May 8, 20169 yr comment_234225 Haven't seen Samurai test today but the signs have been put back up since this morning except the queue time board, and ride staff are saying it may open today but they can't guarantee it
May 8, 20169 yr comment_234226 I think more like the case of the ride May reopen in May. It May last a while but it May not.
May 14, 20169 yr comment_234685 Still testing. Was raising and lowering early on in day and then around 5pm could see it testing properly. Hopefully not too long until it reopens. Then we will be playing the "how long will it last" game.
May 15, 20169 yr comment_234690 According to queue times, Samurai is now open! Just waiting on the ghost train now
May 15, 20169 yr comment_234699 29 minutes ago, Matt Creek said: Get your bets in people! How long before it dies again! I give it an hour
May 15, 20169 yr comment_234700 Can we not just be happy it's up and running again... Or would we rather it was just replaced with some turf... Or a hb leisure game?
May 15, 20169 yr comment_234703 37 minutes ago, Marc said: Can we not just be happy it's up and running again... Or would we rather it was just replaced with some turf... Or a hb leisure game? *Cough* *Cough* Ripsaw *Cough*
May 15, 20169 yr comment_234710 I think we know in a perfect world, Samurai would be replaced by a newer, greater, reliable more sophisticated model. One can dream on.
May 15, 20169 yr comment_234711 8 minutes ago, Matt Creek said: I think we know in a perfect world, Samurai would be replaced by a newer, greater, reliable more sophisticated model. One can dream on. It would just suffer the same issues...
May 15, 20169 yr comment_234712 When Samurai reaches the end of its operational life ( Monday 16th of May 2016) I can really se a Gerstleaur Sky fly in its place. They're really unique interactive rides that are rerideable - perfect for TP.
May 15, 20169 yr comment_234714 They are comparatively low on throughout too. 12 riders per cycle = around 200 pph, so Yes perfect for the park. Sky Roller could be a better option.
May 15, 20169 yr comment_234715 1 hour ago, Marc said: It would just suffer the same issues... Maybe ten years down the line! Other park top scans still function well years later.
May 15, 20169 yr comment_234718 2 hours ago, OliIzzy said: Yeah it's open Finally Samurai is back open! Would've loved to have rode it before it dies tomorrow, but I guess not everything works out. In all seriousness, let's just hope it lasts at least a month! Samurai's my favourite flat on park, even though I've not been on for two years! Please Thorpe; just make it last longer than everyone anticipates it to!
May 15, 20169 yr comment_234721 Everytime a new post appears I am thinking it is someone saying it has just died
May 15, 20169 yr comment_234752 The only ride on park to make me feel genuinely ill! But glad we finally got to ride it today.
May 15, 20169 yr comment_234756 Yeah same here, I had nothing but terrible memories of this but it was running very nicely today. No way near as tame as before, or as nauseating, surprisingly (if that even makes sense) What absolutely made my day was 2 attendants. Efficiency was high as hell.
May 15, 20169 yr comment_234757 5 minutes ago, Ian-S said: The only ride on park to make me feel genuinely ill! But glad we finally got to ride it today. What was the cycle like? I can recommend some excellent anti sickness tablets - if I didnt take them, I'd be barfing my guts up on pretty much everything
May 15, 20169 yr comment_234758 It was unlike any past ones. There was a healthy mix of some pops of airtime (yes, air time on this thing) and some moments of intense spinning and swerving, but for me personally perfect amounts of both, so it felt intense without the sicky feeling that normally comes with it.
May 15, 20169 yr comment_234759 For us it was quiet intense, I sat on the outside and Cian (the singing ride op?) immediately said you've drawn the short straw I see. Well it certainly felt intense anyway. Annoyingly I can't take anti sickness tablets because they give me blinding migraine.
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