Drayton Manor Park

[rob666]

Mr Pedant here. It's still the Easter Holidays for many schools around the area, including LEA schools in Birmingham (only the second week).

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School Year 2017 to 2018 Spring Term 2018 Term Starts: Monday 8 January 2018 Half Term: Monday 19 February 2018 to Friday 23 February 2018 Term Ends: Thursday 29 March 2018

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They haven't sold out. They aren't selling entry, which is your entire premise.

They are fully booked out, with free entry, for two weekdays of the Easter holiday.

I pity those who pay £10.00 for The Wave, with its recent operating throughput. I would not want to be the 283rd person in that queue.

Hey goosey, I accept the point, but it is no good providing sources that are a mere half a dozen years out of date!
Drayton is a park that would make far more money if there was a cheap entry/tickets option on a regular basis, even if only off peak.

 

[Benzin]

You may not but other people might Wave does need some work to increase capacity

A second train.

And a sensible restraint system.

But Drayton Manor gonna Drayton Manor.

 

[Hid]

A second train.

And a sensible restraint system.

But Drayton Manor gonna Drayton Manor.

I think they will get a second train at some point. It can run with 2 hopefully ops is what they look into over the coming years

 

[GooseOnTheLoose]

Hey goosey, I accept the point, but it is no good providing sources that are a mere half a dozen years out of date!
Drayton is a park that would make far more money if there was a cheap entry/tickets option on a regular basis, even if only off peak.

You, fine sir, have clearly not clicked through to the page and have merely relied on the auto summary provided by the TST servers! (I also accept your point).



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[Benzin]

I think they will get a second train at some point. It can run with 2 hopefully ops is what they look into over the coming years

That's what they said about G-Force.

And we're still waiting.

 

[rob666]

I'm still awaiting the buffalo coaster replacement promised for the millennium...by the gaffer.

 

[Squiggs]

You, fine sir, have clearly not clicked through to the page and have merely relied on the auto summary provided by the TST servers! (I also accept your point).

It's broadly beside the point, but worth clarifying that the out-of-date info in the summary is due to an issue on Birmingham's website. Any time you see an auto summary like this, it is likely being provided by the metadata on the site being linked to.

 

[GooseOnTheLoose]

It's broadly beside the point, but worth clarifying that the out-of-date info in the summary is due to an issue on Birmingham's website. Any time you see an auto summary like this, it is likely being provided by the metadata on the site being linked to.

I thought it was linked to the caching issue with the TST server, which is why anything from Facebook shows as German.

 

[Squiggs]

I thought it was linked to the caching issue with the TST server, which is why anything from Facebook shows as German.

I think that's specific to the Facebook integration (or possibly social media more generally), which works slightly differently.

With general links, I believe the summary is pulled live from the website in question (if they've provided a summary). With the example from Birmingham, if you look at the website's source code, you can see the metadata is out of date for some reason.

 

[DistortAMG]

Tamworth and Staffordshire schools are still off for Easter, until the 28th too. My child is enjoying his Easter break still.

Those are going to be some busy days at the park!

 

[D4n]

Hey goosey, I accept the point, but it is no good providing sources that are a mere half a dozen years out of date!
Drayton is a park that would make far more money if there was a cheap entry/tickets option on a regular basis, even if only off peak.

Whilst I agree with you on pay per ride Rob, you're completely wrong about it not being the Easter break.

I live 30 minutes from Drayton (Leicestershire) and am not aware of a school in the area that isn't still enjoying time off this week.

Seems most schools up north had a different schedule to the Midlands. I would have expected these dates to be busy regardless.

 

[Themeparksandy1981]

Drayton Manor really getting a battering on social media from pass holders who originally didn’t have to book slots anymore to only finding out it’s sold out and can’t go.
On the other hand it’s good that the park is busy and busy parks means continued investments.

 

[Alphe86]

Seen this. Looking at the pics going around it doesn’t seem overly busy either but only the park knows I guess

 

[John_P]

Sort of genius this from the park.

Either it's a massive success and they can look at doing these throw back days every year.

Or

It doesn't go well, people complain about the queues and token prices. And the park can just say that's why we operate pay one price nowadays.

 

[DistortAMG]

Drayton Manor really getting a battering on social media from pass holders who originally didn’t have to book slots anymore to only finding out it’s sold out and can’t go.
On the other hand it’s good that the park is busy and busy parks means continued investments.

Packed full of people who haven't paid a penny to get in! So im not sure how you work that one out.

 

[Skyscraper]

Packed full of people who haven't paid a penny to get in! So im not sure how you work that one out.

Some people will have booked and paid for their wristbands online though.

 

[DistortAMG]

Some people will have booked and paid for their wristbands online though.

Yes, but the park would not have been sold out packed, had they had to pay for it..that's my point.

 

[Poisson]

At Winter Wonderland it had 2 queues (fast track) and I’m pretty sure it was not on 5 trains when we visited. TBH seemed like it was only on 1 but it was morning.

You'll probably want Munich for that. They seem to have almost given up getting the UK public to actually be useful.

Certainly was on 5 (short) trains when I was in Dusseldorf. That would be over 2000pph

 

[Themeparksandy1981]

Packed full of people who haven't paid a penny to get in! So im not sure how you work that one out.

They not paid a penny in theory but the wristbands are £30 online or £35 on the day. Before the event was announced I checked the online price to get in and it was £29.50 and they think they getting a better deal compared to last week as the park is open for a extra 4 hours.

 

[GooseOnTheLoose]

They not paid a penny in theory but the wristbands are £30 online or £35 on the day. Before the event was announced I checked the online price to get in and it was £29.50 and they think they getting a better deal compared to last week as the park is open for a extra 4 hours.

1) Let's see if the people who have booked free entry actually turn up.

2) Let's see how the people paying £10.00 each to ride The Wave feel after they've queued for it.