July 5, 200916 yr comment_62450 On a brighter note, Canada Creek Railway has re-opened.It was open all day yesterday, running like a dream.
July 24, 200916 yr comment_64238 I'm going sunday, so It had better be open. A day at Thorpe is'nt complete without a few goes on Stealth.
July 24, 200916 yr comment_64239 That seems to be the only ride really at the moment that is suffering persistent problems. As mentioned earlier, Slammer hasn't been on the Unavailable list for a good while now.
July 24, 200916 yr comment_64241 What! It worked flawlessly yesturday! I think Thorpe put that on the site now if theres a chance it may be late/not opening, rather that just not running.
July 24, 200916 yr comment_64249 I'm going sunday, so It had better be open. A day at Thorpe is'nt complete without a few goes on Stealth.Hmm are you sure it's closed? because I just went on sunday gone and on the website it said it was closed but it was open and working fine.
July 24, 200916 yr comment_64250 Hmm are you sure it's closed? because I just went on sunday gone and on the website it said it was closed but it was open and working fine.That's a good point. The website was inaccurate last weekend. It's not the first time either.
July 24, 200916 yr comment_64255 Stealth opened at about 13.30 today and was fine until I left.Saw, however must of closed about 5 times in the 5 hours I was there. One time there was an ambulance there and the area closed. Colossus was evacuated from the lifthill after the riders sat there through a really heavy rain shower and was testing when I left
July 24, 200916 yr comment_64257 Stealth opened at about 13.30 today and was fine until I left.Saw, however must of closed about 5 times in the 5 hours I was there. One time there was an ambulance there and the area closed. Colossus was evacuated from the lifthill after the riders sat there through a really heavy rain shower and was testing when I leftSounds like Thorpe is doing very well in these busy summer times.
July 24, 200916 yr comment_64272 speaking of reliability, I haven't seen slammer down for a while.Lol, how curious!
July 24, 200916 yr comment_64322 Saw, however must of closed about 5 times in the 5 hours I was there. One time there was an ambulance there and the area closed.Haha lol typical Saw... I wonder why there was an ambulance :S Bit dodgy!
July 25, 200916 yr comment_64406 Why do you critize THORPE PARK for reliabilty its hardly their fault if a ride beraks down and isn't fixable in the forseeable future!
July 25, 200916 yr comment_64408 Why do you critize THORPE PARK for reliabilty its hardly their fault if a ride beraks down and isn't fixable in the forseeable future!I agree, Thorpe doesn't want their rides to be down, its not their fault that their rides seem to break down alot, I think half of it is the fact that they get so many visitors compared to Chessington so you can't really compare the two, in fact Thorpe is open longer that Chessington so the rides are being used more, hence why there are more breakdowns at Thorpe rarther than at Chessington, anyway Stealth is open again.
July 25, 200916 yr comment_64409 I agree, but I do feel that there must be a small part of it that has something to do with Thorpe Park. Otherwise, why doesn't it happen anywhere else?
July 25, 200916 yr comment_64411 To be honest, people exagerate(sp?) how bad Thorpe's reliability is, IMO its not that bad, I only see a ride on the unavailable list once every 1/2 weeks and thats not bad, usually they are up the next day anyway, alot of people on here just have a grudge against Thorpe becuase of what happend the first day of Thrill Chill and the 14th/15th March, give them a second chance the last 4/5 times I have been there has been full ride availability.
July 25, 200916 yr comment_64413 To be honest, people exagerate(sp?) how bad Thorpe's reliability is, IMO its not that bad, I only see a ride on the unavailable list once every 1/2 weeks and thats not bad, usually they are up the next day anyway, alot of people on here just have a grudge against Thorpe becuase of what happend the first day of Thrill Chill and the 14th/15th March, give them a second chance the last 4/5 times I have been there has been full ride availability.Oh no, I completely agree with that. It's just that Thorpe Park has been known to have poor reliability compared to other parks. But yes, it is improving significantly.
July 25, 200916 yr comment_64414 I think this years reliablilty for THORPE PARK has increased tbh.Apart from the problems with Stealth and Slammer a few weeks back. There has really been few rides that have been unavailable.Also, When rides are stated as unavailable on the website, I usually always see that someone has wrote..."*Ride* opened later on during the day".or "*Ride* was available all day".
July 25, 200916 yr comment_64415 Exactly, also Thorpe don't update their website alot so more often than not a ride can be open half a day- a day before they update their website.
July 25, 200916 yr comment_64417 It seems as though it's the website that has the reliability problem, not the actual rides.
July 25, 200916 yr comment_64419 Their reliabilty is no worse than any other park. Its just the ride types they have chosen to have are alreadly known for bad reliabilty. Intamins Accelorators across other parks are just as (or even more) unrealiable. TTD, Ka, Xcelorator, Storm Runner for example. Ka is down right now...S&S rides are never good on the uptime. Power Tower had issues. I know the other Swatter is hardly ever up.Saw has many design faults, not the faults of Thorpe.And to prove the point more. B&M's are known for being realiable. Inferno is rarely ever down for technical issues.
July 25, 200916 yr comment_64432 S&S rides are never good on the uptime. Power Tower had issues. I know the other Swatter is hardly ever up.And to prove the point more. B&M's are known for being realiable. Inferno is rarely ever down for technical issues.Slammer is the only operational Sky Swatter left in the world.
July 25, 200916 yr comment_64444 Slammer is the only operational Sky Swatter left in the world.I think you'll find that it isn't http://www.sixflags.com/newEngland/rides/Catapult.aspx
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