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    Ride Availability/Operations 2022-25

    Having Smiler and Wicker man down all day in the summer holidays is a disaster. 2 of the most popular rides where most people go first thing in the morning. This will put huge pressure on Spinball and Rita.
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    Ride Availability/Operations 2022-25

    That’s interesting because the last time it was shut all day it was also to do with the vertical lift
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    Ride Availability/Operations 2022-25

    Smiler has definitely been more reliable this season than Galactica. Wonder why it’s been shut today tho it might be the vertical lift again
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    Ride Availability/Operations 2022-25

    Only one solution to that then. They need to bin it and put something new in. Dragons fury has a low throughput anyway let alone it being on reduced capacity all the time
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    Ride Availability/Operations 2022-25

    Shawn confirmed in his new Chessington vlog today that Dragons fury can only operate with a maximum of 3 adults per car. This isn’t the case on Spinball however as I have recently seen the ride running as normal with 4 adults in a car. I wonder what has caused this change as Spinball only seems...
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    Ride Availability/Operations 2022-25

    Wonder if Smilers queue line has handled the rain or if it’s flooded again
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    Ride Availability/Operations 2022-25

    How come Runaway mine train can operate in storms but the other rides can’t? Even Get set go and In the night garden are shut
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    Quick Questions

    This is true. Big one is a perfect example of height not making a ride better. It might be in contention for the most boring thrill ride in the UK and given the competition that Towers provides with Th13teen and Galactica thats impressive
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    Quick Questions

    I think by ride time @Bowser probably meant the thrilling part of the ride. Oblivion is over a minute long but most of that is the lift hill
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    Quick Questions

    I’ve just seen a video of Ilkeston fair and noticed that the Xtreme has 6 arms unlike Spinjam which had 4. Are they both the same ride cycle or is the one with more arms different? I’m also surprised Towers went with Spinjam if they could’ve got the same ride with higher capacity because 2 arms...
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    Thorpe Park: General Discussion

    I think the fear of inversions has always been somewhat unjustified over the years. Think about it has anyone come off their first inversion coaster thinking it was as bad as they thought it would be. I do think there’s multiple more elements on rides that provide higher level thrills than...
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    Thorpe Park: General Discussion

    I do believe that Thorpe should move away from rides below 1.3m now. They are a thrill park and there’s no reason for anything but thrill to be on the island. The handfull of family rides they have gives families false hope that there’s enough for them to do for a day out when in reality there...
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    Smiler vs Nemesis

    They’re the only 2 inverts in the UK there would be comparisons regardless. Although must admit never understood what The Nemesis name has to do with the volcano theme. It has no similarities to the theming and backstory of Nemesis so why did they choose to put the Nemesis name in. Was it to...
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    Highest recorded throughputs

    I was wondering if anyone knew what the highest recorded throughputs are for the big 7 and Spinball Whizzer. Do you also know what year this was achieved? Very interested to know what the coasters are realistically capable of in an hour if operations are flawless
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    Smiler vs Nemesis

    In terms of smoothness I’d agree with Nemesis and Wicker man. I’ve found oblivion a bit inconsistent this year. Front row is always good but I’ve had a few back row rides where it’s pulling out the drop and it’s extremely juddery
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    Smiler vs Nemesis

    The problem with Smiler is consistency. I genuinely think it might be undefeated on the front row as it’s by far the best row on the ride. 2nd and 3rd row are ok but not as good as the front. The back… is diabolical. The back row is so bad that I question how it’s even possible that there is...
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    Thorpe Park: General Discussion

    True but it’s a risk worth taking. Note that the route I recommended only works if Hyperia is open on time in the morning. If you get through the dome and see Hyperia closed on the app then definitely don’t go to Colossus and Saw first
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    Thorpe Park: General Discussion

    It is never a good idea to go to a new ride first. I’d recommend this order; Colossus, Saw, Inferno, Stealth, Swarm, Hyperia. I’d get Colossus and Saw out the way straight away while most people are preoccupied by Hyperia
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    Ride Availability/Operations 2022-25

    Completely agree with this. Surely Smilers single queue staying around since it came back after Covid is a good sign that they might be considering bringing it back on other rides at some point. I see no reason why it couldn’t be on Oblivion Nemesis and Galactica. Just find a place to put the...
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    Ride Availability/Operations 2022-25

    The irony of me being called entitled when people are claiming that my experience can’t exist and must be made up. Your lie detector clearly faulty. What perfect world do you live in where you think these things don’t happen. Yes I have seen it happen more than once this season so it comes as no...
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