Coaster Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Thorpe aren't no Oakwood, but I really wish they would start using 2 train op quicker and more often.. What I meant was that Oakwood are the worst for one train operation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Yes oakwood was awful... What was literally like 24 people in front of me took like 15 minute queue which on saw would have been a matter of minutes! Visiting thorpe park on off peak should be a joy... But one train operation really ruins that, probably would see smaller queues at weekend on full operations! Coaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Sunday 21st September 2014 Â RIDECOUNT: The Swarm x2 Stealth x2Nemesis Inferno x2 X x2Saw: The Ride x1 Slammer x1 Rush x1 Vortex x1 Tidal Wave x1 Loggers Leap x1 Rumba Rapids x1 Angry Birds 4D Experience x1 Dodgems x1 Â TOTAL: 17 Â Â Highlights: - Swarm fire going off on every train! - Seeing the Fright Nights mazes being constructed - can't wait now! Â Lowlights: - Very slow dispatches on Colossus, to the point where I thought it was on one train! Â It had queues of 100 minutes whilst everything else was at 60/70 at the most. - Lack of urgency from most staff around the park (still...) Â Overall a good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worthy9992 Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 If you visited today on sunday Colossus was on two trains today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 If you visited today on sunday Colossus was on two trains today. Was it?!! Â We watched and one was being sent every 6 minutes at one point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 It was on 2 trains (maybe not straight away at 9:30) but it was. Â Triathlon happened this morning. Lake looked cold (and disease infested), don't envy the participants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 It was on 2 trains (maybe not straight away at 9:30) but it was. Damn, wish I'd waited for it now! Â Although they did seem to be dispatching very slowly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worthy9992 Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Damn, wish I'd waited for it now! Although they did seem to be dispatching very slowly. It was on 2 trains as soon as it opend I was the opp today for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 It was on 2 trains as soon as it opend I was the opp today for it. Oh right - sorry!  Is there a reason why dispatches are really slow on Colossus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 It was on 2 trains as soon as it opend I was the opp today for it. Your staff are crap Tom and Kerfuffle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planenut Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 TP today, nice to see some familiar faces! Â Stealth - at times very good for me, and I know if I have an advantage it's down to the staff and I appreciate it, and I do know they have rules/requirements that they have to work by. Â SAW was out for a while, testing, and I finally went on twice; isn't it running quietly, and at times smoothly. Â Colossus, well I would have gone on more than once but for the slow loading - what should have been less than ten minute queue was dragging out to twenty-five; it's a great ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Colossus, well I would have gone on more than once but for the slow loading - what should have been less than ten minute queue was dragging out to twenty-five; it's a great ride. So it's still an issue then. Â Think I'm going to have to write to the park about this, there is no excuse whatsoever for such lacklustre operations on one of their major coasters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 So it's still an issue then. Think I'm going to have to write to the park about this, there is no excuse whatsoever for such lacklustre operations on one of their major coasters. You will get the same old reply about saving energy and will be chucked free fastracks. Shame how it's now better to visit on a peak weekend instead of an off peak day as it's actually means there are shorter queue times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 You will get the same old reply about saving energy and will be chucked free fastracks. Shame how it's now better to visit on a peak weekend instead of an off peak day as it's actually means there are shorter queue times... That's not how it should be though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 That's not how it should be though! It is how it is though. You could complain about that but then you would probably just end up with more fastracks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 It is how it is though. You could complain about that but then you would probably just end up with more fastracks... I don't even think they bother with fastracks anymore, they just don't reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project LC Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Yeah you do, I already tried that saying that they were just paying me to go away, so they just "paid" me more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 I was once at Thorpe and there was an hour queue for the Swarm......Just for the fastrack queue. Some poor man and his son had queued until they got to the front and realised it wasn't the fastrack queue. He was in the normal queue behind us and left in a huff. The moral is: Thorpe. Fastrack isn't confetti. Kerfuffle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 I don't even think they bother with fastracks anymore, they just don't reply. They take ages to reply these days and just try to get rid of you as soon as possible, some people don't have it though, more people need to take a stand. Yeah you do, I already tried that saying that they were just paying me to go away, so they just "paid" me more.What's the most you have ever got offered? I have written in a total of 3 times before. The first time I was given 2 per group member, the second time I was given 3 per group member and this time I was given 4 per group member. Will be using them at fright nights thanks very much thorpe for not dealing with my problems and chucking fastrack at me instead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project LC Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 4 per group member with £10 return each despite being annual pass holders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 4 per group member with £10 return each despite being annual pass holders. I'll have the £10 return each? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 I was once at Thorpe and there was an hour queue for the Swarm......Just for the fastrack queue. Some poor man and his son had queued until they got to the front and realised it wasn't the fastrack queue. He was in the normal queue behind us and left in a huff. The moral is: Thorpe. Fastrack isn't confetti. Â They must be thick, they could have two quick rides in succession. That is proper derpy. Kerfuffle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 They must be thick Just like those sluts who are obviously too blind to even get a bleeding glimpse of the 'No Smoking' signs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 They must be thick, they could have two quick rides in succession. That is proper derpy. No, I meant they were turned back when faced with a member of staff. And the normal queue was about an hour anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWOAfanMalcolm Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 Just come back from a nice afternoon at Thorpe park. Pretty full for an off peak day according to someone at Thorpe park they had an unprecedented high gate number due to inset days .arrived at 12.00. ride count  X- 1 Slammer-1 Detonator-2 The Swarm-1 Saw-1 Loggers leap-1 Depth Charge-1 Tidal Wave-2 Colossus-1 Stealth-1 Nemesis Inferno-1 (front row)  Positives Nemesis was full of mist  Saw was operating very fast (Q time said 45 mins at entrance and actually took 25.) Wild wongs noodle restaurant was extremely fast got the food within 30 seconds of saying what we wanted. Cola refill tasted like cola for once and not water with cola flavoring. Colossus and The Swarm were running on 2 Trains Negatives One train operation on nemesis inferno and stealth. In the wild wongs restaurant the box seems to have got smaller and the price has gone up. (I think) No Flying Fish!  That's about it really as I say it was a nice afternoon and I'm sure it was marginally better than going on Saturday I'f we'd been there all day I'm sure we'd have got on all rides in the park without any problem.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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