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  1. and those engines, well the casings anyway are General Electric Turbofans that I would imagine (complete guess) are from the late 80's early 90's
  2. the queue line water cannons have been removed....
  3. Samurai got completely overhauled a couple of years ago when it was sent back to mondial and is capable, the blame lies in whoever created the ride programs. Effectively the engineers / management do a cycle in full manual (controlling the ride raising, lowering, pod alignment as well as the boom and cross controls) and the ride then saves and replays that cycle
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    Of course I agree that correct spelling and grammar should be used and every forum I frequent does so under a policy of mutual understanding and self-moderation, the only real reason mods should intervene imo is when a post breaks the page or the usual swearing and abuse rules. It is very patronising to consistently get posts edited for spelling or grammar especially when moderators have demonstrated they don't have the greatest command of the language themselves. eg. aloud / allowed. Pot, kettle, black? I assure you that this level of intervention does not happen on every other forum in the world ever.
  5. topscans have 6 programs and also has the ability to be run by the operator in manual (this however is not done in normal circumstances). As alluded to earlier the higher the program the longer the cycle. The program used at the end of the day and during exceptionally quiet times is number 6
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    Posts deleted for spelling, post deleted if moderators dont deem them to add anything, posts edited without consent of the poster, posts deleted so the moderators can make the same point (personally happened to me). I could go on, its definitely the most intervening forum I use. as for the point "The point I was making is things become normal, deal with it." I bring you back Holly to Just because something becomes normal doesn't make it correct and I hope the engineers dont share the same attitude as you!
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    What is the point you're making with loggers there exactly? I have no intention of correcting your spelling. I merely find the over zealous moderating here amusing
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    *allowed I'd say a valid point has been raised, daily inspections minimise the risk of the belt snapping but in the event that it does it is quite clear that the counter measures have not been properly maintained. Just because something has been like that for years doesnt make it ok...
  9. I disagree, enthusiasts and ap holders in general know that queuing is part of the parcel at theme parks and during peak times there will obviously be queues. Similarly there will also be times where rides will shutdown. Its when it gets to extreme that annoys everyone regardless, ie. a 3 hour queue is unreasonable and certainly not enjoyable. enthusiast or not. Also the majority of enthusiasts will be frequent visitors so if one ride is down one day it is not the end of the world. If a family has come a considerable distance for a day out to then find attractions that are down or with massive, massive queues. They are much more likely to voice these frustrations at staff
  10. The areas are split dependent on ride type, each has a mix of coasters, flat rides and smaller rides.
  11. Two separate points denoted by the use of the full stop. More the fool for queuing it (accepting that the queue may have held more in the past). The present queue (talking about here and now) I'm not being funny but queuing in 20+ degrees of heat with no options to go to the toilet (oh but you can look at a flushing toilet in the queue line playing devils advocate) would mean for me the novelty of queue line effects would wear thin for the vast majority of guests at thorpe park (remembering that this forum is for enthusiasts and have a slightly more accepting view when it comes to queue times, shutdowns etc) and would not be an enjoyable experience.
  12. More the fool you for queuing it then. In the present queue line layout it cannot physically hold more than 90 minutes and this has been the case for a good few years now.
  13. tall people have to sit in the back of loggers boats, exceptionally tall have to have the whole back section of the boat. Really tall people can have discomfort with over the shoulder restraints but should be able to ride most
  14. Tidal Wave has never had and never will have a 3 hour queue. With regards to shutdowns, guests dont need to know more than what the attendant tells them, they are usually very minor error messages, or common occurrences and 9,999,999 times out of 10,000,000 will never be due to guests safety being directly at risk.this was not edited for spelling
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    Unfortunately as far as I am aware luke is wrong, they dont pop out when the ride is estopped as they are on springs and it is a simple case that they need reoiling or replacing to get them functional again. However, they are purely there for a visual reassurance much like the seatbellts on the coasters, in the event of the lifthill stopping there is anti slip gripping on the underside of each boat that is angled against the grooves on the lifthill. Thus there is no chance of a few people being killed pluk.
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