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Repainting vampire wouldn't cost as much as some other coasters due to its close proximity to the ground. They repainted nemesis so Merlin are perfectly capable of doing it. But there is no return in that sort of investment so I doubt it will get done anytime soon.
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24 minutes ago, mrmonkey said:
Also there are many parks especially in America that have multiple woodies in the same park, which all ride differently and compliment each other - so Alton & Thorpe both having a woodie really would not be flooding the market!
You have to consider it from Merlins point of view. They spend millions on a ride where its USP is being made of wood. Opening another ride with the same USP or a similar superior one like an RMC would mean Thorpe ends up stealing customers from Alton.
SW8 wouldn't boost visitor numbers as much as it could have without competition and so it would be considered a poor use of funds.
While Thorpe may get a woodie at some point I highly doubt it will be any time soon.
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I think the best choice would be a thrilling family coaster focusing on airtime around loggers leap. A woodie wouldn't make sense as one is opening at Alton next year.
They might want to take on Blackpool with a multilaunch but then again that would also be a reason not to go with one.
I'd love to see a RMC T-Rex replace Colossus but I highly doubt that would happen anytime soon.
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I assume it's so when avatar 2, 3 and 4 come out in 2018, 2020 and 2022 they have an attraction that is with the trend.
Doesn't excuse the ride being incredibly dull though.
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For a new coaster to open in 2018 they wouldn't need to start vertical construction until about November for a march opening (Merlin seems to aim for May anyway). Steel construction is very fast and as Thorpe is very flat the foundation's wouldn't be complicated to construct. The thing that would take the most time would likely be the planning permission which they still have time for.
That being said they spent a lot of money DBGT and I suspect 2018 is a low investment year. So I would say 2019/2020 is when the next coaster might come along.
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Some American park has some RMC raptor track on the way. Maybe Thorpe should consider some for loggers site or perhaps the bigger T-Rex track.
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They should have all been open by 10. There chance was to have yesterday as a one off but clearly that isn't going to be the case.
The GP will always want to blame someone and that unfortunately is the first person they see. They have every right to be angry when they are paying £30-£50 to get in and half of the park is shut. It's just a shame that anger is directed towards the hosts rather than the managers.
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Management will know the blame is on them and will be working on fixing it. I'm quite sure someone very high up will have arranged some kind of meeting about the shambles of today. Probably not Nick or the COO but I suspect they would have been told.
Unlike other problems that cost the park in the long run this would have cost them a lot of money and generated a fair amount of negative reviews instantly. On top of that this problem is 100% completely their fault. So management must report why it happened and what they are doing to prevent it from happening again.
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If it's on one train and is struggling to launch then I suspect the 2nd train is ready but adding it would make no difference as the launch is not ready to send the train.
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What a complete mess they have on their hands and they should be truly embarrassed by it all. I feel sorry for anyone who's day has been wasted.
Although I imagine they are handing out free returns to everyone.
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I suspect it's also a little more reliable so the number of people riding it twice in a row is no where near as much.
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I strongly believe that VR will never be up to what they want it to do. The 1st generation headsets were never designed to be running all day playing the same thing over and over, and no generation of headset will be designed for that either.
The graphics will age horrifically as graphics always do, the hardware will become tired and outdated faster than Merlin will be able to keep up with, it's got an IP of a man that in a few years will be completely irrelevant and the ride system is so under used and stuck as a VR tech demo that they might as well just use the chairs from angry birds and be done with it.
It is possibly the single most short sighted investment Merlin have ever done and all the problems the ride is giving them they truly deserve.
It could have been so much more and a fantastic ride but they had to go with every idea on the table and then throw in some VR so people think they are innovative. It's a flawed concept and a ride that will forever be stuck with the thought of it could have been so much more.
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That would be a lot of continuous investment for a diminishing reward over time.
What I suspect will happen is the rise of the demon will result in guest satisfaction going up slightly and them leaving it at that. I highly doubt it will be as successful as they had hoped and I suspect a fair few will still dislike it. The ride is a flawed concept which I don't think they are able to change now it's been built.
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It never seems to get much of a queue compared to the other rides anyway. Just get rid of it and replace it with something completely different.
That thing is beyond redemption and isn't worth the time or money.
I'm sure the people at MMM can come up with another disappointing attraction to replace it.
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Was it doing that all day?
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1 hour ago, 'Airtime Falcon' said:
- Lap bars - just imagine, 367ft face down, arms up with no shoulder restraints!
- Smoothness - Kingda Ka isn't too rough but it isn't really smooth either, this new Intamin is more or less guaranteed to be perfectly smooth.
- Theming - Not a deal breaker for me, but could potentially give a pleasant atmosphere
TTD has lap bars and is much smoother than Kingda Ka , it's "theme" is also more pleasant.
While it's got potential to beat Kingda Ka I don't think it has much chance at beating TTD.
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I know bounce had issues repeatedly last year but it will be a shame if it has actually gone.
There just isn't enough that appeals to me for me to go to Oakwood, removing a ride that did won't be bringing me back any sooner.
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Those headsets will become outdated very quickly, especially as they are the first edition.
The PCs will age very quickly so they should be spending approximately £250,000 every 2 to 6 years plus the cost of replacing all the damaged ones (which is every PC they used last year).
They won't keep that up at the rate they should. I wouldn't be surprised if they only ever updated the hardware once in the next 20 years.
Slammer replacement?
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Well the ride would have to go all the way from slammer to rocky express so the toilet block and that food stand would have to move.
I'm not suggesting that it's a likely replacement, more it would be nice to see them get one.