Merry-go-girl Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Lovely sunny day though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Good piece of scaffolding replacing the old scaffolding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 looks a tiny bit more permanent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiteknuckle Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 I know a guy who could do with that scrap wood for his open fireplace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 Blimey, those chipboard sets must have broken the bank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insider9150 Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 I was at the park today, and noticed that speakers have been fitted above the shooting gallery next to scorpion express. anyone know any more??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th13teen Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 I would say the ride was a great experience, a little disappointing in comparison to the Runaway Mine Train, but an improvement on the decayed ride that was there before. I agree the queue is...poor...and tight, all a little odd ball. However generally suits the target market, serves its purpose as a family friendly attractions, and as long as the fireball and water effects keep working its a great ride...when they stop working...yeah its just going to be a Western Flying Fish. The Kids loved the ride, and that's the important thing, Chessington is not Disneyland nor does it pretend to be Disneyland, it serves its purpose well. And it was much needed. So we should not be too quick to be critical, its a lovely little ride and I was happy enough with it, apart from the now botch job of transitional areas, such as the odd tight area of the Entrance to the ride, or the odd ball area of the Jumbo's and the Zufari walkway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 I have to say I was VERY impressed with Scorpion today! Had some new stuff added to the queue, such as live scorpions/cockroaches and even a tally on the wall! ("Days since explosion") Had some new sounds as well! In the tunnel section you'd hear scorpions supposedly scuttling along above the ceiling...and an intimidating rumbling which is heard just before the fire effect occurs! and for the most part...the giant scorpion's water effect was PERFECTLY timed! JamminGamer and Whiteknuckle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiteknuckle Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 I rode it a couple of weeks ago, and have to admit I actually prefer it in it's current theme. Seems to be more going on than when it was the Mine Train Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 I'm pretty sure this is the best footage of the Scorpion Express soundtrack we have so far... c1hrisin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimble Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 "Chessington is not Disneyland nor does it pretend to be Disneyland," Well in the handbook it does say... "our vision, to be the global leader in location based branded family entertainment" sounds distinctly disney to me. The facts are that Runaway was more than capable of running last year after the decaying fire hazard rockwork was removed. But it was eventually decided after several weeks of sitting on hands that runaway could be re-packaged as a new attraction. The same I regret to tell you is true of ramesies, all it needed was a new restraint system to be shipped post haste. But as merlin don't much care for post haste it was left to decay yet further. I must make something clear, you can't blame the engineers. They are overworked as it stands and with the ailing rides lineup along with the uncertian future of the park, and it's assets. The morale sadly isn't great! SteveJ and MattyMoo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Thanks for that post Gimble... and welcome to TPM. Â I noted Ramases was down today - is it anything serious? I loved the original RMT and I love Ramases too - I'd hate to see Ramases disappear, she'll be 20 next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 I think the extention of the hotel plus investment in the theming of the park kinda shows that they are intending to keep it nowadays. At least it's more secure than it's ever been. Â Of course you can't blame the engineers. It's definitely all down to budgets and staffing. Cornflakes, HermanTheGerman and InfernoMartin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HermanTheGerman Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 "Chessington is not Disneyland nor does it pretend to be Disneyland," Well in the handbook it does say... "our vision, to be the global leader in location based branded family entertainment" sounds distinctly disney to me. The facts are that Runaway was more than capable of running last year after the decaying fire hazard rockwork was removed. But it was eventually decided after several weeks of sitting on hands that runaway could be re-packaged as a new attraction. The same I regret to tell you is true of ramesies, all it needed was a new restraint system to be shipped post haste. But as merlin don't much care for post haste it was left to decay yet further. I must make something clear, you can't blame the engineers. They are overworked as it stands and with the ailing rides lineup along with the uncertian future of the park, and it's assets. The morale sadly isn't great! You can't blame them for leaving Runaway. Whilst it would've helped with the atrocious queues last year, I think it was the better choice to re-develop it for this year. As by about mid July, it was pretty clear to the park that what should have been their finest moment was a complete shambles. I believe that they decided to almost give up on 2013 and instead put all efforts into making 2014 the year 2013 should have been. Again this is a guess, but its pretty clear. Â They obviously weren't going to have any money for a major attraction and Amazu and the hotel weren't going to pull the crowds. The re-working of Scorpion created one of the busiest periods at Chessington in years. The park was almost at capacity daily, sometimes even over! Â It might be worth pointing out that a lot more money than we think was spent on this year, a lot more! Merlin do see a bright future for the park, otherwise so much money wouldn't have been spent on a second hotel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimble Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Haha yes I agree with you there. Last year was a bit of a disaster and there are literally dosens of incidents which were kept quiet. I guess thats something they are just as good as disney at, keeping it all out of the press! I do wonder, if the hotel was to change overall ownership (rather like the way it used to be, or run as a franchise) what would happen on the payroll, as maintenance now look after the hotel - not an external company. I really can't help but think that money spent would mean money saved in the long run. That, and people panicking and making unprofessional mistakes! Bring the painters in I say, like the old days. MattyMoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 Haha yes I agree with you there. Last year was a bit of a disaster and there are literally dosens of incidents which were kept quiet. I guess thats something they are just as good as disney at, keeping it all out of the press! Â That's really nothing new, believe me... Gimble and SteveJ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Scorpion Express is actually better than I was expecting.  Liked the soundtrack, and the water jets and fire were fab!  Still preferred it as Runaway Mine Train though. HermanTheGerman, Kerfuffle, dk3 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWOAfanMalcolm Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 The Fire effect wasn't working on Thursday hope this isn't going to be the case for the rest of the year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT1ws3oooCc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWOAfanMalcolm Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 At the End of the video Ride Experiences may vary. What the heck? Is that a disclaimer that the fire and water may not work all this year? OldFarmerDean and Kerfuffle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HermanTheGerman Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 All their ride videos say that. It won't be anything to do with the effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewumbrajumbos Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 It will be on the basis of how many cycles you get or getting wet, operators try and give the same amount of cycles throughout the day but sometimes park wrong or are just not paying attention and send it round an extra time. Â Just reading a while back on what coaster dude said about the additions, Scorpian has been worked on throughout the year with new small touchs and general improvments. For instance the heaters installed into the tunnel a month after opening and did anyone notice the TNT detinator added into the queue over summer? Its just before you get on the platform. Â It's nice to see that throughout the year it has had a fair bit of attention ... just a shame the fire effect is hit or miss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraX Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 It received that bit of attention with added details, as the park were unhappy with the finished result from MMM. It seems things don't always look like their design art work, and objects (scorpions) may look bigger on paper than in real life. Silly I know.. SteveJ and Merry-go-girl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewumbrajumbos Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 That makes sense as it was nothing major just small added theaming and features. Also forgot to mention the special boards made for the ride to block off certain gates was a nice touch! Compared to Vampires approach of using height sticks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Heaters installed in the cave? Probably the most unnecessary addition in the history of unnecessary additions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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