Toby Tidal Wave Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Ive got a feeling here that they have striped out KFC and put the bumper cars in there along by the arcade. They would of surely put planning permisionin for them now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 They won't strip out a large and integral restaurant to replace a ride - a restuarant of that size and throughput would need replacing like for like. It'll probably go in a vacant building or in replacement of the games units. FrightNights04 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 A dodgems isn't a massive ride. It doesn't need to be approved months or even years before opening. It won't have any trouble getting through planning permission (unless the building is like 200ft tall and has flashing lights on top whilst pumping out 200db of music). If they put it in this or next week it will easily be approved by beginning of March. I doubt it takes 2 months to install a dodgems. And the wording of the earlier planning document stating that it has been submitted separately as part of a "reserved matters application." The council will have the application somewhere or in talks, they have the applications about 2 weeks longer than we see them being shown as "registered." Basically, don't panic. It is almost certainly going on the games zone (which I believe a few of the games like the goal scorer are on a temporary planning approval so will need to go or be reapplied for soon I believe). Matt 236 and FrightNights04 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worthy9992 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Well the whole area not opening up till may anyway so there still got 3 months to get it all up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 (edited) Plans are online - http://planning.runnymede.gov.uk/Northgate/PlanningExplorer/Generic/StdDetails.aspx?PT=Planning%20Applications%20On-Line&TYPE=PL/PlanningPK.xml&PARAM0=186762&XSLT=/Northgate/PlanningExplorer/SiteFiles/Skins/Runnymede_AA/xslt/PL/PLDetails.xslt&FT=Planning%20Application%20Details&PUBLIC=Y&XMLSIDE=/Northgate/PlanningExplorer/SiteFiles/Skins/Runnymede_AA/Menus/PL.xml&DAURI=PLANNING (Fingers crossed the link works, otherwise just go to http://planning.runnymede.gov.uk/Northgate/PlanningExplorer/GeneralSearch.aspx and type in 'Thorpe Park' as the address, it's the 6th one down). So, the dodgems replace the games area, with a new set of Loony Ladders and Battle Beam being placed in the area. The area has three entrances: one just past Tidal Wave's entrance, one just past Stealth's diner, and the other by the toilets near Inferno. The exit of the cinema will have some foilage planted I think, meaning that you don't exit the cinema and go back into Amity Cove, but go back to Angry Birds Land. Other things I've noticed: -Total value of project: £2.3 million. See here - http://62.254.5.209/AnitePublicDocs/00141837.pdf -The entrances to the areas will be about 7.5m tall. -In the application, Thorpe say that the "brand will not be released before launch". I wonder why the park changed their minds? -The dodgems will have a themed structure, with what looks to be the expected blocks and such, and will be a maximum of 5m tall. -There will be a queue line for the film, which will involve a modification of the old batching area. All looks pretty standard. For an area of that size, £2.3 million is a reasonable amount I guess. Will be interesting to see the quality of the theming and other things. Also, as there seems to be very little in the way of construction outside the on the route between Detonator and Inferno, I wonder if that route will be kept open, and closed closer to the time to add on final touches? After looking at the plans, and seeing exactly the area we're seeing spruced up, I think it's going to be a good investment. That whole area had very little life to it, so it's nice to see it getting attention. And, if people hate the idea, it's only really added attractions, so it's not going to affect the park in other way (you could pretty much spend an entire day at the park and only really walk down a path of the area and ignore all the Angry Birds stuff if you so wished). So I remain interested and hopeful! Also, on the first plan, there's a couple of other areas that are marked in red, mainly around Tidal Wave and Flying Fish. Usually areas marked in red are to be developed, so I wonder if there'll be other a couple of touch ups over there? Also, find it weird that - despite Swarm is shown on the plan - Storm Surge is not, and Saw Alive is on the car park side of the lake! EDIT: From this document here: http://62.254.5.209/AnitePublicDocs/00141833.pdf , it looks like Detonator will be kept with the same name, and the dodgems will be called 'Piggy Egg Dash'. Edited January 15, 2014 by JoshC. FrightNights04, Mitchada04, pluk and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 We are essentially getting two undercover attractions here, which is great as that is what Thorpe was lacking. The only thing I don't like about this investment is messing about with Detonator (and the location in general, splitting Amity Cove in half), aside from that it should be good for families. "Piggy egg bash" though? Really! Of course that opinion will change if it messes up Amity Cove in general! FrightNights04 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 The first two things you'll see going into the area from the park entrance are pay extra games... What is this Wild Asia? FrightNights04 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 This sounds promising. Considering the area will take place within a slightly forgotten area of the park (Bar Detonator), this should be a great plan and addition to the park, plus keeping the cinema's exit within the land makes a lot of sense as it means the area won't splash as much next to Amity and Calypso. Hopefully the 2 million will not just get us a decent set of Dodgems (and maybe lots of games) but will achieve to gain the area a reasonable amount of theming in the area, that fits within the setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jom222 Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Also the name of Battered Fish & Chips is chaning to Hungry Pirate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Also the name of Battered Fish & Chips is chaning to Hungry Pirate I think the naming is out of date, wouldn't expect anything to be going in the direction of a pirate theme just as it's being replaced! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Also the name of Battered Fish & Chips is chaning to Hungry PirateIt was called Hungry Pirate before it was called Battered Fish and Chips - although the Hungry Pirate sign is still there (right at the top of the building!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altitude Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 I can't find any plans on the rumoured nest on Detonator? Is that happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitch Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 cheeky pirates 4-d reference in the plans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 cheeky pirates 4-d reference in the plans It's always been referred to as the P4D building since the film left. Just like X is still going to be called No Way Out. Bubbles1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 I think it has to be that way or some such nonsense to keep it in line with historical documents... Probably, I'm wildly guessing here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 http://thorpeparkmania.co.uk/page/angrybirdsland - have updated the page with a couple of concepts we created of what we think the entrance could look like from the plans holtjammy16, JoshC., Inferno and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.S217 Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 FLAPPY BIRD LAND jom222, holtjammy16, Inferno and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted February 5, 2014 Report Share Posted February 5, 2014 I really, REALLY don't understand the obsession with Flappy Bird... Then again, I've been playing Super Mario 3D World recently, which might be a reasoning for my rather uninterested nature towards crappy phone games... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1hrisin Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 http://thorpeparkmania.co.uk/page/angrybirdsland - have updated the page with a couple of concepts we created of what we think the entrance could look like from the plans Is that sketchup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Perhaps Thorpe were too quick to secure the rights for an Angry Birds land, they should've waited and gone for the more appropriate Flappy Bird game land. JamminGamer and holtjammy16 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holtjammy16 Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Perhaps Thorpe were too quick to secure the rights for an Angry Birds land, they should've waited and gone for the more appropriate Flappy Bird game land. I was thinking this earlier, poor Thorpe went with the wrong game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted February 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 I'm not so sure on that! Ive no doubt in a month or so times Flappy Bird will be charts with games such as Draw Sometime / Songpop which were majorly popular at one point but quickly fall away. JoshC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 Angry Birds has been popular for years - Flappy Bird won't last very long IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 I'm bored of it already Maybe if it wasn't so frustrating... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Flappy Bird has limited appeal, like Marc said. People will get bored of it, and it will die away quickly (properly before Thorpe even opens). It was only some weird internet craze that got its popularity boosted - it was released last May after all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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