pluk Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Is the lift hill also where they put customers they want out the way? ste193, Inferno, alexander and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Benin Posted April 16, 2013 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Is the lift hill also where they put customers they want out the way? I thought that was Storm Surge? Matt 236, Fred, dragon2000 and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planenut Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Well, it spent 2 hours with a full train stuck on the lift hill yesterday, maybe not running so great after all haha.... I too was at TP on Monday, giving my favourite ride Stealth a thorough testing, and it was much to the merriment of the ride ops. there, to keep pointing out that Colossus was still stuck on the lift hill, and the crew all harnessed up were having to get people off. I had toyed with the idea of having a trip on Colossus, but glad to say I stayed Stealthy all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 on a non-technical point... Colossus was stopped for around 25-30 mins today, due to someone being sick (was stood outside the station so couldn't actually see), but could see staff with (mouth) masks on (not sure what they're called haha), and they even got the fire hose from the exit out, presumably to wash it down! must have been bad, to take almost half hour to sort out; they said on the announcement it was more than usual... a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Went on Colossus yesterday and the ride was surprisingly smooth and came off without a headache and this wasn't within the front row. I don't know whether its just the second train (which I think was replaced or heavily refurbished this year) or the ride is getting smoother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adstratt Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Went on Colossus on Thursday for the first time and was amused at the fact the whole queue line needed to know that the gates were about to close and the ride was about to begin, from every speaker and on every dispatch. Has it always done this? Not a gripe, just found it mildly amusing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkadder312 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 It's been like that for a couple seasons now, I know it's annoying listening to it in the queue line would rather listen to ambiance/normal theme. pluk, Coaster and Inferno 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EC! Posted August 23, 2013 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 People voted for Colossus to be sculpted out of sand and here it is, and I for one think it looks quite spiffing awesome tbh! FrightNights04, Inferno, dominoes and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 That is quite amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Looks awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastergod Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 YEAH!!! wondering how its still there. Theres probably some rebel who's gonna kick it... knowing some of the type of people who go to thorpe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 That's amazing! Surely it's blocked off so noone can kick it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 It's located on the smaller side of the beach, which I think is totally blocked off at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 That is an impressive structure the park have done, it did look very impressive in person when I saw it today. Meanwhile, found out train 1 is the refurbished 2013 unit as it has different looking wheels on some of the carriages plus feels noticeably smoother whilst train 2 felt more bumpy and at times, a bit painful during my rides on Colossus today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenC Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 For all its failings, Colossus does still serve a purpose at Thorpe Park - as a motivation for weight loss: http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/dieting/success-stories/kirsty-mewett-fat-thorpe-park-2283800 10 points for guessing which other rollercoaster is being referred to in the article! "There was only one roller coaster I could fit into – and that was only because they had extra large seats." pluk and rOsSwA28 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rOsSwA28 Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Nemesis For all its failings, Colossus does still serve a purpose at Thorpe Park - as a motivation for weight loss: http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/dieting/success-stories/kirsty-mewett-fat-thorpe-park-2283800 10 points for guessing which other rollercoaster is being referred to in the article! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Nemesis Inferno MarkC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gggggggg Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Is it me, or does the last barrel roll seem faster than all the others?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 It's closer to the ground than the others so gravity would suggest that that is the case! Dan9 and Gggggggg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 It's closer to the ground than the others so gravity would suggest that that is the case! #hardcorephysics Gggggggg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gggggggg Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 IMO, the last barrel roll is the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC! Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 it's a good inversion. tbh the corkscrews are my favourite Gggggggg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Really enjoyed Colossus on Sunday. First of all in the morning they were running two trains. Which must have been the first time this year I've seen it running 2 trains in the morning . Next, I rode it twice and both times I found it incredibly smooth, even my friends agreed with me! Maybe they have done some work on one of the trains because it wasn't was on 2 trains the while day 2 weeks before. Anyway I also noticed that in the que line they were playing this song - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYEC4TZsy-Y Anyone know why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 (edited) Perfect Day was used in the You're Next film, as the major theme because of irony. Edited October 30, 2013 by Tommy Caps and sarcasm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applesoup Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 Really enjoyed Colossus on Sunday. First of all in the morning they were running two trains. Which must have been the first time this year I've seen it running 2 trains in the morning . Next, I rode it twice and both times I found it incredibly smooth, even my friends agreed with me! Maybe they have done some work on one of the trains because it wasn't was on 2 trains the while day 2 weeks before. This is great news. My last ride on it last year was downright painful... and I'm not usually fussy about a bit of headbanging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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