KingNemesis Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Interestingly, Some images have been taken out of the Article such as the seating arrangement photo, the one of the generator and other thing that I can't remember. Also the article has been severely shortened, very haphazardly too so looks like it was done in a rush At one point you are thrown out of the carriage and... we won't give away any more about the story, Something tells me TechRadar have had a slap on the wrist Cal, Celia Mae, CharlieN and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L7123456 Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 May ends in one weeks time and we still haven't received an opening date... If we don't get one soon, another delay will be imminent. Olistjj and Cian 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 The queue time sign has been updated, granted only minimally but an update is an update. "DEPARTS IN Unavailable" has been changed to "DEPARTS IN UNAVAILABLE". Thank god, it was driving me nuts that "navailable" wasn't in capitals haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Drives me nuts that THORPE PARK RESORT AND RIDES insists on SHOUTING as their brand gimmick... MattyMoo and dragon2000 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L7123456 Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 6 hours ago, KingNemesis said: Interestingly, Some images have been taken out of the Article such as the seating arrangement photo, the one of the generator and other thing that I can't remember. Also the article has been severely shortened, very haphazardly too so looks like it was done in a rush Something tells me TechRadar have had a slap on the wrist At least half of the article has been removed, and all of that half does happen to be what did once spoil some elements of the ride (including the pictures). As you said, the author has most likely had a good talking to by Thorpe.. KingNemesis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieN Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Should this thread be in the future section or due to how soon it's (hopefully) opening, is there no point? I'm glad that the majority of that review has been edited - Thorpe seem to be very good at keeping this a secret at the moment. After all, it would be a great shame if after all this secretivity, an Instagram account or a review leaked all the information... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Wouldn't have been leaked if it wasn't delayed pluk, Olistjj, Cian and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraX Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 18 hours ago, CharlieN said: Should this thread be in the future section or due to how soon it's (hopefully) opening, is there no point? I'm glad that the majority of that review has been edited - Thorpe seem to be very good at keeping this a secret at the moment. After all, it would be a great shame if after all this secretivity, an Instagram account or a review leaked all the information... It will be leaked. As soon as this opens, it will be on all the fan sites, like the early name and theme slip up. Although, they must be excited by the fact this is the only attraction they've ever had such control over. I still fear MMM inability to create theatrics. For me, it's how the Simworx and VR tech come together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joester Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 I guess it's not really 'shouting' its just much more noticeable than lowercase letters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoMachine Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 David B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Kerfuffle, Olistjj, Matt 236 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 They are nothing but a complete shambles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Olistjj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Uh ohhhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L7123456 Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 This is an absolute joke. They couldn't open it on May 6th, and now they can't open it in May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Something something, can't rush perfection, something, should be patient, etc. Very poor show all around... OldFarmerDean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 THAT DOES IT, I'm not visiting! If I wanted to see severe delays I would ride the District line all day. least they've perfected the train theme though. CharlieN, Kerfuffle, MattyMoo and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 We're going to have to go through decades of awful train related puns on this ride aren't we. pluk, Benin, Matt A and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marhelorpe Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 As well as providing people with less than a week's notice for a second time, the bigger concern for me is that Thorpe are still using the excuse of "creative reasons" for this delay. This results in people's expectations coupled with the constant marketing for the ride to be higher than previously, and some people (I'm not) will be expecting an amazing experience that will make it the best ride in the park, when the truth might be that it doesn't add up at all to the hype. I'm not saying that I'm expecting the experience to be bad, I'm just saying this excuse Thorpe are using currently for the delay will ultimately not sit well with many guests when they come to ride it on opening weekend and many of whom will wonder what caused the postponed date in the first place if they aren't impressed by the experience. This ride is essentially turning into another version of Th13teen - overhyped, under-delivered. Coaster, OldFarmerDean and Ian-S 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Why invest in something with so much new technology when their reliability on existing, tried-and-tested rides is already awful? Why get something that heavily relies on effects/headsets working when they don't even maintain their current effects? It's a disgrace to be airing the adverts on TV stating "end of May", I saw two yesterday! What sort of clueless so-and-so gives a second timescale after the backlash the first delay got? KingNemesis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HermanTheGerman Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 11 minutes ago, Mark9 said: We're going to have to go through decades of awful train related puns on this ride aren't we. Not if what's causing this "creative dealy" (its nothing of the sort) doesn't go away and the ride ends up being given-up on, a la Sub Terra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Just now, HermanTheGerman said: Not if what's causing this "creative dealy" (its nothing of the sort) doesn't go away and the ride goes the same way as Sub Terra If it's not a creative delay, what is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HermanTheGerman Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 All the ghosts broke free inside and ate all the construction workers And Derren Brown Kerfuffle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CharlieN Posted May 24, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 12 minutes ago, Mark9 said: We're going to have to go through decades of awful train related puns on this ride aren't we. Yep... Matt A, Cian, Marhelorpe and 14 others 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L7123456 Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Derren Browns Ghost Train. Arriving.... Never Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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