thorpe fanatic Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Just to confirm, is the free refills all season for £10 applied to the standard Merlin pass or just the premium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Just to confirm, is the free refills all season for £10 applied to the standard Merlin pass or just the premium?Premium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted January 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 From the question I asked on the ap facebook it seems to be all annual pass holders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 The only Annual Pass I will be purchasing is the Premium one.Am I the only one who is Mega Excited about this £10 Refill Capsule!? xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkmad Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 The only Annual Pass I will be purchasing is the Premium one.Am I the only one who is Mega Excited about this £10 Refill Capsule!? xDl need to drink £50 worth of drink and an extra £10 for purchasing it.I think it would be cheaper to do on the day. :angry:Unless it was alcohol, then what a bargin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Cosidering drinks are almost £1.50 a time, if not more it would quickly add up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 l need to drink £50 worth of drink and an extra £10 for purchasing it.I think it would be cheaper to do on the day. :angry:Unless it was alcohol, then what a bargin! Someone, correct me if I'm wrongIts £10 for the whole year........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan9 Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Someone, correct me if I'm wrongIts £10 for the whole year........I would have thought so, considering you can buy refill bottles for the day for £4 with an Annual Pass discount anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Yes, it is £10 for season.I think what keith meant was to justify spending the extra on the pass its self, but I think that the offer is for all pass holders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 The reason why I think that offer is purely for premium, is that firstly they need to entice people to buy it, and that'll help.Secondly they make an unbelievable amount of money from the unlimited refills daily, and they rely heavily on AP holders wanting to get the discount to boost sales. Therefore it doesn't make logical sense for it to be for standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkmad Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Yes, it is £10 for season.I think what Keith meant was to justify spending the extra on the pass its self, but I think that the offer is for all pass holders.Yes that is what I was implying Marc :angry:If any of you guys haven't got a Standard Merlin Annual Pass yet, you can purchase them for £75* until Friday 15th January 2010 .* This is 50% off usual price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Looks like Thorpe have increased their prices for the 2010 season, Adult tickets on the day are now £36 and online tickets are £29. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 They do that every year o.O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan9 Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Looks like Thorpe have increased their prices for the 2010 season, Adult tickets on the day are now £36 and online tickets are £29.Their pricing is becoming a joke now, only 2/3 years ago online tickets were £24. Even then, that was quite a lot of money for just a day in a theme park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Their pricing is becoming a joke now, only 2/3 years ago online tickets were £24. Even then, that was quite a lot of money for just a day in a theme park.I agree, it's just ridiculous. Seriously, they can't really increase the prices anymore, surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Course they can, they can charge however much they want! Think about it, every time they get a new attraction they use more Electricty, and what not, then they pay for licensing of the attraction. so they need extra money to pay for all this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Course they can, they can charge however much they want! Think about it, every time they get a new attraction they use more Electricty, and what not, then they pay for licensing of the attraction. so they need extra money to pay for all this.I wasn't being literal, obviously they can charge as much as they want to. I was just being theoretical, there must be a limit at which people will just stop going to the park? (At least all of the people who buy on-the-day anyway). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyT Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Let's look at this logically. The prices are the way they are for a reason. They're developed to ensure they make the most profit possible, and in a way to make people feel as though they're getting a good deal through special offers, online deals and all that.It's also priced that way to encourage people to buy Annual Passes... for instance, I need to visit three times this year before I've got my money back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan9 Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Course they can, they can charge however much they want! Think about it, every time they get a new attraction they use more Electricty, and what not, then they pay for licensing of the attraction. so they need extra money to pay for all this.They increased tickets prices twice during 2008, even though there was no new attraction. And I can't remember much price increases around 2005/2006, when they installed Rush, Slammer and Stealth. Face it, they're trying to bleed everyone dry, and they can have all the excuses in the world (such as charging 50p for maps because for some reason 'it reduces litter'), but all they care about is your money. I know it's a business, but gawd they are experts at pissing everyone off whilst running it aren't they?MikeyT is right actually, I do agree that it's good business logic, but for the moment I'm just moaning and ranting. Logic can come next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Although I agree it's a rip-off, to most people, who visit 2 or 3 times a year, these changes will make very little difference to a day out, if any difference whatsoever. We are being very analytical here, as we are on every aspect of theme park life. Entry ticket prices increasing by £1 sounds like nothing when put in that sense, does it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorpey Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Face it, they're trying to bleed everyone dry, and they can have all the excuses in the world (such as charging 50p for maps because for some reason 'it reduces litter'), but all they care about is your moneyTo be honest, thats maps thing is obvious...instead of just handing them out to people who dont want them and are therefore likely to throw them away anywhere. If you charge for maps, only people who need them will buy them, and if you need it your not going to throw it away.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 With the maps, I feel that it would just be better to hand out maps free of charge, but only to people if they ask for them. Have them on display in the admissions kiosks, but only hand them out if people ask for them. I know that as an employee in this sort of retail job, you are supposed to ask every visitor whether they would like a map, but I really don't think this should be the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 The pricing makes complete and utter sense, the park is busy, its simple supply and demand.Makes the bogof offers (which like everyone can get throughout like throughout the year) look amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 But if we're really talking about pricing, why not just scrap all of the BOGOF vouchers, save on printing, and halve the on-the-day prices? Makes sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniShinny Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 will chesington prices be same as Thorpe's for the new season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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