May 19, 20196 yr comment_264616 Yep, what @JoshC. said. Bit sad really when you compare what Thorpe is offering for 2019 season vs Paulton's for 2020. And yes, I know that it's not 2020 yet... but if Thorpe had anything big up their sleeves (which I'm pretty darn certain they don't), it would be "out there" by now.
May 22, 20196 yr comment_264664 The slogan of 'The Obstacle Course that BITES back' makes even more sense now too
May 23, 20196 yr comment_264675 BounceZilla will have Fastrack. Fastrack, for an inflatable course. Lol
May 23, 20196 yr comment_264676 Oh dear. Oh dear, oh dear. This feels quite cheap and tacky. It's a shame that, yet again, we are getting a temporary event rather than a new attraction. All the worse since over the last few years we seem to be losing attractions too (loggers, slammer).
May 24, 20196 yr comment_264693 Now we know why BounceZilla is free - to build up the main queue enough to a point where it will encourage people to buy Fastrack for the thing. I mean, just... wow. Three different queues for a bleedin' bouncy castle...... Happy 40th Anniversary folk!
May 25, 20196 yr comment_264699 You can’t really go wrong with a bouncy castle, even Merlin would find it hard to ruin it although adding fastrack is a step too far.
May 25, 20196 yr comment_264702 I did it today. It's fun. I mean it's a bloody bouncy castle course, of course it's going to be fun. But it looks awful, the soundtrack is cringey (think cringey pop songs mashed together poorly and an annoying American-style voiceover), it isn't what Thorpe need right now (or ever tbh), feels out of place... I guess it's a guilty pleasure type attraction. You'll come out smiling, but everything about it is so bad.
May 25, 20196 yr comment_264703 Really great fun - the thing is insanely tiring - don’t look bad from outside but it’s a pretty challenging course. Think it will go down well - I get what people say it’s big, loud but it is only temporary and it’s well worth a go!
May 25, 20196 yr comment_264704 3 hours ago, JoshC. said: the soundtrack is cringey (think cringey pop songs mashed together poorly and an annoying American-style voiceover), it isn't what Thorpe need right now (or ever tbh), feels out of place... Gotta agree that soundtrack is just awful.
May 25, 20196 yr comment_264707 Don’t mind the soundtrack actually - it’s loud and fun like the whole attraction I guess - nice to include the imascore X in there and the most subtle hint to big top too!
May 25, 20196 yr comment_264708 5 hours ago, Mark9 said: It's getting good reviews apparently. Fansites get free trip to Thorpe with nibbles and are positive about new addition they've been invited to review... [/Shocked.gif]
May 25, 20196 yr comment_264709 NB: I did not partake in the press event.. Most people seem to love the awful soundtrack though, so what do I know? Another point I'll throw out there: I'm surprised something like this has been passed by H&S. Loads of people I spoke to had grazes, friction burns, etc. Stuff like that will eventually get blown out of proportion or end up leading to something serious. Equally, it's a tiring course. When you get people doing this in 30 degree heat and blaring sunshine, how will they cope after? Could see quite a few people fainting / being unwell during or immediately after this.
May 25, 20196 yr comment_264710 Personally, I really enjoyed this attraction. Would be happy to see it made permanent as a break in the day.
May 26, 20196 yr comment_264711 6 hours ago, Benin said: Fansites get free trip to Thorpe with nibbles and are positive about new addition they've been invited to review... [/Shocked.gif] I don't know these people. I'm not fortunate enough.
May 26, 20196 yr comment_264714 The soundtrack was just a naff mix of old pop tracks (who still listens to Gangnam Style in 2019?) with an annoying 'BOUNCEZILLA' jingle mashed in. The event is pretty typical for a low budget Merlin event, it's just a bit of trashy summer fun and that's fine. But for some strange reason (going off his rush to post about it online) Thorpe brought back Nick Hutson to do the soundtrack and even got John Burton from MMM involved. Seriously, they paid an ego-stroking podcaster/YouTuber just to do what 'Now That's What I Call Music 20546' does every year and for some reason MMM needed to be involved in a bouncy castle?? Do they not have their own events team anymore? Couldn't they hire a real DJ on location, ya know, like a real event would?
May 26, 20196 yr comment_264715 The course was designed by MMM and custom made with the features they wanted for the space they had.. hence their involvement! As for the soundtrack - again its cheese and fun by design - fits in with the whole thing really!
May 26, 20196 yr comment_264717 That is nothing to do with bouncezilla at Thorpe.. completely different !
May 26, 20196 yr comment_264718 Had no intention of going on this but got persuaded by @Marc - cheers by the way! People seemed to enjoy it but honestly it looks so daft having a big ol bouncy castle shoved in a theme park. Onto the thing itself - by the end of it I felt like I was a contestant on Gladiators - the inflatable stairs at the end were a joke - I got to the top and fell completely backwards off of it and had a mini break/breakdown. This thing is tiring - I felt like I was dying halfway through and I was struggling to breath and needed my asthma inhaler after. Then my legs were numb and both my niece and I felt faint - thankfully eating our weight in pizza pasta helped with that. I recently did a 2 hour 6 mile power walk and wasn’t as tired as I was on that bouncy hell hole! I wouldn’t do it again but it was kinda fun in between struggling to breath and younger kids seemed to love it. I guess it’s better than nothing ?
May 27, 20196 yr comment_264724 In a way I'm kind of glad it's there. It kept all the children / youtubers busy when we went so the queue times for the real rides were quite low for such a sunny day. It only spoiled the Lost city area with its obnoxious noise but luckily didn't ruin the coasters. One of the best weekends at Thorpe I've had for a while. Ok it's not a permanent dark ride or a flat ride but it still lowers the crowd levels around the park. It's at least proof filler attractions are needed despite how bad and fun fair like this thing is. So much for Merlin wanting their theme parks to be unique and unlike any standard funfair.
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