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Not very good really is it.... The fact that it needs trims in the first place is bad enough, but if it's still over-speeding that's surely bad news ?? It's quite funny seeing the uproar in the control room though... Like 10 people crowded in the control box all waving their arms about Also the cheer that goes up in the queue when a train moves is hilarious!

Peaj, I'm so glad you've said that! We've booked Brave it Alone but so far haven't heard anything good said about it! I'm glad to hear that it's worth it. Could you tell me where the meeting place is for this? Isn't there some sort of champaign introduction somewhere?? I assume not right outside the maze! :/

^ Thank you! How many opportunities are there to 'choose your route'? Are you presented with a choice of doors more than once?

This is exactly what was happening on Saturday when I was queueing.... Happened 4 times while we were in the area - one of which when we were on the ride. The engineers seem to know exactly what the issue is because (as you said) they don't even bother with test runs. There was a hell of a crowd in the control room when they got it going though. I think the main reason for the delay is that the engineers take forever to walk across the park to get there!

^ These people must be richer than I am Seriously though, fifty quid for Thorpe Park? Fifty?

Brilliant review Pluk. I was there again on Saturday and I agree about the smell of the restraints... We were involved in one of the many, many breakdowns, we were stuck on the final brake run for 20 minutes at the end of the day... the restraints absolutely stink I thought it was just due for a wipedown at the end of the day after everyone had been sweating all over it!

The mazes do look fantastic and the lack of big white tents can only be a good thing. It always looks fantastic at night as well. I just think it's a shame that they (once again) couldn't be bothered with any theming or decoration around the park. I'm looking forward to going this weekend so much. We're thinking about doing Brave it Alone as well... Has anyone on here done this yet? Any opinions on it?

Oh I love this! If every ride is going to have its own movie themed dispatch and score then that's awesome!

I'm clinging on to the hope that this is because today is NOT actually a public FN day... Fright Nights doesn't actually start til tomorrow, so maybe the park will be decorated for that?? Don't forget that You're Next apparently takes over after dark, so this could yet change I agree that some things don't look finished though. Digger & lighting cables in Blair Witch? All the crap dumped next to MBV? I'll save my judgement til I have been there myself next week, or at least seen Towers Nerd's photos of tonight.

Well..... Look out the window now for a gage on how it's going to be tomorrow It's 7 and currently 'dusk'.

Guess who's back.......

You got that from their press release, here: "A team of specially-trained scare actors is being recruited to deliver what will undoubtedly be the UK’s premier Halloween event – near London, without the need to go to Florida"

I have also been wondering about this... Especially after this little comment they made in response somebody writing the 4D cinema off... Also ScareTour were correct about everything except their Dead Silence prediction, so could this still be in the pipeline? I won't be disappointed if nothing more is revealed, but I have been wondering...

I agree that everything should be working 100% of the time, but I've been really impressed this year with Thorpe's upkeep & maintenance. It's far from perfect (Saw's queue audio is a disgrace for example), but it's infinitely better than it was a couple of years ago, and things are definitely on the up. I bet if you give them another week or so they'll have Stealth's launch smoke back up and running again. I imagine it is quite low on the list of priorities at the moment.

^ On Tuesday they were putting out announcements around the park saying that the Smiler had no queue. We rode 4 times, and on 3 of those the line started about half way through the indoor queue.

I must admit I would normally avoid the water rides at night, although Benin, Rumba does sound pretty cool in the dark! Is this likely to be because they don't attract queues at night? (sorry, I don't know if they do or not!)

I was there yesterday too! It was so quiet during the afternoon, queues of 0-10 mins! After riding it 4 times in a row, we had to move on. Riding the Smiler is very hard work. I'd definitely say it is much rougher now that it was when it opened.

http://www.thorpepark.com/frightnights/ has had an update!! the plot Join a deranged film director as he takes over THORPE PARK to bring some of your favourite horror movies to life in the UK’s premier Halloween event. Experience terrifyingly entertaining horror attractions, and the best thrill rides this side of the Atlantic, long into the dead of night - on selected dates in October and November. Watch the trailer... go on... it’s not like we’ll be watching you back... much... The trailer is greyed out and marked 'coming soon'. Thorpe's main site has also been given a new run-down cinema look! <3

Isn't there a facade though? I don't think we'll even be able to see the Ex10 logos from the public areas And this pic appears to show that horrific vinyl ripped off the wall already!

^ Oh brilliant! I was disappointed in Merlin for not selling these but it looks like they are!

^^ thanks for the update! Speakers outside My Bloody Valentine is a definite improvement already - Ex10's queue was silent as far as I remember. There wasn't any ambient lighting around there either, would be nice to have some of that as well. The work on Asylum is interesting. EXCITE!!

But it's not just enthusiasts who complain is it! Even if they don't voice their opinion on forums or to guest services all the time that doesn't necessarily mean they're fine with it, just that they probably don't care enough to bother with doing anything about it. Chances are the massively inflated, slow-moving queues have still made an impact on their day. Come on Marc, you have got to admit that Thorpe do oversell Fastrack on some peak days, and it makes queueing a nightmare. Tbh if complaints are happening at all then a problem must exist.

Do they? Or do they simply copy and paste a generic corporate reply and carry on regardless? Fastrack has been a problem for years. Complaints have been made for years. Nothing's changed for years.