June 16, 20169 yr comment_236802 TBH people have been told off for trying to take pictures outside the attraction, let alone trying to sneak a go pro onboard. If overreacting to things was a degree, Merlin would have a PHD there.
June 16, 20169 yr Author comment_236803 Cameras are not permitted on any of the rides at Thorpe - enforcing rules for H&S is not over reacting.
June 16, 20169 yr comment_236804 Miles thats so true just realissd I watched your video on the ghost train theaories and realised your from youtube haha love your videos anyway I think they want to keep it a suprise but delaying it twice and keep giving us no answers is ridiclous
June 16, 20169 yr comment_236807 People might think Merlin over-react, but it's nothing compared to some other parks (glares at Phantasialand and their forcible removable of photos online...). You can't blame them for not wanting to have people record on rides. Nor for wanting to keep a big secret new ride secret.
June 16, 20169 yr comment_236821 On Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 9:06 PM, Owen said: There has been talk that yesterday was one of the first instances the ride has run completely with no technical issues, and that Derren has requested one final change to the attraction (minimal). Again, taking this as a pinch of salt as staff have said this - although it's certainly intriguing? Where did u hear this too ??
June 16, 20169 yr comment_236824 I want it open ASAP as much as everyone else but you can't complain about the delays and then not giving us a timeframe in the same sentence Lucy
June 17, 20169 yr comment_236828 If I spent £30 million on a ride I'd certainly 'over react' about anyone spoiling it! It it may also be a safety concern if actor interaction occurs, as they may hit it and hurt you or themselves.
June 17, 20169 yr comment_236830 8 hours ago, lucy1996 said: Where did u hear this too ?? I state this in the post, in what you've quoted actually - "taking this a pinch of salt as staff said this".
June 17, 20169 yr comment_236831 Yeah I juat feel wont be open for a while I think no one really knows people claim to work at the park but somtimes you just dont know so I'm just gonna wait till it opens really
June 17, 20169 yr comment_236835 The fact that Merlin Magic Magic (the people who mainly piece it together) are gone is a pretty good indicator that the ride may open soon... Also, Theme Park Guide have posted that bin bags were believed to be added into the bins in the queue line. All I can think of is the amount of bin bags this ride will go through!
June 17, 20169 yr comment_236836 The scan your ticket booths are likely for on ride photos, this can be confirmed as there are ticket scanning points where photo op's are speculated to be and where you buy you photo. I believe pluk was referring to the way Insider was adamant that there will be timed tickets and that we should believe them, essentially a form of confirming it. I have no have to idea about timed tickets, but for now the only ones officially confirmed are for wheelchair users.
June 17, 20169 yr comment_236839 1 hour ago, Marc said: Bin bags were being added in the queue line yesterday Thanks for the confirmation, and happy birthday!
June 17, 20169 yr comment_236842 Looking at the spoiler image of the inside of the carriage I realised that there are no headphones to go with the headsets. This probably means that every rider will be hearing the same things in the carriage. So the 12 alternative experiences either share the same story (audio and narrations would be the same), or they happen at different times (I.e. everyone has the same version at any given time) OR the 12 different experiences don't happen in the train Edit by Tom: In future please use spoiler tags or place in the spoiler discussion found here Edited June 17, 20169 yr by Tom Spoiler
June 17, 20169 yr comment_236844 4 hours ago, ChessingtonSam said: Nobody "confirmed" time tickets. @Insider did, that's the words they used. Although they're not in a position to do so, so no, nobody did actually confirm timed tickets. That's the point of my post. Please, let's not start this tedium again!
June 17, 20169 yr comment_236849 3 hours ago, pluk said: @Insider did, that's the words they used. Although they're not in a position to do so, so no, nobody did actually confirm timed tickets. That's the point of my post. Please, let's not start this tedium again! Sorry, misunderstood.
June 17, 20169 yr comment_236855 I'm on park tomorrow so I'll post some updates. I'm being very optimistic but I'm hoping for a soft open then too...
June 17, 20169 yr comment_236856 Some members may be overjoyed if this turns out to be a tuned ticket booth. That's one journey I suppose.
June 17, 20169 yr comment_236857 42 minutes ago, MarkC said: Exciting tent is exciting! Could be a sign that media night may be tonight and maybe even a soft opening over the weekend!
June 17, 20169 yr comment_236859 Would the staff/Derren previews not count? If you mean annual pass previews personally I don't see that happening anymore...
June 17, 20169 yr comment_236861 Seems odd if this tent is for timed tickets because Thorpe generally like seeing big queues on their rides so they can sell more Fastrack to the guests, so wouldn't this reduce Fastrack sales instead? Either that or we could be seeing something similar again to Vampire in April 2015 where it only ran a 1 train operation and unless you made it to the ride's entrance before 10:15am just after the park opens, you couldn't get on it for the day as they sold out of time slots. Hopefully that won't happen if it does open this weekend as it will annoy a lot of people who arrive later into the park.
June 17, 20169 yr comment_236863 Fastrack will be unavailable to regular guests for awhile after the attraction opens, with only VIP pass holders being able to use this line.
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