Lewie900 Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 I used to love vampire but now I just think itsSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOslow. lol doesn't appeal to me at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 I used to love vampire but now I just think itsSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOslow. lol doesn't appeal to me at all Lewie900, thanks for contributing to the thread but please could you make sure you don't go over the top in your posts, please also make sure you use capitals etc.I love Vampire, was my first proper roller coaster when I was a kid, nice to see it's still going, well, just about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 That was partially my fault people kept asking me is Vampire open? I said it will be in the evening and I said to them to try and get there early to avoid queueing loads. So I basically sent loads of people to Vamp which contributed to the 2.5 hrs wait.Oh well!Expect a punch on the nose when I next see you .How did you know it'd be open in the evening when even the rides department weren't completely sure? Dont you get told not to tell anyone. You're the people who get us utterly bollocked in the mornings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 It's my job to make sure they have a good time and enjoy themselves . I just have a knack for knowing things or maybe I'm psychic? Nah!I always thought that when Vampire has problems or isn't opened it will normally open in the evenings because either that's the best time for it to open or because the ride's technician/engineer are sooo good that is fixed by then.I don't know otherwise :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 And you're told when you start to never ever presume a rides opening and even indicate a time for the reason that if it doesn't open, we rides staff get extremely f**ked off staff cos F&B knobends have told them ****.Would've been better for the ride to remain shut yesterday, 2.5hr queues with exit queue ending by photos AND an hour for express pass was too much to deal with.Though tbf, we get more hassle from retail being total knobs than any other dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Guys try and keep this off the forum, we don't want it to look like there's an inner chessie staff war do we (Although why is it Area 1 staff always tell people they can use there bubbleworks express tickets at Fury, or tell them that they can go on different RAP rides even if they are supposed to wait an hour) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Oh goody, I'm in the clear :)Good to know in future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepie Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Anyways.... I actually love the vampire, I really do. It's lost its magic though, like a lot of the old classics. It annoys me how quiet the music is in the station compared to what it used to be and also regarding the station- it looks rubbish compared to how it used to be. Arrgh.On the flip side though I'm glad the re-vamp (I lolled) brought a new lease of life to the ride. It's a great family coaster and I still love love love the "swinging between the trees" bit before the main drop into the tunnel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theme Park bloke Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Is the reason Vampire has been down so much lately still due to the lift hill problems? Or has that been resolved and there's now a new problem? If it's a new prob, can anyone tell me what it is please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Still the crappy lift hills. Reaching old age methinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 Sommet with lifthill messed up, and coincidentally the other one had the same problem a couple of months later. They were both bodged to last til end of season when they can spend more time and money on it. Didn't quite work out as well, which resulted in rubbish reliability over october. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkmad Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 My Fav ride at CWOA & ZOO at yet went a few times for Halloween and shut every time saying ' Vampire is currently unavailable'.Fix the reliability of it over the closed season!Not getting old, look at Corkscrew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 God, they must just break it every time they see you coming. Bloody Chessington, none of thier rides ever work, I hate them and everything they stand for. It's just for babies anyway, Thorpe Park is much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkmad Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 I am a teenager and atually I prefer Chessington!just wish Vampire would of been working towards the 10-8 halloween nights! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 God, they must just break it every time they see you coming. Bloody Chessington, none of thier rides ever work, I hate them and everything they stand for. It's just for babies anyway, Thorpe Park is much better.Lol just lol.Maybe its just been having a bit of downtime? Or you just decided to go a few days in a row and it was broken I feel for you, I really do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 It's odd because was down for 2-3 nights, but majority of the time it was open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkmad Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 I hope Vampire has a better reliability rate for the start of the 2009 season like it usually does and NOT during the Halloween Hocus Pocus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Vampire had crap uptime throughout last season, it wasn't just halloween! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theme Park bloke Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 It probably thought "Sod this, I much prefer to swing over Maccy D fries!"I think this year has gotta be it's worst downtime since Vekoma put the new trains in. And even if the problems are lift hill related, there's still no sign of scaffolding on the first one, now that the park is closed. Remember that when you go past the Monkey Puzzle on the Leatherhead Road, you can see the first lift hill peeking out behind the building, and the lift hill mechanism and cog.Plus you can see the Nosferatu window if you're in slow traffic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 The problem is with the drive and the PLC.. not the physical chain etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkmad Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Hope all working for 2009!Cant wait to ride in 2009! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma. Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 I love Vampire. everytime I go it's open.. Lucky Me!! I think the ride is a little bumpy though, it sometimes hurts my back.. but hey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam P Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 It wont be now you said it lol. Not long left before I can ride again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkmad Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 This closed season is going soooo slowly!I am tearing my hair out! - I want to go on Vampire!I'd pay to go on it now if I could LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiteknuckle Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 You're not the only one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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