InfernoMartin
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Pics of the 'Hyper Drive Dodgems' :
(Taken from PWH Facebook Page)
Personally I think they look bloody awful! I think its a complete let down from the recent additions to the park such as Marble Madness and Hobs Pit. I would have rather them spent the money on getting a second train for Enigma or general TLC around the park!
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Wednesday 1st April 2015
Got in the park at around 2pm, so wasn't expecting to get on much!
Ride Count:
Stealth x1
Inferno x2
Colossus x1
Swarm x1
Tidal Wave x2
Samurai x2
Rush x2
Dodgems x1
Rumba x1
Loggers x1
Total 14
Highlights:
Staff on Samurai were great, interacting with the queue line really well, doing April Fools things.
Samurai was running really well. Obviously nothing like its old years but it was fairly forceful.
Every coaster except Colossus was on 2 trains
Queues were not too bad
Infernos Mist is still working
Rush staff were having a competition on which swing was loaded and checked the fastest
Lowlights:
Rumbas Shower not working
Saw broke around 4:45 and stayed closed for rest of the day, they had a great idea to send all of us to Colossus fasttrack queue but as Colossus only has 1 train operational it meant we still had to wait a fair while to get on. I dread to think how long the main queue had to wait!
No audio what so ever on Rush, it was just silent.
Colossus on 1 Train - It really needs its other train operational as soon as possible (is it actually at thorpe?, it doesn't look like it is to be honest)
Notes about closed rides:
Slammer: All the scaffolding has been taken down and from what I could see all the restraints are back on, looks like it might start testing soon, depends what still has to be done that isn't obvious or out of sight.
Detty: No visible work being done, looks like its waiting for a part
Vortex: Was being worked on for most of the day. Looks like its closed due to restraint issues, most of the day they were fiddling with the restraint systems in quite a few seats. Obviously I'm not a mechanic and I don't know what is wrong but I would take a guess its waiting for a part for something to do with the restraints!
Overall a really good visit, got lots more done than I was expecting, just a shame Saw broke down as I was in the station and had to be evacuated. However, the people on the ride were evacuated effortlessly, the evacuation procedures have clearly been well trained.
- Cal, pluk and lewumbrajumbos
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Rankings:
1. Nemesis
2. Hex - The Legend Of The Towers
3. Oblivion
4. Air
5. Duel
6. Th13teen
7. Ripsaw
8. Gardens
9. Nemesis Sub-Terra
10. The Smiler
11. Congo River Rapids
12. Towers Ruins
13. Runaway Mine Train
14. Sonic Spinball
15. Battle Galleons
16. Cbeebies Land
17. Marauders Mayhem
18. Enterprise
19. Skyride
20. The Flume
21. Driving School
22. Twirling Toadstool
23. Rita
24. Frog Hopper
25. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
26. Blade
27. Ice Age 4D
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YEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssss
All Hail King Vampire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very happy this ride won, either were worthy of the reward, but Vampire is a true classic.
Someone please do an anlysis of where everything was positioned on the rankings.
A bit late but the rankings are as follows:
1. Vampire
2. Dragon's Fury
3. Rattlesnake
4. Bubbleworks
5. Rameses Revenge
6. Dragon Falls
7. Kobra
8. Scorpion Express
9. Hocus Pocus Hall
10. Tuk Tuk Turmoil
11. Monkey Swinger
12. Zufari: Ride into Africa!
13. Carousel
14. Tomb Blaster
15. Griffin's Galleon
16. Seastorm
17. Flying Jumbos
18. Safari Skyway
19. Jungle Bouncers
20. Madagascar Live
21. Toadie's Crazy Cars
22. Jungle Bus
23. Sea Dragons
24. Peeking Heights
25. Tiny Truckers
It also appears Black Buccaneer was missed out earlier in the game so feel free to put it where you want to
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Storm surge is bound to go soon. Also, both angry birds land AND I'm a celebrity will have to be rethemed or removed within a few years time when they simply aren't popular anymore. The last minute decisions which will only last a few years are so much worse than a stable development plan, which gets an intense amount of care every few years and rides which will actually want to make guests return and will last a long time into the future.
Although so many of us enthusiasts hate the thing due to it's awful position and lack of themeing, I highly doubt it will be leaving any time soon. it's not been showing any signs of having serious mechanical faults and it is fairly popular by the general public. Yes part of the big queues is due to the awful throughput but it is still popular with many guests!
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Happy 15th Birthday to the London Eye!
Had to laugh at the news though, they were filming in a pod and they were hoping to be at the top when they were live but the eye suffered a 10 minute breakdown meaning their plan failed.
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7th March 2015
Arrived to find the entrance queue not too bad, but the queue built up into a quite a distance!
Ride Count:
Colossus x3
Inferno x2
Swarm x1
Stealth x3
X x1
Loggers x3
Detty x2
Vortex x1
Zodiac x1
Storm Surge x1
Pros:
Queues were fairly tolerable most of the day.
Infernos Mist
Main coasters were on 2 trains except Colossus
Lots of improvements
Vortex running at a decent height
X opening a few minutes before closing time (for non VIP's)
Cons:
Saw not opening
Colossus only on 1 train
Vortex opening late
Detty didn't have its countdown running
Overall an excellent day. Went expecting no Detty, Loggers or X, although Saw and Quantum didn't open I preferred having Detty and X open!
Vortex opening late
- CWOAfanMalcolm and Cal
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Dragon's Apprentice (3)
Fairy Tale Brook (4)
Hill Train (3)
Jolly Rocker (3)
Laser Raiders (3)
Miniland (0)
Pirate Falls Treasure Quest (3)
The Dragon (3)
Vikings' River Splash (4)Miniland - OUT
RESET
Dragon's Apprentice (3)
Fairy Tale Brook (3)
Hill Train (3)
Jolly Rocker (3)
Laser Raiders (3)
Pirate Falls Treasure Quest (3)
The Dragon (3)
Vikings' River Splash (3) -
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Atlantis Submarine Voyage (2)
Dragon's Apprentice (2)
Fairy Tale Brook (3)
Hill Train (3)
Jolly Rocker (3)
Laser Raiders (3)
Lego Star Wars (3)
Miniland (4)
Orient Expedition (0)
Pirate Falls Treasure Quest (4)
Spinning Spider (3)
The Dragon (5)
Vikings' River Splash (4)
Orient Expedition- OUTAtlantis Submarine Voyage (2)
Dragon's Apprentice (3)
Fairy Tale Brook (3)
Hill Train (3)
Jolly Rocker (3)
Laser Raiders (3)
Lego Star Wars (3)
Miniland (3)
Pirate Falls Treasure Quest (3)
Spinning Spider (3)
The Dragon (3)
Vikings' River Splash (3)
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I'm not going to be able to attend due to lack of funds
Should hopefully see most of you at Thorpe Open meet!
Vampire
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It's not really Chessies fault though is it? If they are awaiting parts from the manufacturer, its completely out of their control!