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comment_179732

Thorpe are aiming at the older families with kids who are over 1.4m. That's what they've said they're aiming at.

So yes, they're opening rides and getting stuff available for those which have just under 1.4m kids, so they have stuff to do, they're not aiming at those exclusively so don't need to put the other attractions in.

So they're advertising the thrill rides in a more family friendly way, if you get me.

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comment_179786

Excellent news report as always!

I do hope they do something to the exterior of Amity Fish & Chips, it really does look like a temporary 'portakabin' building, the steps leading to it don't match and it has no real styling to it. The plans showed the diner style facade continuing with this extension, yet this has yet to appear. I love the style of Amity Speedway, I just hope it isn't tarnished by this new building if it is left how it is.

comment_179824

Took me ages to see the reference then, for anyone who doesn't see it like I didn't Fred's referring to the Lo-Q Bot promo image about halfway down that shows Colossus, Detonator and Fish on it's screen.

But we knew something like this was coming to be fair, as we were aware of the park trialling a new ticketing system...

comment_179825

Took me ages to see the reference then, for anyone who doesn't see it like I didn't Fred's referring to the Lo-Q Bot promo image about halfway down that shows Colossus, Detonator and Fish on it's screen.

But we knew something like this was coming to be fair, as we were aware of the park trialling a new ticketing system...

Or the first image you see on the page, the big one of the hand holding the Bot.

comment_179838

I dunno, they've deliberately put those on the Qbots and on their phone app style there's literally no mention of thorpe in anything.

I think they'd be getting qbot as a seperate thing like.. maybe they'll use this as well as ticketing thing. But who knows.

Hopefully they don't do fastrack on top. Universal does it and it's essentially everyone goes fastrack one way or another and everyone else is stuck in a non-moving queue.

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comment_180724

Till then I think any investment which improves what there is at the moment as a good thing

Will it improve it though? The entrance is a bit tired and crappy, that's true enough, but it is at least tidy and has a little bit of character...

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I was thinking I can't see how sticking a big flat screen and banner over that three dimensional building won't look like a mess, but looking at that pic against the plans I suppose if it is the same width as the front of the canopy it could look quite neat actually.

comment_180728

Nah I'm not buying it; the tart-up or the advertisements said tart-up will broadcast. I'm agreeing with pluk's fear here, that it will look ugly, like it was so painfully evidently bolted on years after the original building was erected. It's just so Thorpe though, to not bother doing it to any aesthetic par Disney or Universal might commit to, and yet claim they're worthy of being mentioned in the same breath. I don't understand why they think it'll improve the look just by plonking something modern and distracting in front of something old and bland.

It really doesn't work like that.

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comment_180733

I can see people's concerns about all of this. However, I do feel that they'll be unfounded.

The image pluk posted is great for visualising this. The screen will be between the two middle pillars and be about two thirds of the way up the 'window' in the middle. The side posters will cover the rest of the canopy and reach to the 'towers'. I tried to do a sort of mock up image, but given my terrible photo-editing skills, it just didn't look good. :P

It will bring a bit of vibrancy to the entrance area I think, but the main shape and look of this entrance bit won't really be affected. It's of course not the most convenient or best option for the park (a complete revamp of the entrance has been wanted and needed for ages), but it's still an alright move for, hopefully, a shorter term basis.

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