Ali G

Had a second run through of this yesterday.
 
half the effects weren't working and they bailed on the finale as they door wouldn't close.

this meant more groups were just walking into the final room just to wait for the doors to open. 
 
 

Had a second run through of this yesterday.
 
half the effects weren't working and they bailed on the finale as they door wouldn't close.

this meant more groups were just walking into the final room just to wait for the doors to open. 
 
 

Had a second run through of this yesterday.
 
half the effects weren't working and they bailed on the finale as they door wouldn't close.

this meant more groups were just walking into the final room just to wait for the doors to open. 
 
 

Completely agree, was in the park at 9:30 yesterday and when the island opened up we headed straight into a 60 min queue for saw at 10:05. 
 
swarm didnt open until midday. It then shut at 5 as someone took ill on the train and had to be ambulanced out.
 
they gave everyone in the swarm queue a fast track pass but even the fast track queues were 40 mins or so. Nemesis fast track queue snaked all the way round to rhumba rapids. 
 
that was my third visit of the year and probably the last until oktoberfest. 

We got alot done for how busy it was but only by luck of being near rides aa they re-opened after a fault.
 
from memory everything apart from maybe tidal wave broke down twice yesterday. 
 
when you see storm surge on 90min + you know things are bad LOL

With some regret, as someone that has lived in Staines all their lives, I have to point out that there are some really unpleasant kids around here. It’s always been that way. Don’t get me wrong, there are many wonderful and well behaved upstanding young citizens that live in the surrounding areas. But for some reason, there is a much higher percentage of young men and women who are utter bastards to one another.
 
so much so that most of Staines’ nightlife has been regulated to the point where it’s just not worth it for many licensees. All the late bars and clubs are gone. The police around here even implemented a town centre yellow card / red card system for disorderly behaviour.

you’ll find a lot of these lads and lasses killing time at Thorpe park. It’s not necessarily the parks fault. of course it’s thrill rides now attract all walks of life from all over. But it also sucks the less respectable members of society through the doors more frequently. It’s always been an issue locally. The quell the issue, the town council stopped issuing licenses  to venues as the public couldn’t be trusted to be respectful. That’s how bad it’s been in Staines for 20 years and more.
 
 

With some regret, as someone that has lived in Staines all their lives, I have to point out that there are some really unpleasant kids around here. It’s always been that way. Don’t get me wrong, there are many wonderful and well behaved upstanding young citizens that live in the surrounding areas. But for some reason, there is a much higher percentage of young men and women who are utter bastards to one another.
 
so much so that most of Staines’ nightlife has been regulated to the point where it’s just not worth it for many licensees. All the late bars and clubs are gone. The police around here even implemented a town centre yellow card / red card system for disorderly behaviour.

you’ll find a lot of these lads and lasses killing time at Thorpe park. It’s not necessarily the parks fault. of course it’s thrill rides now attract all walks of life from all over. But it also sucks the less respectable members of society through the doors more frequently. It’s always been an issue locally. The quell the issue, the town council stopped issuing licenses  to venues as the public couldn’t be trusted to be respectful. That’s how bad it’s been in Staines for 20 years and more.
 
 

I went to Thorpe park on Monday. Got there at about 9:45 and was in by 10:10. Security has been stepped up somewhat. Metal detector wands, bag searches and a pat down. It all went very smoothly and without issue.
 
I kinda fee bad for the people who went on Sunday as having worked in public events I know it’s almost impossible to spin up a security team over night. Monday was great, no worse than going to a gig or a festival.
 
good vibes all round.