Ian-S Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 The levitating trains are £50 a pop. gwinny6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 Soft opening on this I hope. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mah boi Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 The levitating trains are £50 a pop. Wasn't expecting it to be that expensive, but I'll still get it anyway. However I hope thorpe sell it online as I don't think I'll be able to go to thorpe again this year and it is a limited edition thing. I remember seeing that the train would be on sale at a later date. Does any know what date that will be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted March 26, 2016 Report Share Posted March 26, 2016 She said April but it wasn't a set in stone date, you also had to register your interest (because I imagine they are only getting enough made to cover the pre-orders). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_L Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 I went to take a look around the shop yesterday and I have to say it looks really good. A few highlights from me: - The giant lenticular photo of Derren that follows you around the room. - The shelf that disappears into the wall. -The theming in general, it's brilliant. - The egg timer that runs in reverse. - The glass half full (half empty for all you pessimists). It's also worth noting the photo counter at the ride exit/far end of the shop. If this is a group experience there's nothing I love more than taking and buying photos with strangers! pluk, pognoi, Glitch and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Soft opening on this I hope. What do you think? I think/hope so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
400400 Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 Richard_L, gwinny6, TPMSam and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted March 27, 2016 Report Share Posted March 27, 2016 I'd like to think there'd be random, unannounced, soft openings to help get timings right and the like. Whether they'll have enough time, given that the huge, train-like, thing is still sat outside the building, is a different matter though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 There is a video on Theme Park Incorporated's FB Page showing the audio being tested in the queue line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Here it is for any lazy people https://www.facebook.com/ThemeParkIncorporated/videos/570437409791393/ Kerfuffle, 400400 and holtjammy16 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L7123456 Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Loving the soundtrack so far. Imascore never fails to impress! As for a soft opening, I doubt they'd do one because, as Josh said, the huge train thing is still sat outside the building, however it would be nice to have an unannounced and very little publicised soft opening to get timings right, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Allgood Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 The music was testing on Friday but wasn't very loud. Looks like they've cranked up the loudness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Hello all, long time reader and first time posting - so be nice! The audio is really quite intimidating, that paired with the scale of the building alone makes this attraction very menacing and oddly nerve racking. I really am pleased with the quality that has been pulled through the entirety of this project, at least from what we've seen. In terms of will there be soft opening, I very much doubt it. THORPE PARK have confirmed themselves that the "Annual Pass Rehersal Day" is being used as a way to test the everything is working ready for the media preview on the 5th. Not only this but personally I can't really think of an attraction from Merlin having soft openings, and if they do it's normally very rare. Galactica at Alton Towers purely only had a soft opening due to them overestimating the time needed to get it ready, however I feel that as this is an entirely new attraction it will require a huge amount of testing. If the ride were to have any form of soft opening I would expect to see only one on the 5th, as this will also mean that those paying to try the attraction first on the MAP preview day wont feel conned out of money because they could have driven up on X date when it had soft opened. Anyway, there just my thoughts on the soft opening idea! holtjammy16, Cian and MattyMoo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitch Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Sounds very fright night esk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Can someone post here when the annual pass tickets go on general release for the preview night, not all of us spend our lives on social media 24/7, thanks. 400400 and L7123456 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Here it is for any lazy people https://www.facebook.com/ThemeParkIncorporated/videos/570437409791393/That soundtrack is glorious Sent from my SM-G361F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Sounds very fright night esk. That last bit did remind me a little of Studio 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenC Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 The soundtrack sounds great around the area, and I agree - it's definitely got hints of The Asylum / Studio 13 in it. Nice one IMAscore. And it has to be said, if the attraction is getting as much attention lavished on it as the shop - surely one of Merlin's best, as shops go! - there's much to look forward to. Interesting to note what they're actually selling in the shop; I'm sure all will make sense when we've ridden... "Glass Half Empty" cups Spray Paint Can flasks / pens Victorian Bird Cage keyrings Victorian Hand Mirrors Chocolate "rocks"... JoshC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 I liked the blue mugs that look like they are half sunk into whatever they're sitting on, I'm a big tea drinker so promised myself one of them later in the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitch Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Now hate on me all you want but I still think the enigma theme song would of been a much better fit to the queue line..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
400400 Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 One thing any one on park tomorrow is get a picture of the top shelf's above this . I was going to but forgot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 I was just looking at a picture of the photo collection point in the shop, and I can't help but notice that it is similar to that of Shreks Adventure. The photos will probably come in an album pre printed and handed to you on your way out, like they do in shrek. I say this because of all the drawers they have there, exactly the same as shrek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Now hate on me all you want but I still think the enigma theme song would of been a much better fit to the queue line..... Definitely not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Allgood Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 I was just looking at a picture of the photo collection point in the shop, and I can't help but notice that it is similar to that of Shreks Adventure. The photos will probably come in an album pre printed and handed to you on your way out, like they do in shrek. I say this because of all the drawers they have there, exactly the same as shrek Sorry to burst your bubble.... the draws are fake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted March 28, 2016 Report Share Posted March 28, 2016 Sorry to burst your bubble.... the draws are fake Ah well haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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