ashleyrose-66 Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Tidal Wave broke down today, which according to the Daily Fail left "thrillseekers stuck for 20 minutes in 86c heat!" Surprisingly, there is no mention of "the Smiler incident" in the article. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5909841/Thrillseekers-stuck-Thorpe-Park-rollercoaster-ride-86F-heat.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Hilarious! Also hilarious that it says this... Scott Montague asked why Samurai was running with '20 seats unfilled' and thirty minutes later returned to Twitter to report a break down. A blatant lie considering it isn't allowed to run with less than 15 riders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 8 minutes ago, Mattgwise said: Hilarious! Also hilarious that it says this... Scott Montague asked why Samurai was running with '20 seats unfilled' and thirty minutes later returned to Twitter to report a break down. A blatant lie considering it isn't allowed to run with less than 15 riders! Though that's true, Samurai was running with 2 rows unavailable on Saturday. Potentially still true for today. If so, not hard to see why someone would exaggerate that to 20 (or alternatively a typo). Mattgwise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han30 Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 Just the headline of that article got on my wick - TW isn’t a rollercoaster ? Mattgwise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 Ridiculous article, Tidal Wave’s stoppage at the top of the lift is just a usual breakdown occurrence which has happened before and will happen agsin. Nothing to to worry about, the ride team have a full plan in place, whether the ride can be restarted or needs to be evacuated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 18 hours ago, Mattgwise said: Hilarious! Also hilarious that it says this... Scott Montague asked why Samurai was running with '20 seats unfilled' and thirty minutes later returned to Twitter to report a break down. A blatant lie considering it isn't allowed to run with less than 15 riders! Guests are amazingly inept at counting in theme parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted July 3, 2018 Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 "I didn't know it was only 2 to a row!" *After a 90 minute queue watching said ride* Zappomatic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 Nice to see Tidal Wave able to run 3 boats again! JoelAllen and Matt 236 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmangi Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 So this happened on 10/07/2018. A stoppage at the top of Tidal Wave. Had my camera with me and got a photo. Was quite surprised that it doesnt look like the staff member had any type of harness on, happy to be proven wrong tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, cmangi said: So this happened on 10/07/2018. A stoppage at the top of Tidal Wave. Had my camera with me and got a photo. Was quite surprised that it doesnt look like the staff member had any type of harness on, happy to be proven wrong tho! This is a normal shutdown procedure, so nothing to worry about. A staff member will walk to the top of the lift to explain to guests what’s happened and to reassure them. They won’t evacuate the ride unless they absolutely have to. They have safety procedures in place to avoid injury. If the ride is back on 3 boats now, this is excellent news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 15 minutes ago, cmangi said: So this happened on 10/07/2018. A stoppage at the top of Tidal Wave. Had my camera with me and got a photo. Was quite surprised that it doesnt look like the staff member had any type of harness on, happy to be proven wrong tho! Not all the rides require a harness to walk up the lift hills / or at least some way up them. cmangi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobF Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 4 hours ago, Marc said: Not all the rides require a harness to walk up the lift hills / or at least some way up them. Only coasters/rides with sudden drops have the harneses, for example nemesis inferno, tidal wave vs Colossus/swarm if u slip you can fall between the stairs and the track. cmangi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 It's a shame the amount of stuff dumped around Tidal Wave these days. Stupid little stalls in what used to be a really nice area to sit in the sun and watch the boats come down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 Am I correct in thinking the water effects in the queueline are broken/off again, despite having been fixed a few years back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 22 minutes ago, Coaster said: Am I correct in thinking the water effects in the queueline are broken/off again, despite having been fixed a few years back? I haven't seen them working this year, they looked like they were in a bit of a state and neglected again last time I went on TW. Coaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Mattgwise said: I haven't seen them working this year, they looked like they were in a bit of a state and neglected again last time I went on TW. That's a shame considering they were fully restored either last year or the one before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 Yep, that is exactly what I thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt A Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 Not a big surprise for the choice, same company (Coca-Cola) doing the sponsorship, guess they must have thought the demographic at Thorpe would be more likely to drink Oasis, associates better with summer too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mer Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 *Sigh* I miss the days before it had brightly coloured sponsors, and the bridge was just good ol’ Pier 13... Sorry, but I just can’t get used to the sponsored stuff, just looks so tacky and out of place ? SteveJ and 2542464 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 Exactly my thoughts Mer. That new roof colour scheme reminds me of the horrendous sponsor by Original Source! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 Good to see the queue line theming working again - simple effects I know but nice to see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted June 15, 2019 Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 Good to see the queue line theming working again - simple effects I know but nice to see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Not drinking water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysta Ghoul Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 I think they were fixed couple years back, maybe not, but they're lots of fun. The toilet is pretty busted now though and has a plastic seat sort of stuck on top (used to be a themed toilet like from the 50s) with a perspex cover to stop people, err..! I think the radio on the shelf in the first 'house' used to speak too? The house sets looking pretty worn out these days sadly. It was a brilliant themed area when looked after, the best in park! Mattgwise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 47 minutes ago, Mysta Ghoul said: I think they were fixed couple years back, maybe not, but they're lots of fun. The toilet is pretty busted now though and has a plastic seat sort of stuck on top (used to be a themed toilet like from the 50s) with a perspex cover to stop people, err..! I think the radio on the shelf in the first 'house' used to speak too? The house sets looking pretty worn out these days sadly. It was a brilliant themed area when looked after, the best in park! They were fixed two seasons ago, but then broke again (or weren't swithched on). Last season i saw only the sink work on one visit and nothing on the rest. Was just nice to see them all working. The house sets certainly do look worn which is a shame. At least the park are trying to touch little things up and repair things. Mysta Ghoul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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