iEddiez Posted May 29, 2023 Report Share Posted May 29, 2023 On 5/23/2023 at 1:32 PM, tactic said: Hopefully the park offer spinning seats if it's possible on exodus, I think it would be a unique experience. Could not think of anything worse on that ride tbh. coasterverse 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parm Pap Posted May 30, 2023 Report Share Posted May 30, 2023 Soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt N Posted May 30, 2023 Report Share Posted May 30, 2023 On 5/23/2023 at 6:08 PM, JoshC. said: It's not impossible to imagine there being a spinning car, or a backwards row / rows, on this. But at the same time, you have to wonder if: 1. It really needs it. This is the UK's tallest coaster, do we need anything more? 2. If it will be too much. This is going to be a fast, hard-hitting ride, unlike any of Mack's other spinning coasters. Adding the spinning to it might be unnecessary. I agree with the first point, but in terms of the second point; will Exodus necessarily be any more intense than, say, Ride to Happiness, which solely uses spinning trains? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted May 31, 2023 Report Share Posted May 31, 2023 8 hours ago, Matt N said: I agree with the first point, but in terms of the second point; will Exodus necessarily be any more intense than, say, Ride to Happiness, which solely uses spinning trains? It will be far less intense than Ride to Happiness. Matt N 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted May 31, 2023 Report Share Posted May 31, 2023 40 minutes ago, Mark9 said: It will be far less intense than Ride to Happiness. In terms of positive Gs, I'd expect this to be more intense? In terms of an intense / chaotic experience, RtH probably does win out though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterverse Posted May 31, 2023 Report Share Posted May 31, 2023 I'm not sure - I think Exodus with regular seats probably won't be, but I think Exodus with spinning seats would be - even more so than RTH. Some of those inversions on Exodus look ridiculous, and considering how much speed you'll pick up from such a large drop I think it could be too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted June 2, 2023 Report Share Posted June 2, 2023 Construction is moving along nicely: Matt N 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tactic Posted June 3, 2023 Report Share Posted June 3, 2023 Definitely seems so. I’ve totally forgotten the roadmap for when everything is installed. Is it supports after all those pins are in place and if so when are we likely to see them being put in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinlarr89 Posted June 3, 2023 Report Share Posted June 3, 2023 4 hours ago, tactic said: Definitely seems so. I’ve totally forgotten the roadmap for when everything is installed. Is it supports after all those pins are in place and if so when are we likely to see them being put in? The pile driving looks to be taking far longer than the original plan, however footers and pins should be getting installed now, with track and support delivery in July with vertical construction due to start towards the end of that month. Hard to tell how much is remaining of the piling, however looks 2-3 weeks behind the schedule to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinlarr89 Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 Interesting move by Thorpe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ML27 Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 Not a fan of a YouTuber acting like it’s HIS playground. Not a fan of quite random YouTubers being allowed access out of a media day (see Jumanji construction media day). TBF I’m not sure there’s actually anything to look at? So again tour is random. The Thorpe Park passholder page on facebook has always got people for an exodus site tour as a VIP experience then you go and let Americans in (which look like they’ve broken in as it’s not done via Thorpe’s social media) it’s a slap in the face to those people. Not a fan 👎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterverse Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 Not forgetting that Coaster Studios are also highly problematic and quite frankly not very nice people with extremely questionable morals… very interesting move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 42 minutes ago, coasterverse said: Not forgetting that Coaster Studios are also highly problematic and quite frankly not very nice people with extremely questionable morals… very interesting move. Aren't most YouTubers generally? Think it's a prerequisite to be dodgy yourself or be involved with dodgy people. coasterverse and Inferno 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tactic Posted June 10, 2023 Report Share Posted June 10, 2023 Do we know if that's been coordinated by Thorpe Park or Jack Silkstone? Like did Thorpe say to Jack that he could bring someone in with him and he chose Coaster Ctudios or did Thorpe invite Coaster Studios specifically? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted June 11, 2023 Report Share Posted June 11, 2023 I'm sure it would have been a mixture of both, but ultimately Thorpe know that Coaster Studios is big back home so having them behind the scenes is a global (and in essence free) marketing boost to get those oversees interested when it's then posted on social media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPGG Posted June 12, 2023 Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 What's the perceived issue with Coaster Studios? