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I actually found it slower going to Surbiton depending on the train you end up catching.Clapham -(25 Min train journey) Cwoa South (10 min walk) Chessington WOA takes about 35 minutesClapham - (10 Min train journey if Alton train)) Wait for Bus at Surbiton (Anything from 1-10 Minutes) - 20-25 Minute bus journey depending how busy the bus and roads are.The more direct route is to Chessington South.

So in that case... aren't they open at the moment for the same reason... (and not all rides may be available... just like Thrill Chill).

That's very unlikely as Thrill Chill got such low gate figures at times that they would barely even break even...

If its anything like Fury or Rattlesnake, it could never ever run with all 8 cars as there isn't enough room in the break sections and station for all 8 cars.

LOLSo far this August Slammer, Nemesis Inferno, Tidal Wave and Stealth have been down...So not just Rush

Hardly... the thing with most of the "not-we" is that they just go to the biggest rides and queue however long it takes (look at how this year, Saw and Colossus are packed early whilst Inferno and Stealth are empty for the first hour or so). This may be despite other rides having no queues at all.

It is just for August and is on the 6 express rides.For anyone planning a trip to Chessington the park is very busy, here are a few average queue times from today.Dragons Fury - 70 MinutesVampire - 60 MinutesRunaway Train - 45 MinutesDragon Falls - 50 MinutesTomb Blaster - 60 MinutesRattlesnake - 30 MinutesBubbleworks - 30 MinutesSkyway - 30 MinutesTruckers - 40 MinutesGriffins - 0 Minutes

The Mine Train is sheer class, easily one of Alton Tower's best rides. It has a fun factor that the other powered rides in the country don't have and I really really love the way that as you go through the Rapids tunnel everyone waves at each other.The ride ops are also in my opinion the best team in the whole of the Merlin group. Always happy, always interactive and they always make it a pleasure to go on their ride.

Ummm... "Shirts and shoes must be worn for the duration of the ride" UMMM BAD THEMEPARKMAD!

Well basically, Quantum used to have carpet ends on its sides. Around May 2004 it was found the ends had cracks all in them so they were removed. At this time Settings 3 and 4 were still allowed to be used and with less weight on the carpet the ride would really fly as it went round and round. Unfortunately the ride had an over-speed warning so when it was on setting 3 and 4 the carpet went to fast and it would cut out, sometimes in awkward positions. It was decided to limit the ride to settings 1 and 2 which are far less intense. Sometimes Quantum may overcome it and be slightly intense but never to 2004 June standard where the ride far outclassed Colossus, Samurai and even Detonator.

Well it is different, it is on a lower setting, and the ride has changed. It has nothing to do with Thorpe adding more intense rides since 2003.

There's a few reasons really.1. If they are tall their head won't be supported by the headrest.2. If they have long legs the bar might not go down the required three clicks.3. It's a very tight squeeze for most guests but for tall guests it may be very uncomfortable.The Maximum height restriction isn't as strict as the minimum restriction because the staff explain to guests all the above when they get in the car.

Already won tbh.. awesome pictureMy entry =)

It's not just chavvy guests. It can be dads, mums, young children, grandads and grandmotheres. I take my phone, keys, and my wallet on all rides. Doesn't make me a chav.

Park was empty, all rides were running and they had even added Flying Fish to the ride line-up.

But they are entertaining the guests. Themeparkmad and you seem to be the only ones with a problem with this. Detonator by it's very nature is one of the only rides at Thorpe where the operator can have fun with the guests. Keeping them up longer, teasing them, pretending the ride has broken down creates a level of interaction that very few rides at Thorpe allow. As T0M has already said, the queue was below 10 minutes anyway and I'm sure the people in the queue thought it was funny that people were coming off the ride even more scared then usual.

You see that is the odd thing as my Thrill Chill trips have been my favourite trips of the year. I know the opening day was far from perfect, hence why I chose to visit a week later when the park was actually ready to go.I'm just hoping that if they have scrapped Thrill Chill that all rides will be ready to go come next years open day.

Quantum still has a bit of a kick but it's so rare these days that it does feel like a lot of effort to go on it. Shame really, 5 years ago it was defintily up there with Detonator and Colossus as the best rides on park.

In what way is it a waste of time?

Could someone link me to where Thorpe Park has expressly said that rollbacks on Stealth will never happen again...

But it did open eventually!

Fury's queue is always around that mark in the first 2 hours of the day purely because all the guests come straight through south admissions and right into it's queue-line. By about 1 the queue will have dropped down to a more respectable 25 minute queue.

It's hardly the operators fault then. If they prevented some kind of accident or something out of the ordinary then that's more important then if the breaks were messed up.

It was open today though! (along with all other rides!)

Yes but then fastrack is an add on, the entrance fee and car park charge easily pushes Alton's charges over Chessington