Joegibbon Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Hearing that the Fire effect hasn't been working today and Swarm has had some downtime? Curse of the "S" as Stealth and Saw both having downtime aswell! More of the 'S Curse' as Slammer is shut tomorrow... Anyway great to see the fire finally working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Nice. Thorpe's only "S" rides that remain operational are Samurai and... Storm Surge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Nice. Thorpe's only "S" rides that remain operational are Samurai and... Storm Surge. I'm sure they all reopened since then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 Most likely I must admit Thorpe's ride reliability is sound this year so far (for the vast majority). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 See, this is what I don't get about Merlin. They invest a lot of money into the fire effect, something that will cost a lot of money for years to come, they add these bag rooms which cost more to run then lockers and a storage area on ride platforms and yet we have to see parts of the park closed at the beggining of off peak days or skyrides closed all day at Alton. It's absolutely barmy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles1 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 It's like increasing the experience, but then closing part of it at times so that it neve quite moves forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holtjammy16 Posted May 16, 2012 Report Share Posted May 16, 2012 We have fire!! What time did this turn on? I was there yesterday and I didn't see it go off at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 See, this is what I don't get about Merlin. They invest a lot of money into the fire effect, something that will cost a lot of money for years to come, they add these bag rooms which cost more to run then lockers and a storage area on ride platforms and yet we have to see parts of the park closed at the beggining of off peak days or skyrides closed all day at Alton. It's absolutely barmy.Not to mention Sub Terras 2nd improvement which almost doubles the amount of staffing on there. Completely barmy, but they do like experiences when they're open.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjh123horry Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 I dont know if this is just me being dumb, but surely the flame, if the wind was blowing the wrong way, could hit the car and riders? Just a thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 With UK Health and Safety I'm sure everything has been considered, it's most likely just the angle of the camera which makes it look much closer to the track than it really is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjh123horry Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 With UK Health and Safety I'm sure everything has been considered, it's most likely just the angle of the camera which makes it look much closer to the track than it really is. True. Plus with the water effect the towers over the fire engine, I dont think the flame will get to high up, because it should be put out within seconds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPGG Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Any pics or videos of the new 'higher' water effects? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 I'm sure there is also a maximum wind speed that the effect can work at, as seen on X2 and Terminator/Apocalypse... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted May 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 To all those worrying about the closeness of the fire... A video of it in action, it will go off when the train flys overhead I assume that would mean the zero-g roll, which is more or less above the engine. Thus, no worrys about getting burnt. Should look very nice from onride if that's the case! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokesyboy Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 No fire today, On ride DVD's didn't appear to work but were turned on and didn't get a look at the LED's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 No fire or LEDs this morning but there was a reference to the fireball on News 16 that I'd never heard before. Someone called up and were talking to the host about how the fireball lit up their house so maybe this has been added into the video as the fire is hopefully going to go live soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 No fire or LEDs this morning but there was a reference to the fireball on News 16 that I'd never heard before. Someone called up and were talking to the host about how the fireball lit up their house so maybe this has been added into the video as the fire is hopefully going to go live soon. Or it was there all the time and you never noticed it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted May 19, 2012 Report Share Posted May 19, 2012 It's always been on the news loop, sorry. But I'm sure the effects will be put into action soon, keep calm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mah boi Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Sorry if this has been posted before, but I found this 360 vitrual tour thing of The Swarm. I like the station on the best. http://www.sphericalimages.com/virtual-tours/swarm-thorpe-park-virtual-tour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Looks good, Shame the capacity of Swarm wasn't able to be as good as shown in the 360 tour, with 3 trains on track at once! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokesyboy Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Photos seemed to be having problems today! Even closed early! No fire effect yet but LED's looked good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Anyone got any pictures of the LEDs in action? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted May 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 I tried to take a couple of photos yesterday, don't know how well they've turned out though - will check tonight. Worth noting that in sunlight, they're hard to notice (as sorta expected I guess). Also, the 3 lights for eyes light up in a sequence, as opposed to all being on constantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted May 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Double post. Unsurprisingly, the photos I took yesterday don't show the LEDs. Can't wait to see them when it's not sunny; will look so much more effective. Also, love how the water jets have been increased in power, especially on the helicopter turn around. I knew they'd been turned up a bit, so thought that I'd get a little splash, especially being at the back. I'd have LOVED to seen my face when I realised just how high they were, would have been priceless. I was just shocked till the last inversion from it. Cements the chopper turn as the favourite part of the ride for me, and back-eight as my favourite seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 - A new shorter advert now out Sorry about quality! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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