April 16, 20169 yr comment_232501 Cause TPM are my favourite forum.... Cheeky photo before I post all of them later
April 16, 20169 yr comment_232508 This project is looking amazing!!!! Honestly can't wait for this thing to open. The amount of work thats gone into this over the past few weeks has been amazing. Great work Thorpe! http://www.themeparkguide.biz/news/news-thorpe-park/departing-soon-more-ghost-train-updates
April 16, 20169 yr comment_232510 This is looking excellent! Cannot wait to ride this in 19 days time!! Very intrigued at what that window located in the shop is for. All so mysterious..
April 17, 20169 yr comment_232553 I was looking through some photos which were taken by Total Thorpe Park, and I decided to brighten up one of the images where the inside of the building is exposed, where the carriage is. From what I see in the brightened image, it appears that there will be a transfer track system where the underground carriage sits outside the building. From this, I can assume that the system will follow a rectangular track system where there will be a transfer track at either end of the building. Sauce: http://www.totalthorpepark.co.uk/features/future2016.shtml
April 17, 20169 yr comment_232563 Really looking forward to this ride. Looking forward to seeing how big an element the virtual reality is because some of the elements such as the illusions and live action would be harder to notice if wearing headsets.
April 17, 20169 yr comment_232573 I think the VR will be a small part of it. Look at how big the building is - is they wanted it just to be VR, it would've taken up a much smaller footprint Very excited!
April 17, 20169 yr comment_232580 I'm hoping that's the case, if the theming and effort is as good inside as it is out and in the shop then I think it will easily be the best ride at Thorpe.
April 17, 20169 yr comment_232609 Have been confident for a while now that you'll enter the 'suspended carriage', into an internal ride vehicle, which will then be transferred sideways out of the shell of the suspended carriage to go around the ride path and into the immersive tunnels. It would be a pretty impressive illusion to think you've just gone into a small train carriage and then enter a huge ride. Like the TARDIS almost... I think the hardest thing about the illusion is making you believe you've gone up to a higher level for the bridges whilst you're still on the ground floor, with the basement giving the illusion you're higher up than you are. Fake lifts?
April 17, 20169 yr comment_232610 https://youtu.be/say8oanFjS8 Thorpe just uploaded this short video and it shows off some of what's going on in the building and a rather creepy 'demon' which will most likely be playing a big part. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
April 17, 20169 yr comment_232611 Have been confident for a while now that you'll enter the 'suspended carriage', into an internal ride vehicle, which will then be transferred sideways out of the shell of the suspended carriage to go around the ride path and into the immersive tunnels. It would be a pretty impressive illusion to think you've just gone into a small train carriage and then enter a huge ride. Like the TARDIS almost... I think the hardest thing about the illusion is making you believe you've gone up to a higher level for the bridges whilst you're still on the ground floor, with the basement giving the illusion you're higher up than you are. Fake lifts? I was thinking, with the hydralics company theyve bought in, you get into the suspended car, and the interal car moves down, on a hydralic lift, you then go around on a track (with the hydralics underneath creating the extra movement, bumps, knocks, general train movement, possibly moving up and down as well, explaining how the height on the VR would link in. Ive got a feeling they will keep people in the preshow area whilst the cars move in and out of position to help hide the illusion, that way all people will see will be the 60 people coming off and the 60 people getting onto the train.
April 17, 20169 yr comment_232612 So from that video, I'm guessing this is inside the building? We haven't seen this before right?
April 17, 20169 yr comment_232613 Don't think so... don't know what will happen on this part if it is part of the attraction... hopefully VR from the lack of theming Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
April 18, 20169 yr comment_232614 Looks like the same sort of creature in some pictures that were found a while back! wonder if it's just to signify that or they are using someone like that in the attraction? As applying all that makeup and costume would be a ballache every day...
April 18, 20169 yr comment_232616 Unless icam going mad, didn't' Derren in that video say the ride will open in July? Also, today is this draw so good luck to everyone!
April 18, 20169 yr comment_232617 Interesting that they've said "Coming soon" and not May 6th. Although it's nice to see some marketing for this. How this demon fits in with the rest of what we've seen is anybody's guess though.
April 18, 20169 yr comment_232618 Cos it's a Ghost Train and demons are spoopy is my guess... Like the dolls, any direct link would appear rather tenuous beyond it being creepy and what not... Looks like a walkthrough portion there, presumbly part of the VR element... Maybe into a mirror naze...
April 18, 20169 yr comment_232621 Not liking the fact it says coming soon :/ Surely they would advertise the opening date! As for the video, looks like it's probably scripted but a nice little bit of marketing. It also gave us a few inside shots of the building! Hopefully the section shown is a VR portion as its lacking greatly in theming.
April 18, 20169 yr comment_232623 Everything posted recently says coming soon. This isn't looking promising...
April 18, 20169 yr comment_232624 To be honest we can't be 100% sure when this was filmed, and so those saying that the inside looks bare need to remember and that it probably won't look like that now! Haha. I'm sure they wouldn't leave it that bare, considering the detail in all the other theming in and around the attraction, but if they do I'm sure it won't be noticeable.
April 18, 20169 yr comment_232625 Haha yes my first thoughts after watching were... "Coming Soon" The website still says 6th May though - I'd like to think that Merlin would be pretty quick at removing that otherwise people will be booking up thinking it will be open. Although that said - photos on FB yesterday on Thorpe's page clearly show the "Arriving 6th May" sign. If it's not open for the 6th, then the 11th would be grand, ta. And can I be the first to say there would be some sort of sick irony if the Ghost Train was "delayed".
April 18, 20169 yr comment_232627 These British train services, what are you gonna do... In all seriousness the sign is visible from the start of the video as well, it wouldn't take much to re-film that one scene or post the video without it. On the other hand, The Smiler was also supposedly opening on time until the day before, when it was finally announced it wouldn't be. I hope Merlin wouldn't do this again, however their history with dealing with delayed rides hasn't been the best...
April 18, 20169 yr Popular Post comment_232628 It's fine everyone, Thorpe will have their Derren Brown's Ghost Bus Replacement Service in operation if there's any delays.
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