Benin Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 No one here knows anything about when the ride will open... It will open when Merlin and the park are happy it is safe to run and not before... Quote
TPJames Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 foreseeable future is changed to further notice on thorpes website The website always stated this. It was only social media teams who were claiming that it would be closed for the "foreseeable future". Quote
RobF Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 Speculatively since Thorpe park have today advertised saw on the summer nights ride line up do you think we will see saw reopening shortly ? Surely they wouldn't advertise it in the confirmed line up if it was uncertain ? Quote
Ian-S Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 IIRC the Summer nights stuff was posted before SAW closed. Also I wouldn't hold much stock in the sites accuracy since Summer Nights says Colossus is open and the Island Beats bumf says it isn't.... Quote
Celia Mae Posted July 1, 2015 Report Posted July 1, 2015 I think there's different stuff open on nights where Summer Nights AND Island Beats are on, due to proximity of rides to the stages and stuff Quote
Ian-S Posted July 2, 2015 Report Posted July 2, 2015 You missed my point, Summer Nights and Island Beats are the same event on the same day, the difference between the two is one gives you access to the concert, the other just the park. But that's moot anyway because the Island Beats info now says Colossus is open. Quote
Jack F Posted July 9, 2015 Report Posted July 9, 2015 guys... guys... guys... ITS OPEN AGAIN... WOOOO! pognoi, huzzellio, Kerfuffle and 1 other 4 Quote
huzzellio Posted July 9, 2015 Report Posted July 9, 2015 guys... guys... guys... ITS OPEN AGAIN... WOOOO! With a 60 minute queue apparently!Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Quote
Project LC Posted July 9, 2015 Report Posted July 9, 2015 Well done Merlin, you have impressed me with the handling of the situation and reopening saw far quicker than expected. Give your self a shiny. HermanTheGerman and OldFarmerDean 2 Quote
JoshC. Posted July 9, 2015 Report Posted July 9, 2015 It'll be interesting to see if there's been any noticeable operational changes, or whether they've kept everything the same. Glad they've reopened it just as the summer season is kicking in! Quote
pluk Posted July 9, 2015 Report Posted July 9, 2015 Great to see! With a 60 minute queue apparently! How does that compare to the rest of the park? Is that fairly hefty weekday queue indicative of some operational changes causing a drop in throughput, or is it just that it's busy / everyone wants to get on with only a couple of hours operation today? Quote
huzzellio Posted July 9, 2015 Report Posted July 9, 2015 The rest of the park was reading as a significantly shorter queue. I assume it's because everybody twigged that it was operating and rushed over there. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Quote
Coaster Posted July 9, 2015 Report Posted July 9, 2015 Great to see! How does that compare to the rest of the park? Is that fairly hefty weekday queue indicative of some operational changes causing a drop in throughput, or is it just that it's busy / everyone wants to get on with only a couple of hours operation today? It's got an 80 minute at the moment (according to the queue times website) and the next longest is Loggers Leap which is showing as 25 minutes. Glad to see the ride is reopen, let's hope they can increase overall ride reliability now! Quote
huzzellio Posted July 9, 2015 Report Posted July 9, 2015 An 80 minute queue at 5.00pm on a weekday is certainly not normal. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Quote
planenut Posted July 9, 2015 Report Posted July 9, 2015 This is good news, apparently all is running okay, as expected, and hopefully that will reduce some of the other queues. Now come on HSE, sort out the other and declare the findings, let's get on, before the holiday period really takes hold. Quote
MachoMachine Posted July 9, 2015 Report Posted July 9, 2015 My precious Saw, this has definitely brightened my day! Interesting to see if any changes have been made James Allgood 1 Quote
Matt 236 Posted July 9, 2015 Report Posted July 9, 2015 Great to see Saw reopen following its lengthily sagetly closure due to Smiler which is sooner than I expected (even if it's my least fav of the big 5). 60 minutes queue isn't surprising especially as it often receives lengthily waits. Wonder if we will see all eight cars continue to operate and when the safety results of Smiler are out? Quote
Ian-S Posted July 9, 2015 Report Posted July 9, 2015 It was 90 minutes on a Friday in April, so 80 today is to be expected considering it's been closed for a while. Quote
Matt10 Posted July 12, 2015 Report Posted July 12, 2015 The queue itself isn't that full yet it is only running at 5 trains and has checks on the block section before the final inversion every other hour. As well as this, none of the interior purple lighting is on, instead being pitched black. Finally when it was testing it has only had one train outside, one in the interior and three in the station its being run slowly during testing, taking a minute up the lift and nearly stalling in multiple places, yet the ride with people is similar to before but with more braking force n locations and brakes that didn't kick in before being activated. pluk 1 Quote
Ian-S Posted July 12, 2015 Report Posted July 12, 2015 More braking? Surely that would increase the chance of a stall. Quote
OldFarmerDean Posted July 13, 2015 Report Posted July 13, 2015 I went on it Saturday and Sunday and noticed no difference in operation, only braking being the lift hill of course and at the end, at one time I seen 3 cars on the outdoor section. Quote
Cal Posted July 13, 2015 Report Posted July 13, 2015 This video shows how slow it has been testing - https://www.facebook.com/themeparkguide/videos/vb.163052343750073/841496099239024/?type=3&theater Quote
JoshC. Posted July 13, 2015 Report Posted July 13, 2015 Going up the lift hill slowly is literally nothing to worry about during testing. The motors which power the lift hill take a while to warm up essentially, so the first tests of the day are always quite slow. The lift hill will speed up after each test - after many many tests, it is fine. Quote
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