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Nope ?

That might explain the awful stench I walked into when waiting to put my bag in on Stealth - I’ve never held my breath for so long it was THAT bad ?

Think you just go to the picsolve website where there will be a place to enter the photo code (which will be on your receipt) - or you can get the picsolve app and put in the code on that

Wow I’m slow didn’t even notice that ? - that’s pretty bad considering what they are charging for each FT package. Maybe it’s to push people to fork out £150 which I personally think is a downright greedy price

They’re charging £150 for ultimate??!! Jeez. Totally agree with you - would be good if they did individual FT for the mazes but I guess this way makes them more ££££

£10 for one and I think 2 for £15. And you get a code to download the picture.

That’s a good deal but only gives you 30 mins to ram as much food down your neck as is humanly possible - then potentially see it again shortly after ?

I’ve seen - it’s daylight robbery ?

I did wonder if staff have been spoken to recently as on Saturday my RAP card got signed at EVERY ride which has never happened before.

HOW MUCH?!!! ?

For the past 2 seasons (2017/18) I’ve had a RAP due to anxiety which at times is really bad. I guess I “look” “normal” but then so do a lot of other RAP users so in that respect, you can’t just assume someone is not disabled if they aren’t in a wheelchair. However I agree with a lot of what has been mentioned here - filling up trains with RAP users is a complete joke and something I experienced on Vampire a couple of months ago - it shouldn’t get to the point where they fill and entire train up while people from the main queue who have been physically queuing have to stand and watch and probably quite rightly get annoyed. Also in the event of a breakdown or evacuation, a train full of RAPs would potentially be a nightmare, hence why it SHOULD be just one RAP user per ride. Another issue is that not all staff will sign the RAP card and put a time on it, essentially making it equivalent to fast track in a way. Some staff are really on the ball and others just don’t bother - the point of RAP is that it is a virtual queuing system but if cards aren’t being signed then you can essentially go straight from one ride which may have a 90 min queue onto another ride and that is extremely unfair on those in the main queue line. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if they changed the rules around obtaining RAP and also the amount of helpers - currently you can have up to 3 helpers on one pass but I can see this changing to just one helper which I personally wouldn’t have a problem with but I’m sure a lot of RAP users would kick off. The park I think are generous allowing up to 3 helpers but maybe if they adopted a +1 helper maximum it would make a difference to the lengths of the queues. Currently they accept a doctors note as long as it states specifically that the person has problems queuing etc - the problem with this is what’s to stop someone from literally forging a doctors note? Due to patient confidentiality there is no way that Thorpe (and the other parks) could find out a persons medical problems and I do wonder how many people would actually be ok in getting a RAP deceitfully - probably quite a few. The only thing I can think is to ask for a doctors note and proof of disability (PIP etc) but then not every disabled person gets PIP so it’s a tricky one. Since using RAP I’ve witnessed a couple of things which really peed me off - one occasion being Galactica at AT - not only did the staff member not sign the RAP card but the RAP user took 5 people on with him (2 more than should be allowed) so there was a RAP on the back row with helpers and the other 2 joined a different row which is pretty much queue jumping. Another time a woman was with 2 kids, got the RAP card signed (she was wearing the wristband) and then she walked off and the kids went on the ride?! Another thing is merging RAP and fast track which I think is unfair on both parties - it extends the queue which most RAP users struggle with and, on the flip side you have people who have PAID to get on a ride quicker being put in the same queues as RAP users which extends their wait. Wow I’ve typed an essay ?

Had 3 goes on Saw Alive on Saturday and the first time the person giving safety instructions never mentioned hands on shoulders so half of our group ended up way behind - noticed that on our second and third go he specifically said to keep hands on shoulders of the person in front so I’m just guessing that people got split off from their groups and potentially caused a bit of a hold up. I would prefer if it was free flow as I hate doing the conga line and shuffling along - even worse if the person in front is walking too fast! Lucky! We had 2 really not scary actors - hopefully he returns full time in the first bit - last year the actor/s playing that role were really good and it was a fab start to the maze Cant remember if I mentioned in my waffly post but we did Platform once in the light and once in the dark. On our “light” go there were just 6 of us in our group and I could see where all the actors were before they jumped out - this maze is definitely one to do in the dark. Also on our first go, at the end of the tunnel (in a tent room thing) we had to form a circle to “summon” the spirit of a bride who then jumped out screaming which I thought made a better ending than just...walking....through.....a......tunnel.... with nothing at the end and it felt more like a story - also scared the ? out of everyone. But when we went through in the dark there was no summoning and it was just walking.....through.....a.....tunnel - I love P15 but it definitely needs a proper ending

I really liked Living Nightmare last year and the beginning with Negan was a great start to the maze - I never did Living Nightmare Extreme back in May so no idea if he was in there but I did have a run through of LN in the summer which they opened for a bit until Saw Alive was ready and again, no Negan or photo. Though yesterday was a preview so fingers crossed he returns with his baseball bat ?