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterverse Posted June 12, 2023 Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 Just seems that every few months there's yet another drama with either Taylor or Sarah. The very earliest one I can remember was just them being rude at IAAPA - pretty sure it was something about how B&M didn't want to engage in conversation with them (which is justified considering IAAPA is an industry conference and are therefore there to gain business, not to ponder to the needs of enthusiasts), as well as them pushing to the front of crowds to get footage for their YouTube channel. Here are some tweets from the director of comms taking about it: Another one is that after the tragic incident at Icon Park, they updated the tags on their Icon Park videos to include tags such as 'Icon Park Accident' and 'Icon Park Accident Video' etc to drive more traffic to their content... obviously a very disgusting thing to profit off of such a tragedy. The third thing I can think of right now is that they did a paid promotion for a payday loan company with ridiculous APR levels (I think it was like 1000% or 10,000%?), something which is actually illegal in the UK, but granted not illegal in the states - just pretty immoral to accept money from a company whos profit comes from the less fortunate. Incidents like the above tend to happen every couple of months, so just keep an eye out - I'm sure they're due another one pretty soon. TPGG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinlarr89 Posted June 12, 2023 Report Share Posted June 12, 2023 I think it’s important to take a balanced view on some of those points. In relation to the IAAPA, there’s two sides to every story, and whilst what they did might not have been great, I’d hope they learnt from it, and maybe B&M did too. The question around the payday loan company, whilst it might be immoral, I’d argue how many sports teams and organisations have funded themselves off tobacco and gambling companies. Is it any more immoral than that? However the icon accident if true is simply immoral and unquestionable on every level. How anyone could profit from a tragedy and expect to be held in any form of regard is beyond me. I don’t actually know why they would do that to themselves, as it may have driven short term growth but at what cost? Either way, does that make Thorpe immoral for using them to help grow and promote themselves? I’m not sure I know where I sit with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted June 13, 2023 Report Share Posted June 13, 2023 Oh it's THEM! I'm always on the peripheral of seeing cOMmUnItY drama on Twitter, but do remember all these things happening. Jack and the chaps are far more savvy (and maybe... just nicer?!) from what I see online and the content they put out - the only faux pas Jack has really made is the whole "Fright Nights speculation" thing when he knew exactly what was happening as was involved with the whole creative process, however, he handled that very well in explaining it, and was quite a unique situation as he couldn't really SAY that he knew about things until the teasers started. tldr: Love JCK SLKSTN ❤️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinlarr89 Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 Ground pins on site, and the first shuttering for the footers assembled ready for concrete to be poured! Getting closer to the skyline changing forever. 🏗️🎢 https://themeparkguide.co.uk/news-page/Project-Exodus-Support-Footer-Ground-Pins-Delivered-To-Construction-Site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ML27 Posted June 25, 2023 Report Share Posted June 25, 2023 From what I saw to today on Samurai and Saw, the concrete and pins are in at the back of the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parm Pap Posted June 27, 2023 Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 the music HUR, HAR, HUR oh the funny music HUR, HAAA, HRRRRR, oh the funny BUT!!!!!!!! soon things will start to take shape. it will be a mass exodus of the highest order when this happens. we will be delayed by storms hopefully not, because we want to fly high Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitch Posted July 4, 2023 Report Share Posted July 4, 2023 Bit late on this but yes its nice to see that Jack is allowed to do his updates etc, just unsure if he works for Thorpe or not? Seems to be a sketchy line.... either you do or you don't is this paid for is he part of the consultancy group or is he just a fan walking around. I do feel sorry for the other UK youtubers, why does Coasterstudios get to go on site but Legends like DGOfficial who have been putting in a load of hard work arn't getting any access, seems like access is being gatekept? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted July 4, 2023 Report Share Posted July 4, 2023 56 minutes ago, Glitch said: Bit late on this but yes its nice to see that Jack is allowed to do his updates etc, just unsure if he works for Thorpe or not? Seems to be a sketchy line.... either you do or you don't is this paid for is he part of the consultancy group or is he just a fan walking around. I do feel sorry for the other UK youtubers, why does Coasterstudios get to go on site but Legends like DGOfficial who have been putting in a load of hard work arn't getting any access, seems like access is being gatekept? As with anything else; it's not what you do, it's who you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ML27 Posted July 4, 2023 Report Share Posted July 4, 2023 His Thorpe ID says Partner then marketing. It’s definitely who you know as he got in via Kieran working for the park. Now he does promo posters/ photography. Then he’s “marketing” for project exodus, hence why he’s allowed. I think bringing guests in adds no value and creates a dodgy relationship. I don’t think he should be allowed to bring in whoever he wants If it wasn’t for who you know, then I wonder if everyone had an equal opportunity to get this role….. would they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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