Ian-S Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 Fix the rest of the park first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobF Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 Personally I think x would work so much better with a relocated entrance and exit at the rear of the building. The exit platform has an exit by Colossus and the station backs onto the back wall of the building now horror maze aside if you look at the maintainance cost of the current queue line and how long and dysfunctional it actually is could give the ride a new lease of life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huzzellio Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 Would have helped if they hadn't dropped Storm Surge right in the way of the sodding entrance! I've never known a ride to be so in the way. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Coaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordanluke2009 Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 Apparently it was supposed to leave last year for the dark ride and it was going to be bigger, but they couldn't get it sold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pluk Posted September 6, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 Apparently it was supposed to leave last year for the dark ride and it was going to be bigger, but they couldn't get it sold. To avoid any confusion, this is nonsense. pognoi, Altitude, Coaster and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordanluke2009 Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 No, that's why pretty much everyone has said it hosts ops and managers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altitude Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 To avoid any confusion, this is nonsense. This. Also I thought X was still in the process of getting a tarting-up anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 The planning and implementing of many millions of pounds worth of dark ride have not been significantly changed because of the lack of sale of a couple of hundred thousand pounds worth of coaster (that could go into storage anyway), so no. Whether serious consideration was given to removing X is another matter. Dan9 and JoshC. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Users Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 No, that's why pretty much everyone has said it hosts ops and managers. If someone is freely telling you insider info, they lying or misinformed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 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) Apparently it was supposed to leave last year for the dark ride and it was going to be bigger, but they couldn't get it sold. Step 1: Post an old rumour for last year, add "I had this idea myself" to it to make it sounds like an original idea for the future. Step 2: Post a contradictory rumour for last year, which is utter rubbish. Step 3: ??? Step 4: Profit. Matt 236, Altitude, Ryan and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 I'm confused. So X was being sold to make room for the dark ride but last minute they couldn't sell it so completely redid the whole dark ride plans when it was long down the development line (because dark rides take a LONG time to come up with). But before this they were going to strip it out and make it an indoor rave place for MoS? So dark ride scraped that idea and some park not wanting to buy X scraped the idea of dark ride going there? Yes? So now the dark ride is being built happily where it was always planned to be and X hasn't been sold it is staying? Or is it only staying till they move Rameses from Chessington and want to put it inside? Because the guy at Inferno's fastrack entrance on 31st June told me that's what's happening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 They're moving vengeance to X and theming it to Marc and Peaj's sexual affairs JoshuaA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SYNAW Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 Apparently it was supposed to leave last year for the dark ride and it was going to be bigger, but they couldn't get it sold. I'm an OP, and I have never heard this. Seriously don't believe a word any of us say... we are all compulsive liars. Even if we did know about it being removed we would not be at liberty to say without risk of a hefty disciplinary or firing (and we don't get told as much about future developments as you would think). When it comes to the majority of insider sources you will find that the staff member is spouting total bull to try and sound important or is just plain messing with you because its fun to watch things like that spread. Zach, Cal, ImLucifer and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 So apparently there is now a rule on X which means that people have to sit in pairs. I've seen a few disgruntled groups of three/single riders posting on Thorpe's Facebook page and I have to say I agree with them, it's a ridiculous rule. How many years has X been running without this stupid rule? And as far as I know there haven't been any incidents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Huh? I had an entire car to myself on Summer Nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Huh? I had an entire car to myself on Summer Nights. I think it only started in the last two weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 This is true, the four of us had to be split up at the end of the Summer holidays. Completely unrelated, but I get a ride access pass, and I hated the disabled queue as it was small, hot and stuffy. I couldn't breathe, and I think it was just about enough to give me claustrophobia. Too many people in a room smaller than the walking space in my bedroom before it was tidied. And I had no walking space in my bedroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 So apparently there is now a rule on X which means that people have to sit in pairs. I've seen a few disgruntled groups of three/single riders posting on Thorpe's Facebook page and I have to say I agree with them, it's a ridiculous rule. How many years has X been running without this stupid rule? And as far as I know there haven't been any incidents. I think the key words there are "As far as I know" - There's obviously going to be a reason behind it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Very odd. Surely a knee jerk reaction to some incident we haven't heard about? Hopefully this is just a temporary measure until they can sort out something better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Very strange rule there, I hope it doesn't last too long, like that 'no teenagers' rule Rumba had a few years ago now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 This is true, the four of us had to be split up at the end of the Summer holidays. I was at the last Summer nights this year and this rule wasn't being implemented? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Hmm, I would ask if it's just something to do with the ride access pass however they were splitting up groups in the normal queue, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobF Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 You can easily get out if no one is sat next tou you :-p OldFarmerDean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 When I've visited during summer nights, this rule wasn't in place for those with a ride access pass. We didn't have my brother's writband checked or anything. And when I went most recently (23rd August, was that a summer nights date?) My brother took his two twin friends, our dad, their dad and me into the ride through that queue. This was probably more than the pass allowed (my dad was moaning about it too), but it was so busy and the staff member just doesn't get the opportunity to check the wristband or write a time on the pass! There was no order in there on that day, it was a matter of 'There's an empty gate, quick, run to it before someone else gets it!' Kerfuffle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah Posted September 19, 2015 Report Share Posted September 19, 2015 Jeez, that's awful! Maybe this rule depends on how busy it is, and maybe what time of day, too. EDIT: It could just be that you're all saying this was on Summer Nights, I don't think I went to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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