May 23, 200916 yr comment_56429 lol Michaela =D Did that hurt?? lol, staff get to test every ride every morning? If so... I'm going to TP to work >!!!<Lol.. I wouldn't make a job decision because every now and again you might be able to go on a ride... I think you'd be very disappointed
May 23, 200916 yr comment_56450 Not every ride gets tested every morning at Thorpe. Though at Chessie they do :PColossus has to be test ridden every morning because of the foliage. XNWO has to be ridden/the area walked around at the end of the day to check the ride area and the platforms (vomit lol). I've often seen staff on Rush first thing, but I don't know what they are testing for, no one's ever told me :PThat's it AFAIK. Seen staff on Nemmie but don't know if it was a one-off or a morning check.Was hardly put on Stealth last year so can't comment. The only time I was on there fisrt thing it opened late and rolled back twice during testing No idea about SAW...I'm assuming they do, to check the theming is working, but I don't know if that's something engineers check for, or rides staff.Oh and if you're operating Depth Charge, meaning you are at the top, and you are going on break/somewhere else, you have to slide down as there is no other way out when there is a queue!And yeah every now and then they have staff rides at the end of the day when all the guests have gone.And yes the tree did hurt
May 23, 200916 yr comment_56451 Lol.. I wouldn't make a job decision because every now and again you might be able to go on a ride... I think you'd be very disappointed Vertually every time when I am the first on Vampire, I see members of staff getting off the ride and quickly getting ready to plaform! (I know this is CWOA and not TP but I have also seen staff on Nemesis Inferno, Colossus and Rush).
May 23, 200916 yr comment_56453 Not every ride gets tested every morning at Thorpe. Though at Chessie they do :PColossus has to be test ridden every morning because of the foliage. XNWO has to be ridden/the area walked around at the end of the day to check the ride area and the platforms (vomit lol). I've often seen staff on Rush first thing, but I don't know what they are testing for, no one's ever told me :PThat's it AFAIK. Seen staff on Nemmie but don't know if it was a one-off or a morning check.Was hardly put on Stealth last year so can't comment. The only time I was on there fisrt thing it opened late and rolled back twice during testing No idea about SAW...I'm assuming they do, to check the theming is working, but I don't know if that's something engineers check for, or rides staff.Oh and if you're operating Depth Charge, meaning you are at the top, and you are going on break/somewhere else, you have to slide down as there is no other way out when there is a queue!And yeah every now and then they have staff rides at the end of the day when all the guests have gone.And yes the tree did hurt That is wrong!, you walk down the queue line!EDIT: Just been told by James there is an announcement where it says 'Stand To One Side' allowing staff to get by easily when changing shifts.
May 23, 200916 yr comment_56480 Not every ride gets tested every morning at Thorpe. Though at Chessie they do I assume you mean tested by Staff riding the rides?
May 23, 200916 yr comment_56492 I assume you mean tested by Staff riding the rides?Yes :)themeparkmad, I have heard that staff have gone down the slide a few times, so just assumed it was what they did when the queueline is busy.
May 23, 200916 yr comment_56494 I don't think it really matters to be honest, there is the stand to one side announcement but the slide is a much more fun way down
May 23, 200916 yr comment_56568 9 times out of 10 they will ride down though. Standing to the sign is more for the new op coming up.
May 23, 200916 yr comment_56570 I've seen staff ride down before to change shifts, whilst the second person came up the stairs.
May 24, 200916 yr comment_56657 Does anyone think Thorpe Park will see another full capacity day tomorrow? In my opinion, I don't think it will happen, mainly because SAW has settled in, and there won't be as much of a huge surge of visitors wanting to ride it. And does anyone have some average Q times from today?
May 24, 200916 yr comment_56675 Does anyone think Thorpe Park will see another full capacity day tomorrow? In my opinion, I don't think it will happen, mainly because SAW has settled in, and there won't be as much of a huge surge of visitors wanting to ride it. And does anyone have some average Q times from today?Apparentely it was busy. They had to use the overflow car park.
May 24, 200916 yr comment_56680 If anyone is going tomorrow, would it be possible to post some average queue times in the evening please?
May 24, 200916 yr comment_56686 I was there today, all the coasters averaged at around a hour, along with Tidal / Loggers. Rush/vortex/detty around 40 mins.Park was pretty busy but seemed to handle it well today. Slammer was also being worked on/tested a lot so will hopefully be back soon.
May 25, 200916 yr comment_56703 I was there today, all the coasters averaged at around a hour, along with Tidal / Loggers. Rush/vortex/detty around 40 mins.Park was pretty busy but seemed to handle it well today. Slammer was also being worked on/tested a lot so will hopefully be back soon.I'm really pleasantly surprised at those Q times Doesn't seem too bad at all.At least Thorpe Park hasn't reached full capacity today, the park obviously isn't as busy as at Easter.
May 25, 200916 yr comment_56710 I'm going there tomorrow, so hopefully wont be too busy.I'm going as well tomorrow might see you there!I'm hoping Slammer will be open, as it has been closed for my past 8 visits, but I guess I'm just being a tad optimistic.
May 25, 200916 yr comment_56786 I'm going as well tomorrow might see you there!I'm hoping Slammer will be open, as it has been closed for my past 8 visits, but I guess I'm just being a tad optimistic.If you see me, say Hi. You wont miss me with the long hair lol
May 25, 200916 yr comment_56790 If you see me, say Hi. You wont miss me with the long hair lolWill do .
May 25, 200916 yr comment_56805 Yeah went today, good day.Queues didn't seem too bad and thorpe were managing them well!The longest queue I saw was Saw which was around 90 mins for a small section of the day, dropped by quite a bit later onColossus peaked about 70 mins or so along with rumba and tidal, loggers was down all dayNemesis however I didn't see get too much longer than 30 minsStealth didn't go above 50mins from what I could seeWas great to see slammer back open! Flats weren't too bad today! Flat queues ranging from 20-40 mins max, most flats were pretty much walk on nearer the end of the day.There were definately parts in the day when some of the queue lines dropped by a fair amount!Ride Count-Saw-1Stealth-1Colossus-1Nemesis-2X-1Rush-1Slammer-1Samurai-1Detonator-1Zodiac-1Vortex-1erm.. yeah think that was it
May 26, 200916 yr comment_56934 Crappest day at Thorpe ever. Park was stupidly busy.Ride countColossus 1Rush 1Stealth 2Nemesis Inferno 2Saw 2. 2nd ride after queueing for two hours due to a breakdown and someone being sick about 20 minutes later Ended up getting bored and leaving early
May 26, 200916 yr comment_56935 Ouch. I suppose it's what you should expect on a bank holiday though.
May 26, 200916 yr comment_56941 Was it bank holiday today ? I thought Yesturday was, however I know at any time during half term it is madness!!! I tend leaving early also of boredom. Now I seriously considering visiting Chessington much more , better que times and value for money! 45 mins was highest que today for Vampire. Dragon Fury was only 20 Mins. Sorry to hear you had crap day
May 26, 200916 yr comment_56943 I couldn't be bothered before but on sundayride countSaw - 3Stealth - 2Nemesis Inferno - 1Colossus - 2Rush - 1Samurai - 1Zodiac - 1 (mate thought it looked cool, I had a minute long sleep on it)Tidal wave - 1Detonater - 1Rumba rapids - 1Loggers leap - 1Coasters averaged about an hourTidal wave was like 40 mins even though the stupid Q said 75 minsFlats were around 30-40 mins at worst, we went when they were about 20, 10 for Detonater
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