May 1, 201510 yr comment_208406 Vampire is testing train 2 today filled with dummies, with the other train loading. They reckon full two train op from tomorrow
May 1, 201510 yr Popular Post comment_208408 Vampire is testing train 2 today filled with dummies, with the other train loading. They reckon full two train op from tomorrow Look I get that we all get frustrated when staff can't deliver effective throughput, but calling them dummies is a bit much.
May 1, 201510 yr comment_208417 He meant literal water dummies. Wow, I can't believe someone actually took her post seriously.
May 1, 201510 yr comment_208418 Wow, I can't believe someone actually took her post seriously. You know its near impossible to tell sarcasm through text.
May 1, 201510 yr comment_208422 I'm glad someone quoted the post so it's deletion means it isn't lost in the wilds of the internet...
May 1, 201510 yr comment_208428 You know its near impossible to tell sarcasm through text. Oh come on, it was as obvious as you can get. Back on topic tough. Hopefully Vampire gets back to running at full capacity soon.
May 1, 201510 yr comment_208437 Pink text always used to indicate sarcasm back in the 'good old days of dialup' LOL I hope dispatch is a bit faster when it's running on two trains permanently, what said 10 mins on the screen was in actual fact a 30 min wait this afternoon, they were not dispatching each train until the other had returned to the station entry, which meant that because the second train was full of dummies, throughput was very low. Presumably on a normal day dispatch of each train is completed once the other train has cleared the second lift hill?
May 1, 201510 yr comment_208458 Oh dear, did my joke go horribly wrong? That normally only happens on the Daily Mail commenting section.
May 3, 201510 yr comment_208486 Oh dear, did my joke go horribly wrong? That normally only happens on the Daily Mail commenting section. Ahh yes but this is the Daily Mania the same but twice as horrific
May 3, 201510 yr comment_208499 So did they get back to two trains for the bank-holiday weekend? They keep going on about 'full capacity' so I assume so... Of course, full capacity is 3 trains, so they're not exactly telling the truth here...
May 3, 201510 yr comment_208500 What the park think 2 train OpVampire is- Full Capacity What 2 train op vampire actually is- standard/medium capacity (or full capacity since recently). Pity we'll never see all 3 trains running again
May 3, 201510 yr comment_208502 Well considering operations are so slow that the ride stacks on two trains, I'm not suprised they have given up hope of a three train op ever returning.
May 3, 201510 yr comment_208503 SUCH A REPETITIVE TOPIC SURELY THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE TO TALK ABOUT WITH VAMPIRE Oh, no there isn't
May 3, 201510 yr comment_208507 ...Aren't we lucky to get to experience the ride now that it runs through a fully grown 'forest'. I mean it looked pretty crappy when it was first built compared to the densely covered forest we get now.
May 3, 201510 yr comment_208511 ...Aren't we lucky to get to experience the ride now that it runs through a fully grown 'forest'. I mean it looked pretty crappy when it was first built compared to the densely covered forest we get now. I do agree with you there - however I do prefer the old bat cars they had (and the old theming) - although I visited when it first opened, I was too scared to ride it so would imagine it was pretty sparse in the foliage department Anyhoo - I went last Thursday and the park opened 2 hours late (power cut!) - we headed to the Vampire where there were staff outside saying that it wasn't ready yet - I asked if it was back on a 2 train operation and was told yes, however the staff member didn't mention that the second train would be full of water dummies- not that it mattered as the park was dead anyway. Was a bit miffed as we went to the back row but were told to move up towards the front (not sure why unless I am being really thick) I still love the Vampire as it was my first ever proper coaster and to be honest, without it there I wouldn't visit CWOA as often. So they won't run a 3 train operation anymore- at least there are 2 trains which is better than one. Plus in the old days where they ran 3 trains you had to get in, sit down and buckle up very quickly - some guests I have witness can't even be bothered to pull down their own OTSRs which would just slow things down - oh and then there is faffing about with bags
May 3, 201510 yr comment_208530 Can I just ask when did people suddenly rule out it ever going back onto 3 trains? Sometimes han the back row is reserved for priority riders. They queue up on the other side of the platform and it makes sense for them to go to the back incase they aren't able to walk any amount of distances so they only have to take a few steps. It's very annoying for some when your train is being delayed because people don't listen to the announcements. From what I can remember the ride now stops the music during the announcements and they're moderately loud so its not hard to miss them. But it's still frustrating for both guests, and I guess workers when people completely ignore them. When I last visited they were training staff still. I imagine the rides throughput could be low because they may still be training staff for whatever reason. Otherwise it's pretty unacceptable to be that slow but I hope theres a justifiable reason.
May 3, 201510 yr comment_208532 Can I just ask when did people suddenly rule out it ever going back onto 3...... Didn't one of the staff tell a member here the third train had been robbed for parts?
May 3, 201510 yr comment_208533 Sometimes han the back row is reserved for priority riders. They queue up on the other side of the platform and it makes sense for them to go to the back incase they aren't able to walk any amount of distances so they only have to take a few steps. Ah yup but the thing was there was no priority riders there - we literally got into the station, went to the back row and they were just about to pul the restraints down and told us to move towards the front - kind of frustrating as we could have actually ridden at the back but there must be a plausible reason for this
May 3, 201510 yr comment_208535 Or maybe there's no plausable reason and someone is just on a power trip. Similar thing happened to us a couple of weeks back. At Thorpe if a priority rider is waiting they'll block off the particular cattle pen temporarily that they want to use, but they'll use common sense about it, the last two times we've been to Chessie then vamp ride operators have been more interested in chatting to each other than they have doing their jobs.
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