MattyMoo

"Lands" at Thorpe is a cyclical process, they get removed and re-added every 3-5 years 😁
 
I know it's peak season but some of those queue times yesterday were horrific - Hyperia being ded all day didn't help, but Detty on an hour, Walking Dead on 80-90 minutes, Storm Surge on 80-90 minutes. Stealth, Nemmy and Colossus were all 100+ at one point. Grim. But at least the park is making some money so the Tidal Wave flame effect is instated for 2026.
 

Nah, too quick!

Green bulb replacement
 

Colossus being closed would improve my visit 😉

First not-too-good day at Thorpe in a while it appears today.

Colossus is closed all day, and was yesterday.
Nemesis Inferno closed all day.
Stealth on one train.

First not-too-good day at Thorpe in a while it appears today.

Colossus is closed all day, and was yesterday.
Nemesis Inferno closed all day.
Stealth on one train.

Credit to DigitialDan on Twitter.
 
I mean, that's one way to fix the screen - put a massive sign in front of it.
AI is not the one though, look at those Hyperia wings 🙃
 
 

Definitely - I wonder if Project Pivot will go ahead for 2026 - and if it does, that's not a draw to get people through the gate. Is there any point to it if there's only going to be one event a year? (this year at least).
 
If it does go ahead... Slammer site flat ride for 2027? If it doesn't go ahead... new flat ride next year? 

I feel like we're at a bit of crossroads now for the next development - one would assume TWD IP is nearly expired (and it's not relevant anymore anyway)... questions over Ghost Train what with the disappearing shop and merch - then if you get rid of Ghost Train AND TWD you have a massive space - but would they really want to remove a building that'll only be 10 years old next year?  Questions over Rumba Rapids, as we all know it costs a lot to run in terms of power and staff...
 
Interesting times. What would be disastrous is attractions are removed/SBNO without anything replacing them, but to be honest - that's the way I think it will head.

I think that’s a good point about fright nights in particular.  It used to be something I’d very much look forward to all year, but in recent years it has become, as you say, a rip off, and nothing more.
Without that around the corner, for me at least, it does feel odd that the Merlin parks are sort of not really on my mind anywhere like they used to be.
 
Merlin do seem to very much be in a rut don’t they…  it’s all very worrying to be honest, especially given that Paultons and others are accelerating while Merlin continue to decline. 
 
It will be interesting to see what they manage at scare season in the short term at least, and looking longer term, what they will announce over the next 12-24 months…  

Try not to laugh in first 15 seconds challenge:
 
https://youtu.be/0RyqNJamtpE?si=zCpnRAN5XGgW7ZUh

Try not to laugh in first 15 seconds challenge:
 
https://youtu.be/0RyqNJamtpE?si=zCpnRAN5XGgW7ZUh

Try not to laugh in first 15 seconds challenge:
 
https://youtu.be/0RyqNJamtpE?si=zCpnRAN5XGgW7ZUh

Fingers crossed for a @Parm Pap update soon.

Glad we've just changed the name of the Hyperia tracker to Stealth. 

Legend goes that an old woman pleaded with the Monks of Thorpe Abbey for the charity of a coin. They cruelly dismissed her. 
 
Scorned, the old woman screamed a cursed...
 
"For every piece of Kingda Ka that falls, a month of Stealth's life will be taken"
 
And sure enough, after Kingda Ka was removed, Stealth was shut for a month.
 
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All I'm saying, is that if Stealth remained closed, that will be the story for the Fright Nights mazes that will take its place.
Hex Inferno - The Revenge of Stealth

Bit like the Tidal Wave fire effect 😁

Bit like the Tidal Wave fire effect 😁

What @Inferno said is spot on - Hyperia rapidly becomes known to the public as "the ride that's never open" - and then attendance falls and doesn't hit the expected returns Vs the investment, and then you end up waiting for another 12 years for the next big coaster again. Ok maybe that's an exaggeration, I think Dezza Brown the original white elephant didn't help there, but you get my point. As I said before, it really shouldn't be this much hassle getting on a sodding rollercoaster. First world problems and all that I know -June 11th and 12th 2024 is still a fresh wound 😛

What @Inferno said is spot on - Hyperia rapidly becomes known to the public as "the ride that's never open" - and then attendance falls and doesn't hit the expected returns Vs the investment, and then you end up waiting for another 12 years for the next big coaster again. Ok maybe that's an exaggeration, I think Dezza Brown the original white elephant didn't help there, but you get my point. As I said before, it really shouldn't be this much hassle getting on a sodding rollercoaster. First world problems and all that I know -June 11th and 12th 2024 is still a fresh wound 😛

It was early this afternoon after a breakdown I believe.

 
 
How dare you get a video you might get kicked out for this 🤣
 
Rumba rapids will now be opening in June instead of May to compensate for crane hire costs.

Scaffolding and crane on their way! How much must that cost to keep parked up?! Have they bought it? Either way, fair play...
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Thanks for the concern @Cal 😀
 
Headed straight for it this morning, opened at 1015, on at 1035.
 
Was hoping for another ride or two once the queue died down, it had been 50-60 minutes all-day.
 
Stealth was down this morning and then opened at 11 as I walked towards it, it was a glorious moment entering the 5 minute queue. RIP Hyperia, Stealth 4eva.

Thanks for the concern @Cal 😀
 
Headed straight for it this morning, opened at 1015, on at 1035.
 
Was hoping for another ride or two once the queue died down, it had been 50-60 minutes all-day.
 
Stealth was down this morning and then opened at 11 as I walked towards it, it was a glorious moment entering the 5 minute queue. RIP Hyperia, Stealth 4eva.

You know things are bad when the joke account is being serious.

Apologies for double post but by all accounts, Hyperia has operated successfully since opening. Hopefully the issue is now sorted...