spoon Posted September 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Anyone got any recent Big Top pictures? Or is anyone going to be on park this weekend. After all, by the time the weekend arrives, it will be less than a week till FN, so I assume everything will be up... 400400 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 From the FN page on the park's site... Please note on Fright Nights dates, the Rocky Express, Rumba Rapids and Loggers Leap will be closing at 5pm. Also the I'm a Celebrity Attraction will not be opening on these dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercallum Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Why is I'm a celebrity not open? possible scare maze? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 It'll probably be because of cutting costs/having the staff on other mazes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Well that's just pants. I'm a Celebrity being closed highlights how successful it has been to be honest, I've said from the moment they announced it that it was a bad idea but to have the new attraction closed on this event is just rubbish. As for rides closing early, it just should not happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry-go-girl Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 If long queue times weren't already a problem, closing handfuls of attractions is extremely unhelpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Loggers has closed before night for a few years now. Just like Flume. It's to do with lighting and the case of an evacuation. They say 5pm, one of the busy busy days last year they ran it until they could do so safely. The 5pm is flexible basically with how dark it is. Rocky closes for BWP. Again, was meant to close at 5pm last year, was often running till 7pm. Rumba was meant to close at 7/8 each night. Ran till 10 on all nights. It's just a forewarning they might close at that time but in a lot of the cases they don't. Better to know that before you go and see they're still open at 7pm than to not have known and find them closed. IAC could be due to staffing. On Tuesday there were signs up around park saying they're after actors for FN, maybe they haven't had much success or input from people so are running low? Plus, mazes aren't cheap to run. And taking it FN is no more expensive for a guest to visit than a normal day and you get 5 free extra attractions and rides open an extra 4/5 hours you can see why some cuts have to be made, especially with the current situation at Merlin. RubyRed95 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge2002 Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 I'm not surprised by IAC. And I'm still genuinely shocked as to why anyone would WANT to go on Loggers after 5pm with the British October time temperatures, let alone whether its a H&S issue or not. Also a while back someone mentioned a rumour that Face it Alone will be picked at random in a wheel of fortune style game. Well Thorpe just posted this picture which I guess pretty much confirms its location (if you look to the right of the clown). https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/r270/12038009_10153554025155867_4528252111220887847_n.jpg?oh=3afb0ae76e75b5c6f6b5117aafd47afb&oe=5685F994 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.man Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 That doesn't make sense to me. Why would they put the wheel in The Big Top if its for Face It Alone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 That doesn't make sense to me. Why would they put the wheel in The Big Top if its for Face It Alone? It's just outside it. I think some sort of event will go on for Brave it Alone people during the day where they spin the wheel and find out what maze they are braving alone later in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.man Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Oh okay, I thought The Big Top would start from where The Curse began and that this was just another section of the maze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Oh okay, I thought The Big Top would start from where The Curse began and that this was just another section of the maze. You might actually be right, I'm not sure if it's part of the queueline stuff or the actual maze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 FFS, loggers, rumba, rocky, IAC, and of course Tidal Wave are all gonna be shut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 FFS, loggers, rumba, rocky, IAC, and of course Tidal Wave are all gonna be shut Also, we're gonna be getting electric shocks by the look of fb pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
400400 Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 I'm not surprised by IAC. And I'm still genuinely shocked as to why anyone would WANT to go on Loggers after 5pm with the British October time temperatures, let alone whether its a H&S issue or not. https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/r270/12038009_10153554025155867_4528252111220887847_n.jpg?oh=3afb0ae76e75b5c6f6b5117aafd47afb&oe=5685F994 I was gonna do tidal in the dark ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 ^^ Tidal is shut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitch Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 really tempted to apply foran acting job now lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitch Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 really tempted to apply for an acting job now lol. 400400 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack.S Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 I went on tidal in the dark last year so I don't know why it would be shut this year 400400 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holtjammy16 Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 I remember the water rides always being the most fun at FN, especially loggers & rumba, they're the most atmospheric rides in the dark imo 400400 and Coaster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
400400 Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 I was really looking forward to tidal in the dark [emoji20] [emoji20] [emoji20] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaA Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 I went on tidal in the dark last year so I don't know why it would be shut this year Budget cuts,Spoon is right. Merlin and there budget cuts. I guess it isn't to bad of a loss,for me though Thorpe is going to be flooded with ques due to a plethora of rides closed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 The explanation is on the website. Due to essential maintenance, Tidal Wave will be shut till next year. Yep. That means its not open during the day either at FN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 From the looks of the site, you will enter the Big Top in the red tent (bottom end of where Curse was) work through to the circular tent, under the bridge past the game stand things (exterior element to the maze?) and then into the clown headed tent. It looked like a structure was being built on the small side of the beach to hold the Big Top sign which is situated that side and the Fastrack sign so I'd say the queue will be on the small side too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 I'm a Celebrity being closed highlights how successful it has been to be honest, I've said from the moment they announced it that it was a bad idea but to have the new attraction closed on this event is just rubbish. I must admit the closure of IAC during all FN dates has shocked me. Whilst it's easy to suggest it's down to budget cuts, there could be other reasons. Maybe they haven't got enough actors in to cover 7 attractions plus roamers and out-of-hours events? Maybe they don't want people to do it in case they expect a scare attraction? I'm not suggesting that any of those are the only reason for the closure. It could be a mixture. But in all likelihood, budget constraints must be a factor, surely? It's not a good sign when a park isn't opening their new attraction for what is usually their most popular time of year. I went on tidal in the dark last year so I don't know why it would be shut this year Budget cuts,Spoon is right. Merlin and there budget cuts. Tidal is closed for maintenance, for definite. It isn't for budget cuts. If long queue times weren't already a problem, closing handfuls of attractions is extremely unhelpful. FFS, loggers, rumba, rocky, IAC, and of course Tidal Wave are all gonna be shut I guess it isn't to bad of a loss,for me though Thorpe is going to be flooded with ques due to a plethora of rides closed.. Feel like these comments are taking things out of context. After 5pm, how popular are Loggers, Rumba and Rocky Express? What sort of queues do they pull? Next to none I bet. I'm sure as well that Loggers, Rumba and Rocky were on a list of early close rides last season as well, and Rumba and Rocky stayed open later than the advertised closed signs anyways. Those 3 attractions aren't going to affect the queue times drastically in any way. Equally, Tidal's closure isn't going to affect the queues that much. How often does it get above a 5 minute queue after September? I bet it doesn't. Those people that would ride it aren't going to affect the queue times drastically either. IAC has the most potential to lead to repercussions around the park, due to its new-ness. However, don't forget that it's apparently getting around 200pph as a maximum. Not exactly a lot, in comparison to basically everything else on park. So even if it would have gotten a 2 hour queue during Fright Nights, you're only looking at about 400 odd people being re-distributed around the park. On busy days where a gate figure is ridiculously high, that's nothing. So yeah, these closures aren't going to drastically affect the queue times that much. At worst, you'd be looking at 600 odd people who would be using those rides that now aren't, and instead are going elsewhere. Spread that across the park with 15000 other people, and the queue time increases will be negligible. In saying all this, I think it should go without saying that I'm not actually supporting these ride closures in any way (Loggers is perhaps understandable due to lighting issues; hard to say exactly wither way without more info. To be honest, I'm surprised Mr Monkey doesn't close in the evening, given its young target market, but I digress...). But simply put, I just don't think these closed rides will affect the queues as much as some people are making it out to be. Kerfuffle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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