Benin Posted February 11, 2014 Report Posted February 11, 2014 If there's one positive thing Merlin have done is realising that good quality park merch will be purchased by guests... So this can only be a decent call... Quote
Fred Posted February 11, 2014 Report Posted February 11, 2014 Stealth was definitely built in the short lived days of "Merch doesn't matter". It's stealth range was probably the biggest it had at the time, yet was still so poor in comparison to what you can get nowadays. Quote
EC! Posted February 11, 2014 Report Posted February 11, 2014 Good news! I always wondered why stealth never had a shop and the other big coasters did Quote
Ryan Posted February 11, 2014 Report Posted February 11, 2014 Now we just need the best ride in the park to get a shop, X, Gggggggg, BigBobJones and JamminGamer 3 Quote
Matt 236 Posted February 11, 2014 Report Posted February 11, 2014 This is good news IMO considering it was also the only major coaster at the park without a shop. Glad to see it will be an actual structure/building rather than a shipping container, which have now become a cliche due to their frequent use. 2014 looks like it could be another good year for the park. FrightNights04 and Cal 2 Quote
Coaster Posted February 11, 2014 Report Posted February 11, 2014 Good move, and from the plans it looks avoidable which is also good. Quote
planenut Posted February 12, 2014 Report Posted February 12, 2014 This is good news, more people in the shop - less people in the queue! Cal, FrightNights04 and pluk 3 Quote
JoshC. Posted February 12, 2014 Report Posted February 12, 2014 There's also quite a large extension to the Stealth Diner, meaning more indoor seating! http://planning.runnymede.gov.uk/Northgate/PlanningExplorer/Generic/StdDetails.aspx?PT=Planning%20Applications%20On-Line&TYPE=PL/PlanningPK.xml&PARAM0=187208&XSLT=/Northgate/PlanningExplorer/SiteFiles/Skins/Runnymede_AA/xslt/PL/PLDetails.xslt&FT=Planning%20Application%20Details&PUBLIC=Y&XMLSIDE=/Northgate/PlanningExplorer/SiteFiles/Skins/Runnymede_AA/Menus/PL.xml&DAURI=PLANNING Quote
Mitchada04 Posted February 12, 2014 Report Posted February 12, 2014 Seems the Stealth area is getting quite a bit of attention! I can't believe it's taken 8 years for it to get a shop and this new Diner should be even better especially if they make the inside feel like an American diner. Hopefully they'll also repaint the Stealth sign. It's not much but that's 3 park improvements already for this year (Stealth shop, diner and Mexican Cantina extension) so hopefully lots of other things are also happening around the park. Quote
pluk Posted February 12, 2014 Report Posted February 12, 2014 Great that this becomes a proper eatery rather than what was really a large stall. I've always liked the authentic look of it though, it's hard to tell from the plan exactly what it'll look like. It looks a bit nondescript UPVC box, I hope it's not and remains on theme. Quote
Matt 236 Posted February 12, 2014 Report Posted February 12, 2014 I think its fantastic how the park seems to be improving the stealth area for 2014 and expanding this outlet can only be a good thing. I did think they could've done more to the area as it did seem a little wasted considering there was loads of open space, but this should improve things there. Great to see stealth receiving more improvements year upon year. Who knows, maybe we'll receive that original awesome queue line plan in the future which was sadly scrapped/cut back. BigBobJones 1 Quote
JoshC. Posted February 12, 2014 Report Posted February 12, 2014 I doubt we'll see the grandstand queue ever surface; it was scrapped so they get a third train, which don't come cheap of course! Thorpe will want to improve little things and the like, but I don't think they'll spend about £1 million (which I believe was the number thrown about around the time) to put a new queue for a ride. Quote
Benin Posted February 12, 2014 Report Posted February 12, 2014 Bring back the DJ I say! Shows how little effort was put into the parks during those Tussauds days that 8 years later the park find the opportuinity to add a shop and some badly needed indoor seating... Quote
Coaster Posted February 12, 2014 Report Posted February 12, 2014 What was the grandstand going to be? Quote
Pickles Posted February 12, 2014 Report Posted February 12, 2014 A grandstand James_C, MattyMoo, StealthRider and 1 other 4 Quote
BigBobJones Posted February 12, 2014 Report Posted February 12, 2014 This is fantastic news, many people will be wanting a new coaster, but to be honest Thorpe needs lots of work done all over the park, so better shops, food outlets and general maintenance is what we need. do we believe this will be in place this year? I am guessing if given authorisation and it is a shipping container, we could see it in place for the main season. But if they are building a popper building, then I am guessing next year. Quote
JoshC. Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 What was the grandstand going to be? It was going to stand where the main queue for Stealth lies now. Essentially, it was a glorified cattlepen shaped like a grandstand, so each row would make you go slightly higher up, and you'd always be able to see the ride clearly. Image from TTP. This is fantastic news, many people will be wanting a new coaster, but to be honest Thorpe needs lots of work done all over the park, so better shops, food outlets and general maintenance is what we need. do we believe this will be in place this year? I am guessing if given authorisation and it is a shipping container, we could see it in place for the main season. But if they are building a popper building, then I am guessing next year. I expect they'll be in place this season. They're not difficult to install, and I bet work will have already started / be starting very soon (for example, with the billboard for Swarm last year, that was pretty much complete when the planning approval came through...). It would be a bit silly, and unnecessarily long-minded, of the park to apply to build a couple of small buildings a whole year before they could actually implement them, in my opinion. Quote
Fred Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 The grandstand, as nice as it would've looked, would've been absolutely horrible to queue in. Much better the way it is now. Quote
Benin Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 In the forgotten bog-land? I agree it probs would have been awful to queue in though, imagine being face to crotch to some of Thorpe's guests? Ewwwwww... Should've stolen TTD's spectator grandstand though for sit down based times... Quote
Coaster Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 I don't think that Grandstand would have been very good to be honest. The queueline it has now could look good with a bit of TLC. Quote
Ricky Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 As has been said, it would been lovely to look at, but not fantastic to queue in! Quote
TraX Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 I don't agree tbh.. as already said; it's 'forgotten bog-land' queue is nothing to be proud of. The grandstand queue would have really stood out, rather than another dull wooden fence queueline. Quote
James_C Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 I love the Stealth Queue line...for the same reason I love the extended Colossus queue. Its so scenic and out of the way Quote
J.S217 Posted February 13, 2014 Report Posted February 13, 2014 Maybe a new food chain could be introduced inside the new food outlet? Quote
BigBobJones Posted February 14, 2014 Report Posted February 14, 2014 Maybe a new food chain could be introduced inside the new food outlet? Merlin have not copied Subway, so they have the option of a sandwich shop... Quote
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