February 3, 20169 yr Author comment_227488 So is the first normal open day that normal people can ride the Ghost Train the 14th March? It is not known when Ghost Train will open. Thorpe have mentioned on social media it won't be open for Annual Pass day, so there's a good chance it won't open on the first normal day, which is Thursday 17th.
February 11, 20169 yr comment_227882 Seems that Thorpe is getting a nitrogenie for all your ice cream needs.
February 11, 20169 yr comment_227883 Good stuff, yes it's a little pricey but the one I had at Alton Towers was really nice.
February 12, 20169 yr comment_227914 Nitrogenie sounds an exciting prospect, despite having not done the one at Towers (yet). Anyone know where this outlet is going? I can only presume the stands, Canada creek ice cream place & Coke refill zone could be possibilities.
February 12, 20169 yr comment_227915 Maybe where the Coca Cola freeze thing is if that's going? Otherwise probably one of the existing food/drink outlets.
February 17, 20169 yr Author comment_228077 Thorpe have confirmed via Twitter that Summer Nights is not planned to be returning this year.
February 17, 20169 yr comment_228080 Thorpe have confirmed via Twitter that Summer Nights is not planned to be returning this year.Now we will have no empty summer days
February 17, 20169 yr comment_228084 Summer nights did OK, a base to work on. They ballsed it up with the concerts which hemorrhaged cash and unnecessarily confusing ticketing when it came to other events running. Instead of going back to the simple success we'll throw the baby out with the bathwater, shall we? Morons.
February 17, 20169 yr comment_228085 as much as they were fun - I don't think sending around trains with 2/3 people most nights (bar 3/4 maybe) can ever been seen as a sucsess. When cuts are being made its things like this which will obviously be affected unfortunately. For some reason our culture / late night theme parks just don't work, I remember back in 2006 when it was open till 10 throughout summer, the park was rammed in the day but gone 7 it was totally dead.
February 17, 20169 yr comment_228091 Not at all surprising in all honesty. There goes my summer trips to Thorpe.
February 17, 20169 yr comment_228092 Summer nights is/was the only thing that gives me reason to visit the park in the summer... And it's actually my favourite time of year at Thorpe, the nice warm summer evenings
February 17, 20169 yr comment_228094 Don't you youngsters organise online petitions or something nowadays to get companies to reverse decisions? Come on get your arses into gear lol I totally agree with the two posts above, had they announced this last week I would not have renewed our passes, since the only time we will now visit the park is before June and after September.
February 17, 20169 yr comment_228095 I totally agree with the two posts above, had they announced this last week I would not have renewed our passes, since the only time we will now visit the park is before June and after September. That's silly considering a Thorpe pass is £50 at the moment, the same price as visiting twice (once before June and once after September).
February 17, 20169 yr Author comment_228106 I always hate seeing people saying about how they won't visit theme parks they regularly visit when it's busy. Almost comes across as people saying that they don't want to see parks being successful? Equally about not renewing passes. I'm disappointed that this has happened, but not surprised. Especially after the bad year Merlin has last year. But as has been argued many many times, there just doesn't seem to be demand for people to stay so late in the summer. I don't get why that is in some ways (especially when people are happy to stay late at Fright Nights), but it just seems to be the case. Hopefully we can see it return / being built upon in the future. Or even return this year if there really is enough demand; after all, Thorpe have been willing to change stance on things like this if the public shout loud enough.
February 17, 20169 yr comment_228111 This was pretty predictable given that NO-ONE went to this... Like, was it worth the park opening for a few hours just so some enthusiasts and hotel guests could get some high ride counts for barely any income? Not really... Such is the British way...
February 17, 20169 yr comment_228126 Well it was originally created to improve guest satisfaction scores while making a little bit of money on the side. The whole summer nights last year was ruined by the concerts and very confusing ticket system. It just wasn't worth the hassle to go. It was poorly managed and while a shame it its going. Sacrificing guest satisfaction for more profit is fine by me seeing as I no longer value the continued existence of merlin in any way.
February 17, 20169 yr comment_228127 I really don't see how tickets were confusing? If you wanted summer nights you bought a summer nights ticket, if you wanted island beats you bought an islands beat ticket. It was also free for premium pass holders making it even easier. As for guest satisfaction id guess if anything the event ran at a loss many of the nights when there were barely anyone there, which is why they will be scrapped
February 17, 20169 yr comment_228129 Well I would be highly surprised if the events over the summer ran at a profit. They focused the advertising on the concerts that very few were interested in which presumably they were expensive to get. As a result people only thought island beats were on and very few knew about summer nights. So as a result they got few people through the door.
February 18, 20169 yr comment_228135 I always hate seeing people saying about how they won't visit theme parks they regularly visit when it's busy. Almost comes across as people saying that they don't want to see parks being successful? Equally about not renewing passes.I can understand people not wanting to visit Thorpe when it's busy considering how badly they cope on some occasions, however that doesn't mean that they don't want the park to be successful - who would want to visit on the busiest days given the choice?I'm disappointed about Summer Nights being scrapped, and annoyed that they've announced it conveniently after the sale ended!
February 18, 20169 yr comment_228138 Well I would be highly surprised if the events over the summer ran at a profit. They focused the advertising on the concerts that very few were interested in which presumably they were expensive to get. As a result people only thought island beats were on and very few knew about summer nights. So as a result they got few people through the door. Sorry but I'm not sure I agree, summer nights were just as quiet in 2014 - if not quieter when it was only Summer Nights without Island Beats attached. As for them announcing it after the MAP sale, The TP website has for a good couple of months had this years events on there.
February 18, 20169 yr comment_228140 And last year summer nights wasn't on the list of events on the website till a couple of months before?? So is a valid point.. Although I'm not sure if one event stops you from renewing a Merlin annual pass for all the parks :/
February 18, 20169 yr comment_228142 I'm pretty sure Summer Nights was on the list of events from the start - I remember being pretty surprised they had returned and how many there was.
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