Mattgwise

Must add that several of my non enthusiast friends have also said this during this year. It doesn't help that Saw Alive and Canada Creek Railway (and Fungle Safari the last three years) are all standing as if they are rides that should be open, but simply closed that day. On top of that one of my friends who had never been before commented on the poor condition of the foilage in Saw The Rides queue line and said "Are they that tight and money grabbing that they don't employ gardeners". If time was spent making the place look nice and removing SBNO rides then I believe they could easily get away with not having anything new as people would want to return. The place looking run down And no new ride could possibly put people off.

I rarely get wet on Depth Charge, but on occasion I have also got completely soaked!

Yes but lets just appreciate the fact that they sorted it and have reopened it. They could have easily said sod it, lets leave it until next season.

According to a post from Go Merlin on Facebook, Slammer was testing all morning and is now back in operation!

Interesting response from Thorpe Park to the question about chart music in Lost city. Seems it is meant to be playing there according to the post. What do people think of that idea? I am not in favour of it personally as it defeats the whole object of being a Theme Park! If the place wasn't themed fine but it really doesn't suit the theme! http://forum.maniahub.com/topic/9800-lost-city-soundtrack/

But except for the day that video was taken has that actually worked. Hasnt't on any of my visits

The new track (since last year) is quite good but disagree that it creates a good atmosphere as it only plays along one tiny stretch of the queue line! They need speakers throughout the indoor section!

It certainly is strange. Although annoying when queuing for Vortex and it plays loud, then cuts out, then plays the actual Vortex music for one or two cycles, then goes back to a muffled Chart music! Seems to be taking a hell of a long time for them to get used to the supposedly "upgraded" Park wide link. Would have thought the music would have been zoned correctly by now and played at normal speed.

I have been on three visits this year and on all three visits, Dragon's Fury opened in the morning and was closed by 2pm every time due to some form of technical fault. Dragon Falls was also closed almost all day on one of my visits, just opened around an hour before park close.

Haha - Going to start that one again!

Totally agree with you about the fastrack situation being a complete joke. However I complained to Thorpe Park the other week about various issues including Fastrack causing the Saw queue to completely come to a stand still for 15 minutes at a time (nearly 2 hours total queuing), whilst fastrackers were let through in their thousands and got this as part of the response, suggesting they "do" make it fair. Yeah right! Regarding Fastrack, they have allocated time slots in which certain allocations are sold by the sales team. Therefore there is only a limited number of Fastrack for each ride. Our rides team dispatches the ride in proportion for Fastrack and non-Fastrack holders and so that the Fastrack queue does not extend the main queue line. I apologise you do not feel that this was effective and that the queue lines were extended as a result of Fastrack ticket holders. Please be assured that I have passed your comments on to ensure that the dispatching of both queues is being carried out fairly.

Haven't heard any queueline audio at all this year on my visits. One of the worst places to have no audio as that area is so quiet.

Samurai actually went down for a long time during the summer holidays of the 2010 season and had what looked like some major work done to it. If you click on the following link you can see a picture of it in a very unusual position: http://forum.maniahu..._180#entry97652

I know Samurai has had a fair few problems over the years, but the ride is 13 years old and has been operating 8 years since going back to Mondial before relocating at Thorpe Park. Maybe a replacement top scan could be the answer, I would guess Mondial have improved the way they have built them since 13 years ago, even if only slightly. I know it's time must come to an end some day but I do hope it is not any time soon.

The area of the park that the attraction lies in.

She was going to and has finished going to Thorpe Park, Alton Towers and then Blackpool Pleasure Beach in that order according to her previous posts!

Wow it must have happened twice then. It was definitely boarded up on the 29th.

Strange as it was boarded up exactly like that when I went last Wednesday (29th Aug). I find it hard to believe it got fixed and then shattered again in the same spot yesterday.

No. That was Dead End, placed in Lost City, On the path near Zodiac that leads round to Vortex.

Just a shame Colossus still has the pitch problem. Other things I noticed last Weds - Beach/ Flying Fish/neptunes kingdom area was back to chart music just like dome & entrance and there was no End of day music played at all either.

What is great about Europa Park is that they decide a closing time at lunch time then advertise the time on the website and around the park. It's great as it means the park can close any time between 6pm and usually 9pm depending on weather and how many people went through the gates by lunch time. However I bet it is annoying for the staff never knowing when they will finish before their shift starts. When I visited it was open until 7:30 the first day and 8pm the second. If only the same thing happened with Merlin parks.

Of course I know that, I'm not a complete idiot! What I meant was the person probably meant to avoid extending the wait any more than it should as the whole problem was that far more fast track guests were let through than normal queuing guests which was not normal procedure.

I think they meant to avoid extending the wait of the main queue line.

Here is the response I got from Thorpe Park regarding my complaint about the filming and fasttrack causing the Saw queue line to take 1 hour and 50 minutes. Funny thing is the have offered me 4 fast track tickets for a future visit when the whole problem was me thinking too many were sold/given out. Still I appreciate they have offered something and apologised. Thank you for taking the time to email into us regarding your recent visit to THORPE PARK. We appreciate all guest comments and queries as without guests such as you contacting us we would be unable to improve our services for future visitors. THORPE PARK is the Nations Thrill capital and attracts a very high volume of guests each year to come and experience our thrilling and exciting rides and attractions, and this does impact on our queue lines and waiting times for our rides. As it is currently peak season, our queue lines are longer than they would be on an off peak day. Please also be aware that THORPE PARK does have a maximum capacity for guests who can enter the park, and should this capacity be reached, no further guests will be permitted entry. Due to the nature and complexity of our rides there may be times where we may need to take a ride out of operation briefly. This can be due to many reasons such as a technical fault or a guest's actions. However, in any circumstance we have a dedicated team of engineers and ride operators on standby to ensure that the ride is back in operation as quickly as possible. We understand that any shutdowns can increase the wait time and so we would like to apologise for any delays that may have been caused. We can understand that shutdowns can be extremely frustrating and would like to apologise for any disappointment this caused. Regarding Fastrack, they have allocated time slots in which certain allocations are sold by the sales team. Therefore there is only a limited number of Fastrack for each ride. Our rides team dispatches the ride in proportion for Fastrack and non-Fastrack holders and so that the Fastrack queue does not extend the main queue line. I apologise you do not feel that this was effective and that the queue lines were extended as a result of Fastrack ticket holders. Please be assured that I have passed your comments on to ensure that the dispatching of both queues is being carried out fairly. I apologise for the difficulties you encountered regarding the film crew on the day of your visit. Incase you were not aware, both ITV and Dave Berry himself on the radio made a formal apology for the frustration caused to guests during their visit.

I have passed my comments onto the park for that reason. If people don't say anything, they are not going to be aware it is having an impact on visitors days out and nothing will change.