MattyMoo

I'm still waiting for them to change tidal wave to: The one that makes you wet

Just browsing the THORPE PARK website - they now say "over 30 thrill rides and attractions"... I guess they must count the side stalls as attractions

Travelling backwards in the dark is something that will make a LOT of people feel sick, trust me.
One thing I'm looking forward to about the revamped X is the lack of sick shutdowns and smell of sick walking through the queueline!

May I take this moment to express an even bigger Thank You to THORPE PARK.
Not only have they kindly invited us to this event, THORPE PARK are giving complimentary tickets to all those who do not have annual passes who were on the attendance list we gave to them this lunchtime,for coming to the photoshoot.
Non annual pass holders, please make your way to reception on arrival at the park to get your complimentary ticket. Reception is to the right of the turnstiles (it has a sign above it) and you will just need to ring the reception buzzer and wait for the door to buzz. There will be someone in reception between 9am and 5pm so there should be no problems with collection.
Once again a big thanks to THORPE PARK for this great opportunity!

That zeroing issue will be good fun during peak season if it's not sorted! I'm not a Samurai fan per se... it's resulted in my Burger King making a reappearance a couple of times in the past

Definitely a case of spot the staff members you recognise on the Swarm photo!
Nice boobs on row 2.

Good Evening to all of the fantastic members on here!
It is with the greatest pleasure that I can announce this FANTASTIC opportunity we have been given. It is something that none of you will want to miss! Thorpe Park are holding a Swarm Photo Shoot and have invited us to attend it.
Date – Friday 15th March
Time – 4:30pm to 7pm (Please be there on time)
Number of places – 40
Where - The Swarm (Fire Engine)
So book the day off work and come (I already have)! The reason for this is they need to take new promotional photography to show off the backwards element of the Swarm and the new billboard. This photography will then be used in all of the parks publicity materials throughout the year and possibly for longer. The images could be used in newspapers, on posters, on leaflets, on social media, Park signage, etc.
So if you attend please bear this in mind!
If you attend you must wear – light non-branded, non offensive clothing (I.e. no logos or offensive language/slogans)
Everyone who takes part must be willing to sign a photography release form to allow us to use them in promotional material. If you are under 18 I will need to send you the form for your parents or guardians to sign that I will need to give to Thorpe Park early next week. Please can I also point out that general pleasant behavior will be expected at all times!
You will be required to ride THE SWARM a number of times and there will be breaks in the middle to give riders a breather!
Please PM me immediately If you wish to attend as there are a limited amount of places - If you want to come but cannot due to not having a ticket please inform me about this and I will see what I can do about that!
Contributing members and those who contact me first will be given priority - for details on how people are chosen for an event please look at this topic http://forum.maniahub.com/topic/9912-what-do-you-wantexpect-from-a-tpm-trip/. However for this event there will be slightly different priorities as we need a good mixture of both genders - Deadline to book your place is on Wednesday 13th March 2013
If you are coming to spend the day at THORPE PARK there will be some additional meeting points for you all to come and join us. Outisde the park entrance before opening at 9:45am, by the stealth rocks at 1:30pm. We will not wait if you are late! attend these meeting points and will still like to meet up beforehand you will all have my number so you can arrange to meet us in park.
I think I can speak for everyone that this is just a BRILLIANT thing for THORPE PARK to allow us to come to this event, and would also like to express my Thanks at this point.
Attending (34)
AliceHuskyRedden +2 (Meeting 9:45am)
browneggsandham
C1hrisin +1 (Meeting 4:30pm)
Dan9
Dodge (Meeting 1:30pm)(or earlier)
Ellie (Meeting 1:30pm)
Gary (Meeting 4:30pm)
Han30 (Meeting 9:45am)
IanNem (Meeting 1:30pm)
jackstevens217 (Meeting 4:30pm)
Jonny392 (Meeting 1:30pm)
Marc +1 (whenever Marc wakes up)
Mark9
MattyMoo (Meeting 9:45am)
Mer (Meeting 9:45am)
Michelle (Meeting 1:30pm)
Mr Fish (Meeting 9:45am)
Peaj +2 (Meeting 9:45am)
Phill Pritchard (Meeting 1:30pm)
Pluk (Meeting 9:45am)
Ricky (whenever Marc pick's him up)
Sidders +1 (Meeting 9:45am)
Smidget (Meeting 1:30pm)
StevenVig (Meeting 9:45am)
Stokesyboy (Meeting 1:30pm)
ThrillNation (Meeting 1:30pm)
TobyNBZ (Meeting group at 2:30pm)
Tommy (Meeting at 9:45am, But Not ERT Boo!)
4 Places Spare! PM me if your interested.

Thanks Thorpe Park for that helpful post
And yeah I noticed that Steve, and also in both photos some people are wearing wearing dark clothes. Perhaps they've become stricter on this recently?
Ah well, as long as everyone wears what we've been told to
EDIT: Just noticed that people's arrival times have been added and coloured coded! Love the organisation

#BRAVEITFORWARDS !!

I was thinking that myself Peaj. Looks like it will be the only way they can have more 'spring' shots without us freezing to death.
Alternatively people could just layer up t-shirts and have some spring looking jacket on top. This could stop us becoming stupidly cold whilst riding, and would take away the need to strip before riding

I noticed the majority of Slammers paddle / booms have been repainted too, its looking much nicer now

With the signage still in place it looks like a fastrack booth for depth charge.
Which could work - jump on a boat at the bottom and get towed up while all the plebs clime the stairs!

I love how the Depth Charge exit goes straight into a Fastrack booth now
Kinda just sums up Thorpe don't it?

Brilliant news, I'll be taking my loose change jar up Sainsbury's tonight to use the Coinstar machine in anticipation!
"I asked for Cycle 6 on Samurai and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt"
I'll be quiet now

Any word on those "I <3 Stealth's Rope" and "I Went To Thorpe & They Still Haven't Got A Topsin" t-shirts that were rumoured?

Result, I might actually get to ride it on Friday for the first time in years!

Yes, it was that long... 1 train op </3
Special mention MUST go to the pair of ANGRY GOONS at the start of the day who had a go at the staff for not letting them on the backwards section... It was utterly embarrassing to see and it gives enthusiasts a REALLY bad name... You are not wanted at these parks if you're going to treat staff like crap just because you can't be the first people to go backwards...
So glad I spent the day with a group of enthusiasts who just love the social side and don't care about being the first riders or whatever...

There's this, a topic about a speed bump and a topic about going to the toilet at a theme park on several forums, it's an awful time for actual discussion...

I honestly see no problem with it...

New for 2014...new tunnel on loggers leap.
Will you brave it in the dark!
ZOMG!!!!!!!

Hmm, maybe they are deliberately letting the whole park die because it "fits the theme".
[/sarcasm]

It is most certainly a requirement, rides cant operate without them strictly speaking. It's all part of H&S
Whoah! Kitty can scratch!

Next Friday confirmed as booked off from work
To add to the lift related opportunities - I'm driving from Farnborough, so will probably go through Chobham to get to Chertsey as the M3 is no fun in the morning during rush hour.

Gaaaaah so excited for this! The exclusives we've previously had from Thorpe are wonderful but this event just makes me feel so privileged and proud to be a member of their official fansite

White Enterprise:

Mostly non-black Submission: