0wl Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 On 24/06/2017 at 5:19 PM, Stuntman707 said: Now they no longer have Cabin in the woods, there's a big empty warehouse to build a new maze in. I've seen pictures of the Cabin maze already cleared out. If I had to bet on it, I'd say it will most likely be in that location. I sure hope the world first is not VR related. I'm not against VR, I'm just not a huge fan of Figment Studios VR. Please show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 When's this "world's first" attraction happening then eh? Summer is winding down now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 1 hour ago, MattyMoo said: When's this "world's first" attraction happening then eh? Summer is winding down now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 Quoted by Benin #lifemade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 X factor will be holding auditions at the park https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/the-x-factor-drastic-revamp-to-see-live-shows-cut-and-auditions-held-in-a-theme-park-a3579046.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 1 hour ago, Ryan said: X factor will be holding auditions at the park https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/the-x-factor-drastic-revamp-to-see-live-shows-cut-and-auditions-held-in-a-theme-park-a3579046.html There's your worlds first... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 Oh dear. Oh dear oh dear.... Not even a mention of VR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 Pretty clever idea TBF - thrope park all over the TVs of millions of viewers - no doubt it will have plenty of ride footage in there too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 Another IP that's past it's sell by date ste193 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 38 minutes ago, Marc said: Pretty clever idea TBF - thrope park all over the TVs of millions of viewers - no doubt it will have plenty of ride footage in there too! Did it work when they had Chessie on the Apprentice? I'm not sure which is scraping the bottom of who's barrel here really, if only Thorpe had an arena with which to hold this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 28 minutes ago, Benin said: if only Thorpe had an arena with which to hold this? I don't know which one is closed more these days, the arena or DBGT:ROTD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mer Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 Will the auditions be held in X? Hurr hurr. Han30 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 Looks like it's filming this Sunday and Monday evenings - https://www.applausestore.com/book-the-x-factor-thorpe-park-experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntman707 Posted July 4, 2017 Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 Oh dear, I guess that's why there was a maze of barriers put up outside the entrance this week. The entrance needs rebuilding anyway, theres so many temporary fences and structures. The ticket booths are no longer used also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2017 14 minutes ago, Stuntman707 said: Oh dear, I guess that's why there was a maze of barriers put up outside the entrance this week. The entrance needs rebuilding anyway, theres so many temporary fences and structures. The ticket booths are no longer used also. That will be for the schools over the next couple of weeks - very busy around now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 No doubt this will be done in Lake View, maybe the staff canteen might be the holding room? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringo Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 Parking has been increased to £7. Quote It is not unusual for major attractions to charge for car parking and we believe that our charge is reasonable. THORPE PARK Resort’s objective is always to offer our visitors a uniquely exciting and value for money experience. The revenue that will be raised from car parking will be ploughed back into the Park, enabling us not only to continue to open superb new attractions but also to improve the attraction infrastructure ensuring the overall attractiveness of the environment, and high quality of the services on the site.That said, as part of an ongoing relationship /community programme, THORPE PARK Resort is also working closely with Surrey County Council in an effort to encourage our guests to choose public transport as their primary means of getting to the Park. With quick and easy transport links to and from London, as well as a dedicated bus service from the train station, it is hoped that more people will use public transport which ultimately will help the Park and our guests reduce their carbon footprint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 Does that mean they'll actually get round to having a proper tarmac car park instead? Ringo and ste193 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringo Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 Doubt it, they want you to use public transport instead. Not forgetting lockers doubled in price to £2 this year as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 Prices go up, park gets worse... CharlieN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 2 hours ago, Benin said: Does that mean they'll actually get round to having a proper tarmac car park instead? Probably not, but that's because the gravel part of the car park can't be fully tarmaced as it's used a flood relief zone (I think). Probably similar rules for the grass part too. The money could be reinvested into staffing the car park, better signage, etc. There has been money pumped into moving the pedestrian entrance to make that safer too, for example. 1 hour ago, Ringo said: Doubt it, they want you to use public transport instead. Not forgetting lockers doubled in price to £2 this year as well The change in locker price is largely down to the new £1 coin being introduced. The lockers cannot take the new £1 coin and I believe there is currently no way to retrospectively allow them to. So it was easier to make it accept only £2 coins rather than have many people waste new coins in there and subsequently complain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringo Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 3 minutes ago, BaronC. said: Probably not, but that's because the gravel part of the car park can't be fully tarmaced as it's used a flood relief zone (I think). Probably similar rules for the grass part too. The money could be reinvested into staffing the car park, better signage, etc. There has been money pumped into moving the pedestrian entrance to make that safer too, for example. The change in locker price is largely down to the new £1 coin being introduced. The lockers cannot take the new £1 coin and I believe there is currently no way to retrospectively allow them to. So it was easier to make it accept only £2 coins rather than have many people waste new coins in there and subsequently complain. The lockers at Legoland (same make) were updated to take new £1 coins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntman707 Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 It looks like Thorpe is the 'official partner' for X Factor this year which suggests they will be financially backing the show. I wonder if we will see a new advertising campaign during the show or just comps for free park tickets? http://www.thorpepark.com/xfactor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 Rush, Zodiac and Colossus will close at 4pm on Sunday / Monday for the X Factor Filming - the park will be open till 7 to compensate for this CharlieN and JoshC. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted July 13, 2017 Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 Some more detail on the "Is7and Xtreme Challenges": https://www.thorpepark.com/is7and-extremes-challenge It is essentiallya twist on Towers' Big 6 Challenge, where if you complete 7 'challenges' across the 6 different territories, you'll get a free return ticket for September. Interesting idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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