sully1311 Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Shame. Hopefully they can use this time to fix the long-broken effects! Can only dream. Coaster and Kerfuffle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Well it is possible. This is closed early due to maintenance. Not budget. It's been a nightmare all year often only being able to run just one boat. It needs a serious amount of TLC. Plus the bridge you can walk across past the fireball and water tower needs to be re-decked. The water tower was worked on and actually fixed from what I heard. It was just never turned back on probably because it would have effected the summer stage by Tidal. Never say never. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraX Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Everything you said won't happen. I'm sorry to be negative and all. Tidal will reopen next year with no difference, or fixed effects. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 The fire ball is condemned from what I've heard.. At least it is certainly in a terrible condition inside and will have to be entirely replaced rather than fixed. The water tower started refurbishment at the start of the season. It obviously wasn't completed sadly. It's a bigger job than you'd think because it also deteriorated a lot and needed internal parts replaced, as well as the many birds nests that were in there. Not sure if it will be restored this season or given up on again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 What season did the water tower actually stop working? And does anyone know why, was it just that it broke or it just stopped when the fire effect stopped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graw Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 also, what did the water tower actually do?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Allgood Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Can only dream. That photo is pure geek prob! Would love it if Thorpe park got this working again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 This picture shows the water effect as well... MattyMoo, Whiteknuckle and pognoi 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Cringle, such a throwback! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEALTHDAN Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Good times when the sign lit up like this... MattyMoo and Coaster 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 These photos of the original Amity Cove make me feel a little sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holtjammy16 Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Good times when the sign lit up like this... did't they fix that a few years ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 did't they fix that a few years ago?I think they half-fixed it, then it broke again.Actually that would be a good description of the whole park to be honest... holtjammy16 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEALTHDAN Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 They have got as bad as BPB for maintaining lights and effects! And that is pretty damn low! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 It looked even better than those pictures show when Amity Cove first opened. Remember this was Tussauds very first developments with Thorpe Park when people still looked up to standards like Chessington and Alton Towers had in the 90s. There were a lot more visual effects too in the queue if I remember? The broken houses all had features like the toilet & shower throwing water about. The little church steeple did something as well, I think playing ironic gospel music or something. The surrounding area was better themed with one side of the "Catastrophe Kate" boat distressed and decorated, with the themed wheel before a big hole was cut in it to create the current entrance door. The whole place was a lot fresher and open before the paint peeled off, where the dodgems are now was a nice grassy bank where everyone would picnic and you got a great view of the ride from there. If you didn't know the water tower would periodically open and spill a huge amount of water into the pool below. The gas ball would explode with a flame rather dramatically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 They have got as bad as BPB for maintaining lights and effects! And that is pretty damn low!What's wrong with the maintenence of the effects at BPB? Apart from Valhalla they all seem to be working on most of my visits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEALTHDAN Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 What's wrong with the maintenence of the effects at BPB? Apart from Valhalla they all seem to be working on most of my visits. Took them the best part of 5 years to fix the lift lights on pmbo alone, add all the effects and lights rides should have that no longer work the national should have a flashing beacon and chaser in its tower, so should ice blast, there are about 5 light effects either broke or take away from pmbo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Took them the best part of 5 years to fix the lift lights on pmbo alone, add all the effects and lights rides should have that no longer work the national should have a flashing beacon and chaser in its tower, so should ice blast, there are about 5 light effects either broke or take away from pmbo!I was only thinking of effects rather than lighting, but actually I agree that the state of the lighting is very poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 It looked even better than those pictures show when Amity Cove first opened. Remember this was Tussauds very first developments with Thorpe Park when people still looked up to standards like Chessington and Alton Towers had in the 90s. There were a lot more visual effects too in the queue if I remember? The broken houses all had features like the toilet & shower throwing water about. The little church steeple did something as well, I think playing ironic gospel music or something. The surrounding area was better themed with one side of the "Catastrophe Kate" boat distressed and decorated, with the themed wheel before a big hole was cut in it to create the current entrance door. The whole place was a lot fresher and open before the paint peeled off, where the dodgems are now was a nice grassy bank where everyone would picnic and you got a great view of the ride from there. If you didn't know the water tower would periodically open and spill a huge amount of water into the pool below. The gas ball would explode with a flame rather dramatically. You're taking me back too a much better time in Thorpe's history. God I miss those days, before Original Source splurged awful colours over the boats, the flashing traffic lights, the dinging of the church bell, the police style fencing around the splash pool. SteveJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraX Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 The queue line was great too, as already mentioned, with water effects spilling out, it was shocking when they painted over all that great theming in those awful green Original Source colours. Too bad they didn't have some pride in it, it used to look fantastic. SteveJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappomatic Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 I seem to remember in its first year the insulators on the electricity pylons having some kind of simulated crackling effect too (just flickering lights inside) but may be imagining that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mattgwise Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 I thought for a split second it was just an old photo. But can see Swarm in background. Yay! Glad it's working again. Let's hope it's still working by the summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Allgood Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 amity.jpg what about the fire effect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Finally purged the bats out? Very good news indeed, little details like that is what the parks are missing most atm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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