Marhelorpe

For the 12 different experiences offered, this might seem obvious to many already, but it's only just occurred to me.
The ride carriage has 60 seats, right? On each side there are 30 seats facing inwards just like the underground. Now, if you look at the logo for the ride, it is essentially 5 people holding shoulders together.
So with this in mind, there must be 6 rows of 5 seats on both sides of the carriage, all of which together make up the 60 seats. So, for every 5 seats down the carriage on either side, those 5 people will experience the same VR content, but the other 11 remaining groups of 5 experience something different, hence the 12 different experiences offered.
If this is true, I would imagine they organise you into groups of 5 beforehand and when you board the train, you sit into the designated seats they told you to sit in earlier.
That is what significance the logo must have on the ride experience I reckon.

For the 12 different experiences offered, this might seem obvious to many already, but it's only just occurred to me.
The ride carriage has 60 seats, right? On each side there are 30 seats facing inwards just like the underground. Now, if you look at the logo for the ride, it is essentially 5 people holding shoulders together.
So with this in mind, there must be 6 rows of 5 seats on both sides of the carriage, all of which together make up the 60 seats. So, for every 5 seats down the carriage on either side, those 5 people will experience the same VR content, but the other 11 remaining groups of 5 experience something different, hence the 12 different experiences offered.
If this is true, I would imagine they organise you into groups of 5 beforehand and when you board the train, you sit into the designated seats they told you to sit in earlier.
That is what significance the logo must have on the ride experience I reckon.

Well, this is definitely setting the scene for a train theme.
Delays, lack of information, disappearing train times.Feels like National Rail already.

All aboard the Hype (Ghost) Train!

Matt just watching your vlog, since when was filming on ride videos at TPM meets an acceptable thing?

People were taking it literally.

It's fine everyone, Thorpe will have their Derren Brown's Ghost Bus Replacement Service in operation if there's any delays.

I'd just like to say a massive thank you to everyone making Saturday such a great day! It was great fun meeting everyone who attended and for my first TPM meet-up, it certainly won't be the last! I wish I could've made the meal afterwards, but I had work the next day unfortunately. Sorry!
I know that some members who didn't have a DigiPass would like a copy of some on-ride photos which were taken, so here's all of the ones I've got. Feel free to use and keep them if you wish!
Also, many thanks to Peaj for organising the trip. I look forward to the next one!

Oh lord Martin you make every ORP legendary That Vampire one.

I'd just like to say a massive thank you to everyone making Saturday such a great day! It was great fun meeting everyone who attended and for my first TPM meet-up, it certainly won't be the last! I wish I could've made the meal afterwards, but I had work the next day unfortunately. Sorry!
I know that some members who didn't have a DigiPass would like a copy of some on-ride photos which were taken, so here's all of the ones I've got. Feel free to use and keep them if you wish!
Also, many thanks to Peaj for organising the trip. I look forward to the next one!

Thought I'd create a video of The Smiler a week after reopening on my visit on Saturday 26th March.
It shows most of the screens, effects and the half-way corrected screens and audio working properly (minus a couple of changes visible), as well as various shots of the ride in action, inside and outside.
http://youtu.be/-F6vvSWTFm8

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Thought I'd create a video of The Smiler a week after reopening on my visit on Saturday 26th March.
It shows most of the screens, effects and the half-way corrected screens and audio working properly (minus a couple of changes visible), as well as various shots of the ride in action, inside and outside.
http://youtu.be/-F6vvSWTFm8

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Forgot I made this!

As well as The Smiler, thought I'd give Galactica a try as well. Not as long as I wanted the video to be but hope it's OK:
 

 

Forgot I made this!

As well as The Smiler, thought I'd give Galactica a try as well. Not as long as I wanted the video to be but hope it's OK:
 

 

Thought I'd create a video of The Smiler a week after reopening on my visit on Saturday 26th March.
It shows most of the screens, effects and the half-way corrected screens and audio working properly (minus a couple of changes visible), as well as various shots of the ride in action, inside and outside.
http://youtu.be/-F6vvSWTFm8

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Thought I'd create a video of The Smiler a week after reopening on my visit on Saturday 26th March.
It shows most of the screens, effects and the half-way corrected screens and audio working properly (minus a couple of changes visible), as well as various shots of the ride in action, inside and outside.
http://youtu.be/-F6vvSWTFm8

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Thought I'd create a video of The Smiler a week after reopening on my visit on Saturday 26th March.
It shows most of the screens, effects and the half-way corrected screens and audio working properly (minus a couple of changes visible), as well as various shots of the ride in action, inside and outside.
http://youtu.be/-F6vvSWTFm8

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Thought I'd create a video of The Smiler a week after reopening on my visit on Saturday 26th March.
It shows most of the screens, effects and the half-way corrected screens and audio working properly (minus a couple of changes visible), as well as various shots of the ride in action, inside and outside.
http://youtu.be/-F6vvSWTFm8

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Thought I'd create a video of The Smiler a week after reopening on my visit on Saturday 26th March.
It shows most of the screens, effects and the half-way corrected screens and audio working properly (minus a couple of changes visible), as well as various shots of the ride in action, inside and outside.
http://youtu.be/-F6vvSWTFm8

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Must have been a tense moment on that initial first ride even though we as geeks all know the ride is safe. I'm glad the ride had a trouble free day and hope that the media starts to put the incident behind them. Hard to read some of the idiotic comments over social media frankly.

^ Will you be visiting?

Thorpe have posted a video on Facebook showing Swarm testing; all rows seem to be facing forward!

Latest photo from the Towers Loving Care Twitter feed;
 

And true to the rumoured prophecy, the Earl died.