Tom Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 Or it will be left the same as I'm sure the ride will open this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 It's really becoming quite irritating how sour people are being about the ride not opening on time, it's funny at first but honestly it's becoming painful to read this thread because of how many silly comments there are. MarkC, Matt A and David B 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexander Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 tragic [2] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingNemesis Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 1 hour ago, Owen said: It's really becoming quite irritating how sour people are being about the ride not opening on time, it's funny at first but honestly it's becoming painful to read this thread because of how many silly comments there are. Most of us are not sour, it's just fun to tease about it never opening and joking about stuff.Happened with the smiler too and most new ride openings come to think of it. It's not like Thorpe are keeping us entertained! When interesting information is released, we will talk about it but until then, let's get silly! JoshuaA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraX Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 To be fair, there's literally nothing else to talk about until this thing opens now. The SW8 topic is where it's at. ;-) KingNemesis and JoshuaA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted June 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 Im sure when we get a date the marketing will turn up and the hype will well and truly start again! David B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan.B Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 I'm surprised none of you are mad that the new Maze Runner film has been pushed back to 2018... Imagine if we were all in that community instead... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 28 minutes ago, Morgan.B said: I'm surprised none of you are mad that the new Maze Runner film has been pushed back to 2018... Imagine if we were all in that community instead... Yes. Because the similarities between tech issues and a badly injured lead actor are clearly strongly relatable. alexander and L7123456 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobF Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 11 hours ago, KingNemesis said: Getting around 800 to 1'000 an hour in the peak operation times is not what could be termed as rubbish throughput... It certainly gets more now than Galactica does I'd wager... Which would make it the 4th highest throughput coaster on park now I believe... Don't write opinions as facts Quote Galactica does about 28 per hour I think. I timed it once and got about that number Just come back from Europa park and I'm sure every coaster there eats queues silver star for example is 1800 people per hour, blue fire runs 5 trains ect you literally do not stop in the queues for more than like 20 seconds its like a slow walk to the station when the rides run at capacity Matt 236 and KingNemesis 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 Europa throughputs are down to 2 things..... 1.Efficient design of the rides 2.Efficient staff..... No conversations in the Silverstar station of "Oi Shaznay, you going to the staff social later" Albeit I'm not fluent in German so this indeed could be happening but the staff work whilst talking. Han30, OldFarmerDean, Chaz and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 On 1 June 2016 at 11:40 AM, Benin said: Getting around 800 to 1'000 an hour in the peak operation times is not what could be termed as rubbish throughput... It certainly gets more now than Galactica does I'd wager... Which would make it the 4th highest throughput coaster on park now I believe... Don't write opinions as facts... On the contrary, on a three train operation it was running perfectly when I visited last month. No stacking and a flawless operation. Galactia throughput is awful on two trains but its sublime on three. (although this is based on what I saw and not what the actual facts compared to Air may be) pognoi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted June 2, 2016 Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 SouthParks have posted a video showcasing the various steps in creating the advert for Derren Brown's Ghost Train on their Facebook page. It also includes a slightly differing version of the advert, including a new scene toward the end of the advert that may hint to some of the movement that riders may experience within the ride. mikeymclaughlin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joester Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 I'm not sure if that new scene will acctually be included in the ride, or if its just to build up the hype again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 Oh hype! Sorry I forgot exactly what the was its been so long. This has more circles than the circle line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingNemesis Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 It's a pretty poor behind the scenes video to be honest... It shows the how the most obvious sections were done... The problem is it was a video the same length as the advert and it played the full advert... They brushed over things very quickly. If you want to see how a proper behind the scenes video is done. See here: Also before anyone starts... I know this is for a multi million dollar film, I'm not expecting the same quality but it should at least show the effects a bit more rather that: THORPE PARK! NEXT! FOG! NEXT! PEOPLE SAT ON GREEN SCREEN BOX! NEXT! TRAIN!!! NEXT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaA Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 On 01/06/2016 at 6:29 PM, Owen said: It's really becoming quite irritating how sour people are being about the ride not opening on time, it's funny at first but honestly it's becoming painful to read this thread because of how many silly comments there are. Its not being sour TBH. There isn't all that much to talk about as we don't much information yet as KingNemesis said.. Plus its just teasing, it isn't like were Merlin bashing.. On 02/06/2016 at 1:28 AM, Morgan.B said: I'm surprised none of you are mad that the new Maze Runner film has been pushed back to 2018... Imagine if we were all in that community instead... They can always read the books... (There probably better than the film anyway) KingNemesis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celia Mae Posted June 5, 2016 Report Share Posted June 5, 2016 Not really ride related but I found it faintly amusing... For those that don't know I work at a place that runs youth schemes for disabled teenagers, and being back from uni now I'm back at work over half term. The kid I was with on Wednesday demanded that I typed into YouTube 'Derren Brown's Ghost Train' and he chose a few videos almost at random; and we spent the next 20 minutes watching through one of MilesK's vlogs. What a coincidence KingNemesis, CharlieN, Cian and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 Although not 100% confirmed, there has been talk that staff members are now being able to try Ghost Train after park close, meaning opening could be this weekend. David B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project LC Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 They will spring a weekend opening with no hype, build up or media coverage at all. Doubtful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted June 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 Actually it wouldn't surprise me atall if they simply open it without any notice atall - give it a couple of days to settle down and start the media hype again. I guess we will see soon enough! David B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingNemesis Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 4 minutes ago, Marc said: Actually it wouldn't surprise me atall if they simply open it without any notice atall - give it a couple of days to settle down and start the media hype again. I guess we will see soon enough! Sounds like a certain ride that makes you Smile Matt 236 and Kerfuffle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Benin Posted June 6, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 I hope they open it midweek just to watch all the schoolchild tears because they couldn't get first public ride... MachoMachine, Kerfuffle, pognoi and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingNemesis Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 12 minutes ago, Benin said: I hope they open it midweek just to watch all the schoolchild tears because they couldn't get first public ride... Well they commonly do this anyway Swarm - Thursday Stealth - Wednesday Colossus - Friday DBGT - (Originally) Friday I know Friday isn't midweek but it's still within school time and I don't think any of them were half term (I'm too lazy to check). David B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieN Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 A month on from the original proposed opening date, I can't help thinking that this delay will have had a massive effect for Thorpe's attendance. It's been 30 days that have undoubtedly seen people hold off from visiting the park due to the unavailability of the parks new BIG ride. It's been 30 days which could have seen Thorpe's attendance rise due to a new major investment. Its been 30 days which have left this thread with little to talk about... I'm just hoping, for Merlin's sake, that this ride opens soon! dragon2000 and David B 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Allgood Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 Happy one month of the ride not being open guys and girls KingNemesis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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