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'Looked after' is a bit of a loose term when it comes to Slammer, more like dragged along the line of death... And you don't seem to understand maintenance, as in some cases, sheer accidents CAN happen in any form of engineering situation, regardless of maintenance systems in place... I doubt Thorpe expected Swarm to throw bolts onto the queueline, and whilst that is a minor example, Rush threw a massive steel ring on the floor too, so yeah, it CAN happen...

Changing for the better =/= Removing theming that has fallen into disrepair because of lack of park maintenance.. Modifying and replacing NEEDS to be done anyway, hence why the ride and its rocks failed their tests... Maybe if the park had fixed their stuff up a bit more regularly, the area wouldn't look dire today... Removal of theming is the best thing that happened to the ride? Strange concept to say the least... And then to say people can't see that Chessie needs bringing up to date... Erm... No... Wrong basically, as everyone and their mum can see Chessie needs to improve itself (something it is doing with Wild Asia and Creaky Cafe) but how is the removal of ride theming rather than fixing it up so that it FULFILS the H&S requirements the better option? Madness...

As pluk said, ANY ride could die at ANY moment, they are machines, and as such something could fling itself from the ride that's integral to it working... Of course, how permanent the death is dependant on what component came off, and whether it's viable to fix it... I would guess Slammer is at the more likely to be ignored if it dies again at the end of the scale, whilst Swarm is at the "being molested modified because it wasn't good enough" end...

Sauce? Cos, just... The only 'improvement' to the ride it made was the ability to put a set of evac stairs on the main lift, aside from that, it looks horrid all bare and naked... Indeed, the top of Falls needs SOMETHING, because it's so boring up there... #bringbackthefallsrocks

I think the lack of dead late openings are the reason our eateries aren't particularly 'quality sit down 3 course meal' like (though that is really the high end version of what you want, and with time lacking at parks, few eateries akin to that are common)... At least the buffets can be digested at Chessie/Towers, one of my main issues with Thorpe is that the only option to wait for your food to digest is to go stand in a ride's queue or do bugger all (Which to be fair, is all there is to do at Thorpe anyway)...

Key word bolded, as things could so easily change and Slammer is put out of it's relative misery... I would think another batch of long downtime would cause park officials to consider it being value for money...

0 minute queues are commonplace throughout the park midweek out of holiday season... Have been for years... 300 people days

Of course, if a park were not to turn to the original manufacturers in a situation where they would need a part, they could void warranty (Slammer is not an issue as S&S realised how much of a headache design it is)... And of course, just because these external replacement parts are cheaper, doesn't mean it doesn't result in a bodge job... And cause massive amount of difference to how the ride runs (See Slammer's handbook covered in post-its and appendices)... Personally, I would not condone a park to just "go for cheap" unless it was the only viable option to getting a ride up and running, but as we can see with Slammer, this in turn can cause just as many problems... Because these universal components may not be designed to cope with the excessive work done by theme park rides (the state of Samurai is a good example here, as it was never meant to be a permenant attraction in the original design process, as such, after years of operating a high levels at Chessie, it was effectively buggered for the rest of its working life)...

I wasn't aware mountains were yellow foam in real life...

Probably because Colossus isn't just faded, it's covered in oil as well... Therefore looks filthier... Then again, Runaway could do with a repaint, when was the last time that happened?

It also involves buying the Sun </3 Though it's not really a thing needed on an enthuisiast forum, as most of us here have an AP so get in for free anyways...

>Offer to go to park for 'free'... >Involves purchasing numerous papers to get the desired amount of tokens... Creeky Cafe looks nice, shame it's just the same crappy benches the park is full of though... Facade of Burger Kitchen could be interesting too... An interesting year ahead for Chessie...

GO DANISH VERSION OF CHEETAH HUNT! GO!

Been a bit windy though, that'll cause some issues...

Maverick is as much of a family coaster as Intimidator 305 is...

Needs to be Thorpe's version of EuroRave

Qualified First Aider

Thorpe realising that shunning families is not exactly great for income (as seen in how crap it's done the last two years)... Families are THE target market to grab the most money out of, because of the disposable income, most teens don't exactly have that, so really, it's in Thorpe's best interest to have SOME stuff for younger/shorter families...

Might be giving the staff a bit too much credit hun Problem is, they couldn't even do a front row queue right, and whilst they say it won't be an upcharge, you can bet your left arm they'll have a Fastrack for it... It'll be a logistical throughout lowering nightmare is my prediction...

Unfortunately this only means that the already existing animals will be able to venture onto the safari grounds, nothing more...

Is the correct answer... What's Storm Surge made out of? We can actually find the melting point of that and hey presto, we got ourselves a BBQ going!

Thorpe doesn't deserve Tower of Terror...

Not many parks have an online shop, Towers is actually one of the few that do... It's crap though yeah, hopefully the new season will bring about a revamp to it... Though I doubt they would be selling Smiler merch on there right now until it opens... Not much point really...

Also, it was pretty crap... Water coaster wouldn't be a bad shout, and cold weather is a poor excuse when the park already had Tidal Wave (and Scandinavian countries have them)...

There has never been a Huss Delirium built... Ever... And yay the annual Thorpe should build a TopSpin!