Ricky

It probably won't be open for the first two or so weeks of the season at least.

Don't expect X to be open on the 14th March (or Annual Pass Day)

Because it's closed more than it's open. Baring in mind it had about 12 weeks worth of downtime in 2012 in one period which in turn is almost half the season. How anyone could condone a ride that barely scrapes 50% ride availability when nearly every other ride except Stealth And Slammer has the average of 94%-96% ride availability. What you have to remember RideAddict, is that maintaining a ride that has a VERY low ride availability percentage is VERY expensive. Hundreds of thousands have been spent on that ride over the year and whilst Merlin are wasting money on a ride that will break 10 minutes after it's opened we aren't getting money from the engineering budget spent on things that are actually worthwhile.

Why is it orange? Does look somewhat ghastly.

ORRRRR, Ministry of Sound could only do those dates... MOS is one of the most popular club's in the country and the DJ's are likely to have a busy working schedule.

As Pluk said, Photos will disappear if the link becomes corrupt. This can happen due to server shutdowns, or the photo being removed from the source! If not, your post may have been edited by a moderator or admin due to something, I don't know

This is such an amusing dispute.

S&S must be proud to of made a ride more unreliable than a Intamin Accelerator Coaster.

At least Thorpe can say they own a one of a kind ride now Even if the concept is diabolical the ride does get me feeling tense!

Ahh waterparks... This was my childhood waterpark http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/coralreef#&panel1-1

Try clicking in the link box and just press enter, worked for me! If not, I give up

Can I just say I don't think it will be as much an operational nightmare via statistics you posted earlier in the topics, it will be the exact same as a front row queue, lots of people want to ride the backwards row but it's up to them much the same as front row queue.

Okay for some reason the link does work if you refresh the page after you get the 'page not found' error

Oh awkward ill get the link again shortly.

Why? No doubt after using lake water for 7 months that they would need to be cleaned from algae or something. If we want to go into technicality's Swarm will now offer 4 ride experiences: Front Left Back Left Front Right Back Right Or am I being pedantic?

Thorpe Park Mania has been invited to the opening of Wallace & Gromit's, 'One Man One Dog' by Club PBE. The event is taking place on April 27th 2013 and has a variety of different events taking place including ERT on several different attractions. If you wish to attend the event, please let Scott Bickerton know via the Club PBE event page located here(After clicking on the link you will be shown with a 'page not found' error, please click in the link and press enter, this should work!): http://www.facebook.com/events/125010257677319/ The event has a cost of: £36 for Season Pass Holders £46 for non SP Holders - includes wristband for the day. The full line-up of the day can viewed on the event page including the meeting point and details of ERT. If you have any questions do not hesitate to get in contact with Scott via the facebook event page! On behalf of Club PBE, We hope you can join us!

Just like to point out, the rope has been there from day one. Originally it was stored in a bag at the top of the rides platform and the bag would be released when they need it and rope would cascade down to the ground. Which can be seen in a red bag in this image: Courtesy of Total Thorpe Park/Google for the image. After a situation where the bag rusted and split causing the rope to tangle in the track it was decided to have it permantly affixed to the support and the base of the ride.

But I was preparing for a queue mob

It will be funny if the entrance does have 'standard' & 'fastrack'. What a way to make people feel like minorities

The smiler app is now available, I'm downloading it as we speak!

It also plays on The Beach, Depth Charge and Flying Fish area (or at least a very similar version). And like Mccy said, drove anyone on there crazy also.

So was casually eating a bag of crisps today when my phone rang for a phone interview, most awkward thing ever trying to pretend you haven't got a mouth full of crisps when answering the phone.

I experience negative G's on the drop of Saw The Ride

We had this debate in the chat room last night, it is not an inverted drop. You drop.... You enter a corkscrew/zero G You take a second drop Inverted drop, your completely inverted when making the drop I.E The SWARM. The Smiler - You drop, make a 180 banked turn into a corkscrew/Zero G roll make about a 300 degree twist before making your next decent. You are not upside when making the second decent on either of the lifts. I have just taking this description about a Dive Drop/Inverted Drop:

I had one for years with 'Looking Sexy, Keeping Dry' on the back of it, it didn't break but my cat pee'd on it otherwise mine would be going strong 10 years down the line!