Thorpe Park: General Discussion

[Joeythorpe]

Some of the queue line tvs were actually on when I visited later during fright nights and it’s the first time I’ve seen them on for years, however there was no audio which was a shame.

Hopefully by next season the swarm will be more presentable, I visited with not enthusiasts and even they were saying how bad it looked.

It’s definitely a start to make the park look it’s best for when project Exodus is here.

 

[Mattie boy]

Problem is within a few weeks of the new season graffiti will be back and the shine will be gone...why does anyone need to bring a marker pen in other than to be a vandal?

 

[djtruefitt]

Problem is within a few weeks of the new season graffiti will be back and the shine will be gone...why does anyone need to bring a marker pen in other than to be a vandal?

The parks need to keep on top of graffiti, if you ignore it then people see it and just add to it and make it worse. If you keep on top of in then people will be less inclined to do it.

you only have to look at some areas of towers last year where it seemed to be ignored (until it got posted on TS socials, then it magically got removed) such as the smiler and Rita, yet rides like wicker man never seemed to have any graffiti as I guess they kept it clean.

 

[Joeythorpe]

Definitely something that is basic and needs to be kept in check, needs someone to walk the queue lines every few days and sort it out otherwise it ends up like the swarm did with a mass wall of names and tags.

 

[Poisson]

Rita hosts were cleaning up the queue when it was down last year. Doesn't require experts to keep graffiti down.

 

[Zeock]

Perhaps Merlin should ban marker pen from their parks? If you really needed a pen, you could use a normal one.

 

[Poisson]

If I have a Sharpie in my pocket, how are you going to detect it?

 

[Zeock]

If I have a Sharpie in my pocket, how are you going to detect it?

Perhaps security should look in pockets? (This would reduce the throughput of the queue to get into the park quite dramatically though)

 

[Skyscraper]

Perhaps security should look in pockets? (This would reduce the throughput of the queue to get into the park quite dramatically though)

The problem is that there's nothing to stop people from stuffing the pens at the bottom of their rucksacks. Unless there's a scanner somewhere that detects a compound in permanent parkers, it's impossible to screen people for them, unfortunately.

 

[rob666]

Pans at the bottom of sacks, and permanent parkers?
What is the world coming to.
Just make everyone wear mittens, then they can't write.
Simple solution.

 

[MattyH]

How many searches per hour could be carried out if they check pockets verses not checking pockets

 

[AT86]

It already takes an age to get through security at TP. Imagine they start searching pockets for pens? You’d have to take three days off work just to queue for entry.

They just need to accept that when you run a park marketed at teenagers that unfortunately this kind of thing comes with the territory and they should be prepared to have processes in place to continually remove graffiti.

 

[JAperson]

How many searches per hour could be carried out if they check pockets verses not checking pockets

Is this the new Mourners per hour? Calling @Matt N

(and to be clear Matt I am joking)

 

[Zeock]

It already takes an age to get through security at TP. Imagine they start searching pockets for pens? You’d have to take three days off work just to queue for entry.

They just need to accept that when you run a park marketed at teenagers that unfortunately this kind of thing comes with the territory and they should be prepared to have processes in place to continually remove graffiti.

As someone who is in the teenage age group, I don't understand why anyone would want to draw graffiti at all, never mind in queue lines.

 

[Trooper Looper]

As someone who is in the teenage age group, I don't understand why anyone would want to draw graffiti at all, never mind in queue lines.

Same here. I've never seen the appeal to it, especially in theme parks. Congrats, you've partially ruined a Themed Experience for thousands of people, and what do you have to gain when they remove it next year exactly?

 

[DistortAMG]

In fairness, while I do not condone it. Calling up said phone numbers posted in the queue line, can provide a degree of entertainment while waiting.

 

[John_P]

If they could run the rides to the actual capacities then people wouldn't be stood still long enough to start scribbling everywhere.

 

[Mattie boy]

I guess this answers a few questions yet note we hope too wording..source official pass holder group

 

[Benzin]

Add new track all they want but the trains are a far bigger issue.

 

[Rick]

Is the 'Power of 8' in response to something else ?