Ryan Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 I can promise both of you Slammer hasn't been on the scroller for months now. All it had said until recently is Samurai is currently unavailable and Stealth was undergoing essential maintenance. I'm not disagreeing with you, just correcting Skipper's post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 Anyway, yay for Slammer. Thorpe deserve an amazing amount of credit for bringing it back from the dead. Regardless of what we think of it, they deserve the ride to give them less problems because their persistence is pretty amazing. Luke_A, EC!, dragon2000 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge2002 Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Any updates since that pic? Are we back in action yet, or...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Any updates since that pic? Are we back in action yet, or...? Well soon after that cycle shown in the picture, the ride failed again and will be closed until 2050 for "Essential Maintenance" BigBobJones, MikeC, Luke_A and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ99 Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 Slammer was testing today at 5.15 so hopefully it will be back in action soon c1hrisin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 The restriction board has gone back up too now.. Must be getting close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 According to a post from Go Merlin on Facebook, Slammer was testing all morning and is now back in operation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joegibbon Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 I seriously hope that's true as I'm at the park tomorrow and would really like one last ride on it before closed season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Yep Slammers back up and running Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC! Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 YAY shame it took so long for it to get back up and running Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 Yes but lets just appreciate the fact that they sorted it and have reopened it. They could have easily said sod it, lets leave it until next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC! Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 suppose but still YAY :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 I give it half a public cycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo91 Posted October 13, 2012 Report Share Posted October 13, 2012 I give it half a public cycle. I give it until end of season, yanno giving the park the benefit of the doubt seeing as they took most of the season to fix it... Counteracting sarcastic posts... TPGG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackR Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I had a go on Slammer for the first time in ages today. There was only one person operating the whole ride which made throughput a complete nightmare. There was a big leaf sticking out on the way up so I just pulled it off and let go of it as we flew over one of the forward cycles. Watching it glide all the way over to Colossus was probably the highlight of my ride... Mer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I give it until end of season, yanno giving the park the benefit of the doubt seeing as they took most of the season to fix it... Counteracting sarcastic posts... Thats generally how long it takes to just reset the ride, so yes, it did take most of the season.... This rides a pile of sh*t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 This rides a pile of sh*t I don't want to be a grammar nazi or ought, but it amuses me that this conjures up an image of actually riding on a pile of sh!t, as that is what it says. There are plenty of steamier turds at Thorpe than Slammer. I love having something so unique there and am glad they've put the effort in to get it going again. Mer, Luke_A, Mark9 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobo91 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Tpkabz, remind me how many sky swats there are in the world? Remind me how many of them are still going? Of course it's going to be rubbish, but the fact that after so long Thorpe is still managing to fix it. After reading some of your post, christ I would love to see if you could do a better job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I support the whole "better things Thorpe could spend money on" approach here, mainly because of how much of a drain Slammer must be to the maintenance budget... Why will it be a drain? Can't go to S&S and I doubt the ride has any form of warranty anymore because S&S themselves have gone "nah, it's dire" and given up on the entire concept... That leaves Thorpe with needing to go and create replacement parts through custom methods, possibly either through getting one company to manufacture the parts for them, or getting multiple companies involved... Either way, it's a costly and long (as proven by this year) process, and might well outweigh the positives of having the ride still running in the future if it continues to constantly be a thorn in the side of the park with prolonged breakdowns that have plagued the ride since 2005... As much as the uniqueness helps the ride, I wouldn't be surprised if one day Thorpe just give up on it if it continues acting up like this... I know I would look elsewhere eventually... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I support the whole "better things Thorpe could spend money on" approach here, mainly because of how much of a drain Slammer must be to the maintenance budget... Playing devils advocate here, if Thorpe gave up on Slammer, I'd guarantee that maintenance budget would just go back to upper managements pocket and not back into other rides at the park. The fact that the park is desperately trying to keep it running shows that Thorpe do seem to give a damn about their rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Oh it's clear they do, and I like Slammer as a ride, but should it continue as it has been over the next year, I just don't think it'd be worth the constant expensive investment Thorpe are doing... You have to draw the line somewhere... God knows where the money saved would end up though, none of us can truly know that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I had a go on Slammer for the first time in ages today. Only one person operating the whole ride which made throughput a complete nightmare. There was a big leaf sticking out on the way up so I just pulled it off and let go of it as we flew over one of the forward cycles. Watching it glide all the way over to Colossus was probably the highlight of my ride... Thats not even possible? They have atleast 2 in the 2 consoles and somone to check bars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 This is great news that Slammer is back in action - it will be a must do when I visit for Fright nights! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackR Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Thats not even possible? They have atleast 2 in the 2 consoles and somone to check bars. I meant that there was only one person who was doing restraint checks and operating the ride as far as I could see. I was on the side closest to The Passing and I didn't really check the other side because quite frankly, I really didn't care. But the fact that there was only one member of staff made the process extremely slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mccy Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 I meant that there was only one person who was doing restraint checks and operating the ride as far as I could see. I was on the side closest to The Passing and I didn't really check the other side because quite frankly, I really didn't care. But the fact that there was only one member of staff made the process extremely slow. This can't be right. The ride requires 3 people to run, 1 operator based in the console at all times, one remote attendant (X:NWO side) to check bars and send the ride from the console and an exit attendant to check the bars on the main side, check the exit gates are locked and then press the dispatch on the exit side. The ride can't be sent without all 3 dispatch buttons being pressed at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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