Matt 236 Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 What have I come in to?Back on topic, Southend is a decent little park with some decent rides such as Rage & Barnstormer and suite a lot of flats, it's not quite Thorpe but it's good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GladiatorFanKyle Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Adventure Island for the past two Saturdays have been open till 10pm!! it's great! plenty of rides on Rage! (also Viking boats but thats only cause my best friend works on it and I wanna get her a good score so she gets promoted )Â Coaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover2012 Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 I used to go to Southend as a kid... Was it Peter Pan's playground?? I remember a coaster on a figure of 8 with a space theme? Also a very strange dome and walk through! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 It will forever be Peter Pans! The dome is long gone though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GladiatorFanKyle Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 I used to go to Southend as a kid... Was it Peter Pan's playground?? I remember a coaster on a figure of 8 with a space theme? Also a very strange dome and walk through! Space Chaser!!! that ride is still in the UK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GladiatorFanKyle Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Guys how busy is it likely to be on the 2nd of june (its a Tuesday) at AI?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 the question is, I've heard adventure island is never really that busy even holidays, is that true, as I'm visiting for the first time sat 30th may which is the end weekend of half term week....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Rage and over the hill sometimes get 20 to 30 min queues, especially towards the end of the day. Other than that you're usually looking at waiting for one or two ride cycles for most things. Occasionally they'll have a really busy one but that's rare. Amazing what pay per ride does for operations, isn't it! Coaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GladiatorFanKyle Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Over the Hill is a little s*** cause you cant see how big the queue is till you are inside! be warned it breaks down a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paige Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 If it's hot, you could wait a considerable-ish amount of time for Tidal Wave. I remember waiting something like 45 minutes for it as a child! Other than that, the queues aren't really something to worry about, the place may seem to be heaving, but not everyone there is going on rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted May 30, 2015 Report Share Posted May 30, 2015 So glad I've been to Adventure Island now... Had a really great day, definitely nice to go to a non merlin park, and less of a full on theme park. Not sure if it's worth £27 and half price after 6 for only up to 4 hours is a bit of a rip off... But I only paid £7 +£20 worth of tesco voucher, so was decent. The staff that work there must be high or something, or not sure if that's just how Essex people are... They were absolutely crazy, but really made a change to most places with how nice and funny they all were. The rides, Rage was a little bit of a disappointment as it was pretty slow and a bit tame, but fun nonetheless, and the other 4 family creds were great fun too! Over the hill was certainly different, as was the devil gold mine (spinning ride, can't remember the proper name)... Most of the rides there were a bit odd, like the skateboarder and fireball which has the worst throughput I think I have ever seen, as they let people off they don't let people back on and seem to do it in a really funny order (the same with the big wheel actually). the claw was horrific, so was scorpion... And finally the other main ride that deserves a mention is Time Machine, can't believe I rode it 3 times, I literally wasn't even going to ride it the first time, but got persuaded to and sorta regretted it, felt sick after a few seconds, it is such a unique and intense ride, I came off feeling so dizzy and ill, but persisted on with the day and ended up on it twice more which was just about bareable but still ridiculous! Queues weren't that bad at all really for half term although the park seemed packed, didn't really end up waitin more than 10/15 minutes although some rides should have been less but the staff really seemed more interested in guest interaction than throughput on quite a few occasions which did get slightly annoying, but glad we went for the whole day as I was shocked how many rides there were compacted in to such a small area aha, ended up with a total ride count of 46, played crazy golf and done the pier as well which is so misleading how far it is until you actually start walking it and realise you're getting nowhere pretty much aha... So overall had an amazing day and would definitely try and return in the future like next year, but don't think it's somewhere I could go every few weeks like Thorpe etc. pluk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 A rather good response to The Smiler incident from Adventure Island, with a fairly reassuring piece they did for breakfast tv on their facebook page.   Message about Ride Safety at Adventure Island The health and safety of our customers is of paramount importance to Adventure Island. We have a rigorous inspection process, which involves, daily, weekly, monthly and annual checks on each of our rides by our in-house highly experienced, qualified team. All rides are also annually inspected by independent inspectors. All this happens before members of the public are permitted to ride. All our ride operators receive meticulous training before operating any of our attractions and are then continuously assessed. Like the majority of other theme and fun parks across the UK and Europe, Adventure Island also has a rollercoaster by Gerstlauer, the manufacturer of Alton Towers’ Smiler. Our rollercoaster – Rage – has been in operation for 7 years with no safety issues. It is impossible for two cars to collide as the independent dual computer system prevents a car starting its ride until the previous car has arrived back in the station Our first action on hearing of the tragic incident at Alton Towers was to immediately contact the ride manufacturer Gerstlauer in order to take their advice. They assured us that Rage is perfectly safe and there is absolutely no reason at all why it should not continue to operate as normal. Obviously we will continue to monitor the situation and receive regular briefings from both the Health & Safety Executive and Gerstlauer, and will not hesitate to take appropriate action should that situation change. Matt 236 and GladiatorFanKyle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 Pretty impressive for such a small park! They may not be the biggest, but they strive to be the best and you can really feel that when you are there. Â OldFarmerDean, Coaster and GladiatorFanKyle 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GladiatorFanKyle Posted July 18, 2015 Report Share Posted July 18, 2015 Pretty impressive for such a small park! They may not be the biggest, but they strive to be the best and you can really feel that when you are there. Â thats excellent work!! in all my time going there I've only had one bad experience and that was a very minor one! good on ya AI!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 This shows that parks which strive on being the best are the ones that excel, third place for a small park such as this is really impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno Nemesis Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 I am going to Adventure island tomorrow what should I go to first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altitude Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Whatever you want to, I can't imagine the queues for anything will be that long tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordanluke2009 Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 It's not open tomorrow the only bit open will be the inside park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 What do you reckon, TPM trip?! Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 I don't think I could bare that as TPM trip.  Would be a eye-opening trip though, especially for newd members. Graw and Ian-S 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 The current top story on BBC news is... Â http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-34631694 Â Sadly a failed attempt, but good publicity none the less. I'm off to find some better evidence of this event to, er, fill my evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieN Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 Am I the only one who finds the pharoah ride extremely forceful? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfernoMartin Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 From Adventure Island's Facebook page giving a peak of the new ride going where Devils Creek was: Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Are they re-theming the ride or will it be a new thing altogether? Â Never knew the Creek was on it's way out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieN Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 ^ Shall we just call you Matt then?! Kerfuffle and Matt 236 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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