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I think something is only the icon coaster if its open. I haven't actually seen it open since last May.

I find Rush dull as well, the love for Rush will always baffle me.

Of course not, we love TTF Welcome to TPM

Nice picture of my chin there, thanks Michaela

I'd just like to point out that most of those don't play on Rattlesnake anymore.

Can I just ask people to stop saying (or at least cut down on saying) Win and Fail all the time. Getting a bit bored of it now.

Yesterdays meet picture for y'all.

I think I know the guy. He is indeed awesome, a real asset to Thorpe's ride team.

The point to make is they said it might open. They made no guarantee that it would be open.

You are supposed to collect either a complimentary ticket or a Saw fastrack ticket from the advanced ticket collection point.

Just to add to this, you can post spoilers in the main Saw thread here. However if you wish to post a spoiler in this topic you will need to "black" it out so to speak.

According to Marc, the park has had a power cut meaning joining Saw, Stealth, Rumba, Loggers and Slammer as closed rides are Colossus, Quantum and Rush.

Guys can we keep closed rides conversation in the closed ride topic

That blind hope achieves nothing

Hey guys, we thought Saw would be open all day today.. look how that turned out...

It's not a case of that. Rides can run fine all closed season but as soon as you add people it becomes a whole different kettle of fish.

Not possible. When Saw opened the queue was from the entrance to the dome. We were on the Colossus bridge in the queue and we only just got into the ride building.

Did you buy ultimate fastrack because otherwise there is no way you got on it twice.

Basically guys today was an absolute shambles and if you have pre-booked then I really do feel for you because it won't be much better for a long time.At one point not only were Slammer, Stealth, Rumba and Loggers closed (as they were not due to open all day) but also Samurai, Saw, Colossus, Banana Ride, Carousel and the Bear Hunt were also down. 11 rides down out of 23 is absolutely pathetic.

I was very impressed with the ride actually. Obviously there a few flaws meaning it's far from perfect but for a ride like this it is easily Thorpe's best rollercoaster.Just a few pros and cons because I'm tired and lazy.+ Very intense ride, particularly the first indoor drop and the final section. Very intense.+ Building theming is great and looks like the concept art.+ Back row is AMAZING. Whilst the front has the views, the back with no view means things come as more of a surprise to you. + Very jolty. Normally this is a negative however Saw doesn't give you a smooth and easy ride.+ Love Jigsaw, he's so cute!- So intense that it does give a headache after too many rides. But that is not really Saw's fault as it's not supposed to be a ride you go on over and over again.- The outside queue-line and Saw plaza is really lacking. There just isn't enough to really sell this as Europe's most scariest rollercoaster- If you are on the front car in the station you miss out on a pre-show and just zoom straight through into the ride. Again not really Saw's fault as that is what it was designed to do.I'd give it a 9/10 really. It's not as good as Nemesis but far better then a lot of UK rides.

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Thanks for that Chris, I would look but I really want to keep it all a surprise.As a treat for you all..

I'm now going to rant about how I can't seem to close my mouth whenever pictures are being taken

The shop wasn't open no. We were allowed onto the island and next to Saw's first drop. Another thing to note is that Samurai has had more queueline added. It's just more cattle-penning and doubles the length of the existing queueline. That is gonna be hell come summer!

Just a point to be made. if Chantelle Houghton was scared of the G-Force affecting her boobs then why did she accept an invite to a theme park to ride a new rollercoaster.Onto Saw, well yeah it was a bit disappointing not being able to ride it especially as some had come an incredibly long way to be there. They did open up Colossus and Rush (on 2 swings ) to ease the blow. One thing I will say though is that the area outside Saw is a bit.. empty. I hope to god that inside queue-line is fan-bloody-fastic because the outside is somewhat lacking. The shop does look like it was just dropped out of the heavens on the area. Nonetheless the ride looks good and here is hoping for tomorrow.