pognoi
-
Posts
1008 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
1
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Blogs
Events
Posts posted by pognoi
-
-
I own at least 3 stretch.. All on windows though haha
-
49 minutes ago, Coaster Jamie said:
The biggest surprise for me
The biggest surprise for me is the fact you still went to Alton Towers despite boldly protesting you weren't going if the ride closures were to take place. Which they did. And you go anyway. You are the ultimate embodiment of the things you so boldly protest against. Fright nights fee.. This.. you still go, and at the end of the day if you can't stop yourself who are you to tell others to.
I am glad for you that you seemed to enjoy your day, but the fact you continue to complain about something you said would stop you from visiting entirely is quite immature.
Boy am I glad my signature still exists.
PS: Of course I'm immature; my avatar is pingu.
- Tom, Mitchada04, Matt 236 and 1 other
-
4
-
I couldn't agree more with this comment. Just because this is happening, it's hardly jeopardizing the potential of a cross valley one too. I would say though planning permission for the cross valley would be a pain, considering the amount of noise barriers they've had to use on this one.
But yes, just because this is happening, it doesn't mean cross valley won't, especially if it's going to be a different type of ride for a different audience.
-
yes, the original model was made by BigAl I believe
A lot of the towers people are saying how underwhelming it appears.
To be fair, I can understand their concern, however the banking is extremely impressive and there are some clear pops of (potential) airtime. The inversion is displayed as an overbank which could be some great fun, although the long straight but does look... awkward. It really does question what could go there. It should go without saying that (from my knowledge) towers can still alter this a fair bit, as seen with Smiler's plans, so we may not be looking at even a rough final product.
- OldFarmerDean and Tom
-
2
-
I was so convinced that I was going, particularly due to the sentimental value of this trip, however I've checked my calendar and I'm at Parc Asterix on the 3rd with my family... which is over 500 miles in the wrong direction.
Bugger.
-
-
-
Jeez I'm working on it
-
considering it's nearly been a year since my last one, I've decided to revisit.
Buuut it's got to the point now where I've kind of given up ordering them, because my number 1 is still pretty solid and the rest are just a jumble.
1. Balder Dash
the rest:
Wodan - Having ridden this at Europa it was the only one that surpassed my expectations. Being brutally honest the park was rather over hyped for me in terms of ride quality, however this ride was rather piped down in how well it has been recieved. For me it was a truly relentless ride, and is a main reason for a revisit.
Th13teen - backseat airtime is dees.
Saw - This has grown on me a lot since last season. It just makes me feel so yup.
Winjas - ayy
That's it really.. I have a fair amount of varied creds but to be honest if I added any others to my list it'd be half BS because I barely remember them.
-
My response is no, solely because UK prices are the same/cheaper then many international parks. The fact alone that we can get so many deals with parks too, I.e. online purchases, cereal tickets etc. makes them substantially cheaper then international parks. A ticket to Disney could cost twice the price of a ticket to thorpe easily, and many european parks of a similar size/quality to merlin parks can cost up to €50, with no availability of deals. It's standard internationally and its just our culture demands cheaper deals constantly.
-
-
Calls himself
>Thorpe Park Junkie
> Verbally poos on Thorpe Park
wat
-
The tate modern has seen 2 of its galleries close for ongoing renovation since 2014 I believe? Its a bit of a building site.
It seems the link is already down
-
-
I just want to take this back quickly to the issue of fast track. As mentioned/asked a little while ago, what would people do in alternative to fast track during a ride breakdown, there weren't very many straight responses. I find it funny how people are open to critique parks, however have very little constructive to offer them in return.
As well as this, many 'noble' parks offer fast pass options, such as the likes of Port Aventura, and even Phantasialand as a standard addon package. The main difference, I imagine, is that numbers are controlled a great deal more then they are at merlin parks. Having visited Phantasia on a peak day, I never saw a single fast pass user, and only once did I see a disabled rider. Again, I imagine that these things are much more controlled and discrete.
Getting back to the point in hand; what is good compensation for a ride malfunction? Well, let me say that today I found out (even if it's not news to some) even Europa offer fast track passes for up to 4 rides during a ride breakdown. That's more then merlin, and they offer it to the entire queue & station. Whilst there are countless things to take into account with how these issues are dealt with, how common breakdowns are etc., I think it reinforces the idea that to a certain extent, fast track is the most logical option of compensation, and a lot of the moaning done about it is pretty obtuse. At the end of the day, if a ride malfunction has prevented you from visiting another ride as you would normally, it would make sense that the park sort something out for you so you can visit a ride quicker, causing less interruption to your day. I don't necessarily agree with fast track being a standard addon package, especially at the scale it's done within merlin, however it is very, very difficult to deal with break downs and keep guest satisfaction, at least moderate after that kind of incident.
-
That does look like a ton of fun... and construction on that station appears to have progressed veeeery quickly
-
-
*crawls back into hole*
-
I haven't seen or heard anywhere that leaving the EU would cause WW III
-
Very good TR! A nice mix of constructive and critiquing points. Very interesting to see how you compare it to other parks aswell
-
Ahahha next time you see Gian ask if he's got any grapes
- lewumbrajumbos and Ian-S
-
2
-
without a doubt:
(it's 3D even though the picture doesn't show it)
-
It was unlike any past ones. There was a healthy mix of some pops of airtime (yes, air time on this thing) and some moments of intense spinning and swerving, but for me personally perfect amounts of both, so it felt intense without the sicky feeling that normally comes with it.
-
Yeah same here, I had nothing but terrible memories of this but it was running very nicely today. No way near as tame as before, or as nauseating, surprisingly (if that even makes sense)
What absolutely made my day was 2 attendants. Efficiency was high as hell.
Dollywood
in International Attractions
Posted
That looks stupendous. Honestly that looks like so much fun; if only we had an RMC in the UK!