May 29, 20187 yr comment_258331 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.
May 30, 20187 yr comment_258367 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.
May 30, 20187 yr Author comment_258368 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).
May 31, 20187 yr comment_258377 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...
May 31, 20187 yr comment_258382 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.
June 3, 20187 yr comment_258398 Haven’t been able find it on any official sites / social but an employee has tweeted this. Good news for single riders
June 3, 20187 yr comment_258399 Had this last week - was very fun, interaction from the actor was great good on ride picture too!
June 11, 20187 yr comment_258522 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
June 13, 20187 yr comment_258569 50 minutes ago, Hethetheth said: [Long protracted sigh] This sounds dreadful. Something Thorpe do rather well
June 13, 20187 yr comment_258571 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.
June 13, 20187 yr comment_258572 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.
June 14, 20187 yr comment_258576 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
June 14, 20187 yr comment_258579 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...
June 14, 20187 yr comment_258581 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!
June 14, 20187 yr comment_258582 1 hour ago, TallGuyDom said: Now that's a bloody good idea if I've heard one! Kids these days... ?
June 15, 20187 yr comment_258595 Love Island is only happening because the year of the walking dead hasn't really worked...
June 15, 20187 yr comment_258596 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...
June 15, 20187 yr comment_258597 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 ...
June 16, 20187 yr comment_258621 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
June 16, 20187 yr comment_258622 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..
June 16, 20187 yr comment_258624 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.
June 17, 20187 yr Author comment_258629 ^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...
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