jon81uk Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I think all those buildings did need a repaint though, Pirates 4D stopped showing years ago so the pirate themeing needed to go. But I agree the black spots on a pink building looks strange. Most others are in keeping with the rest of the Calypso Quay area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paige Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I thought the houses were just being painted vivid primary and secondary colours so they sort've went I guess and they corresponded with Angry Birds as it's the colours of the pigs and the birds etc. But a pink polka dot building has absolutely nothing to do with Angry Birds as far as I am aware- it just looks like Thorpe got a bit carried away when they were buying paint tbh. Also, if there's only going to be ONE pink polka dot building, it's going to look odd compared to the deeper colours, but if they paint anymore buildings in that way I think it's just going to look somewhat tacky so Thorpe have just gone and dug a hole for themselves regarding apparent theming IMO. MattyMoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted April 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Id say its very hard to judge if anything looks out of place / tacky until the area is finished and open.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paige Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Well to be fair I've been against the idea of Angry Birds Land since I first heard about it so I guess I'm bound to give a bit of a biased opinion haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinnaird Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 I think that they should have included rumba rapids I think it would work well in the theme of angry birds and the building I think don't go to well with angry birds theme and the drawing's on the wall just look cheep to me!and the poke dots don't go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted April 15, 2014 Report Share Posted April 15, 2014 Well, my opinion is this: If any of you guys have seen any Angry Birds Toons, you'll know what the buildings in the Pigs' village look like! Therefore the point is...why didn't Thorpe think about this in the first place??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroIsBest Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 I think the main issue with this is Thorpe clearly have realised that the thrillseeker/teen market thing just didn't work and by having a more family orientated park will increase visitor numbers better. The problem is that bring a family themed area in won't be enough. My youngest range from 7 to 2 and there is only a handful of rides they can go on as it is so another 2 are not going to make much difference. I feel they would need to possibly add further attractions in future, preferably in Ranger County and Canada Creek as they are pretty bare. It's a shame really as the Thorpe of old had loads of child friendly rides and less of the random theming. Saying that I remember going to Thorpe when I was still at Primary school, Flying Fish had only just opened and the walks between lands were bare open spaces! Flying Fish was so much better back then though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 "What happens when everyone's favourite fierce fowl get captured, caged and shipped to Thorpe Park? THEY GET VERY ANGRY! (Just like everyone else with the development!)" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spider Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 I think the unlimited refills is in conjunction with Coca Cola / Coca Cola Company, as they seem to have a good working relationship with Merlin. I'd think it unlikely that Dr Pepper will be added to the Quencher I'm afraid! Dr Pepper is a drink made by the Coca Cola company so there's no reason it shouldn't be included on those grounds. Why anyone would want to drink that mouthwash is another matter! What we've seen so far looks pretty awful, but in my mind the Calypso Quay area has always struggled to make those very humdrum buildings fit into the surroundings - no matter how you dress it up the style of buildings belongs to 'Central Park' and nothing else. That said, I'm really hoping to see some decent work done on the facades - 3d models and the like, otherwise this really is going to be the laziest paint job retirement ever! SteveJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jom222 Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 There are going to be 3D things. Today I was on detonator and we saw them wheeling out a big pig from the cinema plaza. There are birds in there aswell. I will put photos on later Ryan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Yeah I'm sure they'll want as much on show as possible for the Easter weekend, I wouldn't be surprised if we saw a lot more theming in place over the next few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jom222 Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk pluk, Tom, Kerfuffle and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 OMG I want the giant piggie and giant yellow and red bird!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraX Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Fingers crossed that they are not just for the land 'signs', and they're going to be scattered around the whole area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Can't believe I didn't see them arrive did have a look in the cinema as one of the yellow exit doors was open and not much to say apart from the fact they are completely new seats and are still wrapped up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted April 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Can't believe I didn't see them arrive did have a look in the cinema as one of the yellow exit doors was open and not much to say apart from the fact they are completely new seats and are still wrapped up. No benches Cal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Now THAT'S a reaction!: "Oh, the BUILDINGS look AWFUL! I mean, LOOK AT THE COLOURS AND THE POLKA DOTS! Oh, it's so UGLY... etc." (Angry Birds figurines turn up) "OMG THE FIGURINES! THEY...LOOK...SO...AWESOME!!! OMG THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN CBEEBIES LAND... etc. etc. etc." Cal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 A few plastic figurines don't cut it for me, but I will reserve judgement until the area is open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroIsBest Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Judging by the size of them I doubt they would put them at the entrance to ABL, more likely stick a pig on the top of Detonator and a couple on the top of Angry Birds 4D. Whatever is left will probably be slung here and there randomly as they do at Thorpe. Hopefully more than enough to brighten it all up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 Now THAT'S a reaction!: "Oh, the BUILDINGS look AWFUL! I mean, LOOK AT THE COLOURS AND THE POLKA DOTS! Oh, it's so UGLY... etc." (Angry Birds figurines turn up) "OMG THE FIGURINES! THEY...LOOK...SO...AWESOME!!! OMG THIS IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN CBEEBIES LAND... etc. etc. etc." I don't see anyone reacting like that... I predicted that the theming would amount to plastic figures though, unsurprised to be proven right... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted April 16, 2014 Report Share Posted April 16, 2014 I hope we will see the bomb angry bird at the top of Detonator like it shows on the map. I think it would look quite good if I'm honest. Will miss Detonators theme tune though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 From Marketing Director's Twitter. So the models will be displayed on the beach for Easter weekend. I still fully expect that either these will be used within the area, or there will be 3D objects that will. No doubt they just want to push the area as much as possible so people want to come back. Ryan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 A few plastic figurines don't cut it for me, but I will reserve judgement until the area is open. You're actually giving me diabetes with your recent posts, are actually expecting the entire area's theming to arrive over night? The few plastic figurines are extremely likely to be the first of many to come, as well as numerous other thematics to cover the area. TraX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 You're actually giving me diabetes with your recent posts, are actually expecting the entire area's theming to arrive over night? The few plastic figurines are extremely likely to be the first of many to come, as well as numerous other thematics to cover the area. That's why I said that I will reserve judgement until the area is open... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 You actually contradicted yourself in your post by saying it looks crap but you will reserve your judgement as it's not finished. If you are reserving any judgement, don't make a statement that 'a few figurines don't cut it' - because: A - The area hasn't even begun construction yet, all that's happened is the buildings have been painted. B - A tiny fraction of the area's thematics has arrived. James_C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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