MattyMoo Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 Random thought - the concept art shows posters "giving a nod" (a phrase you may have not heard before) to other areas in the park - some past, some present - yet elsewhere it's been pointed out that tHe ISlAND LiKE nO OtHEr is no longer referring to areas by name/area any more signpost wise etc. Seems very Thorpe to me. In other news that shouldn't be in this thread but is, I see Containment shipping container is gone, and Depth Charge is getting a repaint - at least, the lower part of the tower. Impressive. coasterverse 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntman707 Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 On 2/22/2023 at 1:04 PM, MattyMoo said: Random thought - the concept art shows posters "giving a nod" (a phrase you may have not heard before) to other areas in the park - some past, some present - yet elsewhere it's been pointed out that tHe ISlAND LiKE nO OtHEr is no longer referring to areas by name/area any more signpost wise etc. Seems very Thorpe to me. In other news that shouldn't be in this thread but is, I see Containment shipping container is gone, and Depth Charge is getting a repaint - at least, the lower part of the tower. Impressive. HOLD THE PRESS!!! Did you say a container was removed? Quick, get the Thorpe marketing account to give us such an illustrious update. WAIT - He's already done it; MattyMoo and coasterverse 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterverse Posted March 2 Author Report Share Posted March 2 Some more ExClUsIvE content for all you non-passholding lads - the Final Call Café is making good progress, and actually looks a hell of a lot better than the concept art. Definitely fits the vibe better in person, looking forward to seeing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ML27 Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 Funny that the coffee shop has Derren brown colours with the blue kiosk and the rails at the top near the TV screens coasterverse 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterverse Posted March 2 Author Report Share Posted March 2 1 hour ago, ML27 said: Funny that the coffee shop has Derren brown colours with the blue kiosk and the rails at the top near the TV screens Didn’t even notice that! What’s the betting Thorpe say it was an intentional thing to ‘give a nod to’ or as an ‘easter egg’ to the past… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ML27 Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 They’ve “weathered” the new ghost train building. I think out of two main options: Have it look brand new, or look like a normal Thorpe park attraction. The latter was the better option. It being brand new would have looked weird in that colour. They’ve done such a good job on the weathering it looks normal. It does also look like they haven’t touched it for years. Done the job, but does look disgusting coasterverse 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterverse Posted March 10 Author Report Share Posted March 10 2 hours ago, ML27 said: They’ve “weathered” the new ghost train building. I think out of two main options: Have it look brand new, or look like a normal Thorpe park attraction. The latter was the better option. It being brand new would have looked weird in that colour. They’ve done such a good job on the weathering it looks normal. It does also look like they haven’t touched it for years. Done the job, but does look disgusting I like it! I agree that having it weathered is by far the better option. If they'd have kept it looking brand spankin' new, it would look even stranger against the rest of the Victorian building. I think it looks great to be honest (in a "its an old abandoned train station" kind of way). Stuntman707 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted March 11 Report Share Posted March 11 It looks nice in isolation in an "abandoned train station" vibe, which seems to be the theme/story. I'm still concerned how it will look in a wider context when you look at it integrated with the brick warehouse. Whilst I understand why they're showing close ups of the work, I think it's also telling that they're not showing wider pictures. Stuntman707 and coasterverse 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntman707 Posted March 11 Report Share Posted March 11 It's funny to see something weathered at Thorpe on purpose rather than just being left to rot like most the other attractions. I suppose they did literally put fart pods in TWD:TR. At least one of the SBNO rides has finally been knocked down. Towers don't mess about getting rid of theirs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterverse Posted March 18 Author Report Share Posted March 18 TV screen boxes outside Ghost Train… hmmmmmm… 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 Sure that's not for the menu's in the cafe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterverse Posted March 18 Author Report Share Posted March 18 3 hours ago, MattyMoo said: Sure that's not for the menu's in the cafe? Suppose it could be, but this was in the actual gated off queue line for Ghost Train next to the curtain to get into the preshow 👀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ML27 Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 Wish we had a proper opening date for this attraction. I’d be excited every time I visit Thorpe if I