April 5, 201015 yr comment_88540 The lift still sits there, since you go through it in order to board the ride...Having never done it with the lift, I only go by what my parents say, and that was that the lift was extremely uncomfortable and warm, and when you consider how bad NWO can get in the hot summer days, I wouldn't be suprised if a couple of people had fainted or whatever...I vaguely remember the spinning tunnel in the queue though... Tbh the entire ride smells of the old owners of Thorpe, ambitious, but without the money it was a complete and utter failure... It really needs Merlin to take a long look at it and totally revamp the building/coaster/etc...Either that or get rid... Not sure which option I would prefer...
April 5, 201015 yr comment_88550 Merlin need to re-think the entire ride.Back in the good ol' cheap Thorpe days, the park didn't have the money to build this ride properly. Merlin just need to either come up with a new concept and then remove the ride (or parts of) during a closed season to make room for a heavily themed ride which FITS into The Lost City.Otherwise, yes, just get rid of it and have a nice bit of space. Thorpe seems to be running short of it and the only time the add more land is to shove a new ride on it.
April 5, 201015 yr comment_88553 My dad claims that he was one of the first people on with my sister when it opened. Whether this is actually true I don't know but he said it used to be a really full on experience from the entrance of the queue to getting off. It's a pirty but unless Merlin decided to rebrand it and can therefore sell it as a new attraction, I doubt it isn't going to be changed. I wonder if one fo the new flats in the MTDP would fit in there...
April 5, 201015 yr comment_88564 Actually, on that subject... can someone post the MTDP? I've been gone for a while so I'm behind the times....
April 5, 201015 yr comment_88596 http://ww2.runnymede.gov.uk/business/ImpactAssess/site/F5633003_St_Peters_report/Appendix6_MTDP_Plan.pdfHere is what I think to be the new MTDP, I'm not sure if its been posted anywhere else, but basically it highlights:2 new coasters in the tresure island area, a new entrance refurb4or 5 new flat rides with 9 different locations plannedoctopus gardens gone extentions to shops and entrance e.t.cI understand the coaster layouts are only brief plans, but do the new ones both have immelmanns or dive loops?Here you go.Also got the topic: http://forum.maniahub.com/topic/358-mtdp/page__st__260. That's from when it was first posted; so you can see all our speculation. Good to have you back Mr. Hicks.
April 6, 201015 yr comment_88698 Good to be back JoshC. Thanks for the link but it seems when I click it asks me to download it, which isn't all that weird but when I click Open, it opens a Google Chrome browser which conitually opens about 10 tabs a second. :|Help? Please?
April 7, 201015 yr comment_88864 this is a waste of a ride! it is sooo boring. way to slow and all the stops are really jerky. and this place is a thrill capital as if
April 8, 201015 yr comment_88927 Ha! got E-Spopped on this yesterday and evacuated for someone tryig to get out!
April 8, 201015 yr comment_88958 Someone threw up on it today and managed to get it closed for half an hour!! So I left and came back later and I have to say it has got to have been my best ride on it so far! Makes a change
April 8, 201015 yr comment_88960 Anything changed to make it your best ride so far? Or did it just not suck as normal ?
April 8, 201015 yr comment_88962 Anything changed to make it your best ride so far? Or did it just not suck as normal ?Umm just felt faster Wasnt really jerking as much as normal and I think it might have made a difference sitting at the front Just made it a bit more enjoyable
April 12, 201015 yr comment_89297 Wow, where abouts was that on the ride ? I had no idea effects like that used to be on it, when was the photo taken?
April 12, 201015 yr comment_89299 Thats the exit corridor and that photo was taken in 2004. Before one of its various and common touch ups.
April 12, 201015 yr comment_89304 Yeah was nicer than nothing, but as far as I remember it is just those rope light things people use at christmas so nothing spectacular.
April 12, 201015 yr comment_89307 Those Rope Lights could have easily had an effect on them, flashing or something. They're standard on all Rope Lights, so it was possible.
April 12, 201015 yr comment_89312 Wouldnt have made them look any less tacky...We talking about the lights or the ride?
April 12, 201015 yr comment_89313 Wouldnt have made them look any less tacky...as tacky as they are they still look pretty cool We talking about the lights or the ride?the ride isnt that bad! ,, its fun!
April 13, 201015 yr comment_89370 Prefer the main queue to what it was, even if they've boarded up some of the cool crap.Exit path is yeah, rubbish now though.
April 14, 201015 yr comment_89489 I kind of feel embarrased for Thorpe Park when I ride X now, it's in a bit of a state... sadly, I never rode it during its 'glory days'. I don't think it should be removed though, certainly not the pyramid building. I wouldn't mind a new ride inside, or at least a major refurbishment of X, but the building has to stay, its almost like a centrepoint for the park.
April 14, 201015 yr comment_89490 Does anyone know why the exit area is so spacious? I know the baggage room was originally here and Disabled Access is also located here, but it is still fairly big....
April 14, 201015 yr comment_89491 The photo area used to be there.And this is what it used to look like.
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