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2017: General Discussion

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DiogoJ42 said:
VR goggles and pre-book only tickets at £15 per pop.

.... Or something like that...
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Aha, what? Surely not.

RoyJess said:
So these rumours can just be rumours, only when Hex reopens, only then can we see if there were any truth in my information.
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Okay so similar things to what I've already heard. Thanks for filling me in.

Poisson said:
Why do you think N:ST has been shut down? 2 centuries to save up to make it better
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What exactly is wrong with N:ST? I never got the chance to go on it, always avoided it when queues were big, but from what I've heard the experience worked as they intended. Did people simply not like it? I'd also heard they were having mechanical issues with the drop tower and/or 'evacuation' processes. Wasn't it closed again shortly after the Smiler incident and they said it was due to updating safety procedures on all rides on the park?
 
It's the heavy actor cost. Having Military Personel shouting at you, before being poked in the back. Then exiting through a long corridor with strobes and more actors.
 
Yes, I had heard (and seen) about a large number of staff involved in the ride. Didn't seem cost effective. Sounds like they'd be better off cutting the maze at the end, as I know it was a late addition anyway.
 
The high staff (not really actor) count is one factor, but apparently there are major issues with restraints and guests exiting when the drop is at the bottom, there is the potential to get trapped as it rises back up. But as it is one lap bar fits all, it doesn't fit the smaller and larger people well at the same time. Dungeons don't have the issue as you start at the bottom and no-one is stupid enough to try and exit at the top, also feet are free swinging when at the top so naturally you don't feel like you can exit. N:ST has the floor drop down with you so some guests thought it was safe to get out even though the lap bar hadn't risen.
 
jon81uk said:
Dungeons don't have the issue as you start at the bottom and no-one is stupid enough to try and exit at the top, also feet are free swinging when at the top so naturally you don't feel like you can exit. N:ST has the floor drop down with you so some guests thought it was safe to get out even though the lap bar hadn't risen.
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When was the last time you visited the Dungeons (London)? I was there yesterday and you start at the top, raised a couple of feet and then drop right through below the floor. It doesn't stop below the ground and immediately you are shot straight back up again to the top and you are dropped immediately back down again before you are raised up to the top to exit. The restraints on the London Dungeons have some sort of rubber flappy bits that now hang off the lap bar onto your lap.
 
RoyJess said:
When was the last time you visited the Dungeons (London)? I was there yesterday and you start at the top, raised a couple of feet and then drop right through below the floor. It doesn't stop below the ground and immediately you are shot straight back up again to the top and you are dropped immediately back down again before you are raised up to the top to exit. The restraints on the London Dungeons have some sort of rubber flappy bits that now hang off the lap bar onto your lap.
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Last time in London was still at Tooley Street, I haven't had an annual pass since the move. Did Blackpool Dungeon too and that was a rise to the top same as Tooley St.

I assume the stop at the bottom of N:ST is what causes the issues compared to County Hall Dungeon.
 
The drop tower at London Dungeons was change when they moved it next to the Eye.

I believe (by what I was told by staff member) that some kid tried to get off the N:ST before it dropped :eek:
 
Unlike NST, the floor of the tower at the dungeons moves away from the tower before it drops, whereas in NST, the floor fall with the seats, meaning it is much easier to get out. NST also stops at the bottom of the drop much longer, and there is actually somewhere to go, where if you get out of drop dead, you really don't have anywhere to go.

Shame it's had to close for that reason though. Just people with no common sense stopping the rest of us from enjoying it. Maybe they should start doing compulsory IQ tests ;)
 
Or proper healtb and safety where if you are an idiot any injury is your fault
 
Looks like CBeebies hotel prices have made a newspaper. I think the prices quoted by the paper are wrong, prices from £200.... Cheapest I've seen and the people commenting has been £400...

Liverpool Echo: Is from £200 for a room at the CBeebies hotel too expensive? - YOUR verdict. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIwgIHIlzQ
 
GaryH said:
Looks like CBeebies hotel prices have made a newspaper. I think the prices quoted by the paper are wrong, prices from £200.... Cheapest I've seen and the people commenting has been £400...

Liverpool Echo: Is from £200 for a room at the CBeebies hotel too expensive? - YOUR verdict. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIwgIHIlzQ
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cheep as chips, price includes 14 hours of live hotel entertainment ! you dont even need to leave the hotel and go on park :rolleyes:
 
The thing is, there *will* be families willing to pay those prices, as ludicrous as they seem. In the eyes of Merlin, that'll justify the pricing structure.
 
Leah said:
Unlike NST, the floor of the tower at the dungeons moves away from the tower before it drops, whereas in NST, the floor fall with the seats, meaning it is much easier to get out. NST also stops at the bottom of the drop much longer, and there is actually somewhere to go, where if you get out of drop dead, you really don't have anywhere to go.

Shame it's had to close for that reason though. Just people with no common sense stopping the rest of us from enjoying it. Maybe they should start doing compulsory IQ tests ;)
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The floor on the London dungeon tower drops with the riders, it opens like a set of blinds to reduce air drag as it's no a free fall tower.
 
spinba11 said:
The floor on the London dungeon tower drops with the riders, it opens like a set of blinds to reduce air drag as it's no a free fall tower.
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My mistake then. I thought it was the entire floor that opened. In my defence though, I was forced to take my glasses off and I hate drop towers, so how the floor works was the last thing on my mind...


Didn't know they weren't free fall though, can anyone explain?
 
Long day at park, back to the hotel, oh lets go and sit by the lake with a few cold pints and admire the views...
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