March 31, 20169 yr comment_230886 Sounds like a repeat of last year. Second train wasn't there for the first few months at all.
April 2, 20169 yr comment_231068 The green tape sighted, is only upon vertical lift hill supports, and every support with this tape has a dug up footer, suggesting maintenance involving them. The plastic roof on the exterior of the station over the base of the lift hill has been removed, but much of the supporting structure still remained. Sections of the walkways on the brake runs have been replaced, most likely h&s related. Train two and all it's cars were not present within the workshop. Quite a few sections such as just after the second corkscrew were heavily flooded, assuming that's due to recent weather. Car 3 and 5 have developed a significantly rougher ride this season whilst car 1 and 7 seem the smoothest. I font know if anyone else has noticed this but when the train reaches midway up the lift, for the rest of the time the lift is at full speed, around the second lift support it sounds and seems as if the lift chain is scraping against something in it's mountings or wearing itself heavily. This I didn't notice at all last year but I'm pretty sure it has become more prominent or was never previously there before.
April 3, 20169 yr comment_231189 The chain is actually almost inaudible now, so no I didn't notice that
April 3, 20169 yr comment_231284 The chain is actually almost inaudible now, so no I didn't notice thatUntil it starts going down the drop. Then its deafening.Sent from my SM-G361F using Tapatalk
April 3, 20169 yr comment_231302 There are two separate rooms within the workshop, it has space to accommodate both trains, just because you can't see it doesn't mean it's not there
April 3, 20169 yr comment_231303 Well, would be nice if it could make an a appearance during busy times!
April 3, 20169 yr comment_231307 Well, would be nice if it could make an a appearance during busy times!All times it's needed on 1 train they despatch every 5 mins
April 3, 20169 yr comment_231322 Also, I forgot to note that these signs are now present on quite a few of the posts within the queue, I assume they are used as a sign to indicate a approximate queue time to staff possibly, but does anyone know their actual purpose?
April 8, 20169 yr comment_231864 Bot been at the park but I hear Colossus is finally on 2 train operations ......
April 9, 20169 yr comment_231936 It was on two trains today!!!! Rejoice people Praise the Lord [emoji119]
April 9, 20169 yr comment_231950 It was on two trains today!!!! Rejoice people How was it coping with the crowds? Long queues?
April 9, 20169 yr comment_231952 How was it coping with the crowds? Long queues? It was eating through the queue line! (Not literally) but the ride was a throughput eater today
April 9, 20169 yr comment_231954 Hallelujah! Second to last day of the Easter holidays but at last... The pessimist in me says that it will be back on one train again from Monday though, seeing as schools are back.
April 9, 20169 yr comment_231956 The queue for Colossus today was indeed very quick. Queued 20, was advertised as 50.
April 10, 20169 yr comment_231990 It saddens me to see people so much celebration for something that should have been the case from day one.
April 10, 20169 yr comment_231991 It saddens me to see people so much celebration for something that should have been the case from day one. *yawn* I am 100% certain Mike was sat in his office during the winter and said "You know guys, I think we should keep Colossus on 1 train for a while. Especially over the Easter Period, what a fantastic idea!" Good God Get a Grip Girl... Some things are beyond anybody's control, stop whining about something that was probably not preventable.
April 10, 20169 yr comment_231996 The problem is, this has been the situation for years. It's not a one off. The park should be able to get two trains on each coaster for the start of each season and each day if needed. If you're having issues year after year, something needs to change.
April 10, 20169 yr comment_231997 It saddens me to see people so much celebration for something that should have been the case from day one.Nobody saying "well done Thorpe, good job, really played a blinder there", people are just happy to see a second train in operation finally so they can queue for less time, there's nothing wrong with that.Or we could all just carry on in a grump regardless....... Partaking in geekery since 1985
April 10, 20169 yr comment_232045 The queue for Colossus today was indeed very quick. Queued 20, was advertised as 50. This is almost as bad as if the numbers were the other way round. Why on earth are Thorpe so consistently inept at queue times? It really is not a difficult thing.
April 10, 20169 yr comment_232078 So they can flog more queuejumping passes, isn't it? Not really - when I walked past it was advertising 45 and was provably closer to an hour - maybe they are trying to sell less?!
April 10, 20169 yr comment_232083 Staff not updating it often enough. Has nearly always been the cause and suspect it will always be that way.
April 10, 20169 yr comment_232097 Staff not updating it often enough. Has nearly always been the cause and suspect it will always be that way. What is so unpredictable with queue times though is how much space groups take up in queues its a small veriable but a whole queue in single file vs 2 wide can make a huge difference. Fast track also can affect queues in both a positive and negetive light .... So the queue time estimates allow for fasttrack to a degre, however if you dont have many fast trackers come through while your waiting.... bonus to you but if you have loads your screwed . The same thing goes with updating queue times to control the queue length can triple in minutes its the nature of the beast Colossus has got a 10 minute queue..... 5 minutes pass and its now a 40 minute queue ect. Unfortunately with how merlin operates there is bo easy answer to providing accurate queue lenghts as there are far to many variables
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