Owen Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 26 minutes ago, StevenVig said: Or it could literally be essential maintenance? Just because there's an access path there, doesn't mean that X is shut for DBGT If that was the case, what you are saying is that every time they need to use said path, X will need to be closed......... Which is exactly what I'm saying, why would I mention an access path if I didn't think it would be used for access for Ghost Train (which I had specified was for Ghost Train), please read my post properly - when saying 'the ride' I was referring to X seeing as I had mentioned about how many issue it had been having, I thought that would be obvious. Evidentially I was mistaken. in response to the above post - Saw was out of action due to needing a new part, Samurai was closed due to a different attraction made by the company having major issues meaning Samurai was closed while they checked that it wouldn't have similar issues and Colossus has had issues with its lift, however I'm unsure to why others have been having problems. Unfortunately it's just something that can happen with these rides, it just seemed to all fall around the same time this time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack F Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 Found some more promotional photos... Yellow bar? Tube Train interior? CharlieN, Coaster XTREME, Rach666 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 I believe it was confirmed the inside would look like a London Underground Tube Train previously, it is interesting to say the least Coaster XTREME 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 36 minutes ago, Rach666 said: Does anyone know why so many rides have, and continue, to be closed for "essential maintenance" since the park has opened this year? Saw was closed for nearly a week last month! Surely this should have been completed whilst the park was shut? Apologies for going off topic - just curious... Only Thorpe know the answer (or truth) to that one I'm afraid! You would think that all maintenance would be done during closed season but gremlins can get in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaynaThorpe42 Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 thorpe just posted this on their twitter for "no reason at all"; seems a bit suspicious, I could probably be wrong though, but thougt I'd post it just in case anyone can see anything that I can't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holtjammy16 Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 I think it's probably just a picture of stealth for no reason at all I'm interested to see the method they use for organising 58 people onto the ride without it being a complete nightmare yeah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 Yeah that's literally just a photo of stealth for no reason at all lol. yeah and Tom 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 I think there is a perfect explanation to why the park have posted a picture of Stealth prior to the opening of the Ghost Train. It's one of their main rides; and a popular good one there as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingNemesis Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 Basically... They are saying: "Pay no attention to the ride behind the gate" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joester Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 Well thorpe park are known to post pictures of their rides for no reason. On instagram, there's about 5 pictures just of blue sky! KingNemesis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 They also posted this to Facebook however the caption was purely the faces (the ones showing different emotions) but in the form of emojis - so I very much doubt this has anything to do with the new attraction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 Could someone provide a translation of those things for us old farts because Google doesn't have emoji in the translator languge list. David B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holtjammy16 Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 22 minutes ago, Ian-S said: Could someone provide a translation of those things for us old farts because Google doesn't have emoji in the translator languge list. they're saying those are the faces people pull whilst on stealth Ian-S 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 Wow, it amazes me that some people think everything in the world is about DBGT The park could post a picture of a donut and you'd all be like OMG ITS A SIGN ABOUT THE GHOST TRAIN IT JUST HAS TO BE ZOMG!!1 Incredible. yeah, pognoi and Ian-S 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan.B Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 By the way, Alton Towers are hosting a competition to win a free stay at one of their hotels. Must be a sign they are getting a new one. yeah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 49 minutes ago, StevenVig said: Wow, it amazes me that some people think everything in the world is about DBGT The park could post a picture of a donut and you'd all be like OMG ITS A SIGN ABOUT THE GHOST TRAIN IT JUST HAS TO BE ZOMG!!1 Incredible. Can't find the link to this m8 can you post it plz? Tom, MachoMachine and mikeymclaughlin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 Now less than 2 weeks left of May... that advert better be right [emoji6] This just appeared on YouTube: Theres nothing there? Sent from my SM-G361F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 On 14/05/2016 at 11:02 PM, Mysterio Ka said: I wish I had evidence to confirm it, but I have heard, from a lot of trustworthy sources that this will be a multi car (3 car) ride. Obviously my account is as good as the next person, but this is what I have listened to from multiple sources. If this is the case, which I believe it to be too - we've only seen one tube carriage on site so far, unless they've snuck others in without people seeing (which I wouldn't assume to be the case considering how often anything remotely - or not even - that interesting gets photographed!). I'm just thinking - if it is to open with just 1 carriage, then - although joked about previously - think of the throughput Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L7123456 Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 16 minutes ago, MattyMoo said: If this is the case, which I believe it to be too - we've only seen one tube carriage on site so far, unless they've snuck others in without people seeing (which I wouldn't assume to be the case considering how often anything remotely - or not even - that interesting gets photographed!). I'm just thinking - if it is to open with just 1 carriage, then - although joked about previously - think of the throughput But what if it only requires one carriage, and there is another form of transit that you get on after the carriage. If it does supposedly drop, you could get off at the bottom of that drop and enter another vehicle that was put in during the closed season, therefore not discovered and photographed? Just an idea, however... Or the more likely option would be that the other 2/3 vehicles were put in in the closed season to hide them from everyone. MattyMoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Thing is, that tube carriage was outside for quite some time! I don't think the project was far enough into construction to allow a ride vehicle to be put in over Christmas, as I recall from construction updates/photos? Just speculating... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 I wouldn't assume that there was just a single carriage sitting outside, when looking at it from slammer they were extremely long and there is no way it would have fit in the building if it were a single train - on top of this there was likely one already inside (as they seemed to all be under one large cover), otherwise why bother leaving the door wide open? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Let the rumours commence. "Victorian train hung by trains" ayyyy lmao. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 ^ Incredible, a review before it's even opened! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 ^It's possible that there are low key soft openings to be fair. But given how that 'review' doesn't really say anything new, it is entirely possible also that it's a kid making things up. KingNemesis, Kerfuffle, pognoi and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L7123456 Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Could just be a kid making it up, but you never know. We'll only really and truly know what the ride is when we seat down on it... MarkC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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