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2021: General Discussion

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Got in and had a look around. Didn’t book a ticket yet but noticed you can’t book anything after end of June for a season pass holder. You can however book normal tickets after June. That is a little annoying as I need to book for July!!
 
GaryH said:
Got in and had a look around. Didn’t book a ticket yet but noticed you can’t book anything after end of June for a season pass holder. You can however book normal tickets after June. That is a little annoying as I need to book for July!!
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Season Passes expire at the end of June. Only Merlin annual passes should be valid for after June anyway.
 
I think Gary mentioned before that he has managed to get his 2020 season pass converted to a 2021 pass?

@GaryH, you are certainly going to be in the minority there as most people are just having extensions to 2020 passes until end of June. You might need to speak to Towers about what they plan to do about booking as you could have an issue.
 
Why does the bring a friend thing so 'no packages found' is that an error or something. Surely all the dates haven't booked out already
 
Have my first two dates booked! Wednesday the 14th and Sunday the 18th! Let the countdown begin. Here’s hoping for a smooth opening week, where we can all get back to doing what we love safely.
 
AT86 said:
I think Gary mentioned before that he has managed to get his 2020 season pass converted to a 2021 pass?

@GaryH, you are certainly going to be in the minority there as most people are just having extensions to 2020 passes until end of June. You might need to speak to Towers about what they plan to do about booking as you could have an issue.
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Funny enough I just emailed them. Basically I contacted them last year, cancelled my pass and had an email to say to contact them again this year to get a new season pass. I had the pass via email but I think they have only done it up to end of June.

Just emailed guest services who have been really helpful so far. Will let you know when I hear back from them.
 
Is it possible that rides coasters be fully loaded when the park reopens ? Given that it never *really* made sense in the first place (you occupy the same air as the people in front of you within seconds anyway) it could be a really positive move . Even Disney have started loading attractions (most recently both Mine Trains) at 100% , and they are abundantly cautious compared to Merlin
 
tayspru said:
Is it possible that rides coasters be fully loaded when the park reopens ? Given that it never *really* made sense in the first place (you occupy the same air as the people in front of you within seconds anyway) it could be a really positive move . Even Disney have started loading attractions (most recently both Mine Trains) at 100% , and they are abundantly cautious compared to Merlin
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Not a chance.
 
jon81uk said:
On a different topic, work is happening to the chapel and the Tudor Lodge.



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Assume that might be what happened last year, unless they are doing work again this year, as the entrance arch had scaffolding around it for the first half of the year but was all removed later on.

However it’s nice to see them fixing things around the towers. Just a shame they couldn’t do more as some parts are really in a bad way now.
 
tayspru said:
I’d have said the same of Disney yet here we are. If they can justify it alongside a policy where masks are only removed when actively eating , no exceptions ,I don’t see what would be stopping Merlin from doing the same ?
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I think the difference here is Disney can actually enforce rules better then merlin.
 
jon81uk said:
They aren't really there to bump up attendance. More to make the park deal with the attendance they want to get. The more rides they have, the more people they can "fit" into the park. Last year there was a lot of days where the park reached peak capacity, if they can get more people in then it means more money, also more rides hopefully means shorter waits as people are spread out across more rides.
Gangsta Granny will be the marketing to get people into the park, the fairground rides will help make sure they have a great day once they are there.
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Surely if "the more rides they have, the more people they can fit into the park", means that these rides will bump up attendance? At least to some extent.

I get what you mean as in since they are at limited capacity at the minute, they'll want to add more rides in order to limit queues, but by doing this aren't they expanding their capacity meaning more guests can visit in one day? Apologies if I have misunderstood!
 
imanautie said:
I think the difference here is Disney can actually enforce rules better then merlin.
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My point isn’t about enforcement , it’s the fact that Disney have much stricter policies overall than Merlin , and yet they understand the reasoning for spacing people out on rows of a coaster (more than 1m apart with masks on) doesn’t make sense and only damages capacity and gives an illusion of additional safety, rather than any real benefits
 
Heidi said:
I get what you mean as in since they are at limited capacity at the minute, they'll want to add more rides in order to limit queues, but by doing this aren't they expanding their capacity meaning more guests can visit in one day? Apologies if I have misunderstood!
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That is certainly one thing that will come from opening these rides. More rides does mean a higher overall capacity as the crowds will be spread out more. :)
 
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