StevenVig Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 13 hours ago, BaronC. said: People say Thorpe should include more kid/family rides. Nobody has ever said this. 8 hours ago, Stuntman707 said: top UK Resort. Top barely, Resort hardly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 2 minutes ago, StevenVig said: Nobody has ever said this. Of course they have - which is why they are adding rides smaller guests can go on. Since 2012 we've had X (from 1.4m to 1m), Angry Birds land, Timber Tug and Lumber Jump which are all there to appeal to younger visitors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 People have said Thorpe need to offer more things to kids... It's just the method behind it... Josh stating the words 'short-term' is exactly the thing, although this is more a problem with Merlin as a whole rather than directly Thorpe themselves... We want the parks to succeed, but we don't want them just grabbing second hand rides from a Sea-Life, plonking them down and calling it a day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 30 minutes ago, Benin said: People have said Thorpe need to offer more things to kids... Go to Lego or CWoA........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 But then the elder child of the family is bored... None of the parks in the London area provide for everyone, but only one is semi-trying to do something about it (presumably because it's the only one with any form of investment budget)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 3 minutes ago, Benin said: But then the elder child of the family is bored... None of the parks in the London area provide for everyone, but only one is semi-trying to do something about it (presumably because it's the only one with any form of investment budget)... Be that as it may, I still think its a cheap cop-out for Loggers being SBNO for 2 seasons now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 It's nothing to do with Loggers - if it reopens or not will not be linked to these rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Marc said: It's nothing to do with Loggers - if it reopens or not will not be linked to these rides. It has everything to do with Loggers, without loggers and Timber & Lumber, even Slammer, even though its a thrill ride, the only operating ride in the entire area is Rocky Express. Which 90% of the time I just see the operator with their feet up because nobody wants to ride it! These two extra rides are attempting to give Old Town a bit more purpose but are failing miserably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 38 minutes ago, StevenVig said: It has everything to do with Loggers, without loggers and Timber & Lumber, even Slammer, even though its a thrill ride, the only operating ride in the entire area is Rocky Express. Which 90% of the time I just see the operator with their feet up because nobody wants to ride it! These two extra rides are attempting to give Old Town a bit more purpose but are failing miserably. Rocky gets a steady ridership. Sure it never has a queue, but rides like Rocky rarely do at theme parks. It's the same for Rockin' Tugs and Frog Hoppers; you will see them at plenty of theme parks all across the world, but they'll rarely have a queue even in dedicated kid areas at family parks. These sorts of attractions have a large appeal but their 'popularity' (ie ridership and queue length) will never reflect that, because they're never high up on anyone's list. They're just rides people will ride occasionally, and the young families will ride in their dribs and drabs. It might not look like they are pulling in the numbers, but they just there to give younger guests a bit more choice. Mer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWTPRadio Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 On 07/07/2017 at 11:11 AM, StevenVig said: Nobody has ever said this. Top barely, Resort hardly Oh Steven. JoshC. and StevenVig 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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