March 13, 201312 yr comment_153039 That will mean the end of one of the last remaining old school Thorpe Park logos! Doesn't chief rangers have one more?
March 13, 201312 yr comment_153040 The trains where sent back to Vekoma for a total uplift. It will have individual lap bars That's great no more feeling like your gonna fall out with the bar 10cm above you! Maybe this is the reason why X is currently closed, because Vekoma have the trains??
March 13, 201312 yr comment_153043 I like low lap bars, Th13teen's are low and good. Rush's are so low I feel like I'm gonna fall out!
March 14, 201312 yr comment_153056 Vortex is only ride to make me feel ill as well. Wretched things. X lapbars, I've just got boomerang trains in my head (so, ben10?). Not the most comfortable.. but also don't think they'd fit the track envelope etc anyway.
March 14, 201312 yr comment_153057 Thorpe should probably take off that review at the bottom of the page for X!
March 14, 201312 yr comment_153067 I would assume (and I may be wrong) for the height restriction to have been lowered and set at 1m, some sort of forward test runs would have taken place, now unless these took place before the trains were sent away, TP must have some vechels on site now. Ash
March 14, 201312 yr comment_153071 Don't take our word for it... It is wicked it stops then goes backwards really fast and in pitch dark Natasha, 7th November 2009 Don't think it does?
March 16, 201312 yr comment_153257 Wonder when we Can experience X I am hoping about the same time in May when the Smiler opens or in April if we are lucky
March 16, 201312 yr comment_153258 Wonder when we Can experience X I am hoping about the same time in May when the Smiler opens or in April if we are lucky Should be much much sooner than that, I'm thinking end of March beginning of April possibly.
March 16, 201312 yr comment_153262 I find it really annoying when people complain about Thorpe Park changing one of their original rides, and being upset about it... theme parks have to move forwards to get anywhere otherwise it would just get boring! Glad to see X is getting some attention!
March 17, 201312 yr comment_153407 I saw the front of a refurbished X train today from the Colossus brake run - it was painted completley black with just "THORPE PARK" written on the front in capital letters.From what I could see it had individual lap bars but no seat divider - although I obviously only got a quick look.
March 17, 201312 yr comment_153426 Yeah it looked like orange stencil on the front, the cars look almost identical though
March 18, 201312 yr comment_153452 New Train's for X? http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevie-b/8563522014/in/photostream/
March 18, 201312 yr comment_153469 New Train's for X? http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevie-b/8563522014/in/photostream/ They're the old ones, I'm sure of it - the shape is a massive give away. They look like mini space shuttles now they've been repainted. Swarm's younger brother or cousin.
March 18, 201312 yr comment_153496 The old x cars were more rectangular and didn't have the curved front with the hand rails on if I remember correctly. I think they're new not refurbs
March 18, 201312 yr comment_153497 They look very similar in some ways. Before... After... Oooh, err... I much prefer how they looked before. Since when was YELLOW CAPITAL LETTERS the Thorpe Park logo? Nevermind, the new lap bars and more open seats will considerably improve the ride experience.
March 18, 201312 yr comment_153502 Excellent spot. They look identical to me, just resprayed. I think the black looks good, although in the dark colour doesn't matter too much! Like it now but concern the white will wear and look tatty after not too long.
March 18, 201312 yr comment_153505 There does appear to be some subtle changes I would say the chassis have been refurbished and had new fiberglass bodies installed.
March 18, 201312 yr comment_153506 Oooh, err... I much prefer how they looked before. Since when was YELLOW CAPITAL LETTERS the Thorpe Park logo? TP have the same font with THORPE PARK in capitals on the Rumba boats, from memory on Friday
March 18, 201312 yr comment_153513 Yup, and that same logo in white is on the front of The Swarm. I think it's also stamped on the side on the Storm Surge boats as well. Seems to be the standard for labelling at TP at the mo
March 18, 201312 yr comment_153518 TP have the same font with THORPE PARK in capitals on the Rumba boats, from memory on Friday Have the Rumba boats been spruced up a bit as well?
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