2013: General Discussion

[thefatone]

Finally, the TV Screen at the end of the ride is working again? Last time I saw that functioning was 2004!

TV screen?! Where's that?

 

[NF2]

A loooong time ago there used to be a TV screen that hung just before the offload platform showing riders their ORP and final scores before they left the ride. As I said though, it probably stopped working fairly early in the rides life as Duel as I haven't seen it work personally since 2004.

It was a good idea as often the scores would have reset by this point and you could look up at the screen and compare. Of course, thats a bit useless now seeing they no longer put the scores on the photos, which is a shame

 

[djtruefitt]

I belive that screen was removed a while back, im pretty sure it isnt there anymore.

 

[thefatone]

Yeah it's definitely gone. Sorry to disappoint (though removing an upselling screen isn't the worst thing in the world! )

 

[Scott]

I think things have got more complex since last season, not sure why though other than a train vally'ed during the John Lewis day.

'Vally'ed'? What does this mean?

A train on a rollercoaster valleys when it gets stuck in a 'dip' between two higher points in a ride.

 

[josht]

At the monorail station for the car park they look to be constructing a pink cake, there was just the first "tier" and a gold sparkly base.

Any ideas what for?

There was a wedding on Saturday in the conference room I don't know if it was used for that. I can't think of an other uses for it

And the other half is in the disabled spaces next to splash

 

[Stevie]

At the monorail station for the car park they look to be constructing a pink cake, there was just the first "tier" and a gold sparkly base.

Any ideas what for?

There was a wedding on Saturday in the conference room I don't know if it was used for that. I can't think of an other uses for it

That sounds like the 30th anniversary cake they had back in 2010. So my only guess is that they're updating it for Splash's 10th birthday.

 

[Towseriv]

At the monorail station for the car park they look to be constructing a pink cake, there was just the first "tier" and a gold sparkly base.

Any ideas what for?

There was a wedding on Saturday in the conference room I don't know if it was used for that. I can't think of an other uses for it

That sounds like the 30th anniversary cake they had back in 2010. So my only guess is that they're updating it for Splash's 10th birthday.

They have built fencing for it so it seems pretty medium/long term

 

[josht]

At the monorail station for the car park they look to be constructing a pink cake, there was just the first "tier" and a gold sparkly base.

Any ideas what for?

There was a wedding on Saturday in the conference room I don't know if it was used for that. I can't think of an other uses for it

That sounds like the 30th anniversary cake they had back in 2010. So my only guess is that they're updating it for Splash's 10th birthday.

They have built fencing for it so it seems pretty medium/long term

TowersStreet first birthday as I've just seen in the tavern

 

[Alastair]

On the ride and the spinning tunnel still doesn't work (been like that for the whole season, as far as I know) and the audio in the ride is (or was a week ago at least) now very loud too.

The trommel tunnel was working in Feb half-term from what I recall.

 

[Ian]

The trommel had been off since opening at least I think. From what I heard it was having structural issues which were preventing it from turning properly.

 

[djtruefitt]

But its now working again

 

[Scott]

Yay! I can imagine that part of the ride seems fairly pointless if it isn't switched on...

 

[JaykeAT]

So have they started checking tickets for ERT now then?

 

[Rob]

Wow:

Submission was running both arms for a period today for the first time in a number of years. Unfortunately we weren't able to get a photo!

First Leicester win in the league at Forest for the first time since 1972 and now this, what a crazy weekend!!

 

[Mi-Nigle]

I don't believe it. Both together?!

Can't stand riding the ride but it looks brilliant with both going.

 

[Ian]

I wouldn't worry. From what I've heard it didn't last long before it broke again

 

[djtruefitt]

So have they started checking tickets for ERT now then?

On my visit last week they didn't bother, however it was a quiet day. They might start to check now its getting busier.

 

[Tom]

30 minutes shaved off opening times for this month, all now 5pm queue closes until 18 May then Saturdays are 5:30pm, with every other day (including Bank Holidays) being 5pm closes.

 

[Rob]

It is a shame that the park does close at 5pm so much of the time, 5.30pm closes are now rather rare and unless it's the summer 6pm is almost unheard of. I wasn't on park today but after seeing what people who were have said it sounds like a lot of people were just hanging around on Towers Street and on the lawns after ride close enjoying the warm sunny weather. 5pm does seem too early to close on a bank holiday weekend where the weather is nice. I have no idea how busy it was today though.