Graw Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 Have Thorpe Park announced anything about a 2013 Annual Pass Preview day? I know you can buy the merlin passes on the day at a discounted price, but what month is the preview day usually around? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TPJames Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 The majority of people visiting the zoo days this half term are annual pass holders so if an annual pass week was introduced my guess is every day of it would be absolutely packed. As the weather is getting worse, my guess is that chessington will get less and less busy during this week. It is meant to be cloudy and cold tomorrow and I am visiting so my guess is it won't reach full capacity. The fact most days this week they have had to be turning people away from Chessington shows it is popular and they need to expand it, you can be turning guests away when you have half the park closed, it is not good for business or guest relations.Well to be honest, I think chessington could open up more of the park,they are losing valuable customers who would happily pay to get in etc. I am really not sure why chessington can't open up tomb blaster, peaking heights and the runaway train this half term! I am sure if they just opened up a bit more of the park they would at least be able to fit more guests into it!P.S I will get some snaps of zufari etc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 RideAddict Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 The majority of people visiting the zoo days this half term are annual pass holders so if an annual pass week was introduced my guess is every day of it would be absolutely packed. But it's the only way I can see of managing it better, thus allowing those who don't get in to try another day? Then again, how many would make a second attempted trip in the same week?! The weather won't stop people. I've been in all temperatures and conditions, and it doesn't put everyone off. I first did Stealth a few days after it first opened, and it was about -2c. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 NickD Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 The majority of people visiting the zoo days this half term are annual pass holders so if an annual pass week was introduced my guess is every day of it would be absolutely packed. As the weather is getting worse, my guess is that chessington will get less and less busy during this week. It is meant to be cloudy and cold tomorrow and I am visiting so my guess is it won't reach full capacity. Well to be honest, I think chessington could open up more of the park,they are losing valuable customers who would happily pay to get in etc. I am really not sure why chessington can't open up tomb blaster, peaking heights and the runaway train this half term! I am sure if they just opened up a bit more of the park they would at least be able to fit more guests into it! P.S I will get some snaps of zufari etc! Maintanence, Staffing. Might even be an agreement with local residents that the park cannot open to a certain capacity in the winter months? Also, 2 days out of how many have they reached capacity? My assumption is that it won't happen again as the weather worsens. The park opens in less than a month anyway, pointless rushing to get things open, it would be more beneficial to work on tidying the rides up and training the staff ready for when the actual park opens. The park wouldn't be too popular if they rushed into opening certain attractions and their reliability is poor come March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 RideAddict Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 If it doesn't hit full capacity today, my guess is that will be near-on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TPJames Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Well I hope I can get in tomorrow anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Ryan Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 It's hit capacity again today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Graw Posted February 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Okay, so I am on the Thorpe website now and it says 10th March as a closed day, and I can't find anything about Annual Pass Day, I now have an Annual Pass and would like to book a ticket for the day. Has anyone got a link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TPJames Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Okay, so I am on the Thorpe website now and it says 10th March as a closed day, and I can't find anything about Annual Pass Day, I now have an Annual Pass and would like to book a ticket for the day. Has anyone got a link? Yep here it is: http://thorpeparkpreview-fb.eventbrite.com/# I advise you book before tickets become unavlible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TPJames Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Sorry about the double posting: I just received an update on today's AP day at thorpe, unfortunately I was not able to attend but apparently the day hasn't been great anyway. The park is 'apparently' quite empty however queues are building up as all the rides are on 1 train. People are queueing 30-45 minutes for rides like Colossus, the swarm and nemesis inferno due to them being on one train. However, nemesis inferno has its 2nd train being put on(I'm not sure if this has already been done) Rides are on very short settings as rush is only having 2 full swings and samurai is running on poor and short settings. However, I am not sure how the other flat rides are doing. Stealth, saw and X(which has been confirmed to not open until end of spring) are all closed. That's all I know at the moment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TimmyJimmy86 Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Stealth, saw and X(which has been confirmed to not open until end of spring) are all closed. "until the end of spring", are you sure, so wouldn't that mean these rides wont open in time for opening day this thursday, correct me I I'm wrong ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TPJames Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 "until the end of spring", are you sure, so wouldn't that mean these rides wont open in time for opening day this thursday, correct me I I'm wrong ? Sorry, only X is opening at the end of spring, saw has now reopened and stealth is being maintenaced. Saw and stealth should be avalible for this Thursday but X will not be until the end of Easter holidays... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 JoshC. Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Sorry, only X is opening at the end of spring, saw has now reopened and stealth is being maintenaced. Saw and stealth should be avalible for this Thursday but X will not be until the end of Easter holidays... X is likely to only open a couple of weeks late from what I've heard, so not that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jmgpannal Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Saw opened at lunchtime. Maximum queues one I've had all day was 20 minutes for The Swarm, and 25 for Colossus as someone threw up. I've been pretty impressed actually, much better than last time. Everything is on 1 train. Nemesis just swapped trains over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 TPJames Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Saw opened at lunchtime. Maximum queues one I've had all day was 20 minutes for The Swarm, and 25 for Colossus as someone threw up. I've been pretty impressed actually, much better than last time. Everything is on 1 train. Nemesis just swapped trains over. After queuing for half an hour, it looks like they are now going to load the second train as there are workers doing up all of the restraints. Queue for nemmy was 30 mins today, however it seems good that most rides only have 10 min queue! I really wish I could be there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Glitch Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Queue for nemmy was 30 mins today, however it seems good that most rides only have 10 min queue! I really wish I could be there... Was there all day didn't see any queues it was great fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Topsyturvy15 Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Is X any different from the outside or boarded up or is it just the interior being worked on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 c1hrisin Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 It doesn't look any different from the outside, apart from a load of temporary fences blocking it off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Stokesyboy Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 And just a Silver X above the entrance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Graw Posted March 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Hi, I'm going on Saturday guys, how busy will it be and do you think all the rides will be open? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 RideAddict Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 All rides should be open except for X, providing nothing breaks down. As for how busy, difficult to guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jmgpannal Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Hi, I'm going on Saturday guys, how busy will it be and do you think all the rides will be open? Thanks. I would say that a number of rides struggle in the extreme cold and may not open or open late. The forecast for Saturday is for very cold. So just beware! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Pickles Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 It won't be massively busy but some rides may have teething issues because of the cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Have Thorpe Park announced anything about a 2013 Annual Pass Preview day?
I know you can buy the merlin passes on the day at a discounted price, but what month is the preview day usually around?
Thanks.
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