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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.

Milking the cow for all it's got...

Info taken from The Sun'Nuff said.

I've heard the plot arc is Amy being killed (again) as the first half of the series ends. And this time, she wouldn't be coming back..

When you try, you don't get what you deserve. You get nowhere.May as well get the same result and don't try.Life is sh!t

Word of advice..Don't bother trying. You never get what you deserve. Life just screws you over all the time.Life isn't worth the hassle

Youwhat? What conveyor belts?

According to Mr Wardley, the drop height and time was suffice for it to be exciting, shocking and fun for everyone. Any longer and it would have become bland; any shorter and not worthwhile. Haven't experienced it for myself, so cannot say.

The only thing I could see affected by the works of OG is the exit of the Megastore that leads straight there..

Cool, thanks.

I do believe the only live one is one by the top of the first flight of stairs, where the staff member usually is, to check on the queue line. The rest are just pre recorded, to make you think the other security cameras outside are live.

I based it on TRs from Saturday for the 1 trains, recent experiences with Rush, and the fact that on Bank Holiday Monday in May required extra cars being put on the track.In my eyes, it's likely.

Does anyone know roughly how much Kobra / any Disk-o coaster costs? Don't really care if the costs don't include theming and whatnot, just curious.

Start of the day, yes. After that, I don't know, but based on TRs about yesterday, it is quite likely. Possibly only 6-7 cars on Saw and one swing on Rush too. Might even see a couple more boats our of action on the water rides..?

Staff slack off. Men and women. At all jobs. You can't make generalised statements that men slack off more than women. You could say that more men slack off than woman, but it still implies toan extent that men slack off more. Anyways, I hear Rush was on one swing yesterday...

Erm, I dunno how to describe that.AMAZING! And that's an understatement.If we even got a ride quarter as goos as that, I'd be over the moon.Thanks for actually taking the time to do that by the way.

My grumbles were directed towards the audio. The 'overall' experience has gone downhill; at no point did I say the ride did...

Mr C is a very strongly opposed to sexism I'll have you know!

And I'll make it easy for you.In my eyes:Social Network: A place for friends just to have fun and talk about whatever.Community Forum: A place where people make friends from having a similar hobby.Let's just drop it now, yeah? Whilst I stick by my opinion, I regret saying it.

Meh, social network, community forum. Different things in my eyes.

Flat Won't DoTook a trip down the park yesterday. Was only meant to be till about 1:30 / 2, but left a 12 due to other stuffs. Anyways, get to the park just after opening time. Rather quiet to be honest. To my surprise, all four major coasters were running! Yes, all four opened on time. I think that's a first for me for this season. Anyways, headed over to Inferno as per..Oh, running on one train I see. Lovely. Did mean that rerides weren't possible. It was like that on my last visit as well. WHY? I don't care how quiet it is in the morning. It would be easier and more efficient to get both trains on when the park opens! Moved onto Rumba Rapids. It well and truly is a travesty. No waterfall. The sprinkles were barely squirting. It was a fail of a water ride. I did it twice to get my 30 rides for this season; I seriously need a brain check for that one. Then did Teacups. First riders of the day. Operator was amazing. Spun us, used the PA exceptionally well. Must say, I was very impressed. Detonator was next. Was alright; but the Countdown has gone back to 5.. *cut out*.. 1. Ruins the effect of the countdown. Headed over the Loggers, which, as per usual, was still a walk on. T'is good, though the slightly sickly smell after the tunnel has returned. Did think of doing Saw, but rejected the full queue for a near empty Alive one. Has got worse. And I don't mean just because I know what's coming worse. It is worse. The second room wasn't vibrating, the third room wasn't cold. The Carousel went off later than usual (as in, when the front of the group were at the exit). In fact, the only good room was the fifth one - my least favourite!Headed over to the flats of Lost City. Rush had a full queue. Zodiac's was nearing on half full. Vortex looked about 20mins, so opted to do that. The thing is, from all the flat, I didn't hear themed music. Oh dear god no. I heard the dreaded pop music. Now, I'd understand if I was in Sun Scream or something, but I'm not. I'm on a ordinary day. The thing is, as much as people will say "it suits the target market", it just doesn't work. It can't be heard that well from the queue, and the lack of announcements ruin any atmosphere created. And the music itself, well, from the top of my head, I can remember:Lady GagaN-DubzScouting for GirlsTinchy Strider There were a couple more, but Gaga was on about 4 times in the 35mins I was in the Vortex queue - now that is just plain old gaga. Had to leave after Vortex which was a shame; no Glasshouse lunch, no CCR and no Rocky. :)You can probably guess what I'm about to say: Flat won't do. The flats have gone downhill in their overall quality, and other rides are just slipping in standard too. Samurai and Slammer were down. Slammer had two scaffolding trucks in the area. Samurai looks nearly fixed. The park has done very well this season, but it's going downhill yet again...