Benin Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Neither - the rocks removal project was the best thing ever to be done to that ride, even Chessington admitted soon after how much it had improved the ride. Sauce? Cos, just... The only 'improvement' to the ride it made was the ability to put a set of evac stairs on the main lift, aside from that, it looks horrid all bare and naked... Indeed, the top of Falls needs SOMETHING, because it's so boring up there... #bringbackthefallsrocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Neither - the rocks removal project was the best thing ever to be done to that ride, even Chessington admitted soon after how much it had improved the ride. Absolute tosh. It looks shocking now, it is much much worse than it was. I'm sure Chessington management aren't going to openly admit it, but that is a fact. RideAddict 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideAddict Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Never gonna happen, putting rocks back in now would be a costly and ponitless task. #rocksarenotrollinganymore I think H&S inspections had found issues with the rocks safety. Let's remember, back in 2005 when it was changed, it was 18 years old, then in 2008 I think, Falls was condemned because the supports under the chute after the main drop (opposite Peeking Heights) were deemed unsafe, and they were modified or replaced. It's 26 years old this year and is still in good nick. It seems that people don't like changes at Chessington generally. Shame - things do change, for the better. People just can't seem to see that Chessington needs to be bought upto date in some areas, it has been so far to an extent but is forever ongoing at a very slow pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SteveJ Posted February 4, 2013 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Neither - the rocks removal project was the best thing ever to be done to that ride Do you work for Imperial Leather or something? Graeme, pluk, MarkC and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 To bring this back on topic, isn't Loggers Leap fun with its awesome double drop. Just hope they have the water running down it again this year. c1hrisin and dragon2000 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1hrisin Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 IKR they never have the water on, is it for a specific reason? also how do people loose hats and stuff on it? Actually now that I think about it, it could be hats and stuff causing the water to spray or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 To bring this back on topic, isn't Loggers Leap fun with its awesome double drop. Just hope they have the water running down it again this year. Yep, Loggers is awesome fun The water running down the drop has always been on when ever I have been to thorpe last year, as far as I'm aware, loggers has been running perfectly well last season. I visited 4 times last year(april,july,september,october) and the water has always been running down the big drop Well... maybe it hasn't(because I don't really look properly) but does it make a difference? Does it make a bigger splash or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammy3112 Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 I haven't been on it in a long time...Why did they turn the water off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 I haven't been on it in a long time...Why did they turn the water off? Usually it is a fault with the pump or as an operator on Tidal Wave once told me it can be because the level in the lake/water pool is too low and the pump/pipe isn't reaching the water. I think this happens a lot on Tidal Wave when there has been a lack of rain. Jammy3112 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammy3112 Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Usually it is a fault with the pump or as an operator on Tidal Wave once told me it can be because the level in the lake/water pool is too low and the pump/pipe isn't reaching the water. I think this happens a lot on Tidal Wave when there has been a lack of rain. Ahhh ok. I never knew they pumped it directly from the lake. I always thought they had a separate water reserves somewhere, specifically for the rides. Cheers for the answer though Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 In an attempt to avoid the derailing of this thread any further the health and safety discussion can continue here. In case it has been missed in all that, I think one thing the we can take from the Saw maintenance photo on the last page is that as of now the tunnel appears to still be there. At least the start of it is, I wonder how long lasts.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlonderSouth Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 Honestly, if that tunnel disappeared I'd not want to go on it ever again. It may seem extreme but that's just how I feel about it The double drop is fun, but if it wasn't for that dark drop I'd just find it so boring so I'd just miss it out every time. It would be like Rumba Rapids without the tunnel, there'd be nothing fun/exciting about it, just another bog-standard water ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 Your in for a depressing surprise then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles1 Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 This makes me sad, like how pumpkins must feel around Halloween... Han30 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saz Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 Or turkeys at Christmas. So has the tunnel gone completely, or is it from just after the drop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 Very poor if they haven't replaced it in my opinion. It was what made the ride and the drop actually felt reasonably big in the dark, in the light it's probably exactly the same as the first drop on Dragon Falls at Chessington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideAddict Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Its only a tunnel, guys! Can't see the big deal. Well I can now it's in the daylight. Lets rename it Loggers Light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis. Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Its only a tunnel, guys! Can't see the big deal. Well I can now it's in the daylight. Lets rename it Loggers Light. Yeah it's not as bad as that horrible massive middle finger to the eyes rope on Stealth guys I will miss the tunnel if it's gone, but I shan't be losing any sleep over it. I'm interested to see what they'll do to the area, if anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideAddict Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Stealth still bothers me more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 ... MattyMoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles1 Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Hold on, rope>thematic tunnel?! Well I'm done with the world, so... NEMESIS INFERNO>NEMESIS OldFarmerDean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis. Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Well, that's a bit awkward. The first half of my post was supposed to be sarcastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles1 Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Oh I got that sarcasm, I was talking about the post after yours, which wasn't sarcasm pluk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideAddict Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 I'm deadly serious, Bubbles1. Couldn't give a damn if the tunnel has gone, at least now we can see! But the Stealth rope I just hate. It's the small things which I take note of, they're sometimes key to good or bad presentation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 That's such a petty thing to mark down a ride on.... its a tiny little thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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