Mark9

I disagree to be honest. Black Buccaneer is what a Thorpe Park queueline would look like if it was on a hill. It's got well.. a cannon and part of it goes under a waterfall but that's really it. Compared to most rides at Chessington it's pretty poor. Pirates Cove in itself is such a weak area.

Does it make a difference if the park is open then.

So theres pressure on Facebook to add security alert buttons onto every page, and yet this site which in my view just seems to encourage rude remarks and bullying has slipped through the net completely.....

They expect it to be busy. But it may not be.. but then there may be inset days...

People that say "If you don't vote you have no right to bitch"Seriously, I live in a majorly Conservative area. Even if I vote Labour or Lib Dem, Tories will win by majority. According to one site my vote influence on the election is 0.0001%So don't tell me I have no right to bitch because my vote means absolutely nothing anyway.

The photo area used to be there.And this is what it used to look like.

Just an update for you on the website and forum itself as there has been only park news recently. First TPM, as you may be aware I rejoined the forum as a moderator a few weeks ago. This was because after my first few visits to Thorpe park this year, my interest in the park has been reunited and I could see a few areas on TPM that hadn't been updated or touched for years. Some of the changes will be subtle such as a rejig of ride descriptions (As Samurai has seen recently) or a complete redo (Rumba Rapids). We've also added the Saw Island area. Seperate from Canada Creek, the park agreed that instead of shoehorning it in, it has its own dedicated page. The team (Ian, Marc, Ricky and I) will be working on this over the next few weeks so let us know what you think and any changes you think we should implement.A few things have been asked about Chessington Mania over the last few weeks. To be honest with you, it's a difficult one to call. We want to do the park justice but with Themeuk having so much material and rescources (particularly from the past) it's a hard area to tap into. Nevertheless, having spoken with Themeparkmad and MikeyT, they have got the enthusiasm and dedication to make it a fantastic site. I know it's been a long time coming but when it does come out it will be brilliant.As for the Forum, with the increased useage over the last few weeks there have been a few spam sessions and a few people who see fit to insult others or members of staff at the park. In a few weeks we will be rolling out some new ground rules to the forum just to reiterate the guidelines to the forum. Remember, if a member starts acting out of line just use the report button instead of deciding to take on the mantle and try to moderate yourselfs. There was a spam attack last night by a member and many of you went the right way about it and the matter was dealt with swiftly.We are hoping to arrange a Meet to Chessington soon and a topic will be posted very shortly hopefully with an ERT session also arranged.Again if you have any comments or questions, just message one of the moderators.Thanks for listening.

Go away Outfit!

The troll has now been shot. Thank you for your co-operation.

Thats the exit corridor and that photo was taken in 2004. Before one of its various and common touch ups.

I miss this

I believe Thorpe were a little bit more experimental with it although it was six years ago so can't remember exactly. Chessington restricted it to 5 pods so 10 of the 18 pods. The throughput is around 300/350 when you load 6 out of 18 pods.(Although bear in mind, if all 18 pods were loaded that would be a half an hour ride as it takes so long to go round)

I can tell you that (being that I operated the bloody thing more then I like to remember)Basically, the more pods you start to use, despite the balancing idea on the ride, the more likely the ride will slip. When you load three pods on each side the wheel more or less is balanced. However when you go up to 4 and 5 pods the wheel tends to move by itself when you turn of the break and before the motors engage. So to stop that happening you only use 6 of the 18 pods. Of course its incredibly infuriating for the queue, incredibly infuriating for the guests and staff and all in all..A rubbish and worthless ride that should be removed.

I don't think Se7en has anything to do with the film actually. It's certainly not implied anywhere at the attraction

Definitly 2002. Fastrack threw up all over Chessington during 2003...

Naughty Sasha!I have four cats (Misty, Sasha, Amber and Holly) and a tortoise named Speedy.Gotta love the cats!

Maybe Merlin should seriously consider pulling forward the plan to tarmac the south car park....

As you know Micheala, it takes me a long time to get to Thorpe as well.. I just only see certain rides as essential to ride every visit and others I will ride if they have small queues. Whenever I visit, I feel 'happy' as such if I have been on Colossus, Inferno, Saw: The Ride, Stealth and Detonator. Everything else is inconsequential. Obviously its different for everyone, I was just adding a bit of perspective that the amount of rides Jamie_Hk got on wasn't actually as bad as his trip report made out. But then again, thats just my own view on visiting theme parks and isn't the rule

We're posting posters mocking the Tory campaign because they are funny. In the same way that you post pictures of things such as men holding giants chickens and HATERS GONNA HATE, I find the Tory mick take posters funny.Another thing, I don't have to justify my vote to you, neither do I have to give reasons why I will vote a certain way. But so TPM doesn't come across as some kind of namby pimby Labour hotbed (A bit like how the BBC is always accused of its Labour bias) heres a Labour mick take poster.

Pete, instead of being a idiot and as you have operated a log flume in the past, could you just explain what has happened, next time. Cheers.

Rattlesnakes lift-hill has two speed settings although unless it was heavy rain there would be no reason for it to be on the slow speed.

I went over Easter Weekend and yeah thats a pretty accurate count on things. Both days I went at around 11 am Air and Nemesis were still dead and according to signage boards so was Oblivion. It's a huge gamble if you want to bother with Sonic Spinball to be honest, on both days it was a 45 minute queue for the majority of the day. Th13teen, even if the queue is outside the entrance and queueing towards where Ug Swinger used to be will still be a maximum 90 minute queue. Rita is dodgy, on one day it was 15 minutes and the next it was 60 minutes.

1) Because we live in a democratic society and can vote for whoever we want.

I find it a kind of balancing act when I visit theme parks these days? Is it about the amount of rides you go on or the great times you've had with your friends on the rides you did get on. I've had days at Thorpe Park where I've been on 30+ rides but they pale in comparison to days where I've only been on 5 rides. Reading through your trip report, you got on three rollercoasters, two decent flat rides and a decent water ride. So I wouldn't be to down about it.