Had a good day today at THORPE , although was mainly due to my company rather than thorpe themselves.Stealth kept breaking down and was extremely frustrating to Que for as they were doing one train fastrack , one train main que ,which along with the repeated break downs and sick cleanups made a que from just under the launch track over an hour. Dispatches also seemed excruciatingly slow.My 2ND ride on SAW and I think its got better , IMO best ride there by a mile.However again was annoying, as we were strapped in ready to go , restraint checked , countdown complete and we had to get up and go behind the gates again for ,I would say between 45 mins and an hour which wasn't too bad as regular chats with the happy and cheerful ride hosts made it easily bearable , apparently it broke down because someone entered the ride area. and then after that I was informed the inside part of the ride was causing the issue. Once again though the swinging blades were not working, so I am still yet to see the inside section in all its glory. Also operations were as well extremely annoying , a few weeks ago cars were constantly being sent round however today the cars wouldn't be dispatched until the previous 2 had returned. Also , would I be right in saying bits of themeing have been added to the outside que? I noticed things like smashed police car doors which I didn't notice the last time I rode it. The jolt at the bottom of the main drop was noticeable but in no way painful or uncomfortable. Nemesis Inferno was the longest I've ever seen it at 180 minutes and for the first time longer than Stealth at 90 AND even Colossus at 150I enjoyed Rumba rapids more than I ever have before with loads of effects working and I got completely drenched, although, What is going on inside that tunnel!! ,it would be better just to live it blank. rather than have loads of cheap looking fibre optic wires that look like some sort of galactic spider man has made a web and has made home in the Rumba tunnel.Reliability was terrible today, and I haven't ever really found it that bad even when everyone else has been slating it , however today , SAW, Colossus, Nemesis Inferno, and Stealth in particular all were down at certain times in the day.Still an enjoyable day though , and something that really made me smile today and the last time I visited , no matter how busy , the staff were fantastic, fun and friendly.
