Mark9 Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Colossus is doing far better than Nemesis (Alton Towers) this seasonAs well as flinging track rust/wax over the riders, it's breaking down for day's at a time, and vibrating when it does open!http://forum.towerstimes.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=23460Second page = Make's Colossus's downtime seem minimal.Is that before or after you throw in all the other Thorpe downtime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthtp Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Is that before or after you throw in all the other Thorpe downtimeOh..... I'm not denying Thorpe's Reliabilty in General, is terrible.I was just kind of comparing; Colossus (A ride that is usually very unreliable) compared to Nemesis (A ride that is usually reliable)Don't know what point I was trying to make really, just thinking aloud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan9 Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 I was just kind of comparing; Colossus (A ride that is usually very unreliable)It would be classed as unreliable in any other park, but for Thorpe it's classed as very reliable . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddy Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Hey sorry if someone has already posted this but CCR is now opened after continuous testing throw out the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry.D.C Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Hey sorry if someone has already posted this but CCR is now opened after continuous testing throw out the day. Thanks, was wondering when it was going to open! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokesyboy Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Stealth closed today.What else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Colossus is doing far better than Nemesis (Alton Towers) this seasonAs well as flinging track rust/wax over the riders, it's breaking down for day's at a time, and vibrating when it does open!http://forum.towerstimes.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=23460Second page = Make's Colossus's downtime seem minimal.But remember, Nemesis is much older than Colossus and has had some track replacement(?) You can't compare an old ride, which has had track work on, with Colossus at this time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Just got back from a week's holiday yesterday, could anyone sum up what the ride availability was like last week?Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gino. Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 according to the official website stealth and slammer are both down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 according to the official website stealth and slammer are both downThanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokesyboy Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Whats up with both of them ! Hope theyre fixed by thursday ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam 795 Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Whats up with both of them ! Hope theyre fixed by thursday !whats weird is that they are the 2 same rides that were broken for ages (since fright night?).maybe its something to do with stealths new launch cable and maybe slammer just needs fixing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 whats weird is that they are the 2 same rides that were broken for ages (since fright night?).maybe its something to do with stealths new launch cable and maybe slammer just needs fixingToday is only the first day of both rides being unavailable for a while now. I wouldn't worry about anything, they will probably be up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam 795 Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Today is only the first day of both rides being unavailable for a while now. I wouldn't worry about anything, they will probably be up soon.thats good because I am going tomorrow and maybe on friday/saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokesyboy Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Few thank god for that Cant wait to ride them both on thursday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam 795 Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Few thank god for that Cant wait to ride them both on thursday slammer is brilliant and always has a quick que(bar fright night),and stealth is always great fun-I wouldnt wnat to miss either of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokesyboy Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Slammer was acting really slow on tuesday, it was taking ages to off load and on load people and then they just ended up sitting there for ages, was quiet frustrating because I could have gone to stealth and used the single rider queue a few times as no-one was on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam 795 Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Slammer was acting really slow on tuesday, it was taking ages to off load and on load people and then they just ended up sitting there for ages, was quiet frustrating because I could have gone to stealth and used the single rider queue a few times as no-one was on it I always go either front or back on stealth as they are the best experience.but I have been on a rollback-thrill chill 2008 when stealth kept rolling back.eventually they loaded some people-me and my mate and they got a roll back-so they shut it.But the rollback experience is the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokesyboy Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 I really want a rollback and was gutted when I nearly got one the other day! Got to the top and it just crept over and I think because I was at the back it felt more like it was rolling back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam 795 Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 I really want a rollback and was gutted when I nearly got one the other day! Got to the top and it just crept over and I think because I was at the back it felt more like it was rolling back.well I count a rollback as a breakdown as it takes ages to reset and then they have to continuosly test each train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokesyboy Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 I suppose, I'd like to be on one just to annoy the rest of the people queueing as they would have to wait longer whilst they test or the ride gets broken down and then I'd be like woop woop I got a rollback when I walked past them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 well I count a rollback as a breakdown as it takes ages to reset and then they have to continuosly test each train.10 mins to reset and 2 test trains is the usual requirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraX Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 maybe slammer just needs fixing..Is that why it's closed then? Stealth takes ages to reset and then they have to continuosly test each train.Continuosly??10 mins to reset and 2 test trains is the usual requirement.The time you wait, is usually for the engineers to race over to the ride. Once they're there it's a 30 second job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sully1311 Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 according to the website, stealth should be open again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 according to the website, stealth should be open againI would hope so! I would be a bit scared if they didn't open it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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