Mark9

Then why do ride staff have to physically check peoples bars, why do they have to actually do ride and queue line announcements and talk to guests when rides have broken down, why do they have to TALK to people when they have fastrack or when they batch people onto rides?I'm not a ride guy anymore either.

You inviro guys are supposed to go un-noticed. People expect Thorpe to be clean, it's not a right its just agiven.

I'm not really that excited this year for some reason. I'm going Alton on open day but I just feel so cold toward Thirteen, it doesn't interest me at all so the thought of that 2 hour plus queue is filling me with so much dread.Now.. Runaway Mine Train and Nemesis, that is the ultimate combo.

G'Sengte Sau. It's a bad picture I know but its there woo. It's weird that in this country you have to do like five hours training to operate a Carousel, whilst in Germany you don't even have to read a manual and they let you opertae thier coasters.

Well it is its best rollercoaster from well every single standpoint actually so its a shame the little things are letting it down. I would love for all the newer Thorpe Park people on this forum to ride it back in 2003 to see how perfect the experience was.

Haha... A tacky rollercoaster made worse and look at that queue to.. LOL.

Ironically, the last time I commented in one of these kind of threads, the park decided to do a lot of them. For instance, I said the entrance to the car parks should be made safer as coming out of the car parks can be quite hazardous.. and lo and behold theres major work happening on the North car park. Hurrah!Improve the toilet facitilies. Aging and delapidated, a lot of the toilets are frankly awful and need sorting out. There's no point having "this toilet was last checked at __" signs if they don't use them and the toilets are bad enough anyway.More emphasis on "keeping the magic". What I mean by this is there is no point in the park adding beautiful things and improving scenery in the Zoo if the back of the Sealife centre is on show for everyone to see. It looks particularly bad from Skyway. It needs disguising somehow or at least covered.A better entrance. I think that is essential. Thorpe has a brilliant entrance, Legolands is inspirational with the little Lego men and the beautiful view over Windsor. Alton has a Monorail to give you glimpses of the park. Chessington at North has an old tower saying "welcome to Chessington" which is lacking any kind of inspiration. You then walk out through Admissions and just see grass with no real clear way of where to go to get to the rides (Which is what people go for first when visiting). I'm sure that space could be so much better with something more exciting then some Skyway supports and a well looked after garden. Better signage at the park is essential and it needs to be clearer. There is no point in having arrows at fixed point if the arrows themselves can be turned around by any guests. Safari Skyway, severly needs an over-haul. After 24 years, those Trains look terrible with no refurbishment since the park first opened. Either need replacing or sprucing up because the faded yellow looks embarressing. The same could be said for the rockwork at Runaway train but then Outift said thats all been redone anyway...They are my main thoughts if I was in charge. but I am not so never mind !

I'm not surprised mate!

I've got a further interview for Southern on Monday.. As my assesment went so well last friday I have a small amount of confidence this time as opposed to my assesment where I couldn't sleep.Have to say, very excited about this, I haven't had a proper permanent job for three years now.

I'm really sorry, I'm so so sorry but your post is the hardest thing I've ever tried to read.Could you edit it and put some full stops, capital letters and commars in it please.

It's things like that which make me wonder why I ever stayed at Chessington for 5 years...

Apparently so...

Argh, I have a job assesment for Southern Railway tomorrow and I'm really feeling the nerves right now =(!

Breaking News:- I was slapped by Keith last year.This guy is a menace to society!

I've forgotten how (excuse my language) ****ing awful school can be. I was bullied because of my ears, my accent and in primary school, one particular guy thought it was incredibly funny to bully me over the fact my brother had just died. It's very hard to say, just try and ignore it when they seem to be pushing it on you. Keith has said what I would do and its the only way to help the situation. You don't deserve to be treated like that, no one does.

I sold Andy Murray a picture frame at John lewis last year, I accidently split Davina McCall from her group of kids when platforming at Safari Skyway and I had the woman who plays Heather in Eastenders apologise to me after Alex Guy told her she was to big to ride Dragons Fury a few years back.I was also the operator of Dragons Fury when Jordan decided to get publicity by visiting the park, same with Jodie Marsh, I saw Marcus from Big Brother 4 at Chessington once. Finally I met Russel T Davies the writer of many of Doctor Who's stories from the last five years and Julie Gardner the producer. Lizo from newsround was also there but who cares about him!

The Train to Chessington is easy. You either get it from London Waterloo, Clapham Junction or anywhere along its route and the park is ten minutes walk from Chessington South Station. You can get the 71 bus just opposite the station if you are really lazy.

I'm really not being rude here. You would make an awesome colomnist for a national newspaper. Or failing that, a Womans magazine journalist.

Well I can because I personally don't see it. We could argue whether it matters what Rita looks like when all the focus will be on the new ride.

Whatever its name, its still going to be completley out of place next to thirteen.

Wooo, what do I win?! Thank you for ze votes.

In what way

What a closed minded remark. Suffice to say, I fully support Paultons and Edge.

! Favourite thing ever.