luap Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Anyone know why swarm island was just evacuated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Project LC Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Its always hard to know what is wrong with a ride. Its likely to be a technical fault (could be mechanical but they are far less common) with the swarm and they don't want people going right up to the entrance to walk back again. Also its easier when there aren't 1000 people getting in the engineers way. Its a pretty standard thing they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ian-S Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Or perhaps someone has been taken ill and they want to give them some dignity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Merry-go-girl Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Taken from Thorpe's facebook page: THORPE PARK Official Hi Kurtis, We had to evacuate THE SWARM Island as a safety precaution, however the all clear has now been given. 52 minutes ago They don't seem to be inclined to provide details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Benin Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 The parks never provide details, which you cannot blame them for what with social media pretty much exploding any minor thing that occurs these days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Project LC Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Chains on a lift hill are pretty strong. It would take some serious neglect from the engineers for one to snap, its pretty rare for one to break.  Its also unlikely for a ride to be evacuated because someone made a mess. Often they just stop operation for a short while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 paige Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 I have been in a queue many times when someone has, er, reacted funnily with the forces, and I have never been evacuated from the queue. You just get told that you'll be delayed for however long. I would also imagine that something like the restraints being stubborn wouldn't warrant an entire queue/area to be evac'd unless it was a more major issue and they hadn't unlocked quickly. I've no real experience with rides though, I'm just basing this on my own experiences, so what would I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 pluk Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Probably just a normal ride shut down, but as The Swarm is the only thing in the area they just shut the area to stop hundreds of people walking there and back for a closed ride? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Project LC Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 They wont evac a ride until they know how serious the problem is which often means the engineers will have to turn up first. There are exceptions to that of course, when swarm sheered a bolt they evacuated the queue pretty quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Anyone know why swarm island was just evacuated?
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