June 18, 201411 yr comment_185485 Whilst I agree with you that they are likely shooting themselves in the foot by not selling any (possible) tickets left on the day, I feel that the main attraction for visitors (oops I mean fangirls) on the day will just be the Vamps, leading to the park's expectation that they may 'sell out...' And should this mean that season pass holders and people who turn up on the day (even those who aren't interested in the Vamps) are excluded? Personally I wouldn't care less if there was a band there, I'd just want to go on the ride!
June 23, 201411 yr comment_185715 Regardless of what people want to ride, there's still a set park limit.
June 23, 201411 yr comment_185732 any one been on air race and if so any reviews would love to know if it is any good
July 8, 201411 yr comment_186523 Seemed to go okay - http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids-news/vamps-open-drayton-manor-air-7378448. Looks very busy, which is a good thing for Drayton! Really looking forward to trying this out in a couple of week's time!
July 8, 201411 yr comment_186614 Have you noticed how they say that Air Race is a roller coaster in that article..... Fail...
July 19, 201411 yr comment_187323 So me and JoahC. visited today and what a day we had! Due to the weather the park was dead! Air Race is amazing! Sublimely awesome in every way! On our second go we counted the inversions and got up to 18 (beat that Merlin ). Ben 10 is an excellent family coaster with a great little queue. Really good fun! They're also expanding Thomas Land for next year onto the concrete car park next to the Troublesome Trucks coaster. Oh and Pirate Adventure was using 3 or 4 boats probably
July 19, 201411 yr comment_187324 Echoing SCB's comments - great day, with a great ride count. First time visiting the park and it was a great first trip to the place. I'll do a TR in the next day or two, but really enjoyed the likes of G Force, Air Race and Ben 10. Shockwave has potentially left me with a few less children for the future. A few neat rides for a small park too.
July 20, 201411 yr comment_187336 Echoing SCB's comments - great day, with a great ride count. First time visiting the park and it was a great first trip to the place. I'll do a TR in the next day or two, but really enjoyed the likes of G Force, Air Race and Ben 10. Shockwave has potentially left me with a few less children for the future. That's fine, it's not like there's a lack of children on this planet these days :-) Surprised about g force love though, that thing is pretty universally hated.
July 20, 201411 yr comment_187337 It depends on whether or not you get stapled by it I find... It's ok, other variants are better though...
July 20, 201411 yr comment_187339 Surprised about g force love though, that thing is pretty universally hated. See it's an odd one, I really enjoy the quirkiness of G-Force (I still question the drunkard who drew it out). It's one of those rides that lots of enthusiasts dislike but other park visitors rave about it! Yes it'll always have a queue as it's right next to the entrance and has a low throughput (which was actually about the same as Shockwave on 1 train) but the guests love it! It's the same with Rip Ride Rokit, a lot of enthusiasts can't stand it but the other guests love it. But the stapling is bad, it does it in some of the oddest places as well. But if you get a ride where your bar remains comfortable it's actually really good fun (in my opinion). Much like the rest of Drayton, it's an oddity. On another note, I love what Air Race's restraints do. They lock both ways so they won't any more or tighten throughout the ride which makes it really enjoyable. Would like to see this rolled out onto other rides.
July 20, 201411 yr comment_187340 I really like G Force. I find that holding the lapbar up until you have got onto the lifthill helps to stop it pinning. Also, major hangtime!
July 20, 201411 yr comment_187344 Air Race restraints aren't perfect. When you are held upside down they can be pretty painful.
July 22, 201411 yr comment_187490 Personally, I love Air Race's restraints they are super comfy and its awesome that they don't tighten up throughout the ride like many others. Actually gives you a chance to enjoy the ride instead of thinking about the amount of pain the restraints are giving you.
July 22, 201411 yr comment_187495 Personally, I love Air Race's restraints they are super comfy and its awesome that they don't tighten up throughout the ride like many others. Actually gives you a chance to enjoy the ride instead of thinking about the amount of pain the restraints are giving you. I agree with you! They are the same on the one at brighton pier! Where you can select how tight you want it and if you want it sort of loose then it stays like that!
August 19, 201411 yr comment_189123 Isn't the Hotel Hamilton meant to take place next year? Just saw it on Screamscape so I thought I might ask.
September 17, 201411 yr comment_192198 Yo I'm off to Drayton tomorrow. I see the park opens at 9:30 and rides at 10:30. Do any rides open earlier than this time? What are you supposed to do for that hour? Thanks
September 17, 201411 yr comment_192207 If any rides open early then wow! Lucky you Me and Josh found this when we went in July, basically just go around the zoo. That'll take you to 9:50 if you're slow. Then pick a ride and queue outside of it.
October 22, 201410 yr comment_195604 I had my chance to try Air Race during the last two weeks and I thought it pretty good. Actually, I love GForce and that hang time. We are all built differently and though I was able to ride it continuously, others in the group either did not ride it at all, or only once. As to "built differently", I ride Shockwave with my legs lifted up so I get a tighter roll, and I think, though it's somewhat late for me, it protects other areas. DM, nice park.
April 9, 201510 yr comment_206903 was looking on their website which has been updated (recently!?) and looks pretty decent, and spotted the information about the parks closed rides and park closing time... 'The park is open. Gates open at 9.30am. Rides open from 10.30am. Closed Rides: Pirate Adventure, The Bounty and Splash Canyon. Ride queues close at 7.00pm' Besides the fact 2 good rides are closed! ride queues close at 7!? fair play drayton also the new thomas land expansion is open
April 9, 201510 yr comment_206904 Yeah, the non - merlin parks have much better opening times, 7pm is what should be the norm during peak. However all these ride closures across UK parks are not good!
April 9, 201510 yr comment_206905 Now I may be one of the most merlin hating people out there but even I think that bashing merlin on that one is a little harsh.
April 9, 201510 yr comment_206907 Now I may be one of the most merlin hating people out there but even I think that bashing merlin on that one is a little harsh. I'm not bashing, I'm just making a comparison on opening times.
April 9, 201510 yr comment_206908 Be interesting to see how busy Drayton is during those hours between 5 and 7, just to see if it's viable for other parks to open that late on a more regular basis... Ideally, the standard hours should be 10-6 like the majority of Europe...
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