Fred Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Just to add to Playhouse. Never give your kid an extra large hot chocolate before running around. THAT WAS A NIGHTMARE TO CLEAN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEALTHDAN Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 I hated dealing with sick on the Big One we always kept a fresh bucket of water cloths gloves and disinfectant and air freshener in the Sand bag room on the platform though to deal with it quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
th13teen Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 I love it that Thorpe did one of my ideas about making the selected seating a different queue to the main one. Hahaha...How long has the queue been for the back seats recently!? Thank God they got rid of the Swarm's Front Seat shambles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Out of interest (and going off topic - sorry) - just wondered how long it takes for sick to be cleaned up on rides? (weird curiosity!) So yesterday Swarm was on 2 trains and walk on??? - on a saturday? (or have I got the days wrong doh). At last Sundays meet we had to queue to ride The Swarm - not horrendous queues but I am quite an impatient person and get all fidgety - made me realise and appreciate how lucky myself and the others that went to the ERT/photo shoot were. Swarm is my favourite ride but I don't think I could physically queue for over an hour for it - unless I took a portable chair Well when we got there they had shut the que's and there was a staff waiting outside, was waiting there for about 10 mins or so. He said he only just got back from his break but he heard it was quite bad. And yes we came back later and there was no que, you just walked straight into the station and chose backwards or forwards there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 What was ques like today for swarm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 It varied. At 1 it was near enough walk on but whilst queueing for Stealth (betwwen 3&4) there was a visible queue. I would guess at 30 minutes or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Not bad, remember queing 90 mins last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=655687467997&set=vb.27217550866&type=2&theater I still can't get over this awesome advertising. Han30 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jom222 Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 The last few day that I have been at Thorpe the backwards queue was quicker than the main one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted April 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 On reflection now, I do think the backwards rows idea on Swarm is brilliant - it makes the ride even more re-rideable and just seems all round great. The queue system isn't great though, and on busier days, I expect it to be a nightmare for staff and guests. Speaking of queues, there was one point where the Fastrack queue for Swarm was longer than the main queue! Made me chuckle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 The swarm has the silent disco que! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Doesn't really suit it does it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 I thought that, and where does the DJ go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 I have absolutely no clue, maybe on top of the billboard I thought something like stealth would be chosen as it suits it more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Yeah stealth had it last summer, I was there haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Yeah stealth had it last summer, I was there haha. Oh, all I remember was that last year at Easter Colossus had the silent disco queue! Has nemmy inferno had it yet? The other rides could see them putting it in is X but I'm not sure that would ever happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Havent seen it on Nemesis no, I cant see them putting it on saw, have they done thaat before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 I'm not sure as far as I'm aware but it would not suit it AT ALL. I can just picture everyone dancing in a queue line surrounded by death traps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daboywunda Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 Swarm is absolutely amazing in the dark... Not so much backwards though... Shame that not all of the lights were working on the trains & no fire effect on the engine but the billboard is great in the dark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 On SWARM, I am pretty sure that the flame emission from the fire engine is supposed to react to every seventh pass of the train. It was like that last season I believe, though in my visits where it's been working (I assume the times when it didn't 'work' was because it was turned off due to the weather more than anything else?), it was reacting every 3 trains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 By reacting, do we mean when the flame actually ignites, or when it fails to and covers the area in a gas cloud of death? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 By reacting, do we mean when the flame actually ignites, or when it fails to and covers the area in a gas cloud of death? To be fair, in my experiences this season, when the flame has meant to ignite, it has ignited. And even if the gas cloud of death has been happening this season, I'd bet my bottom dollar it's no where near as often as last season. Anyways, Inferno, 10 years old, woo, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 For this years ERT/photo event it was activating every time all day. I guess that was incase it was needed for the photos but shows that it is variable and presumably they can change the regularity easily if they want to. J.S217 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 going thorpe in 2 weeks, and just want to check what the situation is with the swarm... so you don't have to prebook to ride the swarm backwards, just queue as normal? and is there fast track for the swarm backwards, or just the normal ride? many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 going thorpe in 2 weeks, and just want to check what the situation is with the swarm... so you don't have to prebook to ride the swarm backwards, just queue as normal? and is there fast track for the swarm backwards, or just the normal ride? many thanks. I'm not sure about fastrack (I don't buy it) but there is a completley separate queueline for the backwards rows, you just turn up and queue for it as you would for the forwards rows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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