Coaster Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Slammer was closed all day today. (Samurai and Zodiac were as well). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge2002 Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 They haven't even put the signage back up for Slammer either. It's weird they decided to print it on the map. If they're going to reprint it in 2 months for Angry Birds they may as well have just omitted it, unless of course they expect it to open sooner rather than later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Thorpe stated in the questions to TP topic Slammer should be back up and running for open day on Thursday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Not open today either... Possibly optimistic it opening Thursday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC! Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Its testing though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paige Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 When was the last time Slammer has actually been open to the GP? I'm sure the last time I rode it was in like 2011 if that, so either I've had awful luck whenever I've gone or Slammer has acted as a monument for the past 3 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 It last operated around last June/July. A lot of the time it is a bit of a monument and it's amazing Thorpe even bother with it anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.S217 Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Last year from opening day to mid june Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paige Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 I'm going to Thorpe in April as well as during FN so I should actually get a chance of riding it, that's if they haven't lost all hope by then, which is seeming more and more likely at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC! Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Slammer supposedly has now opened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfernoMartin Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Place bets now on how long till it goes bang again. My bet is it will shutdown before the end of the day :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomglazed Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 On 3/16/2014 at 2:40 PM, Jason said: Place bets now on how long till it goes bang again. My bet is it will shutdown before the end of the day :/ Write your own jokes Hope it holds out this season, I will be shocked if Slammer has another season for serious downtime and it survives to tell the tale another year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 It's only been testing today, no sign of life around it as of 5 min ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Only sign of life was them testing it shortly after I'd originally posted today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbie Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 It was testing today, although very slowly. Seemed to get stuck at various places as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 I didn't see it 'In action' but I saw it coming down, it took like 6-7 minutes to come back to ground level. Got a little bit of it on video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 so any news if slammer was open today? going tomorrow and not sure whether to get my hopes up or not aha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 Wasn't open today according to a mate who was there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 On 3/20/2014 at 6:01 PM, DeanGaryCox said: so any news if slammer was open today? going tomorrow and not sure whether to get my hopes up or not aha! Wouldn't get your hopes up, it was testing on Sunday and wasn't right. Apparently there was no sign of testing today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 thanks, ah well with another trip end of next trip, I should hopefully get to ride it after it being closed before may last year which was my first visit of the year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flipper Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 No opening, no signage, no testing, nothing. I cant say I had my hopes up but I had hoped for some kind of life after the park's comment saying "It will be open on Thursday" whereas instead it sat gathering dust again in the corner. OldFarmerDean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 at this rate if I do get round to riding it... I'll be too scared of it breaking down on me (as if I don't get enough thoughts in my heads with other rides! #paranoid) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC! Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 I'm bored with this ride, it's too much off a maintenance nightmare, if it was at Alton, I'm sure they would have done what they have done with Submission but about 2 years ago. I mean I like it but to me the park are just wasting their time with it now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 On 3/20/2014 at 7:29 PM, DeanGaryCox said: at this rate if I do get round to riding it... I'll be too scared of it breaking down on me (as if I don't get enough thoughts in my heads with other rides! #paranoid) When the the ride is actually working, I've never actually seen this ride break down during operation, where as I've seen nearly every other ride on the park break down, so I wouldn't be too scared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted March 20, 2014 Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 On 3/20/2014 at 7:36 PM, ThorpeAddict said: When the the ride is actually working, I've never actually seen this ride break down during operation, where as I've seen nearly every other ride on the park break down, so I wouldn't be too scared. that is true indeed, although I did hear last year that people we're stuck on it for an hour or two last year up in the air, and then was closed for the rest of the year... my problem is I get uncomfortable and clausterphobic being stuck aha - Colossus, although one of my favourite rides, is horrible restraints wise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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