GladiatorFanKyle Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 I was wondering if in the future the park remove samurai what would they replace it with? My idea for a good ride is a Tivoli Extreme (6 arm version of course as the 4 arm version would create terrible queues and you'd have to have a very short ride time!) they are really good fun and have sort of a low height restriction (good for kids to have their very first extreme ride as its not a huge ride height) and if thorpe really wanted to improve safety they could add seatbelts onto the restraints) what do you think of my idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinnaird Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 if they get rid of it I think they will probably replace it with a tower swinger to help it transition to more family park considering its next to Canada creek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC! Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 I was wondering if in the future the park remove samurai what would they replace it with? My idea for a good ride is a Tivoli Extreme (6 arm version of course as the 4 arm version would create terrible queues and you'd have to have a very short ride time!) they are really good fun and have sort of a low height restriction (good for kids to have their very first extreme ride as its not a huge ride height) and if thorpe really wanted to improve safety they could add seatbelts onto the restraints) what do you think of my idea? As it is another fun fair ride it will probably die as fast as Samurai has and will probably break down a lot because of the amount of load it's subjected to because it is being used so much more then it is meant to. paige 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 A nice picnic area with a canopy over it would be rather grand. In fact, rip out Saw whilst they are at it.. kinnaird, BigBobJones, RubyRed95 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 I was wondering if in the future the park remove samurai what would they replace it with? My idea for a good ride is a Tivoli Extreme (6 arm version of course as the 4 arm version would create terrible queues and you'd have to have a very short ride time!) they are really good fun and have sort of a low height restriction (good for kids to have their very first extreme ride as its not a huge ride height) and if thorpe really wanted to improve safety they could add seatbelts onto the restraints) what do you think of my idea? I think Samurai has been running quite well this year to be honest, it's been running a lot quicker and it's much more intense (obviously not as much as other topscans ) . Don't know how long this will last though Like EC said, I wouldn't really like to see another fun fair ride at Thorpe, and I really couldn't see a Tivoli Extreme fitting in at Thorpe, although it does look like a great ride. Would love to see another flat replace it in the future though, instead of using the space for something else. kinnaird 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flipper Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 I don't understand this sudden belief Samurai is going anywhere? It's still a popular flat ride at Thorpe. Yes, maybe it's throughput isn't great but it consistently pulls a crowd (well, after mid-day on a quiet day). So I don't think it'll part from the line up lightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th13teen Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Has that extension queue of Samurai ever been used...I know they built it when Saw was brand new in the expectation for higher demand, yet I have never seen it exceed its original queue size? It would be a bloody long wait if someone was to wait all of that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olistjj Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 When I went last summer the entire queue was used and it was still coming out of the entrance and onto the path! th13teen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 If they decide to get rid of Samurai, I like to see a Phoenix Twister replacing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Am I being dense by not knowing what that is? Kerfuffle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altitude Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 It's a RCT3 ride, I don't blame you for not knowing though. The only real one I can picture is Condor at Phantasialand but that's no longer there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 I think they'd be better off replacing it with an actual physical ride rather than the illusion of one created by pixels. If this pretend ride is modled on a Huss Condor, they are DULL. No one that's ever riden one would want that there, I'm quite sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 I would like to see a brand new Topscan that can run on the best setting. dragon2000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 What like the current Samurai did at Chessington? The same ride that is neutered because it was absolutely smashed to pieces during its five seasons at its former home. I'm all for a properly run top scan but we would just be repeating history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 What like the current Samurai did at Chessington? The same ride that is neutered because it was absolutely smashed to pieces during its five seasons at its former home. I'm all for a properly run top scan but we would just be repeating history. Well Whirlwind at Lightwater Valley isn't knackered and that runs on the most intense setting possible so Chessington must have maintained it poorly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Well that may be the case Coaster Jamie. I don't know anything about Lightwater Valleys maintenance schedules, all I can see is that the ride opening times at the park vary wildly compared to the Chessington days when Samurai was running 10am to sometimes 10pm. 12 hours of full on intensity rides and a ride in busy periods with over two hours of queuing time. Even the funfair equivalents aren't pushed that far. So understandable that Samurai at Thorpe Park can be pretty limp. And you're expecting a new Top-Scan, at a park with longer operating hours then Chessington, to be perform full throttle rides for an entire season constantly. Expecting a bit too much I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 You have to remember Whirlwind does 7 hour days at the most and that's at weekends. In the quieter months (September and stuff) the park is only open weekends so it's easier to maintain it as they can strip it down each week and give it a service before the following weekend if needed much like the travelling ones will receive. Whirlwind is also so not the most intense setting, it's good but still not to the standard of how fun fairs operate their top scans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Samurai was on an okay setting on Thursday evening and was operating during the rain, receiving a hard battering in a couple of showers(when I was on it, it poured with rain and the ride still operated afterwards). The ride has been shut since Thursday evening, I don't know why but if anyone is on park I would be grateful as going soon and want it to be fixed. I remember last year, when they put samurai on a better setting for preview night, then it was shut for the rest of fright nights due to technical difficulties. I just hope this doesn't happen again, at least slammer is open this year for fright nights though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 I'm going tomorrow, and like said this happens every year and have never been on Samurai at night Oh well, I'll try again next year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry-go-girl Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Near as I can tell Samurai is still less unreliable then Slammer or even Rameses Revenge, and if they're not going anywhere anytime soon.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 There's also one at Slagharen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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