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  • I give it two days.

  • I think people might be reading into the extent of this a little too much. Samurai wasn't given a refurbishment last season, it was pretty much left as is. It ran excellently over the last two seasons

  • Gota love a saw car just casually being stuck in the first one

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  • 3 months later...
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19 minutes ago, ConnorJ said:

Could we see it staying closed till summer once again or are Thorpe going to open it from the start

 

Now, I'm not 100% but I believe Samurai was closed at the beginning of the 2016 season due to an accident on a different ride of the same model. I believe the manufacturers had to come out for inspection or something of the like- I'm hazy on the details- but I'm almost positive there was an incident on an identical ride. 

 

Point being- so long as winter maintenance goes to plan and no issues come up with it, I don't see why it won't be up and running from day one ?

  • 1 year later...
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So after what feels like an age Samurai reopened today! And she’s pulling some decent cycles! The parking issues seemed to have been minimised as in the 10 or so cycles I saw it do today it parked flawlessly 9/10 times and when it didn’t it span for a bit to locate Home and then lowered. Fantastic to see it running again and it definitely remains my top flat ride at the park ?

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4 minutes ago, OliIzzy said:

So after what feels like an age Samurai reopened today! And she’s pulling some decent cycles! The parking issues seemed to have been minimised as in the 10 or so cycles I saw it do today it parked flawlessly 9/10 times and when it didn’t it span for a bit to locate Home and then lowered. Fantastic to see it running again and it definitely remains my top flat ride at the park ?

Good to hear :) so looking forward to riding it again next week!

  • 2 months later...
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Not done Samurai on my past 2 visits to TP.  Last time I went on it a couple of months ago it was flipping about like crazy and I started feeling a tad queasy ?.  I’ve never done the far outter seat but wonder if there’s a huge difference - I nearly always sit on the furthest inside but did once venture to one in from the edge and almost passed out ?

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I once had such a naff cycle on Samurai that it went so bleeding slow and when it stopped I thought they were going to whack it onto a decent cycle.

 

This year I’ve only done Samurai twice - once earlier on in the season and the second time last Sunday - last Sunday’s was the most intense I’d experienced (have ridden it a fair few times in the past few years).  Had so many flips and the cycle lasted longer than any previous rides - I was screaming and swearing throughout but had to stop as I thought I was going to pass out or puke.  Getting off the ride I felt drunk ?.  What might have added to it is that I always sit on the furthest inner seat but on Sunday I was one away from the outside (only ever done that once) so it felt a tad intense.  Am yet to venture onto the outter seat - it just seems too exposed and I can just about cope with the tamest seat ?

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