RobF Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Saw will have no fasttrack at all this season as far as I'm aware Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 I'm sure others will disagree with this but if thats true, fantastic news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todge Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 I'm sure others will disagree with this but if thats true, fantastic news.why is it fantastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorpeparkjack Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 I arrived at 1pm today. Saw was open but having problems. The queue line was in the makeshift cattle pen and no cars were running. Once the problem was resolved the ride ran well, but only on 6 cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPAddict Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Because it breaks the barrier between people who can affors factrack and the people can't. WE WANT EQUALITY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Because it breaks the barrier between people who can affors factrack and the people can't. WE WANT EQUALITY!I am so against fastrack. You pay enough to get in the park, so why should you pay more to beat the queues? I think it's ridiculous and I would like to see fastrack abolished personally. Like you say, equality is what we need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 You shouldn't have to pay to get on a ride quickly, the park should be running the ride to full capacity and motivating their staff to achieve the highest throughputs possible, especially with the current popularity of Saw.All fastrack does is make a dent in your wallet and hold up the main queue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorpeparkjack Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Single rider caused choas today. They were letting twos on and everything, making the main queue even more sluggish than the already reduced throughput. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Single rider shouldn't be added to rides without a single rider queue, unless it can be done quickly and easily, which is really only Stealth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan9 Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Personally I think the single rider system worked excellently on Saw the last 2 times I visited! I'm all in favour of that, it's just fastrack which really bugs me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 I didn't see twos let on through SRQ. I honestly much prefer it to Fastrack.SRQ = WinFastrack = Fail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorpeparkjack Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 I agree single rider is much better than fastrack but the system was not being used properly today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 I don't mind fastrack, I havent used the SRQ on SAW yet but I have used the one on Stealth and it works quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 SRQ gets the thumbs up from me... I used it on Monday with my friend who visited Thorpe Park with me - we didn't care about sitting together, and knew that we would be split up - so the 90 minute queue became 5 minutes! It was used very well the 3 times I rode SAW - filling up whenever groups of 3 were next.As to the effects, on Monday I noticed:1. Countdown at bottom of lift hill staying at 00:00:00 for a long time before going up the hill (kinda ruins the effect!)2. Body barely shooting water 3. TVs after the ride (when going down the stairs) not workingOther than that, as previously stated - I thought SAW was fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 The body still shoots very little water. What happened today at the bottom of the lift hill was there was the "Game Over" bit, then another countdown from 5 to 0, then you go up.Another spoilt effect was the timer as you pass Billy only saying 0, not 00:00:00:00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Another spoilt effect was the timer as you pass Billy only saying 0, not 00:00:00:00.I'd agree... that's annoying!! Minor I know, but... 0 just doesn't look right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbly Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 When I went on Sunday, the SRQ wasn't being used properly at all. At one point there was a group of 5 people let on together who were a family and who took up a car to themselves. I thought this as really unfair considering there was a 2 hour queue outside. I don't think they should have Fast Track or SRQ if they can't be run properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobF Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 It could have been a priority pass from opening day?? they may have used the srq entrance by mistake, the srq is also being trialled with different methods atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 You shouldn't have to pay to get on a ride quickly, the park should be running the ride to full capacity and motivating their staff to achieve the highest throughputs possible, especially with the current popularity of Saw.All fastrack does is make a dent in your wallet and hold up the main queue.I agree with this, fast track is pointless for saw, so many people would buy them and eliminate the idea of the fast bit, it ruins queueing for the main queue as well, I'd rathet not pay extra for some fast tracks, the whole point in my annual pass is that I pay very little when going to thorpe park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty22 Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 now that the kids are off school, does anyone know what the queue times are like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjh123horry Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 I'm really confused, because on the thorpe park website it says all the rides are closed, but I'm suppose to be going on tuesday and I dont want to go there and find its all closed. so anyone who is there today could you reply back to say whether the rides are open or not.Thanksjjh123horry:-)P.S. are any of you going on tuesday as well. And what is the average queue time for SAW??Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 I'm really confused, because on the thorpe park website it says all the rides are closed, but I'm suppose to be going on tuesday and I dont want to go there and find its all closed. so anyone who is there today could you reply back to say whether the rides are open or not.Thanksjjh123horry:-)P.S. are any of you going on tuesday as well. And what is the average queue time for SAW??ThanksIt doesn't say anywhere that the rides are closed. All the rides are in operation today.And as for your trip on tuesday, I would estimate the queue for SAW being anywhere between 30mins and 120+mins throughout the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 now that the kids are off school, does anyone know what the queue times are likehorrific, saw will attrack thousands, expect 3 hours + for saw after lunch.I'm really confused, because on the thorpe park website it says all the rides are closed, but I'm suppose to be going on tuesday and I dont want to go there and find its all closed. so anyone who is there today could you reply back to say whether the rides are open or not.Thanksjjh123horry:-)P.S. are any of you going on tuesday as well. And what is the average queue time for SAW??ThanksThey won't all be down and Saw Queue line will likely go over 3 hours, go at the very start of the day and wait for it to open for 40 minutes or go at the end and queue for an hour, in the day you'll want to go on other rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 horrific, saw will attrack thousands, expect 3 hours + for saw after lunch.They won't all be down and Saw Queue line will likely go over 3 hours, go at the very start of the day and wait for it to open for 40 minutes or go at the end and queue for an hour, in the day you'll want to go on other rides.To be honest, I think 3 hours + is a little extravagent, I would think probably maximum of 2 hours during the day. Thorpe Park are expecting a lot of visitors, therefore will hopefully run the ride to full capacity, resulting in reduced queuing times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjh123horry Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 Sorry guys I didnt read the website properly.Thanks for the information thoughIts a great help.P.S. is anyone going on tuesday coz I'm gonna end up goin by myself soonoh wellThanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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