Cal Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 I had never seen X on reduced capacity before this season, but this season it seems to be on reduced capacity than it is on full Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 I had never seen X on reduced capacity before this season, but this season it seems to be on reduced capacity than it is on full I think apart from Nemesis Inferno and Saw, all the rollercoasters have been operating reduced capacity more times than operating full capacity so far this season. Every time I've visited the park this season Colossus, Stealth and The Swarm have all been operating 1 train only. I've only once visited the park when X has been operating 3 trains and all other times it's only been operating 2. I hate to moan about these things as I know rides are so technically advanced however to have such a bad ride reliability and operations record throughout a season is truly awful. So many parks across the world are able to open their rides and operate full capacity to minimise queue times yet Thorpe Park always struggle to open all their rides let alone operate them on maximum capacity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GladiatorFanKyle Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 They should have kept this as X's soundtrack instead of putting in the new soundtrack in my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Allgood Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 They should have kept this as X's soundtrack instead of putting in the new soundtrack in my opinion is that what was played 2 years ago when they first re did it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 is that what was played 2 years ago when they first re did it? Nope, this was the music played in 2013... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 is that what was played 2 years ago when they first re did it? No, that was played on the ride in 2011 and 2012 replacing this theme: https://youtu.be/_MVWOY9cRsI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Allgood Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 No, that was played on the ride in 2011 and 2012 replacing this theme: https://youtu.be/_MVWOY9cRsI ahh ok Nope, that was the music played in 2013 anyone know of a place I can download the full version of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08newmanb Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 ahh ok anyone know of a place I can download the full version of this? Good question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 anyone know of a place I can download the full version of this? It was specially made for Thorpe so it isn't available to download anywhere, thats the best recording I've found of it. I'm surprised it isn't in the current playlist for X, it suits it well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordanluke2009 Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 This could make sense and one way to use the X pyramid if they ever did get rid of he ride in the next year or 2 host ministry of sound nights in there and turn it into a proper rave pyramid just a little thing I've thought up DO NOT SHOOT ME DOWN. (Mods might get abit antsy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel.S312 Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Would be nice to have 2013 and 2014 X playlist running both on a loop Cal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 Mods might get abit antsy) This comment is completely unnecessary Matt 236, OldFarmerDean, JoshC. and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Users Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 DO NOT SHOOT ME DOWN. (Mods might get abit antsy) pognoi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 This could make sense and one way to use the X pyramid if they ever did get rid of he ride in the next year or 2 host ministry of sound nights in there and turn it into a proper rave pyramid just a little thing I've thought up DO NOT SHOOT ME DOWN. (Mods might get abit antsy) I'll do it for them.... They'd have to be insane to leave x just for ministry of nights with nothing in there!! Was bad enough that the arena was hardly ever used but this would be a total waste of space! pluk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 This could make sense and one way to use the X pyramid if they ever did get rid of he ride in the next year or 2 host ministry of sound nights in there and turn it into a proper rave pyramid just a little thing I've thought up So you think that removing a popular family coaster and leaving the pyramid sitting there SBNO for occasional use is a good idea? They already have the Dome where they do special events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 There were rumours towards the end of last season that X would be closed down, and the space turned into an events arena. It would have held not only MOS, but plenty of other events (indeed, such a space would have been ideal for Island Beats). However, the idea didn't go through (obviously) and fingers crossed that it remains for a while yet. I'm sure this was actually mentioned on the forums previously. Jordanluke2009 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordanluke2009 Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 Rumours have been going round more the past couple months about it leaving fairly soon, most of the people that ive talked to about it said that it would start to slowly happen this year maybe next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 See from what I've heard they want to work more on X. They were waiting to see how it would pick up as a now family suitable coaster and the park have seen that it does well with kids and adults so are actually looking at pushing it more and improving upon it. On ride photo is still a possibility with rumours still circulating about it getting that from what I've heard. I don't think X is going anywhere. OldFarmerDean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huzzellio Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 The choice of coasters is small for my daughter (she's only 4 years old) but she loves a coaster and thinks X is "really fun". It would be a shame to remove it as it's so much better than its old backwards in the dark days. Longest queues on the park today too. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexander Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 Considering Thorpe have re-marketed their selves and are going back into the direction of family, spent all that money in turning the trains to go forward, I can't logically seeing it going anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 Considering Thorpe have re-marked their selves and are going back into the direction of family, spent all that money in turning the trains to go forward, I can't logically seeing it going anytime soon. This I think is the most important thing. Thorpe want to be a family park, but also want to still have some focus on the thrills. So they need a proper coaster which families can do. Okay, X really isn't the best example of a family / junior coaster, but it's still going to be the first 'proper' (non-powered) coaster many kids will do once they're tall enough. So in that sense, X really has a place in the park at the moment. Thorpe would be mad to get rid of something like without putting in a suitable replacement, even if it was for shows and events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SYNAW Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 Thorpe would be mad to get rid of something like without putting in a suitable replacement, even if it was for shows and events. Plus have you guys seen the state of the floor and walls inside the ride area... any time a TL comes out of there after an evac they are covered in mystery grey*... no amount of cleaning would ever make that place safe for prolonged exposure. I'm talking literal inches of it. *Mystery grey- a mixture of 19 years of dust, vomit, grease and most other liquids you would expect at a theme park. pluk and JoshC. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 Removing X would be a very bad decision. It's a popular family coaster now and bridges the gap between the Flying Fish and the thrill coasters at the park well. ImLucifer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaA Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 IMO X won't leave, now thorpe are going in the family direction X has a new lease on life. And anyway thorpe has a couple abominations to get rid of.. *Cough Storm surge *Cough Kerfuffle, GladiatorFanKyle and Ian-S 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 As much as I love X - I could see it being removed along with Slammer and Storm Surge opening up a huge area for a large investment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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