Matt 236 Posted May 6, 2018 Report Share Posted May 6, 2018 Still better the garish green house look it had earlier on in the season. Fingers crossed they’ll actually be able to get the resources to fix it, next season at the latest. Least they have fixed some of the effects though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 Whilst being in the 20 minute advertised queue that was actually 50 minutes for Stealth yesterday, we spotted Swarm got evacuated, with a train partially up the lift hill. The ride then remained closed all day, and the train didn't move from that position either... In other news - they have now painted the metal RSJs brown in the station roof so they look vaguely more like wood ? EDIT: Didn't realise they'd been brown since May ooops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringo Posted October 14, 2018 Report Share Posted October 14, 2018 according to a poster on TowersStreet there’s an issue with the chain and it could be down for rest of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted October 18, 2018 Report Share Posted October 18, 2018 The Swarm was testing most of today - fingers crossed for opening tomorrow Mattgwise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPMSam Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 As confirmed on Thorpe's snapchat The Swarm is back open! JoelAllen and Coaster 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted October 19, 2018 Report Share Posted October 19, 2018 Fair play to Thorpe's engineering ladz for sorting the Swarm so quick, I tip my hat to you kind sirs and ladies. Coaster and JoelAllen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted December 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 It's a good video and I'm looking forward to there being more. But the social media accounts are very dodgy still. Like yesterday, posting a video on Instagram of a water-skier, which only served a purpose of "look at us, we're on a boat". And at time of writing, it's got a measly two likes. With their social media, it certainly seems like they take the approach of 'if we throw enough darts, we'll eventually hit the bullseye". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobF Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 (In a jokey IT fail way) stuntman, we get you like the videos, you dont have to post it 5 times though ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 Lies!!! Interesting video though, love seeing things like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 37 minutes ago, pluk said: Lies!!! Interesting video though, love seeing things like this. The place is clearly not jet washed enough, hence why the park looks run down. A lot of that could be prevented by simply doing this regularly. Many parks around the world do it daily! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted December 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 27 minutes ago, Ivsetti said: 1,436 likes. I don't go on the Insta a lot but that does seem like a fair amount of likes. I'm not sure why they posted it but I'm guessing they're advertising the boat company - maybe they have a link other than they're next to each other or something else like that. Still showing 2 likes for me, so must be having some trouble viewing things my end. As for cleaning, to clear things up... The park will jetwash all pathways on park during the entire closed season They do this during the season too (before the park opens for the day usually), but only in areas which are majorly dirty. This is done by the park's usual on site cleaning team. They don't clean buildings, rides, etc. The main reason for this is because it requires different equipment, different training, etc. Ultimately this boils down to not enough money being available to be invested in cleaning these parts of the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 On 12/2/2018 at 1:07 PM, pluk said: Lies!!! Interesting video though, love seeing things like this. Lol, Disney do this every single night. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marley Posted December 7, 2018 Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 On 12/2/2018 at 2:11 PM, ChiapasC. said: They don't clean buildings, rides, etc. The main reason for this is because it requires different equipment, different training, etc. Ultimately this boils down to not enough money being available to be invested in cleaning these parts of the park. There is money, tons of it. They are the second biggest entertainments company in the world after all. Too busy maximizing profits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted December 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 14 minutes ago, Marley said: There is money, tons of it. They are the second biggest entertainments company in the world after all. Too busy maximizing profits. Sorry, I didn't make myself clear. There's not enough money being given to the park to invest in cleaning these parts of the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted January 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 After the rumours of lift hill chain issues over Fright Nights, Swarm has received a new chain this winter (much like Inferno). Whether this was always the plan, is anyone's guess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Ivsetti said: Well you worked there so I'm sure you knew/know Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvGD3Svy6KU (Powers Towers Productions - his videos are really good) Also, spotted this hidden light: Does anyone know what it's meant to be used for? Probably the sensor for the on ride photos at a guess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt A Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, Marc said: Probably the sensor for the on ride photos at a guess! That's a lot smaller on the rides I've worked on, only the size of matchbox, although it's in the right spot for it to be so could be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 That looks more like a floodlight than a sensor ? 2542464, Glitch and Kerfuffle 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 I see over on the TPM updates that Swarms' station roof supports have now been completely stripped of wood, so now are just bare metal RSJs. Prediction: they will not be replaced and left as is all season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 HAHA - I love how they got round to painting the beams like everyone wanted and then totally destroyed the rest of it taking ALL the wood down. They have replaced the speakers with inferior ones and have a lovely silver trunking for the wiring. Hilarious! Pic from TPM FB page... Ringo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08newmanb Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 I wish a wood spray would work as well, like metal being disguised as wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profburp Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Mattgwise said: HAHA - I love how they got round to painting the beams like everyone wanted and then totally destroyed the rest of it taking ALL the wood down. They have replaced the speakers with inferior ones and have a lovely silver trunking for the wiring. Hilarious! Pic from TPM FB page... Wow that looks awful! The trucking metal is really unattractive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 Errrrrrr Why was this done? Steel columns usually stay covered in most buildings, if they needed to inspect them and remove the cladding couldnt they have put it back? Looks awful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 What a lovely shade of brown they used. I’m so glad they decided to paint it up instead of replace the theming they used to have. Who needs that anyway. Who needs updated theming when you can just tear it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 Yeah Swarm's station looked horrendous. No ambient audio either, just the poor announcement that was recently added. Actually I'd say that the whole Swarm area was a bit of a mess in all honesty. 2542464 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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