Now come on, we can all go in the bushes if we have a real need...
And back on topic, the longest waits for me were nemesis early on, three hours quite a few times.
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General Queue Times Discussion 2023
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And back on topic, the longest waits for me were nemesis early on, three hours quite a few times.
I've never waited long for Rita weirdly. Even though it's one of the lower throughput rides whenever I queue for it the queue moves quickly
Not sure whether this was best posted here or in the quick questions topic, but as it’s related to queue times I’ll keep it here!
I was just wondering whether or not the park have a set ride count which they deem acceptable based on operating hours and whether or not a day is on peak, off peak or super on peak from a guest services point of view.
For example, on a super-peak august day where the park is open 10-7, does the park have a minimum acceptable ride count of say 7 rides, and if guests complain that they ridden less than 7 due to unacceptably long queue times, they then issue a refund or free fast tracks?
I appreciate it must be very complicated and subjective in managing guest expectations. If for example you can only visit once per year in august, you’ll no doubt think that only getting on 7 rides may be a rip off, whereas if you are lucky enough to be able to visit 3 or 4 times a year, you might think that 7 rides on a super peak day is actually a very successful day on park.
I was just wondering whether or not the park have a set ride count which they deem acceptable based on operating hours and whether or not a day is on peak, off peak or super on peak from a guest services point of view.
For example, on a super-peak august day where the park is open 10-7, does the park have a minimum acceptable ride count of say 7 rides, and if guests complain that they ridden less than 7 due to unacceptably long queue times, they then issue a refund or free fast tracks?
I appreciate it must be very complicated and subjective in managing guest expectations. If for example you can only visit once per year in august, you’ll no doubt think that only getting on 7 rides may be a rip off, whereas if you are lucky enough to be able to visit 3 or 4 times a year, you might think that 7 rides on a super peak day is actually a very successful day on park.
NuttySquirrel
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- Batman: Gotham City Escape
Do you really want me to go into details about how difficult it is to pee tidily without a - uhm - hose?
Skyscraper
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- Nemesis
Interesting question. And to answer it no I don't think they do. If a guest complains saying they've only done x amount of rides then it's difficult for staff to judge if that's a low number or average one. It all comes down to the expectation of each individual. If you rock upto towers on a busy day expecting to do lots of rides, then you'll inevitably leave frustrated and disappointed. The more realistic you are the better your day will be. If you're pessimistic and think 'worse case scenario' then you'll likely have a much better day as you're going in with low expectations which are easier to beat
In brief...no!
But...there is nobody to see you for miles if you go beyond the middle of the gardens...just make sure you are directly under the skyride.
Skyscraper
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Willemgorman1
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BigShadowtinytree
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The demand is certainly there, hopefully they pull their fingers out and get some permanent additions for next season.
Oh dear, here we go again.
Throughput does not equal popularity.
It doesn't shift many punters, so it gets a long queue.
This is the same thing all the nemmy lovers say when claiming that its more popular than smiler.
Thameslink Rail
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Clearly we need to stop dancing that particular waltz and switch to dancing Flavio's Fabulous Fandango!
Go Set Go Treetop Thing or whatever it’s called these days topped the queues today I believe, whereas Oblivion failed to get close. Rip the worlds first dive coaster out I say and stick another Premier Rides powered coaster in, because it’s clearly more popular.
Throughput is key.
Throughput is key.
