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Duh? 'cos he said his problems sometimes occur whilst on Colossus. Unless you can provide a filter that immediately creates an alternative thread, live with it.

Duh? 'cos he said his problems sometimes occur whilst on Colossus. Unless you can provide a filter that immediately creates an alternative thread, live with it.

Went on Saturday; still the same items closed, no problems caused by fast tracking. It has that "run down" appearance and with plans put on hold some areas are just fenced off.
Megaphobia seemed fairly slow in the morning but later that evening, she was really flying, though it was raining.
 
Fireworks mixed with lasers, water fountains and projections were impressive.

Even with ten rides, at £15 that's only £1.50 a ride, bargain. some people I have spoken with on normal days only expect to get about six rides in total. (I too hate it once I've been spoilt)
 

You have just made a lot of people jealous with that posting.

Nicely written, well done.
 
Not being one for cities or shopping, I made my main visit in Manhattan the Intrepid museum which is an aircraft carrier, on which there is an aircraft collection, a space shuttle, and then on the dock a Concorde and a submarine beside. I too went to the Grand Central Station to marvel at the architecture beneath.

Ah, I know I will have to wait to see what happens when I visit, but I get annoyed if there's only one person in front of me, it really winds me up a treat when we are then overtaken by others, for whatever reason.

Once it got darker though the flies started to challenge my eyeballs, especially on Colossus.

Once it got darker though the flies started to challenge my eyeballs, especially on Colossus.

Yes, I too attended this evening, having had my day at Farnborough.
As Jamie said, no waiting and three hours in the park.................... and yes I did leave Stealth.
RIDECOUNT:
Stealth x17
Nemesis Inferno x3
The Swarm x2
Saw x2
Colossus x3
Total rides 27
 
Time lost due to one breakdown and one phone retrieval.

Each to their own, and I do think as we are built differently, it's not always the same for everybody.
I love the front, but I will plump for the back if not there.

Yes, I too attended this evening, having had my day at Farnborough.
As Jamie said, no waiting and three hours in the park.................... and yes I did leave Stealth.
RIDECOUNT:
Stealth x17
Nemesis Inferno x3
The Swarm x2
Saw x2
Colossus x3
Total rides 27
 
Time lost due to one breakdown and one phone retrieval.

Yes, I too attended this evening, having had my day at Farnborough.
As Jamie said, no waiting and three hours in the park.................... and yes I did leave Stealth.
RIDECOUNT:
Stealth x17
Nemesis Inferno x3
The Swarm x2
Saw x2
Colossus x3
Total rides 27
 
Time lost due to one breakdown and one phone retrieval.

Friday 18th July 2014 - Trip Report
 
RIDES CLOSED ALL DAY: Slammer (sadly D: ) Tidal Wave ( Although it apparently resumed operation about an hour after I left)
RIDES THAT OPENED LATE: Loggers Leap ( opened around 1pm) SAW - The Ride ( opened around 20 mins late)
 
Went with some of my friends on a school trip, was expecting the pack to be packed but somehow the queues were very short, most rides were 5 - 15 mins for the first hour of the day. We went to depth charge's office and attempted to buy a Full Throttle fast track but they were sold out so the kind lady gave us a alternative and to pay £20 for 4 major coasters instead of 5 so we had Stealth, Saw-The Ride, Swarm and Nemesis Inferno. ( We didn't pick Colossus due to the roughness and it was a good job as it was breaking down a lot today!) These didn't start till 1pm so we raided the flats.
 
Anyways after that we decided to head for Rush, 3 of my friends went on this and me and my other friend queued up for Colossus as it was only a 5 minute queue, however when we got into the station it had to be evacuated due to technical difficulties so we joined our friends on Rush. I have to say it was running perfectly today, both swings in operation and perfectly in Sync I think it was really Rush's day today it also stayed open all day with not a single breakdown =D
 
After this we went to Vortex which yet again was a 5 minute queue, like Rush this was running very well, just very juddery at start up. We stayed on 2 more times as the queue line was empty. We then rode Quantum, zodiac which were both good. After this we went to slammer to find 2 members of staff saying it is closed for essential maintenance and two engineers were at the top all day trying to fix it, it did test a few times but failed to open while I was there. We then went on Samurai which was on a very good cycle and parked perfectly. Before we stopped off at Pizza Hut for lunch we did detty which was amazing.
 
