Derren Brown's Ghost Train: Rise of the Demon

[Cian]

Spoke with an engineer who came out of DBGT this morning. He told me they're fixing all the teething issues of Ghost Train such as the ride system, the computers, the train doors and some of the 4D effects. He went as far as promising it to be 110% better than before. Unfortunately, he also said that even the engineers don't have a clue when it'll be next open... ****e.

[L7123456]

11 minutes ago, cianjs said:

Spoke with an engineer who came out of DBGT this morning. He told me they're fixing all the teething issues of Ghost Train such as the ride system, the computers, the train doors and some of the 4D effects. He went as far as promising it to be 110% better than before. Unfortunately, he also said that even the engineers don't have a clue when it'll be next open... ****e.

 

If they're fixing all of that, another week I'd say. Perfectly timed for when the schools go back so they can earn maximum profit..

[Deleted Users]

Out of interest, how many days has this attraction been open for the entire day? 

[MattyMoo]

I don't think it has done a full day has it, as in, open when the park opens?

[cptnmingo]

We went on 27th July a staff member told us the earliest it has opened has been 11am. Shortly after our visit, it broke down for good and remains what it is now. So, unless I am wrong and during soft opens it was running (and going by what I was told), I don't think this ride has opened for a full Thorpe Park day.

[yeah]

1 hour ago, MattyMoo said:

I don't think it has done a full day has it, as in, open when the park opens?

So in essence it's the Anti-Swarm.

 

Think about it:

Swarm is a rollercoaster, DBGT is not.

 

Swarm has inversions, DBGT does not.

 

Swarm (Until recently) hadnt been down a full day, DBGT hasn't been open one full day.

 

Swarm is manufactured by B&M, (part of) DBGT is manufactured by Intamin.

 

Swarm is themed around devestation and destruction, DBGT is... Oh.

[ThemeParkLover]

Swarm is good,DBGT would be if anyone ever got to ride it.

[ThemeParkLover]

Still down.....Thorpe can't be making a profit from this.

[Owen]

Thorpe Park Mania Facebook have posted the backwards clock is finally in stock for £12!

 

[holtjammy16]

I wonder if they're regretting spending so much on this over a coaster

[Benin]

They could've easily built a coaster that suffered the same amount of downtime...

[Joester]

Any update on what they're fixing? Its almost been two weeks now.

[yeah]

15 hours ago, AstroSquish said:

Any update on what they're fixing? Its almost been two weeks now.

Weather problems apparently.

[ThemeParkLover]

Weather????? How would a dark ride ever have weather issues.

[PinfariFan]

Weather????? How would a dark ride ever have weather issues.

Another World's First[emoji769] for Merlin. Wait until marketing find out...

[Marc]

There was a lot of staff in and out yesterday along with contractors all day.

 

Hopefully it's back soon

[Joester]

I can't imagine it would be much longer now. I'm hoping for by the end of this week

[Mark9]

3 hours ago, ThemeParkLover said:

Weather????? How would a dark ride ever have weather issues.

 

Humidity and heat could affect software. Excessive rain could lead to floods in the building etc.

[Project LC]

It struggles with heat a lot. The PCs have no where to vent and by the sounds of things Merlin cheaped out and didn't go for water cooling for each PC.

[Marc]

The rides been closed for 2 weeks - I think it's safe to say it's nothing to do with the weather.

 

Ive ridden it on very hot days - the building gets hot but I've not sure what evidence we have to say it's actually causing issues?

[Project LC]

Oh I didn't mean it was causing the issue, I just was giving an example of a weather related problem. 

The building is heated though so its like the real underground.

[Islander]

13 hours ago, Mark9 said:

 

Humidity and heat could affect software.

How on Earth would it do that? Lol

 

11 hours ago, Project LC said:

The building is heated though so its like the real underground.

Find that very difficult to believe - any evidence of this?

[Project LC]

Well 2 ride hosts told our group that a lot of effort went into the attraction such as Derren Easter eggs and heating the building so it's like the real underground. The trains are not that hot naturally.

[Nick Hutson]

you've got 60 computers in a tube train, in a metal shed.  of course heat can make it troublesome; the processors don't work well when heated up

 

 

[Project LC]

Would not surprise me if they are using Intel stock coolers. I get the impression HTC gave them pc requirements and that's what Merlin went out and bought but of course HTC wouldn't have mentioned cooling.