Project LC

They are used in evacuation procedures to make sure all the restraints don't go up at once. As on the intamin trains you cant release individual seats, it has to be all of them at once.

Its having to run at reduced capacity due to low water level. The cause for the low water level is unknown to me.

All we are trying to do is find out what links a dark secret, a Victorian perfume bottle, minds wanted and a run down brick warehouse. It could be doctor who although I don't think it is. I think it could be minds are wanted to uncover what happened in the past at this warehouse with Jack the ripper or something/someone similar. So the whole ride is based on you trying to find out the secret he has hidden.

The 5th and 6th of September is an interesting one. Most schools go back on the 3rd and I know not many people go to theme parks in the first weekend back. So that weekend is tough to call. There is also a death week coming up where schools are heavily discounted. Normally its towards the end of September or early October where I would call it moderately busy rather than very quiet. Otherwise pretty spot on from my personal experience over the last few years.

I would be very concerned if they changed the theme half way for a dark ride.

So much of this building is for a shop and the preshow though. I don't hold out for much with the actual ride. The width of the building we have now is pretty much the same width all the way along which the ride has access to. The massive bit that sticks out which they are yet to put up is a shop and preshow... I may be wrong and this ride could be good but at the current moment in time it doesn't look too thrilling. There isn't even any footers for the ride system.

Well falling stock prices, low visitor numbers and presumably falling profits they must be trying to keep onto some of that money. I understand why they are doing this but I feel they could have gone about it a different way.

Doubt its a coaster. Lack of footers, the building being quite small and its odd shape implies that it won't be a coaster. Also the fact that lifting track into place is hard when there is a roof in the way.

Well my prediction of it looking hideous wasn't far off.

They did a similar thing to thunder road where they refurbished some corners for structural improvement and a better ride experience. Making it smoother with better transitions. I suspect that is what they are doing here.

So you honestly think that I'm a celeb is improved by going out of a fire exit with a very anticlimactic end than the cyclone with the slide. Yes they listen to feedback, my complaint with them is they listen to feedback and take the easy cheap route out.

Hahahahaha. Priceless excuse. Hahahahaha.

Opening a food place after lunch... Well done on that logic. I understand that people are not exactly near that area but still. Surely they should have a restaurant open for lunch.

I can name you Jake Sully and Toruk Makto. I was quite a fan of avatar when it came out but its not a film I would like to watch again and again. It lasts forever and has no story. Easily forgettable and I am sure it will not get as many people as they hope.

Cedar point and most American parks completely shut down in the rain. 120mph in the rain is deemed too painful. I don't blame Thorpe for shutting down in torrential rain. Sometimes it's needed.

My results were less than expected but don't care as my university still accepted me

During a thunderstorm when I was there all rides ceased operations except X and angry birds which remained open. Oh and the dodgems may have remained open. They did make us have a very swift evac off nemesis inferno. Second the storm had passed they all got going again very quickly

So they selected random people in the park and one of them happened to be an enthusiast. Why would Thorpe park even risk that chance. Focus groups shouldn't be people at the park, they need to be diverse. I'm sorry but not buying it.

Adding a preshow so screams re-theme. I suspect they will repaint the ride and it will have some kind of sponsorship slapped on the side as a loose relation to the new theme. Just got to look for a new trademark to Merlin, in the next couple of months.

Never noticed a strobe, the UV lights I have seen although they are also often broken. Learn something new everyday.

There is a strobe light on saw?

Just give up on them if you all hate the park so much. Yes its reliability is shocking and there operations are also shocking but they will only listen with a drop in revenue. I have no intention of returning to the park at any point in the next few years. There is only so far they can go before you can no longer justify going. Clearly for a lot of you they haven't reached that point. Yet.

They have to be the best because more happy customers mean more positive reviews which means more people hear about the place which means more people go so more money. While Merlin still do have to do that they also have a safety net of massive advertisement budget. People know the name already and so go there. They forget about their bad experience a few years ago and go back. People think that what Merlin offers is the uks best because of the company's size and that's their money generation. To say they only care about the profits is true but in doing that they need to make sure people return. This ride isn't going to be a bunch of broken screen's in 2 years. They will try and keep it in good shape otherwise it will quickly become £x million down the drain. They need the ride to bring people in which means it needs to be good. Yes Merlin do a lot wrong but they do have some idea of what they are doing. They understand basic customer satisfaction and getting people to come back. After all I imagine a large portion of people here have an annual pass to get you to come back because it was a "good deal" and get you to spend because you didn't pay to get in. They are not idiots.

The leak said 8 seater with 3 rows. Won't be confirmed until next week though.

They look like they may just be supporting the roof. To stop pillars going through the middle of the ride. Leaves the room nice and open.