Wolf Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 I can't ever get off it either, stupid trains and their lack of spaceYeah I see what u mean, can get rather annoying, they need to get bigger trains and a couple more if they can fit 'em on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis. Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 My friend was trying to tell me Colossus went 80mph and did 10 corkscrews today when we were in town. I tried to correct her but she was having none of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 I trust you pushed her in front of a bus for her ignorance? Tom G 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 In her defence, Thorpe's photo sleeve of Colossus does say "Top Speed: 77km/h"... Perhaps a mix up in the metric/imperial system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 My friend was trying to tell me Colossus went 80mph and did 10 corkscrews today when we were in town. I tried to correct her but she was having none of it My friend at work told me that Swarm was (rhymes with pit). I naturally killed them and their family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackR Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 The face was spurting out water on Monday. I have a picture but I can't seem to find the lead for my phone so I can't get it on my laptop and photobucket. Great to see the effect working again and nice to see the park have gone through the ffort of making it work again. (Unless it was just working by chance..?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis. Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 I had a smooth ride on Colossus on wednesday!! I knew the happiness wouldn't last though, we were sat in the brake run for ages as they faffed about with a woman too large to ride on the train in the station and I got really bad cramp in my leg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Fish Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 The face was spurting out water on Monday. I have a picture but I can't seem to find the lead for my phone so I can't get it on my laptop and photobucket. Great to see the effect working again and nice to see the park have gone through the ffort of making it work again. (Unless it was just working by chance..?) I saw that working too last time we went Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomglazed Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Just saw a discussion about Thorpe's upkeep of painting their rides (or lack of it) in another topic and thought naturally to come to this topic. My friends went to Thorpe Park just before the Easter break (I wasn't able to go because of University) and I was surprised for them to tell me that not only did they all decide not to ride Colossus because they don't like how rough it is but they all commented on how bad it looks; making specific remarks about the oil/track lubricant stains on various parts of the lift (they didn't know what the marks were, they just said it looked "really old and manky"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAJiME Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Colossus looks particularly gross cuz it's matt painted and the grime clings to it, so I hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomglazed Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 I know that obviously they have had The Swarm opening up this year so the park really would want the main focus of all the attention to be on their newest attraction but at some point, maybe even at the end of this season, I think Merlin really would be missing a trick if they didn't have some kind of spin about it being 10 seasons of the power of 10 and all that malarky. Wishful thinking really would be that they rejuvenate the ride over next closed season, with a fresh like of paint, get everything working like it should and maybe even add something new. A real treat really would be new trains but I'm not aware of any new models which Intamin have created which would work for Colossus; again this is all wishful/very far fetched thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles1 Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 It's actually mentioned in the park map. Clearly not everyone has forgotten, at least not at marketing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted April 28, 2012 Report Share Posted April 28, 2012 (edited) I hope that they do something over summer / Sun Scream, just to make it a little bit more special. Even if it's just balloons and a little bit of music going on round the area or something, just a little thing to show that they are proud of '10 years of the power of 10'. Also, haven't the kind guys of TPM said <EDITED OUT> ? (Looks at mods / admins) Edited April 29, 2012 by Sidders : Secrets! :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 http://www.thorpeparkmania.co.uk/page/features_colossus10 - An excellent feature to celebrate 10 years of Colossus - With thanks to Mr 9! JoshC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Great work guys - thanks for that Mr9 and every else! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Brilliant feature - we need more blogs like this from the Senior Team and the Admin of TPM! It's fair enough having great first-hand information from Thorpe themselves to post, but what really makes this place the community it thrives to be is the knowledge that there are real people who have a passion for thrill rides behind both sites. I think more personal blogs from members willing to contribute would be a great opportunity to send out the right message about TPM and ManiaHub. Huge thanks once again for Mark's blog. Very fitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mer Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 Great page there about Colossus, felt quite excited reading it, especially the description of the day it opened Agreed with everyone else here, it's great to see the team putting effort in! Cheers Mark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 Mark9 is the best person in the world. Better than Colossus itself! Mark9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Agree, I know which one I'd rather ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 I went on Colossus a few days ago. There was a group of school kids on are train who cried when they got off and where in agony all complaining about headbaning. I was fine though and loved the ride but I always try and sit as far forward as possible as it can be a bit bumpy but its not bad, anyone who rode the Missile at American Adventure will know what real headbaning is. They could do with new trains for the ride as the Intamin ones are not very well designed. My left leg never fits properly and get jammed in but once the ride starts I forget about it and enjoy. There are also parts of the ride that need retracking but I doubt that would happen anytime soon. My favourite ride is the Ultimate so my opinion might be voided by that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomglazed Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 A real question I have is really what would cure the roughness of the ride. Some rides have new trains installed and it seems to work. Some rides even go to the measure of re-tracking the entire ride (in the case of Space Mountain). Unfortunately I do not envisage Thorpe Park doing either of these, especially considering the cut backs right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 exactly as above - with the cutbacks there never going to re-train Colossus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 A real question I have is reall what would cure the roughness of the ride. Some rides have new trains installed and it seems to work. Some rides even go to the measure of re-tracking the entire ride (in the case of Space Mountain). Unfortunately I do not envisage Thorpe Park doing either of these, especially considering the cut backs right now. The rough parts of the ride can be retracked and reprofiled, and new trains installed. That would probably solve a lot of the problems some people have (as long as its done properly). The Missile was terrible at American Adventure with the Arrow train but when it was moved it had a different train installed and is much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 I dont really think Colossus's "roughness" is enough to to things such as spend millions on new trains / retracking it, aslong as you brace your self its fine really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrow Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Yeah I don't have any trouble with the ride at the moment I have always liked it but a lot of people seem to have problems with it. PMBO is often having parts of the ride retracked and has work done to it to keep it running well and has just had 2 new trains built for it. I think it might be time for some retracking work on at least a few small sections of the ride, I was having a close look on Tuesday and there where a few sections of track that looked poorly aligned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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