Theme Park bloke Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Sorry, but I need to have a rant and rave on this. Last week I went up to London for the day. I went to the Science Museum to find that attractions that I am waiting to see are still closed and may never re-open.Firstly, level 2 of the "launch pad" has been closed since about November last year. It was called digitopolis and is being refurbished. It was meant to open about April this year. Nothing has happened in almost a year. They have taken everything out of the floor, taken the "box sign" down that was hung up and lit. Why change this? This was fascinating, yet useful and knowledgable for kids!Secondly, the Food For Thought exhibition has been closed since the summer of 2003. A few years ago I was told it would not re-open and was being redeveloped. This was despite a sign at it's entrance stating that it would be opening in the future. I once made a complaint after enquiring as to when it would open - after being told that it wouldn't, I then asked them why there was a sign saying it would. They immediately removed the sign.Last week, I went up to the level this exhibition is on to find that half of the level is shut. Time Measurement, directly opposite it, has now closed too and a huge boarded wall stopping anyone from going in has been erected. Since 2003 you haven't been able to get into Food For Thought because of a smaller boarded wall at it's entrance.What makes me laugh though is that in these past 5 years, I have looked across into Food For Thought from the Time Measurement area, and can see up until this present day, that not a single damn thing has been changed!The Science Museum is great, if they want to change exhibitions, then fair enough. But surely it would make more sense to keep these attractions open right up until a few days before closing them and ripping them apart starts, rather than keep them closed for years and not do anything with them?If they wanna educate the public, keep them open! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Rush Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Did you get to ride the simulators?. I had to go twice, first time the space simulator I wanted to ride was shut (no one was even there all day) and the second time, I went, it all worked fine. I love this museum, I think it's very educational Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven G Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 I went to the Science museum once with a friend.. and seriously can't remember half of it... the only thing I can really remember is the first time on the underground and the shop... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted September 2, 2008 Report Share Posted September 2, 2008 Firstly, level 2 of the "launch pad" has been closed since about November last year. It was called digitopolis and is being refurbished. It was meant to open about April this year. Nothing has happened in almost a year. They have taken everything out of the floor, taken the "box sign" down that was hung up and lit. Why change this? This was fascinating, yet useful and knowledgable for kids!Secondly, the Food For Thought exhibition has been closed since the summer of 2003. A few years ago I was told it would not re-open and was being redeveloped. This was despite a sign at it's entrance stating that it would be opening in the future. I once made a complaint after enquiring as to when it would open - after being told that it wouldn't, I then asked them why there was a sign saying it would. They immediately removed the sign.Last week, I went up to the level this exhibition is on to find that half of the level is shut. Time Measurement, directly opposite it, has now closed too and a huge boarded wall stopping anyone from going in has been erected. Since 2003 you haven't been able to get into Food For Thought because of a smaller boarded wall at it's entrance.What makes me laugh though is that in these past 5 years, I have looked across into Food For Thought from the Time Measurement area, and can see up until this present day, that not a single damn thing has been changed!The Science Museum is great, if they want to change exhibitions, then fair enough. But surely it would make more sense to keep these attractions open right up until a few days before closing them and ripping them apart starts, rather than keep them closed for years and not do anything with them?If they wanna educate the public, keep them open!launch pad and digitopolis - two COMPLETELY different things, launch pad has been re-located to somewhere else which I can't remember - and is better than ever!Digitopolis - never saw signs for the re-opening and imo I h8ed digitopolis, besides there are SO MANY other things so just forget it and come back some other timein Future is awesomeyou've just gone at a bad timeshush, it's awesome and you should have gone to the 'science of survival' exebition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theme Park bloke Posted September 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 Come back another time? Just gone at a bad time?Nothing has bloody changed in the Food For Thought exhibition for years whilst it's remained closed, and Digitopolis is heading that way too, and fast.So no, I didn't go at a bad time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Rush Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 What parts of the museum did you enjoy?. I'm just asking, everything you've said about it is negative so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 you beat me to asking that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Rush Posted September 7, 2008 Report Share Posted September 7, 2008 you beat me to asking that Great minds think alike, tommy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theme Park bloke Posted September 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 What parts of the museum did you enjoy?. I'm just asking, everything you've said about it is negative so farThe parts that are bloody closed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan9 Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 The parts that are bloody closed! He's kind of asking for your opinion on the museum, not for you to have another good old moan about some things being closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Rush Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 He's kind of asking for your opinion on the museum, not for you to have another good old moan about some things being closed.Yes, that's right. . I've been there loads of times myself, and I know there is much more than the closed areeas. Surely there was 1 good thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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