After doing Dead Creek in the light (and there was no chainsaw part) plus Living Nightmare which I prefer to call Living Sh£&emare, I was feeling decidedly meh but hadn’t built up any expectations at all and went in fully expecting it to be naff (that way you avoid being bitterly disappointed plus I’m just a bundle of pessimism). Living Nightmare had 2 females in the first part who weren’t scary and there was no photo point but that could change. I much preferred last year with matey and his baseball bat. At the end, my niece and I were way ahead of our group so the actor asked where everyone was and I said they were dead!) so she just told us to escape so we strolled our casually! Thankfully things got better after doing Platform in the dark (so much better than when it’s light), Saw which I love because I always think it smells of bacon in there (though I walked into a horrific stench of body odour towards the end so it was more like bacon and onions) and surprisingly Blair Witch - I expected zero from BW going by past run throughs but it is SO much better - only thing I would say is that I’d be surprised if no one either falls into a bush, falls out of the shed, or trips on the flaps at the end but maybe I’m just clumsy. There were loads of actors in there and they were fab. It’s much shorter than before but a lot better IMO. The clowns etc were brilliant and interacting with guests so well. They were on the bridge at the end of the evening chasing poor sods who decided to run - it was funny to watch though. Throughout the afternoon and evening we saw them several times and they really scared some people. When I heard that Big Top was not going to be there this FN in maze form I thought it would be complete ? but actually turned out a lot better than I had anticipated - plus Vulcan Peak and Do or Die weren’t open yet so there is a lot more potential. I think once FN starts fully and the nights start getting darker, then the atmosphere will add to it all, plus FN audio etc and the actors getting accustomed to their roles it could be a decent year. So yeah for me I was pleasantly surprised

Wickerman is a fantastic coaster and goes to prove that a coaster doesn’t need to have a ton of inversions or gimmicks to be brilliant. Totally agree regarding maintenance - The Smiler station/queue line looks bloody awful and neglected and this is a ride that only opened 5 years ago. I swear that’s the reason that TP like the run down look a la Saw, Swarm, TWD. Although they need to keep things looking good (and effects working) I think anyone caught damaging theming should be chucked out if caught - maybe that’s harsh but it really creams my corn that some people have no respect - an example is when I saw a girl ripping a bit of a poster by the door to the pre show on DBGT - I was so close to saying something but her nails were like a bloody weapon and I didn’t want to risk getting my eyes ripped out. One of the things that stood out for me (among many) when I visited Efteling and Phanny land last year was the lack of graffiti- sad that I should notice but you see it everywhere in U.K. parks (notible exception being Paultons). As for Thorpes next coaster - I’d love to see a woodie on the loggers site - well I’d love to see loggers return but that ain’t going to happen! And with it being wood they could call it loggers leap and brand it as a worlds first coaster named after a former ride which has been sat neglected for 3 seasons. In all seriousness I think WM has been a huge success for Towers and a ride similar at Thorpe would be fab - with a slightly lower height restriction it could potentially entice the family market which at the moment is lacking especially in coasters since the retheme of X - you’ve got the big coasters and then Flying Fish so a coaster in between that is thrilling but also fun and not overly scary would be an option. Something along the lines of Joris en de Draak at Efteling would be fantastic

Do bears ??? in the woods?

When I was at the park last Sunday (not the one just gone) they were advertising for fright night actors via the big screen at the entrance - would have thought they’d have got all they need already for rehearsals etc but apparantly not

I’d be more inclined to go for 1990s - The Golden Era 2000s - The ??? Era ?

Made the same mistake with my niece on Tomb Blaster when she was about the same age but it was the snake that pops up that scared the ? out of her ? As for HPH - meh it’s been naff for years - hope the keep the farting chair though ?

I’m gonna be awake all night with excitement for tomorrow’s announcement ?

Large drops were something that before I conquered my fears, absolutely terrified me. I was bricking it before Oblivion, Stealth and Saw - not helped by the fact that all 3 rides are pretty intimidating to look at. I love them now but that first time can be nerve wracking. Now you’ve done inversions I would say start off with Saw but maybe not front row first - yes the drop is quick but it’s over very fast. Also Phantasialand is an amazing park if you can get there (I’d also highly recommend Efteling though I’ve only done 3 parks out of this country being these 2 plus DLP years ago)

On Tuesday there were no actors at all after the ride both times I rode it - first time that’s happened and it definitely enhances it having actors there. Also the bloody corridors were SO dark - I’m surprised no ones had a bad injury, I could barely see anything ? Also, I’m not the most observant of people but have they added that awful stench in the exit corridor recently? Fairly sure I’ve not smelt it before - it’s right after one of the flaps (which I’ve since named the flaps of death because the smell is vile). It’s the kind of smell that you can taste but not in a good way ?

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Encounters - roaming actors?