January 14, 20196 yr comment_262475 2 hours ago, JoshC. said: Damnit, I was going to post this joke. And it works better for me since it's my 25th this year Sorry boss - use your Mod powers to delete mine and pretend it never happened ? I'm 36 this year. Sake.
January 14, 20196 yr comment_262487 Yeah, well, my birthday is on the same day of the year Thorpe Park opened back in 1979 - 24th May. Top that. Aaaaaaaanyway, back on topic. Anyone know if there is any more turf being laid across the park ready the 2019 season? The area surrounding Swarm could do with some.
January 14, 20196 yr comment_262489 TBH the park could easily turf anywhere they wanted for all we know. Except Loggers clearly, as they can’t even turf up what the future holds there. Still better than nothing.
January 15, 20196 yr comment_262502 On 12/23/2018 at 10:30 PM, Reece_Crockford said: 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 Now Saw:alive has been removed from the website. Maybe they were hinting towards them mazes being open more this season
January 19, 20196 yr comment_262558 Least you can have a big glass of lemonade next season. http:// Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
January 19, 20196 yr comment_262564 Ah sorry I thought as it was a new video they meant new for this year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
January 22, 20196 yr comment_262573 "to entertaining our younger guests in our NEW for 2019 Character offering". Hmm Thorpe actor staff page contains this
January 22, 20196 yr comment_262574 15 minutes ago, TPC said: "to entertaining our younger guests in our NEW for 2019 Character offering". Hmm Thorpe actor staff page contains this oh they’ve decided to be a family theme park again ?
January 22, 20196 yr comment_262575 Could it be a return of the old mascots, what with the Facebook post with a picture of a postcard announcing the opening date consisting of a Mr Rabbit on the stamp?
January 22, 20196 yr comment_262577 It's so annoying. I by accident through away my tickets which were on a day for rainy day guarantee. I have photos of me on rides and the bank receipt will show I visited that day but they don't accept that ☹️
January 23, 20196 yr comment_262580 Screenshot for people who haven't found the original source.. It's...interesting. The biggest issue is they don't have a natural place for a meet and greet to take place (aside from outside Angry Birds 4D, and even then that's a bit forced), which makes things difficult. And I don't think a character for younger guests roaming around the park past the likes of Swarm, Saw and Ghost Train really fits.. I really hope it isn't the Rangers though. Aside from Mr Monkey's Banana Ride, they have no relevance to the park any more. It would be a lazy way of having characters, and almost definitely a way for Thorpe to say "hey look, we bought something old back, that means everything's okay right??". I wouldn't mind them appearing as a once off for a 40th birthday event, as that actually makes sense, but bringing them back would be a bad move. Wonder if they'll just resurrect Max Thrill, the short-lived character they had in 2008?
January 23, 20196 yr comment_262584 It'll be the Rangers because it'll be an attempt to jump on the nostalgia bandwagon and try to remind us miserable lot that the park used to be enjoyable Of course it could be something new... But with no real addition to speak of in terms of... Anything there's little else it could be beyond a few more dodgy IP tie-ins tacked onto an event or two...
January 23, 20196 yr comment_262586 TBH I would welcome the rangers back but thorpe will need to make them relevant again actoss the park.
January 23, 20196 yr comment_262587 Ride of their life on DBGTROTD / tickling their knees a couple of times. I could do that m8.
January 23, 20196 yr comment_262594 This sounds great, the best parks in Europe have roaming actors. I just hope Thorpe can make it work for the whole season.
January 27, 20196 yr comment_262629 Find it interesting that Chessington and Towers have got TV adverts playing for their 2019 season (advertising Room on the Broom and Stargazing Pods respectively along with the parks), yet Thorpe has nothing yet. Of course, those parks have the headstart of having the 2019 offerings announced and Thorpe do not, but given the focus of the adverts is staying on site, it already feels like Thorpe could be at risk of being left behind. Especially at a time when the parks are in a precarious position, having one not being advertising seems, well, odd. And it seems all but certain that Thorpe will have nothing of note this year, it feels a bit...worrying.
January 27, 20196 yr comment_262630 Yeah, there's not really much of a marketing campaign for Thorpe yet like Chessington and Towers. I have a feeling that Thorpe is going to focus on it's anniversary in a big way. Maybe have more throwback type stuff. They're certaintly targeting us as enthusiasts this year with the maintenance videos and old references. That's the problem with Thorpe though, it has an identity crisis.
January 30, 20196 yr comment_262660 On 1/27/2019 at 12:09 PM, JoshC. said: Find it interesting that Chessington and Towers have got TV adverts playing for their 2019 season (advertising Room on the Broom and Stargazing Pods respectively along with the parks), yet Thorpe has nothing yet. Of course, those parks have the headstart of having the 2019 offerings announced and Thorpe do not, but given the focus of the adverts is staying on site, it already feels like Thorpe could be at risk of being left behind. Especially at a time when the parks are in a precarious position, having one not being advertising seems, well, odd. And it seems all but certain that Thorpe will have nothing of note this year, it feels a bit...worrying. What are they going to advertise? "New for 2019, absolutely nothing. Buy an Annual Pass"
January 30, 20196 yr comment_262662 3 hours ago, StevenVig said: What are they going to advertise? "New for 2019, absolutely nothing. Buy an Annual Pass" You don't need new things to advertise a theme park. A solid brand and a mention of the park's 40th birthday would work.
January 30, 20196 yr comment_262663 I've seen plenty of online adverts (banner ads) for breaks at Thorpe Park but nothing else.
January 31, 20196 yr comment_262665 12 hours ago, JoshC. said: You don't need new things to advertise a theme park. A solid brand and a mention of the park's 40th birthday would work. I don't think broken, worn out rides is a good selling point for a brand though.
January 31, 20196 yr comment_262666 27 minutes ago, Mark9 said: I don't think broken, worn out rides is a good selling point for a brand though. Plus a confusion over who the target market actually is... One year it's for families, next year it's the MOST TERRIFYING YEAR YET! As badly as the places are run at least Chessie and Towers have quite distinct and solid branding behind them...
January 31, 20196 yr comment_262667 Is that not even more of a reason to sort the brand out before the park opens? Clear up the confusion, get people who they're targeting to actually think about visiting before they get tempted by Chessington / Towers? By just delaying that, it only harms them even more. State of the park and all that doesn't help either of course, but a strong brand campaign early on can at least mask that to encourage people to come. And if they actually start sorting the park out, that would be a bonus too... Of course part of that is wishful thinking, but surely them doing absolutely nothing on a marketing front is worse than them doing something, anything?
January 31, 20196 yr comment_262668 The excruciatingly tedious cynicism of some people on here really begs the question why they're on this forum in the first place.
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