djtruefitt
TS Team
So of course we all know Merlin have had a bit of a rubbish year since the Smiler crash. However now it's actually coming to the busy part of the season it seems the budget cuts are happening across all the perks.
I was at Thorpe last weekend and the following rides were closed all weekend
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On top of this Vortex was closed Saturday and most of Sunday. Loggers leap opens at 11am and. Loggers leap and Rapids then closes in the evening.
Now I really don't mind water rides closing in the evening when it's cold, however having im a celeb closed when it's your brand new attraction is a bit of a poor show. Samurai seems to spend more time closed than it does open now and the same applies to Slammer as well.
Meanwhile we head to Alton towers and The Smiler, wobble world, sub terra and the flume is closed. CCL opens at 11am and will close at 7pm. CBeebies land will close at 7pm. Ice age is showing 6 times a day, battle galleons is open 11am till 4pm and the Rapids is open at 11am.
Then let's head to Chessington, where tomb blaster and safari skyway is closed for the rest of the season. Dragon falls opens at 12, Griffins galleon is open 12 till 3pm and various other rides are also only open for s few hours during the day.
Thorpe was busy at the weekend and having 6 or 7 rides closed doesn't help the situation. If towers ends up being busy during Scarefest they will also have s large number of rides closed at points during the day. If they have to make these cuts Why not make them in September and early October when the parks are quiet, rather than the busiest part of the year.
The worst thing is the entry price will remain the same, or in Thorpes case it has actually gone up!
I was at Thorpe last weekend and the following rides were closed all weekend
![ImageUploadedByTapatalk1444938733.577465.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1444938733.577465.jpg](https://towersstreet.com/talk/data/attachments/0/37-db90e8f179e37ee50ba2442ff3697435.jpg)
![ImageUploadedByTapatalk1444938745.767552.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1444938745.767552.jpg](https://towersstreet.com/talk/data/attachments/0/38-bae6bb294c50a2202b15f69d4f161a64.jpg)
![ImageUploadedByTapatalk1444938756.556275.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1444938756.556275.jpg](https://towersstreet.com/talk/data/attachments/0/39-5c77256c6081b641f084566b74830d87.jpg)
![ImageUploadedByTapatalk1444938766.760989.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1444938766.760989.jpg](https://towersstreet.com/talk/data/attachments/0/40-34247d6ac50385da93edb7916969b8ba.jpg)
![ImageUploadedByTapatalk1444938784.820255.jpg ImageUploadedByTapatalk1444938784.820255.jpg](https://towersstreet.com/talk/data/attachments/0/41-82c2008ccfe8090aef91607d28d9ae83.jpg)
On top of this Vortex was closed Saturday and most of Sunday. Loggers leap opens at 11am and. Loggers leap and Rapids then closes in the evening.
Now I really don't mind water rides closing in the evening when it's cold, however having im a celeb closed when it's your brand new attraction is a bit of a poor show. Samurai seems to spend more time closed than it does open now and the same applies to Slammer as well.
Meanwhile we head to Alton towers and The Smiler, wobble world, sub terra and the flume is closed. CCL opens at 11am and will close at 7pm. CBeebies land will close at 7pm. Ice age is showing 6 times a day, battle galleons is open 11am till 4pm and the Rapids is open at 11am.
Then let's head to Chessington, where tomb blaster and safari skyway is closed for the rest of the season. Dragon falls opens at 12, Griffins galleon is open 12 till 3pm and various other rides are also only open for s few hours during the day.
Thorpe was busy at the weekend and having 6 or 7 rides closed doesn't help the situation. If towers ends up being busy during Scarefest they will also have s large number of rides closed at points during the day. If they have to make these cuts Why not make them in September and early October when the parks are quiet, rather than the busiest part of the year.
The worst thing is the entry price will remain the same, or in Thorpes case it has actually gone up!