Mark9

RIDE IN BEING BUILT SHOCKER.

I actually disagree with a part of this. Back in 1995 Thorpe was competing with Chessington who had not only just opened Rameses Revenge to great acclaim, they also had Legoland opening down the road which would take a significant amount of people away from visiting Thorpe. The park obviously saw the success of thrill seeking rides such as Nemesis and Rameses and decided to test the waters with this route. Enthusiasts don't forget this as such, they just see it as No Way out being a complete failure in advertising and as a ride concept in general. It was too scary for kids and not scary enough for adults. It lies in that dangerous middle ground of not knowing who its target audience is and throughout the noughties, was being pinched and pushed in a number of random directions.

I'd say the staff that actually gave a toss. I remember when I platformed with you on Vampire back in '08, there was no messing around and the parks team leaders joined in to keep the queue-line down and to get those trains out as quickly as possible. Now its gone completely the other way with the staff being more concerned with talking loudly through the PA or twiddling their thumbs and still not working hard enough to stop stacking in the break run.

There's more important things in life to be outraged about. They realised their mistake, apologised, they replaced the ciabatta (and added chicken ). There wasn't much more they could do and I wasn't expecting anything more.

Maybe I just get lucky with Bar 360 then. Never had more then a ten minute wait and it's pretty affordable for a large meal. I did have that one time where my chicken ciabbatta came with no chicken but I think that was just an oversight..

A picnic area.. that sounds novel, particularly at Thorpe.

MESSAGE TO FRED, REPEAT, MESSAGE TO FRED. THE MEET IS THIS SATURDAY, REPEAT THIS SATURDAY.

Asking Facebook? "Give us free tickets" "Your queues are too long!" "You should get more large coasters" "Get a Top-spin"

Irrelevant if its opening three months after February half term.

I wrote this a couple of years ago but it seems relevant to the debate going on here:- http://mark2262.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/the-trials-and-tribulations-of-an-ss-skyswat/

Slammer must be the most ignored ride by enthusiasts at the park in terms of discussion on internet forums. There is no hate for a ride that you seem convinced exists. It's just plain facts that Slammer has had a lot of downtime. Thats it. No conspiracy, no hate.

In such good nick that its main support structure gets condemned.

No-ones denying that Thorpe look after Slammer. It's the ride itself that is effectively destroying itself thats the problem. Hence why the ride closes every four hours for maintenance checks and why the ride spends at least a month a season closed. Remember when people were amazed that Slammer was open on opening day last year. It's never been able to do that for 7 years..

By that logic, it's supposed to be a lost city. Generally things that have been lost through time, aren't in tip-top condition.

I'm incredibly flattered by this, as I questioned why I was writing trip reports for a while. To know that someone has come back into theme parks after reading my reports.. well as I say it's incredibly flattering. I do remember you coincidentally, welcome back to the fray.

It's always Colossus isn't it. What about rides like Vampire which have been screaming for a repaint for 23 years...

The space can't be that huge really, particularly as the entire building is wedged in-between parts of Vampire. To fit in queuelines and theming elements, that building is nowhere near big enough.

I don't see how Maverick is appealing to a family audience. Cheetah Hunt yes, Maverick, no way hosay.

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Installing nothing would have been a more worthwhile investment then Storm Surge.

I'll relent then. I'd wish for something better then a has-been from the 90's but you seem confident that a topspin could work at Thorpe.

Personally think it would look better if it was burnt down.

Whenever I see a top spin in a theme park, it is always the most unpopular ride on park. From the one at Gardaland, to Rameses Revenge, to the one at Parque Warner Madrid. And that seems to be problem, people don't find top-spins in this day and age that amazing, so no one rides them. Even Talocan at Phantasialand gets praise for its effects and theming but never really for the ride itself.

Just because they serve a purpose doesn't really mean they can't be modernised a tad. The ones at the entrance for example are rubbish and a lot of the time the water and dryers in toilets around the park don't work properly. Took me ages to find a working hot water tap in Gloomy Wood and the X Sector ones.

That quote taken out of context could cause some amusement.