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  1. John

    Hex: The Future

    because they've specifically added a merge point outside the building, which is pointless if they don't hold the main queue as there's still a 20-30minute wait from there. FT users wouldn't be happy if they don't get to skip any of the queue
  2. John

    Hex: The Future

    The turnstile was perfectly effective at ensuring the ride ran at maximum efficiency, ample time to fill the first preshow area before the ride was ready to start. There's absolutely loads of space in the indoor queue and it's totally wasted if you walk straight through the turnstile - Hex was...
  3. John

    Hex: The Future

    It will just be because of RAP volumes causing congestion at the side door, particularly when the ride exits that way due to scarefest/fireworks. From what I saw, the left-hand section of the outdoor queue is now main queue, with the section nearer the door repurposed for ambulant RAP and FT...
  4. John

    Forbidden Valley: Future Changes?

    It doesn't really make much difference to guest flow but it does remove a popular viewing spot for Galactica - there'd always be people stood under the lift as it emerged from the tunnel. I had no idea the path would be gone until I tried to use it to get to Galactica and found myself in a dead...
  5. John

    Hex: The Future

    I spotted this at the weekend. On busy days it appears that the bulk of the queue time will be in an outdoor, unthemed cattle pen. Seems AT's mission to make queuing as miserable as possible for those using main queue is ongoing
  6. John

    2024: General Discussion

    Looks like someone at Towers has been playing the original Rollercoaster Tycoon
  7. John

    Nemesis Reborn: General Discussion

    This is true, we waited less than 20 at around midday however by the time we'd got off (and after a brief chat with people queuing for the shop) we went round again and it had jumped to at least an hour - seems that as soon as they dropped the queue time on the app everyone who wasn't stuck in...
  8. John

    [2024] Europa-Park General Discussion

    Presumably they can still use the gate near the tunnel to Iceland at quiet times?
  9. John

    Nemesis Reborn: General Discussion

    There are two changes that slightly reduce throughput from what I can see: the train now has to be fully out of the station before the one behind can enter (previously it only had to be about half way out). Also, the floor no longer comes up before the train comes to a complete stop, which...
  10. John

    Galactica: General Discussion

    Only 1 station today so a slow queue but at least you can hear the music in most areas now, despite there being several broken & upturned speakers alongside the queue
  11. John

    Ride Availability/Operations 2022-24

    Quite a few rides on reduced capacity yesterday: WM on 2, Smiler on 3, Spinball on 4 from what I saw. Galactica went down to 1 station in the evening but 3 trains on the ride. Nemesis queue moves at a crawl due to RAP priority being massively increased.
  12. John

    Blackpool Pleasure Beach: 2024 Discussion

    At risk of reigniting the popularity Vs capacity argument, it's probably worth noting that the throughput of Steeplechase really isn't great now it's just 3 horses per lane, especially when they don't have all lanes open. You can wait ages for it without there being all that many people there.
  13. John

    Chessington World of Adventures Resort

    I think this is significant, plus with Mandrill Mayhem the train extends a long way beyond the track so it's not immediately obvious where you could safely stand. Another example is the difference between Vekoma's standard boomerangs and THE GIB. The former normally has standard airgates, the...
  14. John

    Chessington World of Adventures Resort

    They would have just got the standard air gates that they're normally perfectly happy with but presumably someone got cold feet because of the way the train goes through the station at speed. I suspect no-one gave it any thought until it was already too late to do anything about it (at least...
  15. John

    [2024] Nemesis Reborn: Construction and Speculation

    I think it's only currently available on platinum FT at the moment, which just means that the FT users complaining about waiting an hour due to the volume of RAP guests are those who've paid over £100 for the privilege
  16. John

    The Public Transport Thread

    London is just on there because it's London, realistically it probably shouldn't be a route but due to population density it might work. There is almost certainly no business case for a Cardiff/Bristol route - it's just too far and would be underused
  17. John

    [2024] Nemesis Reborn: Construction and Speculation

    At least initially there will be very high volumes of RAP and very limited FT resulting in excessive FT waits. Or a main queue that doesn't move at all. Combined FT & RAP did not work well at all when it was attempted on Smiler.
  18. John

    The Public Transport Thread

    Looks to be a good range of options there, covering a good chunk of the main catchment areas - I suspect trying to run a route from anywhere further afield would not be financially viable. The main issue for me is the timetabling, with coaches arriving about an hour after rides open and leaving...
  19. John

    The Public Transport Thread

    Yep, the Leeds service runs via Sheffield. Turns out the Manchester route has a stop within sight of where I live, though as it costs £32, gets to the park at around 11 and leaves at 5 I don't think I'll be using it any time soon.
  20. John

    Chessington World of Adventures Resort

    I'd expect the VQ to go sooner or later, even if they can't do anything about the capacity. In an ideal world they'd find a way to allow people into the loading bays prior to the train arriving and increase capacity but even if not demand will gradually subside and a conventional queue would no...
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