November 1, 20168 yr comment_243800 2 hours ago, Marc said: I doubt we need to worry about it going ! There are engineers there at the moment and it's slightly raised so it's being worked on I actually took a run round this afternoon to do other rides (well it is the end of the season), and sadly Slammer was shut with nobody in attendance.
November 1, 20168 yr comment_243802 Got this shot of it this afternoon it's very slightly raised and was making plenty of air sounds!
November 1, 20168 yr comment_243803 21 minutes ago, Marc said: Got this shot of it this afternoon it's very slightly raised and was making plenty of air sounds! I did pass a group of three engineers walking from it's direction mid afternoon, that might have been the team responsible. If I have a quiet night at work tonight, I will try the park again tomorrow.
November 2, 20168 yr comment_243849 By the end of the day all the Restraints had been taken off Slammer - looks like they took the time to start closed season work a couple days earlier with it being shut.
March 22, 20178 yr comment_248399 20 minutes ago, Joe1 said: Slammer looks to been taken of the rides page on Thorpes website Omg it has nooo slammer, its a quality ride, was it open on preview day?
March 22, 20178 yr comment_248400 I hope it hasn't closed permanently, its a great ride and its the last of its kind
March 22, 20178 yr comment_248401 2 minutes ago, Josh3103 said: I hope it hasn't closed permanently, its a great ride and its the last of its kind But there is a reason there is literally only one left on this planet.
March 22, 20178 yr comment_248403 Slammer is a free fall adreline rush and is a beauty as It is the last one alive. But It isnt on the ride list on their website :/ but it is still located in old town on the new map? This is lead to me being so confused could this be the end of the sky swats including the only one slammer.
March 22, 20178 yr comment_248404 Slammer's annual "is it dead?" topic revival has come early I see...
March 22, 20178 yr comment_248405 Probably means it's had issues in testing and will require a new part which takes weeks as it has to be specially made. I would guess its taken off for now and will reappear when the ride is ready. They aren't planning to remove it.
March 22, 20178 yr comment_248407 ^^ They've probably done it for the same reason they take the signs down when it's closed for a long period of time. It had one of its best seasons last year, and maintenance has been carried out on it this winter, I can't see it going anywhere
March 23, 20178 yr comment_248417 It didn't open on preview days but can you blame them, opening it is hassle! It's on the map so it's intended to run this season. Slammer just keeps us on our toes. And timber tug boat ride isn't on the website yet so you know, maybe they're merging the two rides into one awesome experience!
March 23, 20178 yr comment_248420 Wouldn't surprise me if we saw this as a summer opening. I mean it's not like it draws huge crowds so there's no real rush to get it open. Shame really it's a fantastic flat ride. I would hope Thorpe wouldn't close it without letting fans know, I mean it is the last sky swot in the world.
March 23, 20178 yr comment_248423 Don't worry about Slammer lads, the new mini drop tower coming soon to Old Town will fulfil your freefall needs. In seriousness - would doubt they are about to scrap the thing due to A. being on the freshly printed park maps and B. the amount of money they have spent on it already - meaning it had a very successful 2016. It was probably available for longer over the season than DBGT
March 23, 20178 yr comment_248426 10 hours ago, Mitchada04 said: And timber tug boat ride isn't on the website yet so you know, maybe they're merging the two rides into one awesome experience! Do you really believe that? How could they do something like that? Also, why is Frog Hopper not listed on the map?
March 23, 20178 yr comment_248427 1 minute ago, StevenVig said: Also, why is Frog Hopper not listed on the map? It's now opening next season or towards the end of this one.
March 23, 20178 yr comment_248434 1 hour ago, StevenVig said: Do you really believe that? How could they do something like that? Lots of superglue.
March 23, 20178 yr comment_248438 34 minutes ago, Ryan said: Lots of superglue. Or some sort of shipping container walk through from the Slammer exit to the Tug Boat.
March 23, 20178 yr comment_248447 1 hour ago, MattyMoo said: Or some sort of shipping container walk through from the Slammer exit to the Tug Boat. I can't remember where I heard it from, but apparently they are replacing the rows of seats on Slammer with a Rock n Tug on one side and a Frog Hopper on the other for two unique new ride experiences. One side is going to be called SlamTwister - a 'sliding rotating rotating freefall experience'. The other is going to be called Slammer2 - a 'raising raising rotating freefall freefall experience'. 2017 is looking to be an awesome year!
March 25, 20178 yr comment_248524 Also, they would have announced its closure if it was going for good. A theme park wouldn't just close one of its most iconic rides without any warning. Actually, a theme park shouldn't close ANY ride without warning (Looking at you, Alton Towers and Ripsaw). I agree with what others have said. If it was permanently closing, they wouldn't have put it on the map. It's just a bunch of maintenance. It will be back open later. Nobody can expect a ride, that breaks every second, to be working completely fine in the first week of the season. Edited March 25, 20178 yr by Pinecone33 mentioning that a theme park should not close an attraction without a warning
April 11, 20178 yr comment_249176 Sorry about the image quality, but I just want to point out that I noticed this on Sunday, but there is actually a birds nest currently in place on the left support on Slammer, around where the locks are.
April 12, 20178 yr comment_249234 Well that statement is in no way optimistic. I shall assume it's another loggers situation until they say something otherwise.
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