sully1311 Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 I actually think it looks alright with it being boarded up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackR Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 What's to say that a person has done this? (Even though it's the most likely explanation) It was probably an uneducated idiot who was dared by their mates to do it. They all insisted it would be 'jokes' and the person probably had some money thrown in to do such a silly thing as well. I can't see why else the person would be on a car window screen jumping up and down until it shattered... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 I saw it shattered yesterday! It wasn't boarded up though. Jumping on a car window is an antisocial, horrible thing to do anyway. Let alone doing it to somebody property in a public place...Strange as it was boarded up exactly like that when I went last Wednesday (29th Aug). I find it hard to believe it got fixed and then shattered again in the same spot yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 It is not a big shock for me really. Not to be offensive in any way, but to me Thorpe is like chav central. Loads of idiots trying to be 'hard' or whatever. It does my head in when things like this happen but again I can't say I'm surprised in the slightest. The way 'THORPE PARK' advertises itself is bound to attract many of them. Still I understand why Thorpe sometimes seem unwilling to invest in certain things. I would be the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 It was probably an uneducated idiot who was dared by their mates to do it. They all insisted it would be 'jokes' and the person probably had some money thrown in to do such a silly thing as well. I can't see why else the person would be on a car window screen jumping up and down until it shattered... Ahur hum Whilst I don't condone the behaviour, I think it could be a lot worse. I wouldn't even be that bothered if Thorpe kept it like that as it still looks like it fits. That said, because they replaced it pretty swiftly the last time I don't see why they wouldn't do it again. JackR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 Just for the record, I didn't see it boarded up on Saturday (1st).. Strange, but as Sids says, it could be worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge2002 Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 The best part is, they couldn't even find a black piece of the cardboard for it. There's a logo on it from a bread company or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 Just for the record, I didn't see it boarded up on Saturday (1st).. Strange, but as Sids says, it could be worse. Wow it must have happened twice then. It was definitely boarded up on the 29th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 It's horrendous the people you get at Thorpe park - a few weeks back I saw chavs on rumba rapids all standing up in the raft laughing - they ruin It for everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 I honestly don't see the point sometimes. They get hurt from their own foolish mistakes, Thorpe get punished for it. (breaching health and safety or some nonsense like that) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackR Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 Strange as it was boarded up exactly like that when I went last Wednesday (29th Aug). I find it hard to believe it got fixed and then shattered again in the same spot yesterday. It was a big circular shatter, it was definitely exposed because my mate said: ''I like how they themed the window to look shattered'' then I turned around and saw it. That cardboard would have faced the weather for a couple of days and I don't see it being very effective at covering the glass if it's all soggy from rain etc. It is probably that, but it has to be changed every now and then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1hrisin Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 Just looking at the picture. I know it will be sad but I hope Thorpe put a fence or something round this. (instead of the current "temp" fences) I have seen many people sitting and climbing on it despite the fence. there is just no way of stopping them with a "temp" fence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam T Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Not sure if this has got posted before but here is a great promotional video of Saw by Gerstlauer!On the note of Saw, strangely enough its the only rollercoaster at Thorpe I really want to re-ride (tied with Inferno) because I feel like being on the second row and hardly any effects working really didn't give me the full experience of Saw (Also staring into front rows headrest isn't fun Gerst, should of took note from B&M ) JoshC. and BigBobJones 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Not sure where I've seen this on the forum, but every now and then someone mentions that Saw's queue line is horrific or now so much worse than it was when it opened. When Saw opened I remembered thinking just how obvious it was that it had been a whole new island because the queue were bricks on gravel and there wasn't much foliage. Now with the huge reeds at the entrance you can barely see the lake and therefore you feel cut off from the car park or the whole rest of the park. Swarm is praised for being so well themed and I that is hugely helped by the fact it has its own island which may be close to Stealth etc, but when you're queueing you're focused on that one ride. Saying that I hadn't realised how much I like Thorpe Park's coaster queue lines. When you queue in the Inferno extension you're immersed in foliage and B&M roar, Colossus everywhere you look is an inversion. (It sounds weird but compare it to queueing for Samurai where you're shoved between Saw, Colossus, Slammer, and Samurai). Whilst Saw doesn't have interaction in the queue line, this is now made up for by the remote enclosed feeling I get when I queue. Weird post but basically I think Saw's overgrown look is good and that the traps in the queue were designed to look discarded. JackR, aTOMic, Luke_A and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c1hrisin Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 OMG is looks so smooth and clean, no trees :3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Saying that I hadn't realised how much I like Thorpe Park's coaster queue lines. When you queue in the Inferno extension you're immersed in foliage and B&M roar, Colossus everywhere you look is an inversion. (It sounds weird but compare it to queueing for Samurai where you're shoved between Saw, Colossus, Slammer, and Samurai). Whilst Saw doesn't have interaction in the queue line, this is now made up for by the remote enclosed feeling I get when I queue. Weird post but basically I think Saw's overgrown look is good and that the traps in the queue were designed to look discarded. Inferno's queue is just great isn't it? I haven't been to the park of late so I don't know about the situation with Saw, but last time I went I felt exactly what you described. Despite the station looking suitably run-down, there was an almost clinically 'clean' feel about the surrounding area/plaza, and the views across to the car park and the obvious transition from Lost City to Saw's Island did somewhat detract from the continuity of the theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDan Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Apart from the fact that the queues at Thorpe Park move so slowly, due to fastrack sales! I agree that Inferno's queueline has got a cool ambience about it. Coaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 The trouble I find with Saw is that while some trains take the ride quite smoothly, others jolt you around very uncomfortably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Whilst Saw doesn't have interaction in the queue line, this is now made up for by the remote enclosed feeling I get when I queue. Weird post but basically I think Saw's overgrown look is good and that the traps in the queue were designed to look discarded. This. It's something I tried touching upon a bit in my blog entry about Saw, but you've really hit the nail on the head with this bit. Whilst the area and theme is Merlin's perhaps typical "Make it derelict and ruined so we don't have to maintain it", it makes you feel secluded, remote and that you are about to enter a derelict warehouse. The sight of track and hearing Jigsaw's "GAME OVER" serve as a constant reminder that there is something a bit more dark inside, and it really works well. I have always said that I've disliked the traps on the outside, and said they're unimaginative or a bit silly, but the fact they're on the outside and discarded and covered in overgrown greenery / weeds, shows that this is perhaps what they are meant to be. So whilst some may criticise the queue and perhaps lazy theming, it will most definitely age well. I certainly enjoyed queueing for it today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Has the queueline got audio again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 I heard the police announcements around the first part (the cattlepen-esque with barbed wire), but didn't hear any around the rest until inside. To be honest, I rarely hear the queue line audio when it is working... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Haven't heard any queueline audio at all this year on my visits. One of the worst places to have no audio as that area is so quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 The audio is a shame because when Saw first opened it was great to hear suitably creepy music with a voice often coming through the speaker warning people of what was going on inside. Now it is dull to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomglazed Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Saw queue line with audio? Sounds like one of Jigsaw's traps in itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 The Saw Queue Line has been taken over by the voice of Jigsaw before you go up the lift Its on constant repeat and gets Very annoying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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