January 5, 201015 yr comment_79415 Its comparisons like that, that just make me feel ashamed of the park.
January 5, 201015 yr comment_79417 Comparison of parks is highly inconvenient, two parks never run the same way, they will have a different way of running the business.Some park will go for the best rides, some go for the best rides and the themeing and so forth.
January 5, 201015 yr comment_79424 Ricky thats the same park!It just proves my point, the park is just in a state now! Nobody can tell that theyre the same!
January 5, 201015 yr comment_79429 There we're a couple of pink lights in there, yes. On the rock work and a back light on the waterfall. I have two videos of the ride in it's original guise, one in 1990 and the other is during the rides opening day in 1987.
January 5, 201015 yr comment_79454 I wanna see, post it on youtube, I've never seen the original ride! it sounds alot better
January 6, 201015 yr comment_79457 What's the chances of thorpe "retheming" or just giving a bit of TLC to the ride over the closed period ?
January 6, 201015 yr comment_79474 Is that really enough to get it back to a reasonable state? I hope so . . . .
January 6, 201015 yr comment_79522 I heard the turntable was being resurfaced to some degree.I think it did last year, or one of the Rapids at the Merlin parks did. Not that it'd change much but it does get pretty dodgy seeing as it is a water ride.
March 21, 201015 yr comment_87166 are any of the effects broken or removed due to "h&s" working again?
March 21, 201015 yr comment_87167 are any of the effects broken or removed due to "h&s" working again?The only effects that were on when I went on Thursday was the little squirty things at the end but were squirting very little out.The wave machine was also on, but I don't really consider that as an effect on Rumba Rapids personally.I did find though that we got a lot more wet on the ride though!
March 21, 201015 yr comment_87172 Loads of people are saying they have got really wet this season. I'm sorry, but it is really not that much different! Okay, I got a little more wet than the end of last season, but only a splash-worth's more. Compared to the beginning of last season, it is poor. I'm sorry, but this ride really needs sorting out!
March 22, 201015 yr comment_87241 The water near the enterance to the ride was more choppy this season, but we hadn't manage to get on the ride, for some reason it was closed on Saturday afternoon for a bit.
March 22, 201015 yr comment_87243 can u imagine if thorpe decided to scrap rumba and replace it with this?
March 22, 201015 yr comment_87260 I've only get soaked once and I've been on it quite a few times this season. It depends on where you end up when you hit a wave, yesterday I was finally the one with my back to it and got soaked :DI also wrap up warm unlike everyone (young people these days!) else so that's probably why I don't feel it even when I do get wet Two hoodies, woop woop! (I don't have a suitable coat so that's why, it's not like I feel the cold like really bad or something.)I think they should bring back the waterfall at the tunnel entrance and the spraying things.But it is definitely more fun this season cos it's so fast and crazy
March 22, 201015 yr comment_87276 I have to agree with wat most people are saying I feel that something has to be done to Rumba Rapids as to me I feel as though it's letting the park done right now, looking the way it does, it's neglected and forgotten when it could be a really great ride.
March 22, 201015 yr comment_87278 I agree, its certainly at the stage of its life when it needs some sort of refurb to give it a new lease of life, I'm not sure what has been done to it this year but its alot faster and choppier around the course, and you have loads more huge waves coming over the boat, now what would be good is if they could fix the old effects around the course and will come of pretty soaked!
March 22, 201015 yr comment_87283 Yes, some of the waves were huge yesterday but I think I got the lucky seat on the first boat .
March 24, 201015 yr comment_87560 I wonder how long it will be before Rumba Rapids will get a much needed refurb?
March 25, 201015 yr comment_87632 I hope it will be sooner rather than later, the ride could be so much more than it is now, tbh it is just a void, it feels empty to me and has so much missing.I don't like the way people are moaning and the park seem to be focusing most of their attention on X No Way Out I think they should just leave X the way it is for know and do something with Rumba instead, as to me it needs a refurb most as it could be really great attraction again.
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