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Thorpe Park: General Discussion
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RicketyCricket
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- Taron
Alsty
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I wonder if Thorpe will do a better event than that reported in our local news
https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/201...ngry-parents-slam-embarrassing-norwich-event/
https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/201...ngry-parents-slam-embarrassing-norwich-event/
Danny
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Someone on here a few months ago joked about a Fortnite attraction at Thorpe
Yes it was @Danny
And I wasn't joking.
About time they finally announced the end of Loggers. The amount of MAP holders hounding them about it on social media has been getting increasingly tedious by the day. Let's see how long it's left to rot however until they actually decide to replace it with something that lasts longer than 2 seasons.
AT86
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Yet another example, as if anymore were needed, of the contempt Merlin show towards their customers.
I don’t particularly have an issue with Loggers closing per se. Things change, theme parks aren’t museums etc etc. However it was pretty clear from day 1 that this ride was never going to re-open, yet Merlin continued to lie to their paying customers and stated that it would ‘make a splash back soon’.
The late Tussauds era wasn’t great, but take Black Hole’s closure as a comparison, it was decided to close that ride instead of investing in further H&S requirements, Alton Towers announced it, explained it and even ran an event for fans to ride one last time with a talk from engineering and so on.
In contrast Loggers was closed and sat rotting for three years whilst the park continued to tell customers it was under development and would return soon, which of course was absolute bull poop.
I don’t particularly have an issue with Loggers closing per se. Things change, theme parks aren’t museums etc etc. However it was pretty clear from day 1 that this ride was never going to re-open, yet Merlin continued to lie to their paying customers and stated that it would ‘make a splash back soon’.
The late Tussauds era wasn’t great, but take Black Hole’s closure as a comparison, it was decided to close that ride instead of investing in further H&S requirements, Alton Towers announced it, explained it and even ran an event for fans to ride one last time with a talk from engineering and so on.
In contrast Loggers was closed and sat rotting for three years whilst the park continued to tell customers it was under development and would return soon, which of course was absolute bull poop.
Altonadvocate1
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Good bye Loggers. Whilst I always preferred the AT flume overall you were great fun for the whole family and I believe that every great theme park needs one.
What I really want - Massive next gen flume ride with eight minute plus ride time.
What I'd also be happy with - B and M, RMC, GCI
What I don't want - Water coaster
What we'll get in descending order of likely good.
Overpriced trend chasing gimmick borefest (think DBGT mark 2)
Short coaster from premium manufacturer - they can be fantastic if done well (Nemmie)
Long coaster from mid range manufacturer - I love The Smiler.
Long coaster from cheap manufacturer - typically not a good investment
I'm guessing a big long coaster from a premium manufacturer is out of the question?
What I really want - Massive next gen flume ride with eight minute plus ride time.
What I'd also be happy with - B and M, RMC, GCI
What I don't want - Water coaster
What we'll get in descending order of likely good.
Overpriced trend chasing gimmick borefest (think DBGT mark 2)
Short coaster from premium manufacturer - they can be fantastic if done well (Nemmie)
Long coaster from mid range manufacturer - I love The Smiler.
Long coaster from cheap manufacturer - typically not a good investment
I'm guessing a big long coaster from a premium manufacturer is out of the question?
Stuie
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The thing is, if the replacement is coming 2020 or 2021 if would have been announced with the news of the removal today wouldn’t it?
RicketyCricket
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- Taron
We've known for ages now that it was never coming back. And despite this announcement it will still be sat there for at least another couple of years.
Matt N
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Admittedly 2020 is now looking slightly more doubtful, but 2021 is still definitely a possibility!
Besides, there are plenty of coaster projects we haven't known about until the middle of the season before their debut, so 2020 is still possible!
Stevie
TS Member
No it's not.
venny
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“Thorpe Park closes ride which was already closed, we all knew was never going to reopen and has been totally derelict for years”. Is this even news?
I’m at least looking forward to the cheaply-built, actor-intensive, IP-based, short-lived replacement we can expect to receive in a few year’s time.
I’m at least looking forward to the cheaply-built, actor-intensive, IP-based, short-lived replacement we can expect to receive in a few year’s time.
Altonadvocate1
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I would like to take this opportunity to wish Log Flumes Dennis my sincerest condolences
Coaster
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Loggers Leap was, as has been said previously, a very popular family ride which filled a much-needed gap at Thorpe. It was of a far superior quality to the likes of Storm Surge and had a much higher throughput to match. The loss of this ride further displays Thorpe's absolute lack of direction, when they prioritise IP attractions over maintaining key staple attractions you know there is something wrong.
Furthermore, the communication on social media regarding this over the last 3 years has been absolutely unacceptable. Saying it's closed for maintenance (at the very first stage), then that it'll make a splashback, saying the area was under redevelopment (looks like that's gone well... 3 years?!). It's a joke.
Thorpe is in a dire state and this further highlights that. 3 years to announce that it'll never return, that's 3 years that they could've been refurbishing it or rebuilding its replacement. Also, remind me why we have to have one-in, one-out with things like this? Like, Wicker Man at Alton is great but now the park only has two water rides (one of which is broken, the other has only worth doing on the hottest of days). Why not build a new coaster, and keep the water ride?
Furthermore, the communication on social media regarding this over the last 3 years has been absolutely unacceptable. Saying it's closed for maintenance (at the very first stage), then that it'll make a splashback, saying the area was under redevelopment (looks like that's gone well... 3 years?!). It's a joke.
Thorpe is in a dire state and this further highlights that. 3 years to announce that it'll never return, that's 3 years that they could've been refurbishing it or rebuilding its replacement. Also, remind me why we have to have one-in, one-out with things like this? Like, Wicker Man at Alton is great but now the park only has two water rides (one of which is broken, the other has only worth doing on the hottest of days). Why not build a new coaster, and keep the water ride?