Marc Posted June 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 People at Ghost Train Liam T, Owen and James Allgood 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mermalizer Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 12 hours ago, Marc said: People at Ghost Train People as in...not just hotel people? Fingers crossed for an opening in the next few days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_bing Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Just spoken with a staff member at the ghost train. He said the usual stuff/script. Wee asked about the FYI Daily show and that they said it would be open next week. He basically told us not to listen to them. He said the only people that are allowed on the ride are hotel guests and VIP annual pass holder guests. He also said that the people testing the ride are not getting access to the whole thing. We saw quite a few people in the uniform walking around the park and people we think are actors round back of the ghost train. The wait continues James Allgood 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 It is believed that the 'whole experience' not being shown refers to some VR sequences currently not being shown, however no one can confirm this obviously so take it with a pinch of salt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
400400 Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 The fact people haven't been rating it too highly suggests more then just missing vr scenes. Thorpe have an ace up their sleeves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graw Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 I think the ace up their sleeves might be the lack of supposed scare actors within the attraction. I believe that they'll add scare actors into certain scenes perhpas, or maybe on the train too - so far it appears that the actors are not there to "scare" you. not too sure though as any reports of what happens are obviously to be taken with a pinch of salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Personally I've only seen one bad rating, with others saying they'd rate it miles ahead of anything else in the UK. The attraction has been suffering from some issues with the VR not playing on time as well as other sections of the ride not working correctly, however when everything is working the ride is said to far exceed people's expectations. In regards to the VR, it's believed that the missing content is various of the alternate story lines and one of the two endings, but as I say this is speculation. I really doubt there will be scare actor in this attraction - as it's not that style of experience. We'll have to wait any see! Mysterio Ka 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holtjammy16 Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 7 hours ago, jonny9403 said: The fact people haven't been rating it too highly suggests more then just missing vr scenes. Thorpe have an ace up their sleeves. I don't think there's been that much bad reviews? The only thing that sticks out to me is the possibility of it not being that re-ridable which is bad considering it's arrived as a huge investment over a new coaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 According to those who rode it yesterday the timed ticketing service is no longer in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 1 minute ago, Owen said: According to those who rode it yesterday the timed ticketing service is no longer in place. So its just "Yeah just go on DBGT why not" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 2 minutes ago, ChessingtonSam said: So its just "Yeah just go on DBGT why not" I believe they are told to wait outside the attraction at a specific time, hence the large gathering of people in the image you see above. The ride is in operation for a select amount of time and then closes its gates. This allows for hotel and VIP guests to experience the attraction more than once if they desire. This also suggests that when the ride opens it will not be on a timed service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Just now, Owen said: I believe they are told to wait outside the attraction at a specific time, hence the large gathering of people in the image you see above. The ride is in operation for a select amount of time and then closes its gates. This allows for hotel and VIP guests to experience the attraction more than once if they desire. So its the same thing without the tickets. Cool. The thing with the hotel guests makes me think it's very close to opening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted June 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 21 minutes ago, Owen said: This also suggests that when the ride opens it will not be on a timed service. I wouldn't assume that - Running a ride to 200 or so people is going to be very different to opening the ride up to 1000's - Timed tickets is still very plausible when this fully opens - it could simply be they didn't use timed tickets yesterday as they are confident the staff have enough experience with running the timed system from previous tests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 However, this is a theme park attraction, not a show or a one off. If the ride were to run on a timed service this would mean people would potentially miss out on experiencing it. I am open to the idea but I don't see the point when the ride would have been design to cater for a large audience. yeah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucy1996 Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 Any updates ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan.B Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 I don't think we will see any updates until it opens, as far as I'm aware the facade is complete KingNemesis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymclaughlin Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 I honestly thought we would have heard something about opening by now. I'm there Monday and Tuesday next week... looking unlikely now - will have to wait until Fright Nights if it doesnt open next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaliaKleio Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 I honestly thought we would have heard something about opening by now. I'm there Monday and Tuesday next week... looking unlikely now - will have to wait until Fright Nights if it doesnt open next week. I'm the same next Sunday is my only chance to go before fright nights, honestly I'd be surprised if it's open by fright nights at this rate [emoji13][emoji13] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 When it wan't ready to be used at all then that was understandable that it wasn't open, but now it is a number of weeks since people have been riding I'm finding it increasingly odd that it hasn't opened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 It has to be said, we are now almost half way through the season and this still hasn't opened. That is quite bad, really really bad. MattyMoo, PinfariFan, Jormerod18 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPSou Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 I'll be down there on Saturday to pick up our new annual passes, so I'm hoping it's open. If it's not I might just do the morning in the Thorpe then go explore Chessington or Legoland, never really done either of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 It may have been running with riders but that's not to say it hadn't had a tonne of problems during this time period... On a positive note, apparently staff have been spotted in Ghost Train's baggage hold...could today be the day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 This thing is quite literally a ghost...... We will never see it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 I can't believe it's coming up to 50 days since I visited and hoped to ride. And yes, just because it's been open doesn't mean there haven't been problems behind the scenes. I still maintain that the ride won't fully open without 7-10 days notice from Thorpe Park, they need to build up the "Hype train" again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Allgood Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 I can't wait till 6th July.... Two months of it being delayed Kerfuffle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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