MattyMoo
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Was up at 5:40am this morning for work - looking forward to setting my alarm even earlier for tomorrow for a jaunt up the A3!
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SO looking forward to this now I can be squeezed in - thanks so much Thorpe Park and TPM! I'm driving from Portsmouth, going to leave about 5:40 I think to be on the safe side! I won't be staying all day either, as I have commitments in the evening, so probably will depart around 2/3pm. I'm not fussed what route we take after early morning Stealth - I'm easy, just coming for the Stealthin' and the socialisin'!
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Sounds like the Tidal queue was correct - wow. Still, maybe that'd make the soaking even more satisfying after that wait! I agree on Slammer - I wouldn't be surprised if it does open before the end of the year, but I'm guessing Merlin don't want to chance their arm too much what with Ramases recently - wouldn't be too good for PR. Rush on one swing would be a no-go for me too. Hope it returns to 2 swings soon, as that will help dissipate the queues. Certainly sounds as if yesterday was an exceptionally busy day.
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Noooo, no pluk!
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True, very true. Wonder if it'll come back exactly as before or modified?
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Cheers for the clarification - wow, those are some epic queues. 2hrs 40 mins for Tidal at peak? Thanks for the Slammer info - that's a shame if that's true. I haven't had a ride this season, and I don't think I will get one now by the sounds of it! Rush on one swing....? Can only assume that there must be a problem with the other swing for that to be happening with a park of that capacity! My friend said she only got on one ride in the time she was there, and since it was a school party (I'm guessing younger kids), and if she was there 11-3, and they had to have lunch, then that's evidently quite possible!
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No RMT and now no Ramases until 2014 then...
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Shocking eh? Maybe it's the sheep mentality of just joining a queue without knowing what it's for? Apparently some queues today were up to (and over) the 2 hour mark - not sure if anyone can verify that but that's what my friend told me (admittedly not a theme park fan so don't take it as gospel )
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A teacher friend was at Thorpe Park this morning, this was taken at 11am. Fast-track tastic! My view on Fast-track - I've never liked it, and never will like it. And, more to the point, I never have, and never will buy it
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darkadder312 - I did 13 rides in a row around the same time - was when Thorpe had week long Fright Nights all October, and was one of the first of the month
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Waaaa how did I miss this? My beloved Stealth! I could actually re-ride that without needing a breather a la Swarm photoshoot in March! Have fun peeps, tres jealous
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Yep, what Merry-go-girl said - no fun queuing at the end of the day!
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Can't wait for Part 5 - I wonder if the horror story of escaping the park is as bad as I heard!
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I guess if someone has a "free" Thorpe Annual Pass, when they return they are more likely to spend on food, sideshows, photos etc. - which is arguably where Thorpe make most of their profit?
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Well I think this unfortunately means no Top Spin for Thorpe in 2014
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Good to see Ramases open according to CwOA's ride status page!
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The article says firefighters had to cut people free from RR... Methinks it'll be down for sometime then! Glad all are OK!
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"I hope AT kept the receipt from Gerts! Who knows, maybe B&M will do a part-ex??" ^ Quote from TTF - love it!
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It's because they can't get the secret Top Spin in the dark section to work properly EDIT: Update from TTF: "The reason for the delay, is that Towers are now still waiting on the health and safety executives, to sign off on the fire exits, evacuation procedures, and all manner of other H&S paperwork/risk assessments"
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It was obvious that 23rd May was going to be tight... I don't know why they didn't just say June and be done with it, and let the ride settle in and make sure everything is 100% OK. Wouldn't fancy being on Guest Services at Alton Towers over the next few days Check out their Twitter feed - I don't think telling people that there are 50 other rides and attractions ad nauseum is going to appease people who can only visit once a year or have had their trip planned for ages!
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I'm watching it develop on TTF. Ooooh there are some very unhappy people already!
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Just been confirmed on AT's Facebook page. Oops oops oops! Big fail Merlin! They'll have to pull those Smiler adverts now as they say opening 23rd May
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As was mooted a few pages back, this thread should definitely be renamed General Destruction I planned on going to CWoA as part of my birthday celebrations - I scrubbed that idea a few weeks ago...!
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I flipping love those trains and the colour scheme There's always something epic about Alton Towers adverts that Thorpe never seem to have (bar The Swarm advert IMHO) - I bet Alton could make Storm Surge look epic... maybe...
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Wow. It's like my childhood memories have been ripped to pieces! You can see just how knackered the Runaway rocks are by how much moss is on the remains in that photo!
