March 6, 20196 yr comment_263321 I do think that Storm Surge captures the imagination of many people. In theory, it has everything - a shared experience suitable for most, height, speed, spinning, a light splash of water. Given the selection of water rides at Thorpe, I can see why Storm Surge appeals to many, and why people are always prepared to queue a long time for it compared to many other rides.
March 6, 20196 yr comment_263329 Storm Surge would be fine if; 1. The theming had been finished and a better attempt made at hiding the ugly parts 2. The ride was in a better location The current location of the ride ruins the skyline of the park, it used to flow perfectly when you looked from the exit of the dome but Storm Surge now sticks out like a sore thumb.
March 6, 20196 yr comment_263330 4 hours ago, JoshC. said: I do think that Storm Surge captures the imagination of many people.
March 6, 20196 yr comment_263331 4 minutes ago, HermanTheGerman said: How else do you explain why people actively look at an hour long queue and go 'Yes, this seems like a good way to spend my time'? Doesn't matter what the actual reaction to it is. If people are willing to spend an hour queueing for it, it IS capturing their attention and imagination.
March 6, 20196 yr comment_263333 Or is it the Spinball/Truckers effect? People walking past it, and just join the queue because everything else is closed? Plus the turd throughput doesn't help...
March 6, 20196 yr comment_263334 20 hours ago, Wumbamillio said: I get that appeal, but really does Storm Surge have that? When I think of my rides on it, I remember tarmac, gravel, dirty primary colours, sitting in a puddle... Oh god I'm getting flashbacks It could do with a scrub now that you mention it. The only thing that's depressing is when you go under it and it's full of dirty puddle from the rides leakage.
March 6, 20196 yr comment_263335 1 hour ago, Benin said: Or is it the Spinball/Truckers effect? People walking past it, and just join the queue because everything else is closed? Plus the turd throughput doesn't help... This is the thing though, even when other rides are open, it still attracts a long queue. It's one of the few rides which constantly has a queue. Turd throughput explains why it has a long queue time. It doesn't explain why people see the long queue time and go 'yes, let's join that queue'..
March 6, 20196 yr comment_263336 29 minutes ago, JoshC. said: It doesn't explain why people see the long queue time and go 'yes, let's join that queue'.. Because people are thick. Next question? It probably is part of that slightly more visually prominent position (in comparison to Rapids), and is nowhere near as wet as Tidal Wave (in theory)... From a guest perspective, there's more to appeal to, especially when you factor in the central location where pretty much everyone walks past at some point... Why do people with kids join an hour long queue for Truckers? Because it's there...
March 6, 20196 yr comment_263337 Isn’t a a good gateway to coasters? In that you have to go up a lift hill and even though the descent isn’t deep the going up is good practice for how it feels. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
March 6, 20196 yr comment_263338 The only time I ever went on Storm Surge was when it said there was only a 20 minute queue, which turned out to be an hour. You can probably imagine my disappointment after all the waiting ?
June 15, 20196 yr comment_264967 Nice to see all water effects have been fixed on this. Also saw them emptying the boats water twice today, something I haven't really seen before.
September 29, 20195 yr comment_266810 On 6/15/2019 at 8:19 PM, Mattgwise said: Nice to see all water effects have been fixed on this. Also saw them emptying the boats water twice today, something I haven't really seen before. My vision: Vacuuming water from the boats as they unload. And where does the water go? Back into the pool.
September 29, 20195 yr comment_266812 I'd forgotten I'd put myself through this a couple of weeks back. It doesn't spin, there are no pads. The boats are ankle deep in water. They leave the water curtain on in cold drizzly weather. The staff don't care if you sit with your feet up, cross legged, etc. Which is fun I suppose but I'm guessing not compliant with their own operating guidance and asking for an incident really. They've somehow managed to make the position of it even more if a nonsense with the pointless blocking in of X. It sucks. It sucks as hard as it is possible to suck.
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.