Mattgwise
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Area music was very low today and probably sounded lower due to Bubbleworks music blaring out (which was good too). I just wish they would put the theme in the queue line, it would really make it better.
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Really enjoyed Dragon falls today, not to wet on drop, actually got wetter from a sprinkler after the drop and the elephant spray. Also the water is so clean compared to other Log flumes.Didn't notice anyone dressed up.
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I think Thorpe Park have been brilliant this year with keeping rides open, I have hardly seen anything on the website to say a ride is closed whereas last year and previous years they had rides shut a lot. So I think it definately helped scrapping thrill chill.
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I quite like it being Pizza Hut and you say expensive!!!! Personally I find it great value and probably the cheapest place to eat at Thorpe Park for what you get, in fact it is bizarrely cheaper than normal Pizza Hut buffet as it is £7.99 for Pizza, Pasta, salad and drinks. Normal Pizza Hut is something like £6.99 without the drink. However I do agree with you about he serving areas being quite poor, I always worry that my plate is going to be sent flying when around the buffet area.I'm not overally fussed about it being Pizza Hut (bar the expensiveness of it) but they really need to re-arrange the serving areas... Especially when we're spoilt by the good layouts at Alton and Chessie...
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Must have been hit and miss because there was a actor there when I visited this time last year.I rode it on the second Saturday it was open and they had no actors, it was very short-lived
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The actors were only ever there when the ride first opened last season (first few months) and fright nights. I am sure they will do the same this fright nights. They had people dressed in pig masks and a person in the trap at the bottom of the stairs.
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The fast track situation is silly, It causes the normal queue to move much slower as the let so many fasttrack people through and whats even sillier is that the people that actually pay for fasttrack still have to queue 10 - 20 minutes. I too wish they would rethink it, and have a much lower limit for it (its money for them though so I cant see it).No Inferno is not using the exit line for fasttrack, it uses the walkway to the right of the main entrance of Inferno. Then both the normal queue and fasttrack queue combines at the bottom of the stairs.I also agree that Thorpe have been much better this year. There have been far less break downs this year so far (most days all rides have been available) and when rides have broken down they havent just given up for the rest of the day and closed the ride like they have done in previous years, they have actually bothered to try fixing them. Stealth for example as we know has been having lots of problems recently but again they try and reopen everytime instead of just giving up. I'm sure the engineering and rides teams are just as annoyed as the general public when it breaks down.
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The loading theme was the pre 2007 detonator theme.
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Roughly todays (6/04/10) Queue times,Colossus said 40 mins (but was over an hour)Nemesis Inferno 60 minsSaw The Ride 80 mins (although we got on in 60 minutes with an almost full queue)Stealth ranged from 60- 80 minsVortex 40 minutesLoggers Leap 30 - 45 minutesRumba Rapids 30 - 40 minutesX No way out 20 minutes (only saw this early on in day)Samurai 45 minutes (20 minutes after 4:30 - 5ish)Rush 30 minutesSlammer 30 minutesZodiac 20 minutesQuantum 10 - 25 minutesDetonator said 50 minutes I think but a friend got on in 20 minutesDepth Charge 30 minutes (looked longer)etcHope some of that helps.
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Interestingly I was on park all day and only managed to see Rush and Saw break down. I guess I went to the right rides at the right times. Both seemed to be back up and running quite fast though (not saying it is acceptable). Teacups was also closed around 4pm but there seemed to be a guy cleaning so maybe someone was sick.The park was very busy and I 100% agree with you about the fastrack, especially outside Colossus they were trying to grab you to sell them. The queues moved ridiculously slow and my group that foolishly bought fasttrack for Colossus still queued 20 minutes. Nemesis Inferno's queue was moving extremely slowly as so many had fasttrack (and staff were very slow at times loading the trains. Saw many people queue jumping as well with not much being done, just the odd announcement here and there.Atmosphere wasn't the best today either with Music for most rides quite low. BTW has Colossus been playing Queueline theme in the station all season??? But was nice to see some effects fixed such as the mist on Nemesis Inferno, the Colossus fountain etc. Nearly walked into a wall in the dome toilets as they have moved the door!!!Had first go on Saw Alive today and didn't think it was that great, wouldn't bother again unless others that haven't been on it really want to go on it.Ride Count:X:\\ No Way Out x1Rush x1Quantum x1Nemesis Inferno x1Saw Alive x1Saw: The Ride x1Loggers Leap x1Colossus x1Samurai x1Rumba Rapids x1Quantum seemed faster for some reason, have the settings been changed?Quite disappointing at just 10 rides when I was there all day.
No joke, today was absolute shambles and I assure you that I will not be returning any time soon. This is probably the worst trip I have ever had. The reliability was beyond a joke, here is a list of the rides that broke down or opened late today:StealthSawRushSamuraiDetonatorVortexSlammerTidal WaveThe worst ride was Stealth. I queued for it 4 times, it broke down all four and at one point had to empty the queue line to run maintenance checks. Whatever Intamin have done, it's not working. The park's attitude towards fastrack is disgusting. Employees were repeatedly going for the big sale just outside queue entrances. The park oversold fastrack massively, making the already long queues even longer. For example, Saw's fastrack queue was back to the photo collection booth. I know it's not the park's fault it was so busy, but they could of managed the crowds allot better then they did. Also the usual problems of Chav's queue jumping and smoking, which staff did not deal with.After recently visiting Alton Towers, I realised what a joke this park really is. Shame.
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Nope, I don't like the idea of this. It is not a fairground, it is a Theme Park. I would want the normal theme music back, or at least play it on the bridge.
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I'm glad someone mentioned the pain in the feet because I often get it if I get up too quickly and none of my friends understand what I am going on about!
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MTDP
in The Future
Yep it is definately there and is nothing to do with Thorpe Park. I work in a school and have seen it mentioned as Thorpe Park and used in a science video about friction.Even better! Underneath the fast food restraunt behind Nemesis shop and next to where it says Entertainment Staff Facility, it says "Practice Bobsleigh Run"...
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The track changed back for 2008 season to the original (2006 and before with the dadadadada bit). It was just 2007 it was changed with the slow start of Colossus theme playing as the second half. So technically apart from the announcements it is now unchanged from what it was. Just a shame it doesn't play in queue as well anymore.Vortex had the track shuffled around a bit. The second half of the track is now the start of Colossus, rather than the dadadadada bit. Urr yah
Rameses Revenge
in Chessington World of Adventures
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Haven't been to the park for a while and they were giving two rides on this today and second time round it seemed to go upside down 4 times in a row, I don't ever remember it going over that many times or is it just a setting I have never seen before? Was great fun and find it brilliant that the ride still pulls in so many spectators.