November 15, 20186 yr comment_261361 A little while ago on Twitter. It has since been removed! With Thorpe's antics of late I don't believe it for a second! (although would be nice to be wrong)
November 18, 20186 yr comment_261414 If Merlin wants Thorpe to be a resort, it needs a permanent hotel.
November 18, 20186 yr comment_261417 Merlin definitely want the park to be more like a resort hence a new entrance planning to be constructed.
November 18, 20186 yr Author comment_261419 1 hour ago, IntThi said: This is from thorpebreaks.co.uk Are they official as it's kinda weird that a theme park would have two official sites with completely different URLS (thorpepark.co.uk and thorpepark.co.uk)? They are the official “breaks” provider for Thorpe - think they are external but still have an official relationship with the park.
December 7, 20186 yr comment_261696 Another winter update which is nice to see. STOP THE PRESS - NEW GRASS FOR 2019 CONFIRMED. But on a serious note, it is great to see some attention being put back into the presentation park. The new turf looks much better.
December 7, 20186 yr comment_261699 Did the video seriously quote "so we ALWAYS have two trains in operation we have three trains so we sort of work on a rolling basis"
December 12, 20186 yr comment_261785 Don't hold your breath for anything new in 2019... I think this might be a regroup and reconsider year - Events and licks of paint. Expect focus to be on presentation and operations rather than new and shiny. They'll be focusing on getting it right for the visitors they currently have before trying to attract new ones.
December 12, 20186 yr comment_261786 Be lucky to get any paint given the old "EVERYTHING MUST HAVE A RETURN ON INVESTMENT" nonsense...
December 12, 20186 yr comment_261788 Hardly nonsense.. It's business sense.. Every business will consider an ROI on every decision they make. It's just whether that business deems "customer experience" an investment worth investing in if something else will generate bigger returns.. Of course, every business gets to a point of having to take stock and re-focus before moving into the next investment..
December 12, 20186 yr comment_261789 Merlin had the chance to do exactly that after Smiler crashed... Their decisions since show nothing but contempt for "customer experience"...
December 12, 20186 yr comment_261790 6 hours ago, daboywunda said: Don't hold your breath for anything new in 2019... I think this might be a regroup and reconsider year - Events and licks of paint. Expect focus to be on presentation and operations rather than new and shiny. They'll be focusing on getting it right for the visitors they currently have before trying to attract new ones. That should have been this year instead of converting a family coaster into a horror theme.
December 23, 20186 yr comment_261963 Did anybody else notice when Thorpe's website got updated for the 2019 season that "The walking dead: living nightmare" was on the rides and attractions section. It swiftly got taken down and replaced with "saw alive". I did not screenshot it but a screenshot of saw alive on the website is attached
December 24, 20186 yr comment_261982 My suggestion, have Knightmare from Camelot, completely refurbished by Zierer during next year, and then, I’ll soon have it behind the swarm and stealth, for 2020. How’s that for real?
January 12, 20196 yr comment_262450 I found something in "Winter At Thorpe Park Park Six" video.Where is the Burger King ? Slammer gone,Loggers Leap gone,I'm Celep gone,Burger King gone and all in the same area ?? Edited January 12, 20196 yr by JoshC. Moved into 2019 topic
January 12, 20196 yr comment_262451 Means absolutely nothing, an enthusiast member of staff trolling you. If you take what you see in that screenshot as gospel then the island is being submerged by the lake and they are planting trees and laying grass down
January 12, 20196 yr comment_262452 53 minutes ago, Ringo said: Means absolutely nothing, an enthusiast member of staff trolling you. If you take what you see in that screenshot as gospel then the island is being submerged by the lake and they are planting trees and laying grass down To be fair, they have been relaying grass down.. The map will be done in layers. Restaurant names and logos will be one of the last things added. However, to support the theory, the Burger King in that location is no longer mentioned on the Thorpe Park app, which also doesn't include I'm a Celebrity, nor Sticky Sisters (which appears to not be returning as it's been removed from their website also). I must stress that I don't think it means anything immediate. However, one cannot deny that the removal of multiple things in one area gives some hope..
January 13, 20196 yr comment_262464 A subtle nod that this year is the park's 40th birthday on their most recent Facebook post... One hopes that they're deciding to capitalise on this, with some sort of event or something. Even a pin badge would be a step in the right direction..
January 14, 20196 yr comment_262473 46 minutes ago, MattyMoo said: It's also my birthday this year. Damnit, I was going to post this joke. And it works better for me since it's my 25th this year
January 14, 20196 yr comment_262474 Being 25 is so last year, because I’m 26 in a few months. Seems trendy these days for parks to tear stuff down before their big birthdays.
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