Coaster Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Inferno needs new wheel covers, it looks stupid and there are two missing now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpelover Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Thorpe should set money aside for each ride and its area for work to be done during the closed season in term of theming and appearance such as the wheel covers, repaint for Colossus ect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Thorpe should set money aside for each ride and its area for work to be done during the closed season in term of theming and appearance such as the wheel covers, repaint for Colossus ect We can dream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 We can dream Plenty has been done this year to be fair and the parks looking better than it has in years. In a perfect world everything would be done, but there will never be an unlimited budget for them kind of things. What has been done is good and I'm sure theres more to come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Plenty has been done this year to be fair and the parks looking better than it has in years. In a perfect world everything would be done, but there will never be an unlimited budget for them kind of things. What has been done is good and I'm sure theres more to come! It's funny you say that, because some parks in the world do have unlimited budgets... It's called 'making the product appealing'. Nobody's going to flock somewhere with a refurbished submarine, 1/80th of Colossus repainted, a new stealth sign, when the other 95% of the park still looks terrible! I'm not saying do it all at once, but at least concentrate on one area at a time rather than bits and bobs here there and everywhere. Jordanluke2009 and HermanTheGerman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Plenty has been done this year to be fair and the parks looking better than it has in years. In a perfect world everything would be done, but there will never be an unlimited budget for them kind of things. What has been done is good and I'm sure theres more to come! Is that because of the effort put in, or because of our estimations be obscenely low though? No-one expects everything to be fixed up year on year, but at least on a rotational basis would at least be a start... When was the last time Inferno's volcano got a clean up properly? Hell last time I rode it I recall seeing the remains of a bird it had killed the year before! Unfortunately, we don't have parks that are pro-active in regards to refurbing rides/areas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Give fans the chance to paint the rides in the closed season.... 'We're looking for wizards willing to spread a little magic over the resort in the off season, come down to Thorpe Park this weekend, bring old clothes and be prepared to get messy while experiencing the operations of our top attractions from a totally different perspective'. I'm sure if they sold it right they could even get people to pay for the privilege, after all people pay to walk up the hill lift of Swarm. Perhaps not, I'd expect that to be a H&S nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 It's funny you say that, because some parks in the world do have unlimited budgets... It's called 'making the product appealing'. Name those parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Pretty sure Disney have a fairly big budget to make their rides presentable... (Not unlimited that was an exaggeration). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Users Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Pretty sure Disney have a fairly big budget to make their rides presentable... (Not unlimited that was an exaggeration). You haven't read Disney fansites have you? Or should I link DLP's Mark Twain, Everest's Yeti, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 You haven't read Disney fansites have you? Or should I link DLP's Mark Twain, Everest's Yeti, etc. It's when you see them moaning about an upturned carpet corner that you realise that the Florida/Californian sun may have roasted a few too many braincells... Also, the Starbucks topic will forever go down in infamy <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Is that because of the effort put in, or because of our estimations be obscenely low though? To be fair, it can be fact. The park has looked a right craphole in recent years. Even cleaning a pathway will make the park look best it's done in years. Fact. Ricky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDan Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Europa-Park certainly have £millions every year just for refurbishment and improvement works. It is private though with no strings attached... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 You mean no shareholders to pay off.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 You mean no shareholders to pay off.... To be fair, Merlin only have that excuse as of what 12-15 months ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Haha my excuse is I've only rediscovered roller coasters in the last few months, so I've no clue of how things operated pre-flotation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Unfortunately Merlin doesn't have disney's budget for maintenance and upkeep [amongst other things] and can't really start repaving pathways, rebuilding facades and queuelines, but at least what they've done so far is a step in the right direction. Must admit the park's upkeep has been slightly better the last few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 In an ideal world, they could spend their money on a park overhaul instead of the "filler" investments we get year upon year which are bound to only last a couple of years from now before a refurbishment/retheme or renewal is required. 2011 would have been an ideal year, 2013 also, even 2014 and 2015 would have been good years to give the park some TLC instead of trying to attract the guests in with a tacky investment which will not make the people want to return. I reckon if the park spent some money on making it look and feel nicer, along with better operations on busy days, then more and more people would want to return opposed to a filler attraction which makes people never look back due to low throughput and last minute decisions. Storm surge is bound to go soon. Also, both angry birds land AND I'm a celebrity will have to be rethemed or removed within a few years time when they simply aren't popular anymore. The last minute decisions which will only last a few years are so much worse than a stable development plan, which gets an intense amount of care every few years and rides which will actually want to make guests return and will last a long time into the future. I worry for thorpe park in the future as there will come a time soon when a heavy high amount of their rides will have to be rethemed or even removed all around the same few years. Storm surge, vortex, zodiac, samurai, slammer, IAC, Saw(alive) and Angry Birds land will all have had their time in the near future and this will reuslt in a heavy amount of money having to be spent in the park in a short space of time. If the development plan had been stable in the first place with quality developments and TLC, thorpe would not be in the same situation as they will be in a short period of time. HermanTheGerman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfernoMartin Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Storm surge is bound to go soon. Also, both angry birds land AND I'm a celebrity will have to be rethemed or removed within a few years time when they simply aren't popular anymore. The last minute decisions which will only last a few years are so much worse than a stable development plan, which gets an intense amount of care every few years and rides which will actually want to make guests return and will last a long time into the future. Although so many of us enthusiasts hate the thing due to it's awful position and lack of themeing, I highly doubt it will be leaving any time soon. it's not been showing any signs of having serious mechanical faults and it is fairly popular by the general public. Yes part of the big queues is due to the awful throughput but it is still popular with many guests! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Although so many of us enthusiasts hate the thing due to it's awful position and lack of themeing, I highly doubt it will be leaving any time soon. it's not been showing any signs of having serious mechanical faults and it is fairly popular by the general public. Yes part of the big queues is due to the awful throughput but it is still popular with many guests!Squeaking, creaking, leaking, shoe-soaking fun!What's not to love eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project LC Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Why cant we just be like other places and allow you to go shoeless on water rides. They would be so much more appealing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Because it's quite unhygienic, don't know about you but I do not fancy getting Athletes foot, or a verruca. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project LC Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Valid point but then again Cedar point did have it so your feet were kept clean with water jets at the exits like you would find in a swimming pool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 What is the point in having cleaning facilities after you've dunked your feet in bacteria ridden paradise? Water, as does bacteria, soaks into your skin faster than you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mer Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Also, you need to wear shoes incase of an evac! Wait, this has gone rather off topic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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