planenut

Great news, thanks.

Thanks for that Jordionie, very pleased.

Seriously? That's not good news considering last weeks replacement, and I 've recently been praising it up with suggestions that we still have a few years. Cable replacement is expensive, and they have be made.

Will keep watching.

What has proved interesting is the flow of people towards rides that apparently "the app" shows as having shorter queues. There must be loads of people who waste their time moving between rides because of that. The same mindset as someone already seated on a ride praising a ride elsewhere as "being better"; make the most of what you have.

CalCal, they certainly are very clear pictures. I certainly wouldn't expect that quality from my phone, well done.

Cal, your pictures are very good, can I ask what device you used? Fred (planenut)

We shall have to wait with baited breath, the engineers don't give much away.

That squeaking noise was under discussion yesterday. There was a problem with a drive wheel at the loading platform. So hopeful that they sort things as I may only get one more visit this season.

Sadly, engineers were working with Stealth today, after apparently, again replacing the cable on Wednesday. They could not open the ride all day.

Having seen all their lighting always made me imagine stealth with at least some lights. having said all that, Stealth often has a start light bulb out so, realistically, they would never cope.

Did you ever see Rip Ride Rocket?

Watching SWARM running round wih the led's on still makes me wish Stealth's headlights were real !

Stealth had a couple of hiccups yesterday but was generally on very good form, and with the extended hours. For this strange period of Fright Nights, and only after twilight, there is an additional smoke effect on Stealth above the plant room, and it has coloured lights. The best observation is from the front row, as nobody at the station can see it, and those in other rows are somewhat shielded by the seating.

Certainly the costs of Annual Passes as opposed to daily entry does not make sense to me, though even the different grades of passes seems odd. Not just in the U.K.. Last year, I bought an Annual Pass for Canada's Wonderland for my five day visit, which, I had to reduce to three days and I was still in "profit". Whilst it is still available I buy a Thorpe Park Annual Pass which costs just over the value of two day tickets, great for me but not for shareholders.