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  2. Thorpes 2013 announcement!

    in General Discussion

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    I think thorpe do run a poor service in terms of trains, even if a ride is running on two trains they will slow up loading process or run every other train empty to get the queue busy. Here is my report of the bad service of adding trains:

    We entered the queue on a summers day, the queues hadn't been too bad so far but we had queued 60 mins for saw... All the other queues had been quite short including stealth! Which was only 5 minutes. When we got to nemesis inferno however, we were delighted not to see a too long queue, of only 30 minutes. We thought, 'this queue isn't going to be too long' and the actual queue itself wasn't. However after about 15 minutes of waiting, they announced that they would add an extra train on to speed up queue times, at the current moment we were thinking, 'why didn't you do that before the park opened?'

    Now this is where it all goes horrible, we were standing in the queue line for about 50 minutes until they announced that they had put the second train on, ridiculous, 50 minutes to put a train on! They however said they would speed up loading process because of their delay. Yes, this was a good idea, but we were still waiting another 15 minutes before we got on. When we were in the station about to get on row 2, we realised we had been queueing for 80 minutes! Appalling, especially when the screen itself had said 30 minutes. The actual loading process was horrible though, after they opened the gates, they counted down from 5 for everyone to get on, it was total chaos, everyone was rushing the bag area and I almost got knocked over trying to place my bag! Also, when we got off they made us rush out of the station too!

    I also feel that in thorpe fastracking is way too over used! There were about twice as many people going through the fastrack as the normal queue, slowing it down for everybody! Also on stealth, the lady was trying to sell us fastrack telling us that the queue was 45 minutes when it turned out to be 5! Good try thorpe!

  5. 2013 Changes

    in The Past

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    Now that the DR. pepper license is gone, I would love to see some new events or some events returning!

    These events I feel should be here this year:

    Twisted carnival(I loved it in 2011 except for the fact that queues for stealth and saw were 150 mins!)

    Thorpe blast(much better name than nowadays :) )

    Fright night

    Some sort of summer event to replace sun scream, seeing as that won't be around with us any more!

    Of course we will get the ride and club nights aswell(which I hate), it gives a 50% more chance there will be more chaos during the day!

  12. Thorpes 2013 announcement!

    in General Discussion

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    As much as I would love to see backwards swarm... It would be a nightmare. There would be a massive queue for the backwards rows, and no queue for the front rows so even if you wanted to go forwards, you would have to wait for the people going backwards.

    The only way I can see thorpe making the swarm backwards is if they charge you to go on the backwards rows...

  17. 2013 Changes

    in The Past

    Posted

    Oh yes, that has been rumoured as the swarm fire effect came, people said tidal wave's should be there too! It's quite a likely thing to happen actually!

    All we can do is wait to see what it is...

  18. The Smiler

    in Alton Towers

    Posted

    Umm it's only having 8 inversions outside and no one actually knows what the 'secret element' is only towers times have posted what they think it is! And as for the interlocking cobra's, well done alton you got a worlds first(not a very good one!)

  21. 2013 Changes

    in The Past

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    Ok maybe I have gone a bit too far generally and I don't know how to do quotes but this is what the facebook page says...

    'Keep an eye on our page for exclusive clues before the big reveal...' So I advise you go on the facebook page before you start saying wrong things ;)

    It also says:

    'Are you dying to know what SUPRISES we've got planned for 2013?!'

    I think most people(including me) have just been presuming its going to be something do with the park and the rides/shows!

    But the thing is, it could be anything, they could be introducing ERT even to hotel guests and annual pass holders! They could be telling us that they are going to put there prices up to £60 pp and are going to make ultimate fastrack for £200 each! It could be anything!

    Thorpe keep saying things about the crash pad on the fb page which is making me feel more and more like its crash pad orientated. I was not ruling it out but I think if it was to do with the crash pad, most people would be disappointed! I know what I personally want but I doubt any of it will happen! I think the reveal will disappoint to be honest... It could well just be the return of CCR, something like that but I don't think they would post clues for this or any offer!

    They are unlikely to make a suprise an offer, they are already going up in price next year and they won't charge less than the 2013 tickets for 2012 prices. They always seem to post their offers on facebook anyway... But maybe the suprise is a new event! Maybe the return of......

    TWISTED CARNIVAL

    THORPE BLAST

    ANNUAL PASS DAY(doubt it!)

  23. 2013 Changes

    in The Past

    Posted

    Os silly me :P

    They have already revealed the crash pad... People commented on the facebook page 'it would be a waste of time if it was something to do with the crash pad!' Everyone of fb is talking about loads of possibilities but I just hope a good one comes true :)

    Thorpe will only start revealing CLUES anyway and they will probably be impossible ones like sw7 smiley face, doesn't give you much hints to the ride/attraction. The big reveal will probably be at the beginning of march. Can't wait for thorpe park to open :)

    THIS IS A REPLY TO SIDDERS! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    As for a 3d show, I would rather have time voyagers back, at least it was 4D, if its not 4D/5D, I probably won't bother going in. I just hope if they do make a show it won't be pay to get in, at winter wonderland I paid £5 to watch some poor 5D film in which the effects where cool but actual flim had no storyline.

    I remember the days of pirates 4D, that used to be a real treat for me :P I got so scared when all the wasps fly at you as I thought I was gonna get stung :P also when that pirate squirted water through the screen at the end was a classic ending! I miss pirates 4D....

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