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  1. Europa Park

    in International Attractions

    Posted

    But worth every penny....except a JD and coke!

    Also worth noting that you can get what I'd call a good deal on their hotels. Bell rock offers a room with no view of the hotel grounds and I booked it for £400 for 2 adults for 3 nights in Oct 13!

    Similarly...colesseo do a room under the bar for around the same price, although I wouldn't like the noise!

  6. The Smiler

    in Alton Towers

    Posted

    Sounds more like a children's ride, that's my issue with it! Better name than Rita I guess!

    As for stealth...I still think the park was going for irony, it's their tallest ride but there is nothing "stealthy" about it!

  8. 2013 Changes

    in The Past

    Posted

    Someone at Thorpe is being very clever with the clues to give themselves a laugh at enthusiasts who think The Swarm will be turned backwards! They are just fuelling the rumours for s***s and giggles when it's nothing to do with swarm!

    That's my theory!

  14. The Crash Pad

    in The Past

    Posted

    Just done some comparisons using the Annual Pass Rate.

    THORPE PARK Crash Pad: Saturday, 27th April: £175 / 4 = £43.75pp

    Alton Towers Splash Landings: Saturday, 27th April: £147 / 4 = £36.75pp

    That is all.

    Is it just me, or would you expect The Crash Pad to be significantly cheaper to stay at than AT's hotels?

    It's a no brainer, even though it means me driving an extra 160 miles, I'd much prefer to stay in splash at the rates quoted above. I think they've priced themselves way too high, even a premier inn locally is far cheaper and I'd imagine far more comfortable. I would expect prices to be around £100 for a room that sleeps 4 when all is said and told

  16. 2013 Changes

    in The Past

    Posted

    Sorry to rain on your parade but there is that little thing called SAW in the middle of the CCR track and Loggers' tunnel ;)

    Is there? I thought that CCR ran in between saw and the loggers tunnel?

  18. The Smiler

    in Alton Towers

    Posted

    The rides at Europa mentioned above are rides where a physical bar check is done. On Blue Fire the bar is pushed down hard as it inverts and there are no OTSRs, and Wodan I don't know why it is done but it just is! So really the staff just work hard and the bag cupboards are more spread out. You could argue an issue with Colossus' bag box is that a person in row 5 or whatever walks through and places their bag in the first cupboard opposite them, but people in row 1 have to walk down the platform and push through a scrum of people in order to get their bag in a holder - delaying the dispatch.

    To explain why Blue Fire's bag holders are so good I'll just make it clear that when it is running 4 trains, everyone collects their bags from the opposite side of the bag cupboard like Rita. However the cupboards are big so there isn't crowding, and there are many separate compartments that open up for riders on the ride to put their bags in. There's just so much space in the holders and no pushing through loads of people to get your bag. Bag rooms are fine however they require a few extra staff members which seems wasteful in my opinion. I would rather have a better bagging system and those staff on platforms checking bars etc to get the ride dispatched faster.

    So it doesn't actually matter if the holders are automated or not, just that they need to be spread out more

  19. The Smiler

    in Alton Towers

    Posted

    So it's the public in the uk that cause baggage problems?

    Why don't they stack? No physical bar checks, so the ride hosts don't have to stand by a seat and wait for the person to place their bag in and then physically check before moving on.

    At europa it's just a visual look at lights for the most part and off you go.

    I stick by what I say, in my opinion merlin have got it right with pre batching/air gates luggage holds, they're more secure and allows a quicker throughput, even if we do blame people who are "useless at life" as the reason for station holders not working.These luggage holds negate that, thus making it the sensible option

  20. The Smiler

    in Alton Towers

    Posted

    Wodan also uses them, and Silver Star has a cupboard system too.

    Whatever, you cannot dispute that they are a viable solution.

    I can because it has no impact on throughput, riders still have to put their bags over. The automated systems at europa are no different throughput wise to ones see on nemesis etc except they are automated!

    I think merlin have got it right on all major attractions installed from Rita onwards...get riders to get rid of their bags before entering the air gates so it has no impact on dispatch times.

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