Stuntman707 Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 It looked very popular this year from the first wave. Me and Mer managed to get one. Really looking forward to the X tribute stuff. Should be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega-Lite Posted February 25, 2018 Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 How many tickets usually are up for grabs for these preview days?  I'll admit I haven't visited on the preview day in years so I'm not aware of how limited it is anymore, but for all the slots to go in less than an hour, either they are extremely limited or there's thousands of highly motivated people who are desperate for an early trip to Thorpe Park, both of those ideas seem a little crazy to me in all honesty.  Don't care because I'm already in, just curious... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted February 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2018 From previous experiences, the most recent ones seem to be reasonably limited. It's far from busy, probably about half as busy as your standard weekend in Spring I'd say...probably a bit less actually.   Of course, there's always a few more hiccups than normal, with staff being a bit slower as they find their feet, maybe a couple more engineering issues, but on the whole it is usually a very relaxed day, for lack of a better word. This season's one might be better, since it's the first one in a good couple of years that will have the Big 6 (7 including Ghost Train I s'pose) open. Mega-Lite 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rach666 Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 Boooooooo (for 18th)  "Please note that Derren Brown's Ghost Train: Rise Of The Demon will be available from 12pm and that Rush, The Walking Dead: The Ride, Quantum and Rocky Express will not be operating on this date. All rides and attractions are subject to availability."  "No Fastrack units will be available on the day however VIP Passholders will be able to access Fastrack queues." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringo Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 29 minutes ago, Rach666 said: Boooooooo (for 18th)  "Please note that Derren Brown's Ghost Train: Rise Of The Demon will be available from 12pm and that Rush, The Walking Dead: The Ride, Quantum and Rocky Express will not be operating on this date. All rides and attractions are subject to availability."  "No Fastrack units will be available on the day however VIP Passholders will be able to access Fastrack queues." Does that mean Rush still isn’t fixed or they are still putting it back together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rach666 Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 I wish I knew!!! I mean, why would they STILL be putting her back together?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 No Rocky Express? Joke of a place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted February 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 The 3 closed rides aside from TWDTR are weird one. Rush closed early and was having work done before season ended, and Quantum and Rocky are just... odd. Presumably the latter two are down to parts not arriving in time more than anything else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1729 Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 Rush is prob becasue there doing a full refurb and repaint. the latter prob why it wont be open. with quantum and rocky the way the small rides are refurbed is that there not all done at once due to amount of manpower. for what ever reason the refurbishments must of been last in the refurbishment and at some point its taken longer than expected could be parts on one of the rides or them helping out with X if needed.  still waiting for the entusiasts who says the day is runined cause they cant ride rocky on the first day.  Still the thing you should congratulate is the fact they did DBGT refurbishment in the time. from what I can tell its quite a big job (one of the reasons it opens at 12 every day its open) plus hopefuly alows for the effects to stay working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project LC Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 43 minutes ago, 1729 said: Still the thing you should congratulate is the fact they did DBGT refurbishment in the time. from what I can tell its quite a big job (one of the reasons it opens at 12 every day its open) plus hopefuly alows for the effects to stay working There is no way on earth I will be congratulating Thorpe for getting a ride ready for the start of the season when the ride is 2 years old. If it was an issue to get it ready then they should have considered maintenance during its design. Seeing as the ride is ready it does show that the mechanical design for the ride is atleast serviceable.  Every closed season on this forum it's claimed rush is getting an extensive refurb and this year it seems that might actually be the case. The thing always seems to have some excess downtime at either the start or end of the season so I'm not surprised it won't be open for pass day.   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 ^Pretty sure I’ve seen pictures on Twitter from the road past the park showing Rush has been repainted - hopefully someone knows where I saw them and can link! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project LC Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 Yeah I've seen the images. But it might just be a paint job rather than a full mechanical overhaul. But to be honest I don't know how rush has been running the last few years so it might not need much mechanical work. I gave up on visiting the park (Merlin Group) a couple of years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobF Posted February 26, 2018 Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 53 minutes ago, Project LC said: Yeah I've seen the images. But it might just be a paint job rather than a full mechanical overhaul. But to be honest I don't know how rush has been running the last few years so it might not need much mechanical work. I gave up on visiting the park (Merlin Group) a couple of years ago. Rush had a pretty major problem last year, hence it started being stripped down before the end of the season. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 So they've updated their map for 2018, but it still shows Slammer ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted March 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 That's not their 'map' (as in the one that's printed off and there for guests to collect). It's their digital version, which is a lot more accurate and is there to help you get your bearings. Slammer being there reflects that there is still a thing there, but it's not something that's open as there's no locator sticker by it.  It might be a bit confusing, and they probably could have included the fences to highlight it's non-accessibility, but they're not exactly advertising it as an open thing. They've done the exact same thing with Saw Alive in previous years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie100 Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 It is kind of weird how they show Slammer, but not Loggers Leap though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marhelorpe Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 It could just simply be the case they haven't updated the map yet, but only the labels for now. Â Heck, TWD: The Ride's new outdoor queue or watch tower hasn't been added to it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallumSyxr Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 A little birdy told me something in 2018 is going to be repaired and will be working again (I dont think I can say til the park is open) and also apparently Colossus's Trains have been repainted to original Turquoise colours but this is APPARENTLY! So dont quote me!. Â JoelAllen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 11 minutes ago, CallumSyxr said: A little birdy told me something in 2018 is going to be repaired and will be working again (I dont think I can say til the park is open) and also apparently Colossus's Trains have been repainted to original Turquoise colours but this is APPARENTLY! So dont quote me!. Â I thought Colossus's trains have always been red? Ringo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringo Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, Coaster said: I thought Colossus's trains have always been red? Yes they have been red from day one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega-Lite Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 3 hours ago, CallumSyxr said: A little birdy told me something in 2018 is going to be repaired and will be working again If it's not Slammer, then I'm not interested. Cal, Ringo and Matt A 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringo Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, Mega-Lite said: If it's not Slammer, then I'm not interested. Wasn’t the rumour that Slammer was closed so they could use the money and resources elsewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaA Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 A little birdy told me that a Baco clone will replace Loggers next year and Slammer will be replaced with two dueling top-spins themed to The Jeremy Kyle Show this year. The Baco clone will have a pre-show and will be themed to X Factor. JoelAllen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallumSyxr Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 Just now, JoshuaA said: A little birdy told me that a Baco clone will replace Loggers next year and Slammer will be replaced with two dueling top-spins themed to The Jeremy Kyle Show this year. The Baco clone will have a pre-show and will be themed to X Factor. Haha, Its not to do with slammer JoshuaA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theme park Fanantic Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 CallumSyxr when you say a little birdie told me that something will be repaired and working again are you referring to the Canida creek railway or Loggers leap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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