After Lunch it was time to use the fast tracks on the coasters it went fine for 2 out of 4 coasters. Our first one was Saw but we were at the front and they stated that it had a running breakdown, luckily the staff were very informative and just stated that the running breakdown was just to add the 8th car as engineers had finished working on it. Next was Inferno and all went smoothly there except the slow loading, we had to wait around 3 mins outside the station waiting for the other train to be dispatched. Next was Stealth, again we were near the front of the queue and it ceased operation due to a fail launch, most likely due to the heat. After 10 minutes the engineer had fixed it and it was all running smoothly again, it was my first ever time on Stealth it was just breathtaking. Lastly, we did Swarm which was also quite good but I preferred Stealth.
 
After the coasters we went on Rumba Rapids and Vortex again, sadly after this it was time to leave
 
RIDE COUNT: 
 
Rush x 4
Vortex x 6
Zodiac x 2
Quantum x 5 ( More intense than I remember it )
Mr Monkeys Banana Ride x 1
Detty x 1
Samurai x 2
Swarm x 1
Saw The Ride x 1
Nemesis Inferno x 1
Stealth x 1
Loggers Leap x 1
Dodgems x 2
Rumba Rapids x 2
Storm In A Teacup x 3
 
Total: 31 ( I believe I went on a few more than this but I can't remember them all)
 
Pros:
Rush, Samurai and Vortex running amazingly
Friendly Staff ( especially on Saw)
Short Queue Times
A lovely atmosphere in the park
Amazing and helpful staff at the depth charge fast track office place
 
Cons:
Slammer and Tidal wave closed all day
Some rides opened late (  mainly Loggers)
Quite a bit of queue jumping
Hot Weather
Colossus breaking down lots of times during the day.
Lack of vending machines working
 
Overall, quite a good day out, had fun with my friends and the rides that were open were quite reliable. Sadly I came off with a headache after Saw due to it being quite rough we had car 1 which wasn't exactly smooth. I also had to applaud how quick the engineers come once called about a ride breaking down, they were the in seconds to fix stealth!
 
Thanks for reading my trip report sorry its a bit long

Interesting write-up, I wonder if the brands of root-beer vary, as the one I found was drinkable?
 
Enjoy your time and thanks for the updates.

Ah, a woman after my own airtime..... having ridden Kingda Ka now, it proved that Stealth is smoother and provides more airtime.
 
Sadly, today, not working at all.

Nice little vid., where do you get those sound effects of somoene being terrified of every movement of the ride?
 
Perhaps an opening shot of the ride/name entrance fading into the ride would enhance it.
 
Nicely.

Ah, a woman after my own airtime..... having ridden Kingda Ka now, it proved that Stealth is smoother and provides more airtime.
 
Sadly, today, not working at all.

Ah, a woman after my own airtime..... having ridden Kingda Ka now, it proved that Stealth is smoother and provides more airtime.
 
Sadly, today, not working at all.

Nice little vid., where do you get those sound effects of somoene being terrified of every movement of the ride?
 
Perhaps an opening shot of the ride/name entrance fading into the ride would enhance it.
 
Nicely.

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If you ever get a chance.  This is a very small family park in Connecticut, North America, with a great water park and lake, but a fabulous woodie named Wooden Warrior. This has a very small footprint, only cost one million dollars and is a fabulous wooden roller coaster.
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A surprise recently when I got the chance to ride the Boulder Dash at Lake Compounce. Always had wanted this and suddenly, there I was.
This is a brilliant wooden roller coaster that ascends a climb hill through trees across boulder strewn terrain, to then descend around the wooded hill then hug it's contours. Racing between the trees, and bobbing around corners reaching speeds of 60mph. Great airtime and with speed at low level it creates a fantastic ride.
 
Hope I'm allowed to post this link? 

If you ever get a chance.  This is a very small family park in Connecticut, North America, with a great water park and lake, but a fabulous woodie named Wooden Warrior. This has a very small footprint, only cost one million dollars and is a fabulous wooden roller coaster.
http://www.wfsb.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=10278178

From my experience, which is on the customer side, if batched properly, it works, if not anticipated, but assessed once the ride is loaded then it will delay.
Not sure where is meant that "guests jump queues on Oblivion single riders line"? I thought it ran up to the top and one had to wait, there was a chain across the entrance?