Chaz Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Went on Monday (18th), Slammer was working all day (that I saw). We left approx 3pm but it had been operating fine since opening. However, one entrance was still blocked off by benches (by Colossus fasttrack). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 I rode it that day too, it opened for about 45 minutes around 1pm roughly? After being stuck upside for a while In other news, is Slammer still Slamming or has it died yet? Sitting at the benches by Burger King eating those marshmallows dipped in chocolate and watching Slammer failing is actually rather entertaining! rOsSwA28 and RideAddict 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 I thought on Friday that Slammer was going about as quickly as it ever has. It was so damn fast, much faster than I ever remember it before, and felt fantastic for it. Does seem like all the work to keep it running was worthwhile, for now at least. I still don't trust it for a second though. I have a horrible feeling the day it closes forever will be the day it tears itself apart mid ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 As Marc and I say, treat every ride like your last, as it may very well be the case! Luke_A 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideAddict Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 I thought on Friday that Slammer was going about as quickly as it ever has. It was so damn fast, much faster than I ever remember it before, and felt fantastic for it. Totally disagree with you there, the reason I say that is because the motors that spin it reach a certain screaming level that I remember. Having rode it in previous years and watching a video where you can hear the motors in it, and then having rode it today and heard the motors again, the levels all sound the same. When did you last ride it before your first ride this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 Last time would have been towards the front end of last season. I don't know about motor noises, just the feeling it gave. The fact it came nowhere near levelling before changing direction suggests something about it is running differently, I've never had the direction change up sideways before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoelPagett Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 I rode it yesterday, it took aggeeesss to get enough people to get it going though, think it was a minimum of 20! Sometimes its bad when the park is that dead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted March 20, 2013 Report Share Posted March 20, 2013 There isn't a minimum requirement on Slammer, as long as each paddle is equally weighted it doesn't matter.. Maybe the staff where using that as an excuse for being excessively lazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideAddict Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Correct. One difference I noticed today is that the paddle raising seems to now take longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Slammer fell to pieces earlier this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideAddict Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Explain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Explain? They were doing morning tests and it literally just fell to pieces. Dan9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 They were doing morning tests and it literally just fell to pieces. April fools? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 April fools? That's the thing, it's believable enough but could be April Fools.... pluk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 That's the thing, it's believable enough but could be April Fools.... I'm sure if this was real thorpe would have posted something on their website by now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideAddict Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 They were doing morning tests and it literally just fell to pieces. Oh yeah, like that'd really happen. What a lame April fools joke. Heck, even Dragon Falls' bayon faces being taken away is a better April fools joke. Hang on, that's no laughing matter, that's actually a really serious matter and hapening. The best one I've heard so far is this video about YouTube closing forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Oh yeah, like that'd really happen. What a lame April fools joke. Heck, even Dragon Falls' bayon faces being taken away is a better April fools joke. I FOUND IT VERY FUNNY RIDEADDICT IT WAS HAHA LIKE FUNNY LOLOLOL. MattyMoo, MarkC, Mitchada04 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Oh yeah, like that'd really happen. What a lame April fools joke. Heck, even Dragon Falls' bayon faces being taken away is a better April fools joke. Hang on, that's no laughing matter, that's actually a really serious matter and hapening. The best one I've heard so far is this video about YouTube closing forever. I got so freaked out about youtube closing forever except when I clicked view full description it came up with 'happy April fools' Matt 236 and RideAddict 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Oh yeah, like that'd really happen. What a lame April fools joke. So lame that you had to ask Ryan to explain what he meant. Benin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 So lame that you had to ask Ryan to explain what he meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideAddict Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 So lame that you had to ask Ryan to explain what he meant. That was before I got the April fools joke. I FOUND IT VERY FUNNY RIDEADDICT IT WAS HAHA LIKE FUNNY LOLOLOL. What did you find funny, the YouTube video, Falls, or me asking Ryan to explain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles1 Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Oi vey... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC! Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Well atleast it hasnt broke down (hopefully that is not a jinx) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBobJones Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 It was working very well earlier, in fact maybe its because its been nearly a year since going on it, I really enjoyed it earlier. I do hope they don't get rid of it too soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Went on it 3 times in a row on saturday, seems faster than last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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