Marc Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 Saturday June 30th hours are now 10 till 10pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted May 29, 2018 Report Share Posted May 29, 2018 Another MoS night, guess it makes sense if the park is going to be open till late for the MoS guests too. A good move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntman707 Posted May 30, 2018 Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 Often an area of investment which is overlooked is accessibility. Great to see Thorpe has invested in even better accessibility to the Dome. It may just be coincidental but there was something in the news recently about a disabled person suing a smaller theme park. I like to think the changes were always intended since Towers added better facilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted May 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2018 This has been worked on for quite a while; good month or two. That news report came out within the last week, so just coincidence. But yes, fantastic to see, and certainly a step in the right direction (and in the 21st century). Stuntman707 and JoelAllen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 12 hours ago, Stuntman707 said: Often an area of investment which is overlooked is accessibility. Great to see Thorpe has invested in even better accessibility to the Dome. It may just be coincidental but there was something in the news recently about a disabled person suing a smaller theme park. I like to think the changes were always intended since Towers added better facilities. The Flambards article was a bit... strange really... It's not like they hadn't done something and the point is well made that to get a completely unique system isn't always cost effective for smaller companies to supply for the one person who visits who needs it... Unfortunately, there's still so many steps to be made for companies to comply, and cost, time and space is a big factor in all of this... Dread to think how bad Chessie is for it... Stuntman707 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 I think it’s a very good move for the park to do this, as it now offers a changing place for those who require it. Not all disabilities are visible, but things are progressing gradually. Let’s hope they can further enhance and adapt things so things become even more inclusive to those with disabilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringo Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 Haven’t been able find it on any official sites / social but an employee has tweeted this. Good news for single riders Matt A 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted June 3, 2018 Report Share Posted June 3, 2018 Had this last week - was very fun, interaction from the actor was great good on ride picture too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessica2 Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Thorpe just posted a video on their Facebook about something happening on the 26th July mentioning ‘the island’, ‘hot summer’ and a picture of a heart and a palm tree (love + island). Have a feeling it will be love island related. Definitely very walking dead themed eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 I feel sick. TP-Fan, yeah, Coaster and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hethetheth Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 [Long protracted sigh] This sounds dreadful. Rach666, pluk, Ringo and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringo Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 50 minutes ago, Hethetheth said: [Long protracted sigh] This sounds dreadful. Something Thorpe do rather well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 Love island isn’t something I personally watch - but it’s clearly popular so can see why they’ve done it. The problem thorpe have had in the past with their late openings is there’s nothing much else’s to entice people to stay into the evening, summer nights whikst obviously great for us to get loads of rides was obviously unsustainable. A name like this will no doubt help get more people to these late nights, so for me it’s win win, we can enjoy the park till 10pm through summer, whilst the park (hopefully) attract enough people in these evenings to continue them into the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWTPRadio Posted June 13, 2018 Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 7 minutes ago, Marc said: Love island isn’t something I personally watch - but it’s clearly popular so can see why they’ve done it. The problem thorpe have had in the past with their late openings is there’s nothing much else’s to entice people to stay into the evening, summer nights whikst obviously great for us to get loads of rides was obviously unsustainable. A name like this will no doubt help get more people to these late nights, so for me it’s win win, we can enjoy the park till 10pm through summer, whilst the park (hopefully) attract enough people in these evenings to continue them into the future. Marc you are so pragmatic. This is going to be garbage. Mattgwise and L7123456 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessica2 Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 Haha well it’s official Love Island Lates have been accounted every Thursday Friday and Saturday during the summer. You can meet some of the cast and play love island games (???) at these events. They are desperate to be ‘down with the kids’ I suppose lol WWTPRadio and Ringo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 3 hours ago, jessica2 said: They are desperate to be ‘down with the kids’ I suppose lol Give it a year or so. They'll be bringing in Fortnite soon enough for the same reason... TP-Fan and JoelAllen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitch Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Kerfuffle said: Give it a year or so. They'll be bringing in Fortnite soon enough for the same reason... Now that's a bloody good idea if I've heard one! Kerfuffle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 1 hour ago, TallGuyDom said: Now that's a bloody good idea if I've heard one! Kids these days... ? Glitch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudToServe Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 Love Island is only happening because the year of the walking dead hasn't really worked... Coaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, ProudToServe said: Love Island is only happening because the year of the walking dead hasn't really worked... Short-sightedness is causing problems, so let's just stick the latest fad IP onto an event because people like it... Whatever and JoshuaA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudToServe Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 2 hours ago, Benin said: Short-sightedness is causing problems, so let's just stick the latest fad IP onto an event because people like it... Just got to hope they execute it well ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 On 6/13/2018 at 9:39 PM, WWTPRadio said: Marc you are so pragmatic. This is going to be garbage. He has to be, otherwise he will lose the official title of this website ? Honestly, I thought this was supposed to be The Year of The Walking Dead, this is just year of the beggy IPs Ringo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaA Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 Jesus, Thorpe are really scraping the bottom of the barrel here.. A decent park in itself should be able to keep guests in for the late opening.. The amount of try-hardness in this event is cringey.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, JoshuaA said: Jesus, Thorpe are really scraping the bottom of the barrel here.. A decent park in itself should be able to keep guests in for the late opening.. The amount of try-hardness in this event is cringey.. It seems to be a uk culture thing, I remember back in 2006 when they opened till 10 throughout summer, despite the park being rammed throughout the day it was dead every night, events seem help with this hopefully making it more sustainable in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted June 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 ^The issue is that, for whatever reason, the UK audience doesn't just stay for late night openings unless there's a reason too. It's been tried in the past, and if you keep a park open till late for no reason, people will leave early. They only stay late if there's a reason to (fireworks, scary things at Halloween, etc). I guess that's why they've got Love Island involved. Get an IP involved, create a special event to entice people to stay and maybe it'll work. It's still a risk though, what with it being such a polarising IP. The one major positive to draw from this is that the IP is current. It's always been a joke that Thorpe grab IPs when they have passed their peak, but in the case of Love Island, it's just reaching its peak. Of course, there's the argument about whether it'll work at all and if that sort of IP should even be considered for Thorpe, but there's at least one thing done right there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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