Project LC Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Well that is a bit off because hardly anyone is using it. Any theory's on why no one is using it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 On Friday there was a guy with a microphone talking throughout the Dome about RnR and its benefits. It was also being advertised on the screens in the Dome and there were lots of staff on hand to help people out. The thing of your account getting loads of people on it could be the staff member who scanned your passes and then any further passes they scanned were going onto your account instead of the people it was meant to.  The RnR queues are likely to be shorter anyway... they do get a higher throughput than the standby queue. At least 50% of the throughput is (or certainly has been) for RnR, then the rest divided up between Fastrack, disabled and main queue so the RnR queues will be shorter a lot of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James. Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Used it today (Monday 15th). It was easier to use than I thought and we didn't have to queue at all. Think I only saw one other person using it the whole day though. Thorpe definitely need to advertise it more if they want to find out if it really works, I probably wouldn't have known about it if I hadn't spotted it on the website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwinOkli Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 One time I decided not to use it yesterday, I was walking to the merge point and a few RnR users were put in front of me. I laughed. I only really knew to activate RnR in the Dome from here. I entered the Dome and there were some reps but it wasn't clear where I was supposed to go. They had some leaflets but they weren't actively advertising the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 Maybe people don't want the extra hassle to their trip? Â It's something that's dominated WDW, but that's a two week one off holiday, not a day trip to Thorpe... Â Perhaps people also have been annoyed with the previous trials and don't see the point? Â Lots of reasons why people aren't using it, short of Thorpe essentially forcing everyone to use it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobF Posted June 15, 2015 Report Share Posted June 15, 2015 They had both types of scanners at ride entrances so you could activate rnr if you missed it in the dome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack F Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 I had the joy of using RnR today, and it was a very good experience. Not many people knew about it due to the amount of school trips today so it was really like a free fastrack to skip the 60 minute queues for the coasters. My only complaint is the scanners are designed really badly so they let light in and it takes a while to scan, but other than that it was very good. (Just remember a portable charger - or two!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Back when I used my phone as access card for work we used to have to turn the contrast right up before the scanners would read the screen, maybe something to keep in mind for future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planenut Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 IÂ spoke to a few people today who were using it and they were coming back on the rides within minutes; all seemed happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 If the majority of people are waiting an hour and a small number are using RnR as free fastrack, then it's clearly not doing what it's supposed to do. Â They're unlikely to get many complaints though, as it's great for the people using it and the majority of those who aren't using it probably aren't aware of it. OldFarmerDean and TPJames 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Are they trialling RNR this Friday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoMachine Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Starts again 3rd of August I believe (?) Coaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarriedOut Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Wasn't the reserve and ride system supposed to run also on selected days of july? I think they have changed their dates recently.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celia Mae Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 I think they took out a few trials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Thanks for the replies, glad it's not in operation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 Reserve n Ride will be returning form the 6th July for a further weeks trail.  Thorpe Park will be holding a Q&A with us and we would love to get some of your questions to the park - please message me directly with any questions you have and we will get the best put to the park! JoshC. and pluk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 I'll just say it now, save you a hundred PM's.... Â Make sure you ask them when SAW will re-open ImLucifer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 I think projectLC should ask all the questions tbh. paige, Kerfuffle, MachoMachine and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project LC Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 I have a feeling it would go down a bit like the Sky news interview with Nick Varney but with a bit more aggression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project LC Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 Is the only way to ride Colossus today via RnR? It's closed on queue times but open on RnR with a lengthy 1hr 40min queue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Allgood Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 what a load of rubbish this system is!! you wait and hour for your ride then you have to wait another 30 mins to get on the ride after the time is up! might as well just normally queue. Really hope this system doesn't get made permanent Coaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 what a load of rubbish this system is!! you wait and hour for your ride then you have to wait another 30 mins to get on the ride after the time is up! might as well just normally queue. Really hope this system doesn't get made permanent Exactly what I (and others) have been saying all along.  It only works when the park is so quiet it shouldn't be needed anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted July 11, 2015 Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 I want to try that one celebrity's have. Where there's no queue and no one else rides it with you? How do I go about getting that one? In all seriousness, it's sounds good on paper, bad in practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2015 The most recent trial seems to be going much better than the previous ones - feedback seems generally positive from the majority on social media! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 By social media, do we mean all the stuff Thorpe is retweeting or the actual entirety of it all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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