May 9, 201015 yr comment_91287 I only ever got to ride it maybe once before today as it was always broken when I went, and I really enjoyed it and its so long since I rode it before I cant really remember.
May 22, 201015 yr comment_91963 Managed to get on this last week! After years of not gong on I convinced myself and I must say I'm glad.I think it's a really great ride and the weightlessness feeling is fantastic. Linked to this is the nature of the restraints; they give you a lot more freedom than other types of restraints may have given you.On the downside however it was plain to see that one swing was going higher than the other, it looks bad when they both swing up but even worse when they swing back from a swing and they don't pass the centre point at the same time. It just looks horrible! Also both times I was on at different times of the day it was only on 40 second cycles. I expected more, especially because it was an inset day and I never saw a single cycle without empty seats.
May 28, 201015 yr comment_92281 http://porsmond.bravepages.com/Thorpe/Thorpe9/Thorpe4.JPGHey, where did one of Rush's swings go
May 28, 201015 yr comment_92283 I am glad you got to try rush :PI have to say for me I was nervous to go on it at first to looking at the restraints and the ride but on ym second visit I went on and it has become one of my favourite rides and on my visits it is a must ride.
May 28, 201015 yr comment_92286 http://porsmond.bravepages.com/Thorpe/Thorpe9/Thorpe4.JPGHey, where did one of Rush's swings go That picture is the actual best, can anyone provide any info on that?Lets not get responses like 'it's missing a swing' thanks.
May 28, 201015 yr comment_92288 The swing is hidden behind the top of the ride. Seeing that photo has reminded me of Rush's old look. I totally forgot about those wheels and it looks surprisingly bare without the maintenance platforms that were installed a few years ago. I completely forgot about all that.
June 15, 201015 yr comment_93381 A couple of weeks ago I was queueing for rush and noticed that the hole at the top of the support opposite the control room (where the cables come out) had smoke coming out of it when the ride was in operation,, is that normal?
June 15, 201015 yr comment_93383 Yeah thats normal. Its been doing that more this year with the new pistons. Well the engineer said it had new pistons to improve the reliability anyway. I think what you're seeing is just the compressed air. It tends to look more like steam under pressure.
August 11, 201015 yr comment_96319 The first time I went on rush I cried.Rush is okay, I think it needs a longer cycle then I will be happy, but at the moment its okay to go on once but Vortex is better for me.
August 16, 201015 yr comment_96589 Just to let people know Rush went down to one swing half way through today.
September 3, 201015 yr comment_97800 Yesterday was a disgrace for Rush, the staff were talking to each other at the ride console for a good 2minutes everytime, I have no problem with them chating but when they are physicaly holding the ride up its really not on or in any books fair ! I have noticed they let a good half the ride full of fastrack on some occasions which is not on at all, this seems incerdibley unfair and unjustified.I dont want to moan but when you have staff not doing there Job e.g not locking restraints, chatting up the girl on the console and working at the slow speed at peak time yeah they need to get there act together I dont know weather it is my family but we all noticeBy order of some I have taken this last comment off even though I think I am just speking what I see!
September 3, 201015 yr comment_97802 but we all notice females do usually seem to work faster the male does anyone else notice this? No... It's the person, not the sex that affects the way they work...
September 3, 201015 yr comment_97803 That's one of the most sexist comments I've probably ever read on this forum...
September 3, 201015 yr comment_97804 did I say they DO? no I said usually, from what I have noticed usually when they have both it seems to run smoothly not all e.g male or all female!
September 3, 201015 yr comment_97845 did I say they DO? no I said usuallyYes, this is an abbreviation for Usually they Do.......
September 3, 201015 yr comment_97848 Yesterday was a disgrace for Rush, the staff were talking to each other at the ride console for a good 2minutes everytime, I have no problem with them chating but when they are physicaly holding the ride up its really not on or in any books fair ! I have noticed they let a good half the ride full of fastrack on some occasions which is not on at all, this seems incerdibley unfair and unjustified.I dont want to moan but when you have staff not doing there Job e.g not locking restraints, chatting up the girl on the console and working at the slow speed at peak time yeah they need to get there act together I dont know weather it is my family but we all noticeBy order of some I have taken this last comment off even though I think I am just speking what I see!You know what I couldn't agree more with all of that, all the time the staff are just having a bloody chat by the console, not even aware 400 people are queueing for the ride, joke. As for the fastrack, also agree, its generally half and half due to the oversell meaning the ride is basically on one swing to the main queue. As for the apparent 'sexist' comment I agree with that to I don't know what everyone is getting so worked up about it to be honest.
September 3, 201015 yr comment_97851 As for the apparent 'sexist' comment I agree with that to I don't know what everyone is getting so worked up about it to be honest.Mr C is a very strongly opposed to sexism I'll have you know!
September 3, 201015 yr comment_97853 As for the apparent 'sexist' comment I agree with that to I don't know what everyone is getting so worked up about it to be honest.Wouldn't go as far as to say it was sexist that comment, but it was still rather short-sighted to say... Especially for those male members who have worked their arses off at the parks themselves...
September 4, 201015 yr comment_97869 Wouldn't go as far as to say it was sexist that comment, but it was still rather short-sighted to say... Especially for those male members who have worked their arses off at the parks themselves...no I know I see many staff working hard but I do see more men slack off than women causing queues for the past few visits
September 4, 201015 yr comment_97888 This is a very good point actully, I've noticed this a lot at Thorpe Park over any other park, and it happens a lot on Rush.The VAST majority of the staff are brilliant and do a great job, it's just the odd few that hold up the queues with their ridiculous flirting and chatting every now and then.Let's face the facts though, how many people on this forum go to work and work at 100% efficiency from the start of their shift to the end? Of course people are going to slack from time to time! It's just human nature.
September 5, 201015 yr comment_97908 (Not adding to the sexist debate) But I have to agree with the above post, on my last visit the two ladies operating Slammer were more interested in chatting over the microphone about which flavour of ice cream they should get, I had a good mind to complain, I was sat in my seat for at least 5 minutes before the restraints were checked. Meh.
September 5, 201015 yr comment_97909 Staff slack off. Men and women. At all jobs. You can't make generalised statements that men slack off more than women. You could say that more men slack off than woman, but it still implies toan extent that men slack off more. Anyways, I hear Rush was on one swing yesterday...
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