Everything posted by Mark9
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The Smiler
This promises to be an extraordinary construction. There is a BLUE pipe!
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Thorpe Park Trip Reports
Or go to Thorpe in the summer holidays.
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TPM Fantasy Football
I think the winner should get your new car personally.
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Closed Rides
Bet the majority of riders go towards Swarm, Stealth, Inferno, Colossus or Saw. Which means the majority of people get affected by a one train operation (I don't think this really affects Saw does it). I'd prefer it the other way actually, at least if a ride is totally closed whilst they get a train ready, you at least have the choice to do something else. Getting in a queue, almost about to get on and then it stops operation to get another train on isn't much fun especially as that second train doesn't even start loading immediately. Which means it can add another 15/20 minutes to your waiting time, pretty much voiding the early opening.
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Closed Rides
It comes down to something Thorpe is doing wrong if it cannot get its rollercoasters on two trains from the word go.
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TPM Fantasy Football
I predict more diving in one football match then an entire Olympic diving competition.
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Closed Rides
Tip of the iceberg Mr Jones, tip of the iceberg.
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London 2012 Olympics
A fantastic two weeks of events. London has done us proud with superb organisation, superb sport and spectatular venues and performances. It says it all when even Australian media calls this the best Olympics of the last twenty years. Considering how incredible Sydney 2000 was, we've done a grand job.
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Random Picture Thread.
- Parks, Rides And Coaster News
Apart from the absolutely naff (but appropriate) name, that looks lovely. Not much can be told but I can tell you it will be smooth and fun just by past experience. (Love that first drop)- Tomb Blaster
Very good point. Chessington do seem to be very on the effects at the moment. Tomb is one example, but I can think of many like Dragon Falls, Rattlesnake, Runaway Train and even Vampire where effects are working when for a long time they were broken or off. Runaway Trains boiler for example was off for years and now is back and working. It's impressive for a park that gets little to no investment, that the park does try where it can.- Parks, Rides And Coaster News
Actually, I prefer the quiet optimism of this woodie on TPM compared to the "it will murder" that Towers Street are saying.- The Swarm
- The Swarm
- Stealth
I think ride by ride basis. Stealth is an exception to me as its such a large plaza and many a time I've seen guests just run at the ride and staff running after them and yeah amusing. If its Inferno then surely two of the staff at the entrance, the others doing basic tasks like cleaning the station of cobwebs etc etc. Part of the problem is the roles though, ride staff are expected to be at an attraction but they rarely have the pride that a more permanent member of staff will have. Standing around talking would be more fun then grabbing a litter picker and cleaning Dragons Furys final turn for example..- Parks, Rides And Coaster News
Gotta love how a park gets a woodie with an inversion and the main hope is that Thorpe are watching.- Drayton Manor
Don't read the comments underneath the article if you wish to keep your sanity. Still very sad for the woman's family, can't imagine the pain they must be going through.- Random Picture Thread.
- London 2012 Olympics
Yesterday was the best day in British sport ever. We nailed it.- Alton Towers General Discussion
Plan your day properly and save money instead..- Chessington 2013
Wooo. So they plan to build something this time?!- Stealth
Oh lord, tempting fate.- Random
- Nemesis Inferno: The Ultimate Test
37 people thus far. Maybe they're just all braindead.- London 2012 Olympics
They weren't defeated, the judges made the wrong decision on their score. I'm loving the Olympics at the moment, it's just been fantastic to watch so far. - Parks, Rides And Coaster News