Everything posted by Fred
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Stealth
It's not particularly daft - if the ride has any hope of opening, they'll have staff there. They won't move them to other rides, which may already be properly staffed, or the staff themselves are not trained on. It gives enough people to ensure that every guest is spoken to who approaches them, and ensures no guests goes into that area. Means that once a ride is available, they have the staff to do their checks and reopen as soon as possible, rather than having to try and find them, ensure that they can be taken off (they could be covering someones break), ensure the break pattern for that ride is correct, that you have appropriate staffing levels for them to run etc. Presentation wise - there is not much they can do whilst rides down during the day. Clean trains (but that'll be in engineering, so that's a no go). Litterpick queueline (but that'll be done already). Other things they won't be trained on, or have specific depts - like Landscape, Park Presentations (or whatever they call their cleaners). They'll be busy elsewhere. It might look a bit messy to the outsiders, but it is the easiest, simplest, and best way of going about things. Plus, it's not like the staff cost them a lot anyway.
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Stealth
They're there for staffing of the ride, that's it. If you hate the idea of 5-6 staff members outside Stealth, you'll be physically sick to see 9-11 Air staff members creating a human wall outside the Air shop when that's down.
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Tomb Blaster
I also cant see that they've made any improvements, probably just literally fixed and maybe returned previous lighting from Terror Tomb etc.
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Alton Towers General Discussion
Was totally the daisy train.
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Thorpe Park Trip Reports
Originally designed so the main entrance played inferno theme, along with the volcano I believe. Rest of queue played bird tweeting. Station was quiet apart from dispatches, where theme played.
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Thorpe Park Trip Reports
You're moaning about Nemesis inferno having its soundtrack almost running exactly as it was designed to be?! (minus the dispatch theme ).
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Rant
Rant topic is boring, thats my rant. Why repeat the same cliquey boring bitchyness to each other. Grow the **** up. RSPCA are **** anyway - they literally do nothing.
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Alton Towers General Discussion
You can buy individual ones, from Box Office or sales and info. Prices are between £3-£5 each.
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London 2012 Olympics
Why do things have to benefit people? Idiots.
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THE SWARM: Which Seat is Best?
Definitely prefer towards the back. Nothing more than outstanding seeing the train infront of you just swerve round at the top of the lift. As for left or right, I'm unsure. Think I prefer left for the top of the lift, but right for most of the track. Outside seat is a definite for any place though.
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2013 Changes
Would be nice to see investment in the park itself - it surprises people when they hear that Colossus is the same age as Air. Lego got investment parkwide this winter, and everything feels so fresh and new again. However, rides are the reason people visit, and ride investment must go on (as long as its not to the style of storm surge!)
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SAW: The Ride
These DVD concepts really don't happen to work very well, do they?
- The Swarm
- Slammer
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Nemesis
No time/budget to do it. Literally that'll be it. Nemesis track used to be painted every winter when it first opened!
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Air
Air is always considered tamer, and a more family ride than anything. Families will happily go on air, whereas will poo themselves at going on Nemesis or Oblivion. Air is a poor ride I think, it's bland and doesn't really... do much. Guests love it cos it builds you up to the next level I think..
- Nemesis: Sub-Terra
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Fright Nights 2012
Boiler House has died a death and it will not be returning, thank god. Carnival Remains, as is TOTT, and presumably a new maze. I agree with Pluk though, I adore the length of TOTT.. it's bloody amazing.
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The Big Bad Movie Topic
Wooo Batman is so amazingly amazing. Cannot wait to watch it again on Tuesday #geek.
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Fright Nights 2012
Towers aren't having one of thorpes mazes. There's potential to have (and might happen) two mazes in the towers this year. Shorten TOTT, and have the other one upstairs.. God knows anything else beyond that though.
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Plopping along to Asterix
Ohh I didn't realise that option was there for public transport visitors. Shall definitely look further into this now, thanks.
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Video Games.
Oh my days. Totally didn't realise Steam allowed you to download games you own on different computers. Bring on Train Simulator 2! Wooooo!