Benin Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 Empty parks always tend to lack something when compared to a reasonable crowd (a packed park can have an awful atmosphere, it's a tricky one to get right)... Empty days at parks can sometimes feel quite hollow as an experience... Chessie at Halloween a few years back was testament to this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 I remember on the day I finished my SATs back in Year 6 (...and now I've just remembered I've only just finished GCSEs! ) I went to Thorpe with a couple of my friends straight after school! Complete ghosttown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.S217 Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Summer nights was fantastic the staff where so great so friendly 18 rides was good besides we wanted to do front row on all rollercoasters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flipper Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Summer nights was fantastic the staff where so great so friendly 18 rides was good besides we wanted to do front row on all rollercoasters Dodgem's team were clearly a highlight on opening Summer Nights! #JustSaying J.S217 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jom222 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 I like it when the park is empty because its different to how it normally is and you feel like you have the place all to yourself. OldFarmerDean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 anyone who's been this year, are they still doing it as wristbands, and what time are you allowed to collect them from, as I'm going this friday and it says rough copy are performing at like 6.30 for summer nights guests, so presuming they must have the collection thing open before 7? although it says on their website collect tickets from 7pm!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 anyone who's been this year, are they still doing it as wristbands, and what time are you allowed to collect them from, as I'm going this friday and it says rough copy are performing at like 6.30 for summer nights guests, so presuming they must have the collection thing open before 7? although it says on their website collect tickets from 7pm!? Yeah you still need a wristband, have collected them from the AP office and Advance tickets in the early afternoon! OldFarmerDean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 that's good then, as I will be at the park in the day, and don't fancy queueing in the run up to 7 opening. thanks I wonder how it will work though when the park is open til 7 and the summer nights starts at 7... as I shall be going again on 1st august, they best let us get our wristbands in the day again still so we don't have to come back out by 7 to go back in again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.S217 Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 collect them midday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 visiting tomorrow, and spending the day in the park too as 3 hours would be a waste... although dreading how busy it is going to be, considering thorpe has warned on their website about high numbers of school trips, plus it's supposed to be 30c tomorrow like the hottest day of the year, so I think it's time to redeem my £5 fast track voucher from the merlin pass perk pack and get myself a hydration fast track for all the water rides! and have a pretty chilled day enjoying the flat rides, and then bring on the evening, shame now it's only open til 10 it probably won't get dark though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project LC Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Hope everyone goes home before the summer nights start otherwise that could be quite busy as well if people are leaving wishing they had more done rides. Most of the people will be school kids so the summer night should be alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 the park closes at 6 tomorrow, with summer nights starting at 7 so it should be fine... plus most if not all the schools will be left by 5. it's next month when the park closes as summer nights start gotta be worried about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 I'm sure Summer Nights ended at half past 10 last year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project LC Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Yeah it was 7:30-10:30. for some reason they have move it half an hour earlier this year. It could be to do with noise complaints or just wanting to pay staff less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Yeah it was 7:30-10:30. for some reason they have move it half an hour earlier this year. It could be to do with noise complaints or just wanting to pay staff less. Makes sense when the park closes at 6. When the park closes at 7 wouldn't surprise me if it goes back to 7:30 OldFarmerDean and paige 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 Summer Nights was so good today! The park was virtually dead meaning that we didn't have to wait longer than one train, usually walking straight on the coasters. RIDECOUNT:Stealth x6 Nemesis Inferno x6 The Swarm x5 Saw x4 Colossus x2 X x2 Tidal Wave x2 Storm Surge x1 TOTAL: 28 For three hours in the park I consider that a very impressive ride count! Cal and paige 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planenut Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 Yes, I too attended this evening, having had my day at Farnborough. As Jamie said, no waiting and three hours in the park.................... and yes I did leave Stealth. RIDECOUNT:Stealth x17 Nemesis Inferno x3 The Swarm x2 Saw x2 Colossus x3 Total rides 27 Time lost due to one breakdown and one phone retrieval. paige, Coaster and pluk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 Summer Nights was so good today! The park was virtually dead meaning that we didn't have to wait longer than one train, usually walking straight on the coasters. RIDECOUNT: Stealth x6 Nemesis Inferno x6 The Swarm x5 Saw x4 Colossus x2 X x2 Tidal Wave x2 Storm Surge x1 TOTAL: 28 For three hours in the park I consider that a very impressive ride count! If you hadn't done storm turd you could have got on at least 5 more James_C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomathy Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 Guys, I'm attending summer nights with my family tomorrow and have booked the tickets online from our hotel. We were just wondering where to collect them from and when it was possible to collect these tickets as we will be spending the rest of the day on park as well. Those ridecounts looked too good to miss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 If you hadn't done storm turd you could have got on at least 5 more To be fair it didn't have a queue, it's the waiting around at the end that takes ages! Swarm123 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 And I went on Wednesday, was there for 8 hours and got on 13 rides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Flying fish (5 laps) x1 Stealth (back row) x3 Swarm (front row) x2 Nemesis inferno (back row) x2 (front row) x1 X (back row) x4 or 5 can't remember just kept going back through the disabled entrance. Saw (front row) x1 Colossus (front row) x1 Dodgems x1 Barely any queues (just a bit annoying for front row on one train) I quite liked that it was 7-10 because the park closes at 6 so didn't leave too long, although was worried how much time we'd get in the dark but was considerably dark by 9 to be fair so was good... And boiling! Didn't like how no one seemed to check the bands as people could still have been in the park like having food knowing it's on... Plus I also seen tickets advertised as a fiver in park for people wanting to go, which is surely unfair on people who booked at 15 in advanced!? Probably could have done a lot more but had a nice chilled evening and stopped for food in burger king Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planenut Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Once it got darker though the flies started to challenge my eyeballs, especially on Colossus. Coaster and OldFarmerDean 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyNBZ Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 I too visted yesterday evening, after doing the 1st one last Friday which was a blast. Thought I try another one, god it was dead. After arriving about 6:30, picking up wristband at Annual Pass hut, started from Saw (Open dead on 7) and then did-Colossus (did't open dead on 7) then X - Swarm - Stealth then ended the night on Inferno in that order.Park was virtually deserted, most of the time when arriving into the ride station didnt have to move seats much at on Swarm & Inferno.By the time I got to Inferno it was getting dark and flying. While riding got welcome to fantastic electrical lighting storm in the distance, about 5miles away (near these red towers) everytime going up the lift "FLASH" was mental Ride CountSaw 1Colossus 3X 6Swarm 10Stealth 4Inferno 27Total: 51For 3hrs on park, think thats the best I done for awhile. JoshC., OldFarmerDean, Coaster and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worthy9992 Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 This may my seem weird comming from me but people who have stayed on park between 6 kicking out time and 7 pm open I know KFC and Burger King stay open for a little longer but what if any merlin owned places are open to eat at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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