September 23, 201212 yr comment_141590 Enthusiasts hate Storm Surge? Looks what your overbearing love for a **** ride has done Marc!
September 23, 201212 yr Author comment_141592 Never said I loved it, I just know its not going to just be gotten rid of so soon after it was installed..
September 23, 201212 yr comment_141594 From what I hear, it rides okay but the presentation of the ride is one you wouldn't even find at Drayton Manor, its also really silly to put such a ride in a crowded area of the park, many people was trying to jump over each other just to get past Storm Surge's entrance when I was there, it really is packed area, not good Yes! I really despise that cramped feeling and the way it feels as though Thorpe just plonked it there accidentally (similar to when you accidentally put a coaster in the wrong place in RCT). And when you walk between SS and the Megastore, stupidly cramped! And the amount it leaks now is just hilarious. Well it was hilarious anyway but yeah Oh and let's not forget the sexy squeaky noises! The only thing that was any fun was the boats spinning but they don't even do that anymore. Not been on it once this year and I don't miss it!
September 23, 201212 yr comment_141601 They can't keep it there forever surely. I imagine 8 years maximum. Hopefully sooner if it continues to fail and deteriorate.
October 12, 201212 yr comment_142445 An incident has happened on Storm Surge today: (From Thorpe Nerd Live) This was tweeted by CF, who are also on park today: No official word on Thorpe Park incident, reliable sources on park report somebody caught their leg under Storm Surge's conveyor. Person ok. Looks like Storm Surge could be out of action for a while. Hopefully the person is 100% okay and this was a really bad accident..
October 12, 201212 yr comment_142446 I was expecting someone had gotten bored on the lift hill and jumped... Hope person is ok, hope the ride isn't...
October 12, 201212 yr comment_142450 Two incidents in one year... How long until OTSRs on it? hope the guy is ok though
October 12, 201212 yr comment_142457 what was the first incident? The top part of the lift conveyor fell off earlier this year.
October 12, 201212 yr comment_142458 what was the first incident?The conveyor belt came loose on the lift hill. I think you'll find an image of it on an earlier page. Thorpe have gotta close this piece of crap down now. It's ugly, it's boring, it's got a slow queue and has had two incidents in one year. Surely Thorpe realise now that no one really likes this ride.
October 12, 201212 yr comment_142460 There's nothing to suggest, at this moment, that the incident is DIRECTLY linked to the ride... it might just be something that happened on this ride (ie some-one being taken ill)
October 12, 201212 yr comment_142461 They would have been removed from the ride. the barriers proove that they cant remove (or couldnt) the person from the ride. sheesh have you never seen casualty? XD
October 12, 201212 yr comment_142462 If its as bad as I can imagine, then I see it maybe necessary to take a saw to storm surge, in which case another ride would be down for at least the rest of the season
October 12, 201212 yr comment_142464 I was on park today, and heard the same rumour that someone apparently got their leg caught under a boat on the loading platform, Got to be honest, I'm not quite sure how that happened though because there doesnt really seem to be a way to do that, I can only imagine that "possibly" the person was a bit silly and decided to try and get out early before the boat stopped complety in the station, and twisted their leg under the boat, or the person rushed too quickly to get in the boat before the boat had stopped, and again got their leg caught under the boat, or again it could have been operator error where the person was getting in, and accidently started up the ride not realising everyone was on, I guess we cant speculate until we really hear anything offical though (If we do) It makes you wonder the future of the ride, only 2 years in, and yes 2 fairly major incidents, plus the ride still leaks really badly underneath, I just cannoy understand Thorpe's decision to buy this ride and put it where they did, Its looks awful, it is awful, and plus you can tell no one really likes it when you see people's expressions when they come off, and the ride only gets queues because of the awful slow capasity. It doesnt look good for the busy weekends ahead now, with Samurai,Slammer,Storm Surge all down, Plus the Carousel was closed today
October 13, 201212 yr Author comment_142465 It doesnt look good for the busy weekends ahead now, with Samurai,Slammer,Storm Surge all down, Plus the Carousel was closed today Carousel was open today but closes when the Asylums open I think these "major" incidents are being taken abit out of context here really, such as the conveyer slip, it was open the next day, what may look major and shocking in pictures might not be as major in reality from the parks operational / engineering POV
October 13, 201212 yr comment_142468 Also, I'd imagine like with many rides, there may be other 'incidents' that don't make it out into the obvious public domain... Still though, this ride is a bit awful isn't it?
October 13, 201212 yr comment_142469 Who wants to pitch in and bribe the Health and Safety inspectors to condemn the ride and force them to deconstruct it?
October 13, 201212 yr comment_142470 They were given the opportunity to install a new ride for virtually nothing, and replace a very outdated area of the park. They took the gamble and I think it is fair to say it didn't pay off. I am sure if they knew all the baggage they would get with the ride, they may have thought twice about adding it. I started off liking this ride and I don't find it that much of an eyesore if I am quite honest, but there has been so many problems with it that I think the sooner it departs the better. Having said that, I would rather they keep it until they find a suitable replacement. It is not hurting anyone...oh wait.... XD
October 13, 201212 yr comment_142499 See I believe that yes it's an eyesore but in reality if you don't look at all the things that we do as fans and look at it from the GP point of view, people must love it otherwise it wouldn't get the queues it does.
October 13, 201212 yr Author comment_142500 See I believe that yes it's an eyesore but in reality if you don't look at all the things that we do as fans and look at it from the GP point of view, people must love it otherwise it wouldn't get the queues it does. ^ Agreed, you can argue it has a low throughput, but low throughput or not if people didnt like it, people wouldnt be prepared to queue the long queue times it gets.
October 13, 201212 yr comment_142502 ^ This. I personally don't mind it, it's a good ride to break up the day with, granted I wouldn't queue that long for it but I have that with all rides as bad knees etc but it's a quirkly little ride.
October 13, 201212 yr comment_142508 People bother to queue so long because when Thorpe is busy it's often the shortest queue on park... As for quiet days... Well, the low throughput contributes to the long queue...
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