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2025: General Discussion

Alsty said:
Park has been pretty quiet today considering it's the bank holiday weekend. Most rides had short waits, walk on for Thirteen and Oblivion. Wicker Man and Smiler had the longest queues of the day (about 45 minutes).

Curiously though the hotels are only for residents only tonight? I've only known this on traveller weekends, but they're normally Easter and Scarefest. The staff at the hotel said it was residents only because of how busy the hotels are, which based on the park I find hard to believe.
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Bank Holidays are usually quiet anyway
 
Hid said:
Bank Holidays are usually quiet anyway
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The bank holiday Sunday (i.e. tomorrow) & Monday will be moderately busy. It will be Tuesday when Towers get it, as everyone avoids the bank holiday weekend and goes on the Tuesday as they think they are being clever and it will be empty. Wrong! Has always been the case for years.

I would suspect any "hotel residents only" in the hotels restriction to be more likely down to staffing. Recruitment in the hospitality sector is a nightmare now. Towers / Aramark will be paying the minimum wage, or very little more. Staff than have to take off tax / NI / transport costs etc. No doubt more jobs closer to home in the Stoke area that pay the same, but with fewer costs.

My employer is in the short break / hospitality business - recruitment for us is a nightmare too.
 
Kraken27 said:
The bank holiday Sunday (i.e. tomorrow) & Monday will be moderately busy. It will be Tuesday when Towers get it, as everyone avoids the bank holiday weekend and goes on the Tuesday as they think they are being clever and it will be empty. Wrong! Has always been the case for years.
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Also the fact that the August BH weekend is blacked out for gold MAP. Platinum and day tickets only.
 
Kraken27 said:
The bank holiday Sunday (i.e. tomorrow) & Monday will be moderately busy. It will be Tuesday when Towers get it, as everyone avoids the bank holiday weekend and goes on the Tuesday as they think they are being clever and it will be empty. Wrong! Has always been the case for years.

I would suspect any "hotel residents only" in the hotels restriction to be more likely down to staffing. Recruitment in the hospitality sector is a nightmare now. Towers / Aramark will be paying the minimum wage, or very little more. Staff than have to take off tax / NI / transport costs etc. No doubt more jobs closer to home in the Stoke area that pay the same, but with fewer costs.

My employer is in the short break / hospitality business - recruitment for us is a nightmare too.
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Well, guess I should buckle up for my visit on Tuesday...
 
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