May 16, 201510 yr comment_209197 OR they haven't got the staff to cope with it. It looks better whilst Merlin looses staff, to say these excuses about 'waiting for parts', or there being 'not enough demand', WHEN CLEARLY THERE HAS BEEN. Knowing Merlin they were prob short staffed before anyone left unexpectedly anyway. Staffing is pretty short all over, the Eye is running with a minimum staff also. Seems they're penny pinching has filtered right through to not hiring enough/more staff (which means the customers suffer a below par experience).
May 16, 201510 yr comment_209198 OR they haven't got the staff to cope with it. It looks better whilst Merlin looses staff, to say these excuses about 'waiting for parts', or there being 'not enough demand', WHEN CLEARLY THERE HAS BEEN. Knowing Merlin they were prob short staffed before anyone left unexpectedly anyway. Staffing is pretty short all over, the Eye is running with a minimum staff also. Seems they're penny pinching has filtered right through to not hiring enough/more staff. To be fair I'm sure the majority of businesses in the world would rather shift the blame away from them selves publicly in them sort of situations.
May 16, 201510 yr comment_209221 Colossus was closed today after lunch time. Appeared that it broken down just leaving the station
May 16, 201510 yr comment_209226 Yeah I was about to go on Colossus and they said it was shut. luckily I got on all the other coasters. Though Stealth did shut for a bit as well.
May 17, 201510 yr comment_209231 The lift hill evacuation was done effortlessly and incredibly quick yesterday. Clearly been well practiced.
May 20, 201510 yr comment_209370 Is Colossus back open yet? Didn't even know it had been closed, but according to the park's Twitter, only Slammer is closed.
May 20, 201510 yr comment_209373 Lift Hill evacs on Colossus were always common back in the day so it's not an unusual occurrence and when it does happen it might just remain closed for the rest of that day, not usually more than that. Was working Sunday on two trains
May 20, 201510 yr comment_209375 20 min queue as I type, so obviously running if queue-times is to be believed.
May 22, 201510 yr Popular Post comment_209423 A photo from 'Theme Park Xtreme's' Facebook showing the colour...
May 22, 201510 yr comment_209426 A photo from 'Theme Park Xtreme's' Facebook showing the colour... A photo from 'Theme Park Xtreme's' Facebook showing the colour... A photo from 'Theme Park Xtreme's' Facebook showing the colour... This is the most exciting thing to happen since my first trip to Disney :D which probably means I need to get out more
May 22, 201510 yr comment_209427 Only the rest of Merlin's portfolio left to paint now! (Even Smiler needs it)
May 22, 201510 yr comment_209429 Even though I wasn't bothered about Colossus's look particularly, that repainted bit looks mighty fine. Good work Thorpe
May 22, 201510 yr comment_209430 Only the rest of Merlin's portfolio left to paint now! (Even Smiler needs it) Never mind the rest of the portfolio, they got to finish Colossus first....
May 22, 201510 yr comment_209435 More painting was going on during the evening today... They had a cherry picker up on the first drop and someone in the guards on the inlines. Its going to take a while, but at least it isn't being closed to do it. (Source: Seen by myself while working on zodiac today)
May 22, 201510 yr comment_209436 I honestly didn't realise how badly it was needed until it's happened, I just thought it could've done with a clean. It really looks great, though which surprised me slightly!
May 22, 201510 yr comment_209439 I must say I'm pleasantly surprised to see Colossus finally receiving a repaint. Only time will tell whether it is the whole ride or not, but at the moment it definitely looks hopeful. Top work Thorpe.
May 23, 201510 yr comment_209447 Looks soo good It did really need this. Would be surprised if they only did parts of the track though, would look a bit odd. Surprised me they're doing it mid season though.
May 23, 201510 yr comment_209449 When I did a lift hill climb on Colossus a couple of months back, I asked about whether they would repaint it. I was told it's something they'd had on the cards for a long time, but felt it was difficult to get it all done in one closed season and it was slightly difficult logistically to get it sorted. Wasn't given any indication that a repaint would happen, so clearly something has happened since then. I guess starting now to make sure they can get it all done for next season is the aim.
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