Olistjj Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 OK why the hell are we talking about health issues/problems in the Colossus topic now? Quick! Back to topic! Sooooo..... Anyone think a repaint will be happening in this closed season? c1hrisin, dragon2000 and Kerfuffle 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordanluke2009 Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 No chance it will cost them money and they don't like splashing money on existing rides unless your called Slammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 ...and then slowly, Colossus will begin to rust...and gradually fall apart bit by bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Maybe they would like it to fall apart for a bit of publicity! Kerfuffle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Maybe they would like it to fall apart for a bit of publicity! Hopefully that'll include Storm Surge in future! TPJames 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planenut Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 OK why the hell are we talking about health issues/problems in the Colossus topic now? Duh? 'cos he said his problems sometimes occur whilst on Colossus. Unless you can provide a filter that immediately creates an alternative thread, live with it. Whiteknuckle, pluk and c1hrisin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 My idea for Colossus is that the whole ride gets knocked down and they build Colossus:mission two or whatever. Or at least they could do a major refurb (please paint it orange!). C'mon Merlin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 According to John Wardley, the fact that Colossus is rough can save your life! "Towards the end of the day's filming, Tim lined up a shot of myself and Emma in closeup, with the Colossus rollercoaster (which I'd designed several years earlier) in the background. I thought this was rather odd, as all the other filming had been done on the new "Swarm" wing-coaster, but he was insistent that this particular ride must be in shot. Then whilst the camera was running he said to Emma, "Emma, could you tell John why his rollercoasters are so important to you." What followed stunned me. Emma said: "Several years ago I started to get headaches, and my doctor sent me to hospital to have a brain scan. They discovered a tumour in my brain the size of a satsuma. But they said something had happened to me during the previous week that had caused the fluid in the tumour to start to disperse and release the pressure in my brain. If this hadn't happened I'd have been dead by then. They asked me what event might have caused this. I told them I'd been to Thorpe Park and on the Colossus rollercoaster with my friends, and they said that had saved my life." "What do you think of that, John?" the director asked as the cameras were rolling. For once I was speechless. Perhaps designing theme park rides isn't so fatuous and puerile after all." ('Creating my own Nemesis') OldFarmerDean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 Oh... I'm speechless... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altitude Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 That's odd, when that story was covered in the news ages ago, she said she went on Nemesis Inferno... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 That's odd, when that story was covered in the news ages ago, she said she went on Nemesis Inferno... To be fair, she probably did more than one coaster that day! And Colossus needs more good press than Inferno I'd say Kerfuffle and Altitude 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altitude Posted August 27, 2014 Report Share Posted August 27, 2014 ^ That's true! I swear the article was called "Nemesis saved my life" or something though... I suppose she's still alive so nothing else matters really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Apparently the restraints are bulky as they are today for health and safety reasons - I heard that when the ride originally opened, it featured different restraints, but these somehow allowed your legs to dangle off the side of the car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 Apparently the restraints are bulky as they are today for health and safety reasons - I heard that when the ride originally opened, it featured different restraints, but these somehow allowed your legs to dangle off the side of the car! Yep - early in it's life it had metal plates on the side of it's trains which stopped you from being able to do so but were a massive pain, they were removed when these new restraints which stop you lifting your legs were installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project LC Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 They could aways buy new trains with a lap bar. Paint it blue again and give the rest of it a good clean. The wonders it would do to the ride. However I doubt it will ever happen. Olistjj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfernoMartin Posted August 30, 2014 Report Share Posted August 30, 2014 After my first ride on Colossus on Thursday, I came off quite surprised. I was expecting to come off with a headache, however the ride was so much smoother than I was expecting and I thoroughly enjoyed it even though there isn't much room in the trains but it wasn't to bad. Only downside was the restraints seemed to be playing up a bit as they had to keep being locked and re locked multiple times on our train. But after the ride I had on Colossus on Thursday, I will definitely be going on it more often! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Colossus was on one train until past 11am with over an hour's queue today, and four rows (yes, four!) blocked off for fastrack. Sort it out Thorpe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Colossus was on one train until past 11am with over an hour's queue today, and four rows (yes, four!) blocked off for fastrack. Sort it out Thorpe. Do you mean exit pass users? Not sure how you can tell how many rows would be used for Fastrack, and only 8 Fastrackers per train would be quite reasonable for Colossus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Do you mean exit pass users? Not sure how you can tell how many rows would be used for Fastrack, and only 8 Fastrackers per train would be quite reasonable for Colossus! Oops yes I do, I thought they used that for fastrack as well now? (Otherwise where does Reserve and ride go?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Not entirely sure where Fastrack users go for Colossus when RnR operates (they both might use the Fastrack queue?). But since there wasn't any RnR trials today(?), then surely Fastrack users would just use the Fastrack queue anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Not entirely sure where Fastrack users go for Colossus when RnR operates (they both might use the Fastrack queue?). But since there wasn't any RnR trials today(?), then surely Fastrack users would just use the Fastrack queue anyway? Well I don't think they were, there was nobody batching there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 I bought fastrack and used the fastrack entrance. Exit is for disabled riders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 R'n'R uses the left hand side of the two queues at the main entrance with the right hand side being for the usual main queue, Fastrack queue for fastrack and exit for disabled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Unless Fastrack is closed (such as early morning). There's no way they'd block off 4 rows for disabled guests. It'd cause all sorts of issues should the ride shutdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 The fastrack entrance opens once the queue is at a 'substantial' level. This is usually after 11am meaning that fastracks use the ride exit before the main fastrack queue opens. Coaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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