March 25, 201114 yr Author comment_111761 All the handrails paints flaking off and generally messy and untidy and needs bit of careWhere do you mean, you dont mean the Grey ones with rust do you? Cant say I noticed that.Any reports still, on the audio upkeep?They seem to have fixed the speakers which wernt working since my last visit, its still abit quiet though but alot better than it was!
March 25, 201114 yr comment_111762 The flakey bits were on the grey rails looked like the rails were badly / unprimed before painting but could have been the winter weather attacking them because we had bad winter .But I'm sure they will take care of it soon And the audio was working but not very loud but better than none but the overall effect wasn't bad
March 28, 201114 yr comment_111974 Hey, new here.Went to Thorpe today. On one of the water cannons the handle was hanging off and none of them were working, the jets of water were turned off and the paint on the signs which tell you which lane you're in is beginning to fade away. Also parts are dripping water pretty bad.
March 29, 201114 yr comment_111989 Hey, new here.Went to Thorpe today. On one of the water cannons the handle was hanging off and none of them were working, the jets of water were turned off and the paint on the signs which tell you which lane you're in is beginning to fade away. Also parts are dripping water pretty bad.Yep the cannons were off last week when I went but didn't spot any drips
March 29, 201114 yr comment_111992 Yeah from part of the slide, I told my mate who thought it might have been the theming but the puddle of water created underneath suggested otherwise.
March 29, 201114 yr comment_112022 Lol it will have broken in half by next week :/ Thorpe better not just leave the water canons broken, no doubt they will...
March 29, 201114 yr comment_112046 maybe the cannons are turned off until it gets warmer. you guys always assume the worst
March 29, 201114 yr comment_112048 maybe the cannons are turned off until it gets warmer. you guys always assume the worst It's hardly cold here at the moment. It rained for about an hour today, quite lightly, and there was the first Friday of the season where it rained - those are the only two 'bad weather' days I can recall. It's in the low to mid-teens weather wise, and I'm seeing people leisurely strolling about in shorts now. So yeah, no need to 'turn them off'.Also, can the weather be blamed for a broken handle (which I believe has happened to one of them?)...
March 29, 201114 yr comment_112068 It's hardly cold here at the moment. It rained for about an hour today, quite lightly, and there was the first Friday of the season where it rained - those are the only two 'bad weather' days I can recall. It's in the low to mid-teens weather wise, and I'm seeing people leisurely strolling about in shorts now. So yeah, no need to 'turn them off'.Also, can the weather be blamed for a broken handle (which I believe has happened to one of them?)...Yes, when I was there yesterday (Monday) the handle was broken on one of them.
March 30, 201114 yr comment_112075 The new TV ad is out!http://www.facebook.com/login/setashome.php?ref=home#!/video/video.php?v=210378045654633&oid=27217550866&comments
March 30, 201114 yr comment_112076 The new TV ad is out!http://www.facebook.com/login/setashome.php?ref=home#!/video/video.php?v=210378045654633&oid=27217550866&commentsIrritating voice-over guy is irritating.
March 30, 201114 yr comment_112079 I think that advert underestimates how fun spinning around on a floor duster actually is...Especially if you're getting paid to do that...
March 30, 201114 yr comment_112092 maybe the cannons are turned off until it gets warmer. you guys always assume the worst Last week it was 17 degrees at Thorpe, sun shining brightly and very hot. Warmer then August will be anyway . The broken handle is one thing, however theres probably a reason for everything else.
March 30, 201114 yr comment_112093 Shame the voice-over sounds so unprofessional, there's some great footage of the park in that ad. It's nicely put together too, apart from the random spinning guy. If they'd just used the in-park footage and recorded a more sensible narration, it would have been a great ad.Shame they didn't.
March 30, 201114 yr comment_112094 Shame the voice-over sounds so unprofessional, there's some great footage of the park in that ad. It's nicely put together too, apart from the random spinning guy. If they'd just used the in-park footage and recorded a more sensible narration, it would have been a great ad.Shame they didn't.I kind of like the advert, although I've noticed a big trend with the Thorpe adverts is to show a lot of the park and not just the specific new ride.
March 30, 201114 yr comment_112106 For those who can't view the video on facebook, here is a youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVQ2U8PzNUcI like the advert, good humour, good selection of ride photography that will appeal to a wider target audience than the Saw adverts that were broadcasted over the last few seasons. Good effort.
March 30, 201114 yr comment_112108 Wicked thanx for link I'm glad that they managed to put other rides in footage quite good advert but could be better starts bit odd
March 30, 201114 yr comment_112110 I thought they had to include the Saw theme in their advertisements?
March 30, 201114 yr comment_112123 That was only a 2yr deal, hence why nothings saw related anymore. Finally.
March 30, 201114 yr comment_112124 I thought they had to include the Saw theme in their advertisements?Nope.The general idea with Thorpe is that a new roller coaster is their main advertising point for two years - the year it opened, and the following year.I quite like the advert. It ended up being how I thought; Storm Surge being 'just another ride' included in. I like the idea of people being in a warehouse trying to have fun, then the whole cutting to Thorpe and that. The voice is annoying, but bearable I guess. In other words, JoshC. likes!
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