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Wicker Man - General Discussion - Part Two
Skyscraper
TS Member
Aren't Smiler's Marmaliser screens always left on? Can't remember the reason but maybe Wicker Man's are the same.
DistortAMG
TS Member
Then save the energy and pollution by just turning them back on on cold days!
I guess they can't trust themselves to not forget to turn them on that one time, permanently damaging them. Much easier from their perspective to leave them running.
djtruefitt
TS Team
Yes they just go out at night, I assume the same for Wicker ManAren't Smiler's Marmaliser screens always left on? Can't remember the reason but maybe Wicker Man's are the same.
Every day is a school day! Good knowledge @DistortAMG .No they wouldn't. Your home LED powered TV may not consume much power but a bright, outdoor professional LED screen will use quite a bit. As a general rule of thumb, they use around 1000 watt per square meter. Sometimes a bit more sometimes a bit less. But they use quite a significant amount of power.
There is a common misconception that LED automatically means low power consumption. This is not true, especially in the professional space. They may be lower power consumption but not always low power consumption.
Jb85
TS Member
LED screens don’t really consume much at all. A guest drying their hands under a hand dryer would draw more power.
Massive misconception that.
I see someone has already answered why, so won’t explain. But equally even if it was little power - why use it if there is no purpose?
Islander
TS Member
Whether the right attitude or not, when you have a site that has huge power-draw items (i.e. rides...), there's really very little difference to be made by turning off low-draw (in comparison) items. The effort that would go into ensuring you save maybe 0.1% at best of your energy bill isn't worth it.Massive misconception that.
I see someone has already answered why, so won’t explain. But equally even if it was little power - why use it if there is no purpose?
(Ignoring all eco-responsibilities)
Precisely.(Ignoring all eco-responsibilities)
Why waste any energy in positions like that.
Same as shop displays and advertising burning all night with nobody looking.
Jb85
TS Member
Whether the right attitude or not, when you have a site that has huge power-draw items (i.e. rides...), there's really very little difference to be made by turning off low-draw (in comparison) items. The effort that would go into ensuring you save maybe 0.1% at best of your energy bill isn't worth it.
(Ignoring all eco-responsibilities)
So eco responsibility don’t matter?
As a major employer and business they should be setting an example in sustainability
Dave
TS Founding Member
So eco responsibility don’t matter?
As a major employer and business they should be setting an example in sustainability
I don’t think he was implying it doesn’t matter, he was just saying the economic considerations were not high.
Blackhole_Sun
TS Member
Skyscraper
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Shaggy_Dog_
TS Member
It's not permanently closed but it is however currently closed until further notice. I think that the park realised that by having that post talking about rollercoaster week and Wicker Man some people might interpret that as the ride being open again. I think it's the right decision to not feature a ride on their social media posts if it's going to be experiencing some extended downtime.Don’t see any issues with the post ….its not like it’s permanently closed
Blackhole_Sun
TS Member
Just the timing of it really, it’s closed, is arguably their most popular ride…. Do a fact file on something that is open perhaps?Don’t see any issues with the post ….its not like it’s permanently closed
Someone obviously thought better of it and took it down anyway.
AT86
TS Member
Scaffolding all gone. Hopefully not long now.
From: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-sdxXatbBS/?igsh=MzFhNWZxcjkzcWty
From: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-sdxXatbBS/?igsh=MzFhNWZxcjkzcWty
lozzyhickers
TS Member
A very good sign!No longer listed on the availability page - hopefully means it will be back open today!