2Flying Fish x5CCR x1X:\WTF x1 (Front row x1)Good Points:All audio back to normal. Smell gone from Loggers post-cave.Stealth opened in the afternoon. (Though had been testing a lot in the morning).Inferno on 2 trains in the morning - thank you! All 3 two train coasters on 2 trains.Saw opening on time (I think).Rumba waterfall working again.Rerides.Staff member on Teacups, who I ALWAYS forget the name of, being epic again by spinning the cups. Bad Points:Slammer and Tidal down. (Any ride down is a bad point). No work seemed to be done on them all day.No effects on Inferno. Missed out on Vortex due to someone being epicly sick. X closed down for a bit (just after I'd got off, so not too bad).BBQ wasn't how I remembered it. Little point; you take bags on X now. Seems a bit silly to me to be honest...Also, do believe I saw Ryan and James (?) in the Samurai queue today. Hi. Well done to Thorpe for sorting out things, especially to two train thing, which I really did hate, as well as getting Stealth running.

That is an insult to all those on here who work / have worked on rides.Thorpe are one of the most H&S-wise parks going, they would not dare do such a thing.

According to Ricky, I believe, the gearbox was replaced during this recent downtime.

I don't remember it being down for months last year. Down, yes. But not down for such a long time? The only time I remember it being down for a few months is in 2005...

I do know this. Thorpe have done extremely well this year, and I do not take it away from them. They've improved reliability and have got all rides working ASAP. The joke I made was, to be fair, the norm as early back as last year. And that is all it is, a joke - I do not mean it, of course. Sure, it maybe just sad or pathetic, but unfortunately that is my humour. Thorpe have done fantastically well, but they will still be the butt of those sorta jokes for a long time to come, whether it is liked or not.

You must go to Thorpe with your eyes closed. There's ALWAYS a ride broken at Thorpe.