2026: General Discussion

[Alfredo]

Sign can't catch a break

From: https://x.com/dean8001/status/2023741755498144157?s=20

 

[DiogoJ42]

I'm fighting the urge to re-arrange those letters, Fawlty Towers style.

 

[AT86]

4 days into the half term event and it appears Spinball is yet to open.

Is this temperature related or is there something else wrong with it?

 

[Dave]

4 days into the half term event and it appears Spinball is yet to open.

Is this temperature related or is there something else wrong with it?

Probably temperature.

 

[AltonLover123]

Probably temperature.

Which is probably why the queues for everything else are so large if spinball has been down the entire event.

 

[rob666]

Probably temperature.

Not made it to five degrees so far since opening I don't think.

 

[Hid]

Sign can't catch a break

From: https://x.com/dean8001/status/2023741755498144157?s=20

Some guest must be either nicking them or breaking people are so destructive these days

 

[Dave]

Some guest must be either nicking them or breaking people are so destructive these days

More likely just fell off and will take a few months for them to save enough money for the glue to stick it back up…

 

[Hid]

More likely just fell off and will take a few months for them to save enough money for the glue to stick it back up…

Technically the main season hasn't started yet abd they are mostly in maintaince mode

 

[AT86]

Technically the main season hasn't started yet abd they are mostly in maintaince mode

Paying guests are visiting. That’s all that is relevant.

 

[Bowser]

Not made it to five degrees so far since opening I don't think.

If i recall i commented how surprised i was that Dragon Fury was operating at 3C over the Christmas opening at Chessington.

Mandril and Fury currently operating at 3C, the plot thickens

It was 6/7C the previous two days so seems unlikely that’s the reason.

Temperature predicted to “soar” to 10C on Friday so that might give us an answer.

 

[Steve74]

If i recall i commented how surprised i was that Dragon Fury was operating at 3C over the Christmas opening at Chessington.



It was 6/7C the previous two days so seems unlikely that’s the reason.

Temperature predicted to “soar” to 10C on Friday so that might give us an answer.

There were rumours on the MAP Facebook page that it was brake related issues on Saturday. Watching Coaster Dad's vlog from Sunday showed a car stuck on one of the block brakes (16:01)

From: https://youtu.be/FD3-hf9lras?si=Kc8NhfGs1bffW__x&t=961

 

[Dave]

Technically the main season hasn't started yet abd they are mostly in maintaince mode

I see where you are going with this but the park is open, the bits that are guest facing should be good unless they have something that suggests otherwise (like the corkscrews have the sign talking about the repaint).

 

[BarryZola]

The new park lead (or whatever his title is) apparently had time to hang around the entrance chatting to guests, so he could have grabbed a drill or some glue whilst he was there and popped around the corner and popped the letter back on.

 

[rob666]

That is if it hasn't been stolen by a thoosie.

 

[Mick]

The letters falling off the sign are symptomatic of the resort itself. Fix one problem, and another one somewhere else arises.

 

[jon81uk]

The new park lead (or whatever his title is) apparently had time to hang around the entrance chatting to guests, so he could have grabbed a drill or some glue whilst he was there and popped around the corner and popped the letter back on.

Thats assuming they have the letter, otherwise got to wait for Leek Signs to order/make a new one.

 

[rob666]

I might just have a similar one they may be interested in...