knew. I also wish the marketing for this ride was actually there. Considering it’s meant to open in the next couple of months. There’s been no real teasers or anything. Thorpe have said they are keeping the inside a surprise but I hope we learn a little bit more about the story before it opens. Maybe I’m hoping for Alton manor type marketing and I know it won’t be. Maybe they are letting Alton manor have the limelight before they start advertising it coasterverse 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 Why market it when opening isn't confirmed? Towers didn't push their marketing for ages for Alty Mans considering when Duel closed. Patience is a virtue. And setting expectations highly for this is probably not the way to go about it considering the ride in question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ML27 Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 Because it’s teased to be opening spring 2023 fair enough if it was a late summer or later. We had little teasers for Alton Manor throughout closed season. Any major ones were in February I must admit. Not setting high expectations, I just hope there’s a clear story which fits in with Thorpe as a whole. I’m just excited for a new ride this year, last year had new events as a reason to visit more and look forward too. Ghost train is the reason for me this year, living so close to the park I actually want new rides and attractions to experience for a park which doesn’t get very many. Hence the excitement for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterverse Posted March 23 Author Report Share Posted March 23 I'm very, very sceptical for a Spring opening to be perfectly honest with you (and until we get another Silkstone or official Thorpe Park video showing the progress inside I will remain sceptical). We all know how over-ambitious parks usually are with their attraction deadlines, and if this Ghost Train retheme is even half as ambitious as they're leading on (removing the hanging carriage scene etc) then I would be massively surprised if deconstruction and reconstruction managed to only take up the winter season and a portion of opening season - I would probably say that a summer opening is much, much more likely... but I'd love to eat my hat on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt N Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 This isn’t related to opening, but I had a random thought about Ghost Train. Could the ride potentially employ UV paint in some capacity? Thorpe’s teaser video potentially hinted at this, with words suddenly appearing on the side of the building when the grim reaper-type figure appeared: And The Curse at Alton Manor’s pre-show utilises a similar effect: Could we potentially see a similar trick employed on Ghost Train in some capacity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 Van Helsing's Factory did it first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ML27 Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 Wondered why I saw the cans of paint behind curse when it opened 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tactic Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 Do we have anymore updates on how the park are getting on with Ghost Train? I really want to try get down to the park when it opens but I have exams in May and June and probably cannot get to thorpe in that period, does anyone think it will be open before then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 There haven't been any updates recently. There's no indication of when it might open beyond "Spring". However, I'd say it's looking unlikely it will open this month now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tactic Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 Oh, that's a shame, I have always said that spring probably means the end of May in the parks mind, but was hoping I might be able to go on it before my exams. I guess they have only been working on the ride for about 4/5 months (I think I cant remeber when they started the work) so it's best they take their time so the attraction is the best it possibly can be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterverse Posted April 2 Author Report Share Posted April 2 On 3/29/2023 at 7:22 AM, Matt N said: This isn’t related to opening, but I had a random thought about Ghost Train. Could the ride potentially employ UV paint in some capacity? Thorpe’s teaser video potentially hinted at this, with words suddenly appearing on the side of the building when the grim reaper-type figure appeared: And The Curse at Alton Manor’s pre-show utilises a similar effect: Could we potentially see a similar trick employed on Ghost Train in some capacity? Yeah I speculated something like this a while back - mostly as a joke - but after seeing The Curse, I think it is looking more and more like a plausable option. Matt N 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ML27 Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 I really don’t want to see the parks go down the same effect route. Same effects just different themes. Try the Alton Towers on! Try the Thorpe park one! suprised it’s not the curse at Thorpe Junction coasterverse 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 It's going to be June isn't it? coasterverse and Inferno 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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