JoshC. Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 On 5/22/2015 at 2:18 PM, Jax Teller said: Was it actually testing yesterday???? Please tell me it's nearly ready??? Yes, here's a photo from yesterday (from TPM's FB): It'll probably be a while before it reopens (it will have a lot of testing to go through before it can be signed off presumably). Celia Mae 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Teller Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 I hope it's signed off by Thursday xD I'm not going to miss the chance to go on the last sky swat!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 On 5/23/2015 at 7:32 AM, Jax Teller said: I hope it's signed off by Thursday xD I'm not going to miss the chance to go on the last sky swat!!! I very much doubt it'll be open by Thursday. Like Josh said, it has a lot of testing to go through before it can be signed off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 Glad to see Slammer is testing again, let's hope it opens ASAP The day I see slammer operating from beginning to end of season will be the day of great amazement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 According to Theme Park Xtreme it was testing all day, which sounds good! Does anyone know it's been handed over to the ride team yet, or if it's just being tested by engineers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James39 Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 testing today with water filled dummies. Ride music was playing while they were testing and quite a few staff members around, so will hopefully open very soon! Cal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobF Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Looks like the rides team are being trained atm so may have been handed over. From what I remember its 18 hours training to op slammer u less its changed ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Video of it testing today! - By the looks of it, it should be open very soon! Last year it started doing tests on AP day and opened late in the season, so it's looking a lot better this season! On 5/23/2015 at 7:32 AM, Jax Teller said: I hope it's signed off by Thursday xDI'm not going to miss the chance to go on the last sky swat!!! Looks like it should be ready for Thursday now, let's hope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 The scream the ride makes seems to get louder and higher pitched each season. Poor thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Teller Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 Eeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkk Fan girling level 1000000 reached xD Another topic but how much is enough for a day trip? (Food, maybe a few souvenirs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han30 Posted May 24, 2015 Report Share Posted May 24, 2015 On 5/24/2015 at 8:30 PM, Jax Teller said: Eeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkk Fan girling level 1000000 reached xD Another topic but how much is enough for a day trip? (Food, maybe a few souvenirs) I reckon about £200 should cover food etc No seriously.....depends what you want to buy - maybe £10-£15 for food and drinks then at least a tenner for souvenirs. If you want on ride photos then take out a loan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Teller Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 Thanks On ride photos seem crazy expensive really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 On 5/25/2015 at 8:57 AM, Jax Teller said: Thanks On ride photos seem crazy expensive really If you don't go often, a photopass seems the best option which is £25 for 4 photos (I think?) Which works out to £6.25 per photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Teller Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 Is that for the keychain or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han30 Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 I've not bought any on ride photos so far this year as I seem to have redecorated my living room with ones I have collected over the past couple of years. Definitely works out cheaper to get a photo pass as I think individual photos are £10 (they sometimes do 2 for £15) and that should include key rings. Tip - don't try haggling with the Picsolve people - I've tried many a time and they don't take kindly to it haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Teller Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 Can you buy key rings singly? Was slammer gesting again today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han30 Posted May 25, 2015 Report Share Posted May 25, 2015 Do you mean on ride photo key rings? If so I think you can. Would imagine Slammer is still testing - should be opening very soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Teller Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 I hope slammer is open Thursday. It's a nail biter xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Keyrings are eight quid on their own iirc (without map discount). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpelover Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Any news? I'm going tomorrow and hoping it's open Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 On 5/26/2015 at 5:53 PM, Thorpelover said: Any news? I'm going tomorrow and hoping it's open If it's still been testing the last 2 days then theres a good chance it'll open, but I don't know what it's been doing the last 2 days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celia Mae Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Just a question, if it's been testing as a part of it being fixed then it will have been done by an engineer, and seeing as it's been closed for so long... Does the park actually have any ride staff trained to operate it yet this season? Because if the answer is no that's at least like, a week added to our waiting time Plus, it might not even have been signed over to them yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 On 5/26/2015 at 7:15 PM, Celia Mae said: Just a question, if it's been testing as a part of it being fixed then it will have been done by an engineer, and seeing as it's been closed for so long... Does the park actually have any ride staff trained to operate it yet this season? Because if the answer is no that's at least like, a week added to our waiting time Plus, it might not even have been signed over to them yet... Yes staff will have to be trained on it, as like you say it hasn't yet operated this season. It's also not in the same team as last year, it's now in area 1 instead of area 2 so there will be no staff trained on it. It has been passed over to the ride team though, as this video shows it being tested with ride audio (engineers wouldn't do that when they are testing it) and you can see a member of the ride team standing by the batching area. RobF said it takes 18hours to train someone on Slammer, so if it's been tested the last 2 days as well (that's 12 hours) it should be very soon that it opens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project LC Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Remember that engineers will have been testing it for some of that time. So it will be less than 12 hours they have had on it. Celia Mae 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted May 26, 2015 Report Share Posted May 26, 2015 Engineers could have been testing the audio out. They'll probably check everything. New staff might take 18hours to train on it but if they have staff who worked on it last year they can probably just be refreshed on it which would be an hour or so so if they had enough returners they could get it open sooner and then train new staff on it alongside them. It's best just to wait till it's actually open rather than trying to guess when it will be. It's Slammer, it'll probably bugger itself up due to all the testing. Celia Mae and pluk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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