Ryan Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 Hmmm it's a shame they keep doing the bike stunt show thing in these events, it was pretty cool at first but getting boring now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 Does that mean that people with a Thorpe park only annual pass can't go? In that case my friend can't go Read the previous page, last post. They've happily quoted the bloody website T&C saying CLEARLY you can go with a thorpe park annual pass. Read before posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Read the previous page, last post. They've happily quoted the bloody website T&C saying CLEARLY you can go with a thorpe park annual pass. Read before posting. I only thought that it was Merlin pass holders only because of the post two above mine that you obviously didn't read. Read before posting. Lets set something straight it's a 'Merlin Annual Pass Preview Day', therefore the day is exclusive to to MAP holders. It didn't work last time, MAP holders where waiting a very long time to pick up guest tickets and it did add to the final gate figure. If there was 5000 MAP tickets available and everyone brought a friend that's 10,000 guests. 5000 - standard quiet day, everyone has a good time. 10,000 - you piss off all your loyal customers and make them wait excessive amounts of time for rides. Pickles 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 It's just dawned on me that this year's Mash Up event is taking place the weekend after Easter. For the past few years, the park's Easter event has always been during Easter weekend, so why would they have decided to do it differently this year? Also means that the Mash Up event doesn't have extended opening hours, just a 10-6 day. Not that it's particularly important or anything, just curious really.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge2002 Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Easter is REALLY early this year, its probably just because they want it on a certain time of the month. Gives people an incentive to come after the holidays draw to a close too I guess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 ORRRRR, Ministry of Sound could only do those dates... MOS is one of the most popular club's in the country and the DJ's are likely to have a busy working schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan9 Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 All Fright Nights dates are officially now 10-10pm, and the season has been extended a day to Tuesday 5th November. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 It's great to see Thorpe finally restore opening hours as well as increase operation days (Chessington take note). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Rides still close at 9pm though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 I saw on a Thorpe Park Facebook post "Rides will close 9-10pm depending on demand". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 To be fair the park did tend to become quieter in the last hour last year on most days, and the mazes usually have longer queues than the coasters when they're open. I think this extra hour of mazes is a good thing even without the rides tbh The rides will still be open for 11 hours at least!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted August 29, 2013 Report Share Posted August 29, 2013 Good to see a Merlin park extending hours/days, and not cutting them Keep up the good work Thorpe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 It was bound to happen, more than half of the days last year where extended due to popular demand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 http://www.thorpepark.com/plan-your-visit/opening-times.aspx Open times for next year are now out. Much the same as this years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Good to see that there's been no alterations (as far as we know). It will be interesting to see when the November opening hours appear to see whether the park will be closing around the first or second weekend of November, seeing how early the first weekend will be next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Went on desktop version on my mobile and the Nov 2014 was hidden but could see the corner of the box and managed to click it... Only shows up to Monday 3rd Novemver... Doesn't even show the days after as closed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 I am going to port aventura in the summer and I truly realised how bad thorpe's opening times are. We are going in july(a 10-6pm day at thorpe) and will get the park for 3 days at opening hours of 10-midnight. I'm not saying thorpe's hours should be that long it just proves how short they are actually open. In the middle of the summer, they are open from about 10-2am/4am. I must agree that port aventura is much bigger but I would like to see the opening hours continue to increase at thorpe because they are very short... In summer when there are 2 hour queues on the coasters at thorpe you can only get on about 4 rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 I agree to an extent however there's a few factors involved here.. - Most of PortAventuras rides don't open till 12 anyway. You'd be lucky to get Baco, Shambhala and Dragon Khan open before 12. - Thorpe have had long hours in the summer before and traditionally, it gets very quiet around 6 meaning that the people who get affected by the queues aren't sticking around. - Thorpe are continuing with summer nights at weekends this season. Hopefully this will mean an end to early closures for the majority of the year. - The Spanish are very much people who get up later and do things later. Evening meals are more eight o clock then six for example hence why PA has later opening hours. - I've never known a time where all five of Thorpes coasters have two hour queues. The only time I can really see it ever happening is Fright Nights, and even then two hours is a stretch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Whilst Thorpe's opening hours could be improved, they aren't nearly as bad as Alton Towers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Again towers suffers from the middle of nowhere effect. When they used to be open until 7pm in the summer, apart from literally the last week the place would be completely deserted by 5pm. Even the 6pms over May Half Term the park was empty by 6.40 on a couple of those days which suggests people are not making use of the full opening times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 I agree to an extent however there's a few factors involved here.. - Most of PortAventuras rides don't open till 12 anyway. You'd be lucky to get Baco, Shambhala and Dragon Khan open before 12. - Thorpe have had long hours in the summer before and traditionally, it gets very quiet around 6 meaning that the people who get affected by the queues aren't sticking around. - Thorpe are continuing with summer nights at weekends this season. Hopefully this will mean an end to early closures for the majority of the year. - The Spanish are very much people who get up later and do things later. Evening meals are more eight o clock then six for example hence why PA has later opening hours. - I've never known a time where all five of Thorpes coasters have two hour queues. The only time I can really see it ever happening is Fright Nights, and even then two hours is a stretch. I see where your coming from with the whole idea of the Spanish but I just meant that I was hoping hours could be increased.I visited in sunscream week last year(will not be doing this again), the queue times were: Flying fish- 30minutes!!! Swarm- 120mins forwards/backwards. Saw- 150mins Stealth- 100mins Tidal wave- 120mins Loggers leap- 60mins Colossus/nemesis- 90mins Rush/vortex- 90mins I'm just trying to say it does get riduculously busy in the summer holidays so I do feel that the hours should be increased. I also visited fright nights and saw alive and other mazes went up to 2/3hours straight away(although this was mainly down to the horrible 3 groups fastrack to 1 normal queue ratio). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 I'm just trying to say it does get riduculously busy in the summer holidays so I do feel that the hours should be increased. I also visited fright nights and saw alive and other mazes went up to 2/3hours straight away(although this was mainly down to the horrible 3 groups fastrack to 1 normal queue ratio). I remember that, My Bloody Valentine had an 140 minute queue because of it and it should have been about 60 maximum! Overselling fastrack is completely unacceptable on Thorpe's behalf and shows that they value money over guest experience. TPJames 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Well they did used to be open till 8 in the Summer, but Summer Nights stops that happening (as they can't extend the length of Summer Nights later into the night due to council restrictions). Out of all the parks in this country (minus Pleasure Beach but that's different, much like Adventure Island), Thorpe do have the best opening times. And they will often extend opening if it is unexpectedly busy (like the strike day earlier this year and other random inset days schools have). Plus we did see the return of 10pm Fright Nights with little closing before this time. They might continue the thing they did last summer and have a few rides open till 9pm to help avoid the car park crush. The fact the park is now open till at least 6pm every weekend is also a step in the right direction, and hopefully with the Shark Hotel they might start operating a few rides for longer (like the Lost City cluster or the coasters for an extra hour). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project LC Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 I imagine that next year we will see the introduction of ERT. They have been gradually letting MAP holders in earlier and earlier. I imagine Vortex wont be running to 9pm like last year as that had somewhat of a negative effect on its performance. Hopefully some rides will remain open longer, I imagine if its a coaster then it would be the swarm, as it is on its own island so easy to track people and keep people away from where they shouldn't be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leannerosekeir Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 hi guys what time do u open and close coz this is the first time that I'm coming to u since I was a kid lol  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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