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  1. Anyone thats been recently, how has Saws single rider been running? Is it still there?
  2. From experience, the first Sunday and Friday are usually the best days to go for low crowds
  3. I can't see it working on Colossus, Inferno and Swarm. I can see it working on Saw and Stealth, my only concern is Saw doesn't always have a batcher so it would require an extra member of staff unless they just close the queue if they don't have a batcher on a particular day? I can also see it working on some of the flats. I used to use the SRQ for Samurai and Vortex quite often and they worked quite well. Stealth would work the best. There's always someone batching and they have a spare queue to use. I'm unsure of the reason it was removed?
  4. This great news, I hope its successful and implemented on other rides. Could be used on Stealth and some of the flats pretty easily. I wonder how this will work on Saw though seeing as there isn't always a batcher?
  5. I've always like Dual too, I never got to experience the original haunted house so I don't have that to compare it to Will be interesting to see what they do to it. I just hope we don't get an IP slapped on it with a ride full of screens
  6. Make use of the single rider queues at the universal parks, saved us so much time and sometimes you get put together anyway. Orlando Informer website has a load of useful information for the universal parks too. Enjoy 😃
  7. I've always much preferred the original Colossus and Inferno tracks so also welcome the change back to the originals. Just frustrating you can hardly hear Colossus' whenever I've been as its playing nowhere near as loud as it used to be. Interested to hear the important reasons it was replaced though?
  8. At least the price is more reasonable than Fright Nights! Will be interesting to see how popular this will be, as others have said even when they're free they don't tend to get a queue. Black mirror hardly even gets a queue these days.
  9. It does seem like an intentional change. but hopefully its one that won't last long. There is no need to play it round the whole area. On another note its nice to hear the original soundtrack around Colossus again, the far superior track in my opinion. Just wish they'd turn it up, and the station audio. Also worth noting Swarms station was completely silent last week - not sure if this was a one off?
  10. Whole area for inferno unfortunately Not sure about Colossus as I didn't hear it, the audio in general is really quiet around Colossus now (which is even more unfortunate)
  11. If you change your petition to include saving Slammer I'll sign it
  12. So it seems a number of people have had it confirmed from the park on Saturday that Apocalypse will be removed at the end of this season. As a big fan of drop towers, loosing in my opinion the UK's best is a big shame. I do think this is an odd decision, I understand they're moving towards a family theme park, but in my opinion you still need thrill rides, and I feel apocalypse fit in well with sit down having a height restriction of 1.2m. On a more positive note, Draytons new Viking area opened on Saturday and looks great. Another solid new area.
  13. Bizarre name not a fan of that. Must admit though I'm exited to ride this, being a fan of Colossus. Also seems strange that they've spent £18m on this but absolutely no marketing whatsoever? Crazy amount of money to spend on a ride that no one knows about
  14. Its in the middle of the park and got an awful throughput. I guess its also fairly popular with it being a ride a family/group can all ride together too.
  15. I haven't counted rides for a good few years now but I'd say these are the top 3 I've done in a day. Nemesis: Back when it had single rider and it was right next to the exit. It never had a queue and most of the time you got on the same train you came off if you were quick enough. Used to love lapping this. Inferno: On a very empty annual pass day a good few years ago we stayed on this for an afternoon. No idea on a number but easily 20+ Stealth: Quite a few times last year on offpeak weekdays they just left the gate in the station open so you could re-ride, most of the time getting on the train in front. Unsure on ride counts but easily 20+ a couple of times. I've also rode Slammer for pretty much a whole day before but wouldn't have been a high ridecount due to how long it took to load. Used to do Detonator quite a bit in a day too. They do yes. I find Thorpe are definitely the most lenient with re-rides out of the merlin parks. Alton isn't even worth asking.
  16. Look very nice! Does this mean I don't get to watch people try and wash there hands without realising the foot pedals anymore though? 😄
  17. It was like this the whole of last season, maybe even 2020 too but I'm not certain on that. So seems like a permanent change to me. I've heard people say they don't notice the difference but I personally don't think its anywhere near as forceful as it once was which is a shame, as you say the forcefulness is what made Detonator so great.
  18. This is a shame after sounding so good last year, hopefully this can get sorted soon. It makes a massive difference
  19. Cal

    Colossus

    Interesting article. I've always had a soft spot for Colossus and couldn't imagine Thorpe without it. Will be interesting to see what happens to it when the time comes As much as I like the Imascore track I would love the old music to make a return. Also I've found the speakers in the station have never been as loud since they changed from the Bose ones and doesn't have the same atmosphere as it did before
  20. Much preferred this colour scheme, the new colours were dull and boring. Same as the new music
  21. Was either 2011 or 2012 I went and remember a silent disco in the Stealth queue line and the stunt show. I also remember the free doctor pepper and doctor pepper boxers. Good memories. I was young back then but was some of my best memories of Thorpe park.
  22. Very exiting to see Thorpe finally getting a new coaster, and a very run down area of the park seeing development. I'm personally hoping for a B&M hyper, think it would be perfect for Thorpe. Part of me does want a woodie and I've always thought the Loggers site would be perfect for a woodie, but I'd prefer a hyper and think it would be a much safer bet. A B&M would be high throughput, reliable, lower maintenance costs and with the cost of materials going up ridiculously a woodie would be much more expensive now, but I'd be very happy with either to be honest. Personally, I've always preferred more intense coasters so The Swarm has never been a personal favourite. I've always found it too smooth / slow. Over time its grown on me, its much more intense nowadays. I agree about the restraints. By the end I can't wait to get off as my chest is so tight from the restrains tightening. It's got a lot worse I've found so they need to sort that out.
  23. Completely agree with the arcade and Dolly Parton songs! Every time I hear that arcade sound it reminds me of Thorpe park as you hear it every time you walk in and out of the dome. Dolly Parton (+ a load of other songs) remind me of Loggers and Canada creek 😢
  24. Great behind the scenes tour of trailers for anyone interested. Interesting to hear that when they were originally planning the maze one of the options was having the maze in containers, so I can imagine the containers being used again in the future especially with no Platform 15 next year. Unpopular opinion but some of my favourite mazes have been in the containers so would love to see the return of them in the future.
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