Dan C Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 Anyone know what’s up with Samurai? Seems like it’s been closed for nearly a week now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobF Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 Wiki definition of Samurai: 1: a type of awsome warrior 2: a ride at Thorpe park that likes to play a game with Jigsaw, but often looses. Han30 and Olistjj 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LK_ Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 Been on a decent setting since opening this season so probably sodded its self again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han30 Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 10 hours ago, Dan C said: Anyone know what’s up with Samurai? Seems like it’s been closed for nearly a week now! There were 2 pods off on Weds with engineers working on it - no idea what’s up with it but it didn’t look too healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted May 1, 2021 Report Share Posted May 1, 2021 It won't be long before it reopens. Currently testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntman707 Posted May 2, 2021 Report Share Posted May 2, 2021 Samurai must be on it's last legs by now. They're still keeping it going despite how tame I've found it compared to the one I did at Hyde Park a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted May 2, 2021 Report Share Posted May 2, 2021 39 minutes ago, Stuntman707 said: Samurai must be on it's last legs by now. They're still keeping it going despite how tame I've found it compared to the one I did at Hyde Park a few years ago. To be fair it has run relatively well the last few seasons. I've had some of my best rides on it (whilst at Thorpe at least) the last two or three seasons. Also going back 8 or so years it would regularly die for a good 2 months out of the season (usually around May and Fright nights) from what I remember. I do remember that ride on the WW one though. It was insane wasnt it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted May 3, 2021 Report Share Posted May 3, 2021 10 hours ago, Stuntman707 said: Samurai must be on it's last legs by now. They're still keeping it going despite how tame I've found it compared to the one I did at Hyde Park a few years ago. I said this about three or four years ago when it and Slammer would take turns in being down for half a season. Then Samurai rose from the ashes and it has been pretty well behaved for a few years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted May 4, 2021 Report Share Posted May 4, 2021 Didn't Samurai have a considerable amount of work done over closed season a few years back too? Just wish Slammer was still with us tbh, sigh. Cal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planenut Posted May 4, 2021 Report Share Posted May 4, 2021 5 hours ago, MattyMoo said: Didn't Samurai have a considerable amount of work done over closed season a few years back too? Just wish Slammer was still with us tbh, sigh. I did enjoy having a good spin on Slammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted May 4, 2021 Report Share Posted May 4, 2021 Samurai has been back open the last few days It has been noticeably a lot more reliable the last few years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted May 12, 2021 Report Share Posted May 12, 2021 On 5/4/2021 at 7:54 PM, ThorpeAddict said: Samurai has been back open the last few days It has been noticeably a lot more reliable the last few years It won't last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted May 13, 2021 Report Share Posted May 13, 2021 On 5/15/2016 at 10:11 AM, Mark9 said: I give it two days. Probably best not to make predictions, I thought Samurai had two days left in it and it ended up still being operational five years later. RobF and JoshC. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 For those asking about samurai. Significant work taking place but it's happening at least. jessica2 and Blublublub 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blublublub Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Mattgwise said: For those asking about samurai. Significant work taking place but it's happening at least. Never realised how sun-bleached the mighty warrior was... but fingers crossed this wont take too long 🤞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Has Samurai broken again? It seems to have been taken off the app again! It did open for a little while in the last couple of weeks didn’t it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 Seems so. It hasn't operated since 2nd July, so almost a week. Seems Samurai is back to what was happening many seasons back and spending more time closed than open. Shame, it has had a solid few seasons over last 5 years or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 The difference this year compared to previous years when it has awful reliability is it seems to be happening in shorter bursts. In the past Samurai would run pretty reliably then be down for a month or two. This year it's had 3 extended periods of closure already, for at least 3 weeks or so. I'm no engineer, and I'm sure there's plenty of possible explanations behind it. But it doesn't feel like a good sign, does it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobF Posted July 7, 2021 Report Share Posted July 7, 2021 1 hour ago, JoshC. said: The difference this year compared to previous years when it has awful reliability is it seems to be happening in shorter bursts. In the past Samurai would run pretty reliably then be down for a month or two. This year it's had 3 extended periods of closure already, for at least 3 weeks or so. I'm no engineer, and I'm sure there's plenty of possible explanations behind it. But it doesn't feel like a good sign, does it If its like Thorpe of old…3rd party parts or old reconditioned parts caused samurai no end of issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroG Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 I hear it’s a big job with the ride needing to be folded down. They are waiting for a part from the manufacturer. The ride is old and overworked. As for its future I can’t see it staying but Merlin have it on the 2024 drawings so let’s wait and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted July 8, 2021 Report Share Posted July 8, 2021 18 hours ago, ZeroG said: I hear it’s a big job with the ride needing to be folded down. They are waiting for a part from the manufacturer. The ride is old and overworked. As for its future I can’t see it staying but Merlin have it on the 2024 drawings so let’s wait and see 2024 drawings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08newmanb Posted July 10, 2021 Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 On 7/8/2021 at 7:55 PM, Mattgwise said: 2024 drawings? A much newer model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted July 10, 2021 Report Share Posted July 10, 2021 I don't think that's what they mean. It's drawings for something else I think they are referring to. Likely plans of sorts and claiming its still there on those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blublublub Posted July 16, 2021 Report Share Posted July 16, 2021 https://twitter.com/merlins_bearduk/status/1415997786437439489 This is my supervillain origin story... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted July 16, 2021 Report Share Posted July 16, 2021 It has been up and down a lot this season, and I have heard that after its most recent closure it needed a lot of work. If they were getting rid of it, I'd be surprised they removed it so quickly. It's easier, and likely more cost effective, to just leave it in situ until end of the season, when the manpower is more available and engineers aren't focusing on running the park. So I do expect it's being removed with the view to do work to repair it. Equally, one has to wonder at one point they cut their losses with Samurai. And if they do, what they do in turn? Surely at some point it's more sensible to buy a new top scan? And even if they decide not to, the park ideally can't lose a flat ride, especially in that section of the park. Blublublub 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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