Mattgwise Posted January 18, 2024 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2024 What are people's thoughts on that blue? Will get used to it but it's a tad too much on the outside of the building. Trooper Looper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper Looper Posted January 19, 2024 Report Share Posted January 19, 2024 I'd much prefer if it was the inside of the shop painted blue and the outside stayed the same originally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted January 19, 2024 Report Share Posted January 19, 2024 The blue painted shop is giving me Sea Life Centre vibez. Jack29 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted January 19, 2024 Report Share Posted January 19, 2024 Currently unsure on the blue colour for the exterior, but I’ll wait and see what the finished product is like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno Posted January 19, 2024 Report Share Posted January 19, 2024 I quite like it. They’re definitely sticking to their promise to make things more vibrant. the track looks amazing too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted January 19, 2024 Report Share Posted January 19, 2024 9 hours ago, MattyMoo said: The blue painted shop is giving me Sea Life Centre vibez. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parm Pap Posted January 22, 2024 Report Share Posted January 22, 2024 where the start should have been scary scary spooky spooky, scary scary spooky spooky, eeeeeeeeeeeeee aaaaaa ooooooooooooooh ooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh waaaarrrrrruuuuuppppppppppppp (scary music) ding, (ding ding ding ding ding ding) ding, (ding ding ding ding ding ding), it's, the, hap, py, part, ohhhh, oooooooofffffffff theeeeeeeeee muuuuuuusic, dung dung, ding ding, dong, ding dang dung dung dong, dun dong, dang, dung, dong, haaaaaaaar, haaaaaaaar, haaaaaaaaaaaaar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted January 22, 2024 Report Share Posted January 22, 2024 Beat me to it, I was about to post that 😪 JoshC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted February 4, 2024 Report Share Posted February 4, 2024 Update on the Colossus work. The shop is feeling a bit less Legoland-y now: Inferno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted February 4, 2024 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2024 The look has grown on me, we are always so judgemental before works complete haha! Lots of work in the Nemesis Inferno shop including removal of the slide! Some queue TLC too. Inferno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted February 6, 2024 Report Share Posted February 6, 2024 Sparkle Project update here, courtesy of Jack Silkstone's Twitter - lovely to see an easter egg of a mini replica of the Swarm station being installed outside Tidal Wave 🤩 skelly, JoshC., Inferno and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted February 19, 2024 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2024 Some fantastic work done over at Stealth shown in the latest Sparkle update, and definitely isn't **** thankfully! Best the area has looked in all it's history I think! Awesome signage that really brings the area to life! Let's hope that everyone manages to leave their permanent markers, pens and scratching devices at home and it's not ruined within two weeks! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/qfnVACEa4J7jhutm/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyRocket Posted February 19, 2024 Report Share Posted February 19, 2024 Are you able to share for those of us not annual pass holders at all? 🙃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted February 19, 2024 Report Share Posted February 19, 2024 These updates are lovely, have never seen this amount of work or updates around the park in my time being an enthusiast. stealth already looks a lot better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted February 20, 2024 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2024 8 hours ago, JohnnyRocket said: Are you able to share for those of us not annual pass holders at all? 🙃 Courtesy of the Thorpe Park Annual Pass group linked above are a few shots... Trooper Looper, Inferno, JohnnyRocket and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted February 20, 2024 Report Share Posted February 20, 2024 Agreed, the best I’ve ever seen it look. I didn’t actually realise how bad Stealth looked until they started to do this. You can also see on the stairs the new TV which will show pre loading information to try and speed up dispatches. All stealth is missing now is a single rider queue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno Posted February 20, 2024 Report Share Posted February 20, 2024 Wow they really are doing amazing things this year aren’t they. Really well done. Looking forward to seeing Thorpe all shiny and new! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyRocket Posted February 20, 2024 Report Share Posted February 20, 2024 It does genuinely look better than when it opened! I do wish they would bring back the broadcast van/trailer even just as theming. And I miss the original diner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno Posted February 23, 2024 Report Share Posted February 23, 2024 https://themeparkguide.co.uk/news-page/Thorpe-Park-A-Look-Behind-Closed-Doors-One-Month-Till-Opening-2024 a great article on Theme Park Guide here about the many changes Some good news for the entrance, although not the major overhaul it needs, it’s all being repainted and the terrible screen is finally being repaired. interesting to read that all of the relatively new “surf” theming in the dome is now gone and will be replaced by the newly branded stuff. I feel like that all only just arrived! A LOT going on, everywhere by the looks of it. Looking forward to seeing it all when it opens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyRocket Posted February 23, 2024 Report Share Posted February 23, 2024 Ahhh there's even more new adverts round Stealth! I love them all! Depth Charge diving school. Love it. And the Amity Hotel with shark room. Amazing how much difference just adding some art to some blank fences makes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ML27 Posted February 26, 2024 Report Share Posted February 26, 2024 As amazing as the sparkle project is and I’m very aware it’s a multi year project. I’m curious as to why they didn’t attempt to refresh the whole entrance area and plaza this year. If you want the park looking the best for the opening of Hyperia. Surely the entrance plaza is the place to start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted February 27, 2024 Report Share Posted February 27, 2024 Very true, though it's amazing what a difference fresh paint does make... I would assume there'll be more in closed season 2024/25 - surely the next focus is Nemesis Inferno and completely refurbing the volcano.... the fact they are doing work to the queue this year would hint to me that it's very much on their radar. Maybe a SAW spruce up too, but then, they always have the "abandoned theming" get out clause there! Maybe we'll see new tarmac surfaces a la CWoA, though quite a boring thing to spend money on, it does make quite a world of difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted March 7, 2024 Report Share Posted March 7, 2024 Just turn the ruddy thing off Credit Coastersnaps on Twitter or "X" as no-one calls it. coasterverse 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno Posted March 7, 2024 Report Share Posted March 7, 2024 Ugh. That TPG article said they’re going to be fixing it - there’s still time, here’s hoping. I'm assuming they’re doing away with those faded billboards either side as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tactic Posted March 7, 2024 Report Share Posted March 7, 2024 No way they're staying with that screen for the start of the season. Just doesn't make sense to pay all that money to refresh the rest of the enterance and most of the park but leave the dodgy screen. Hopefully the new video/graphic is playing on it just to test how it will look when the new screen arrives.... Inferno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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