Thorpe Park: General Discussion

[Thameslink Rail]

It also doesn't help that they don't use the airgates so it's far harder to control who sits where. (Also for some reason Flying Fish never uses its airgates).

 

[Poisson]

Why not just have one operator on each side when the ride is loaded?

They seemed to be moving people around a lot for rebalancing weight on Easter Sunday, frustratingly long wait for what should have been a short queue for a filler ride.

That was probably because us lot rolled up. It barely made it over with 69 metric tons of enthusiast on board.

 

[John]

Quantum has fewer air gates than rows, making them basically useless for batching. Then they half fill it from the exit side before letting in people from main queue - all very inefficient.

 

[Mattie boy]

2 rows are closed to allow staff to cross the gondola for some reason

Yet this wasn't the case yesterday which was odd due to the park numbers

 

[NuttySquirrel]

That was probably because us lot rolled up. It barely made it over with 69 metric tons of enthusiast on board.

Speak for yourself

 

[Poisson]

Speak for yourself

I was, that's roughly how much I weigh.

It and Zodiac seem to be very knackered. Can't be much left in them

 

[Thameslink Rail]

I was, that's roughly how much I weigh.

It and Zodiac seem to be very knackered. Can't be much left in them

Do Thorpe have any flats that aren't knackered?
Actually most flats in the UK (not that the other major parks have many) are knackered.

 

[JAperson]

Do Thorpe have any flats that aren't knackered?
Actually most flats in the UK (not that the other major parks have many) are knackered.

Nope

 

[Themeparksandy1981]

They still mid aged compared to the flat rides at other uk parks.

 

[AT86]

In episode number 439 of the Thorpe Park series 'doing anything but fix the huge problems this park has' they are seemingly introducing The Swarm themed 'rooms' in the Shark Hotel.

Looks like these come at a £60 premium on the standard rooms, and feature 'Swarm theming' (no idea what this will entail and there is no concept art or pictures), a view of The Swarm (through the tiny porthole on the room door) and unlimited Swarm fastrack on check out day.


From: https://twitter.com/thorpepark/status/1650109195168120837?s=46&t=zG_i8R9vX93ZZU0RljfzWA

 

[Thameslink Rail]

And this is probably not the best way to respond to someone criticising the markup:

 

[QTXAdsy]

I wonder if Merlin will be starting a donkey sanctuary soon as there are many in the higher ups at Merlin who will likely be heading there...

 

[AT86]

And this is probably not the best way to respond to someone criticising the markup:

They love this kind of 'bants' on their social channels. I find it beyond cringe.

 

[Poisson]

For £57 more you can get a cabin in Charles Lindbergh, 2 days entry, 2 meals and early access to a much better coaster.

 

[NuttySquirrel]

For £57* more you can get a cabin in Charles Lindbergh, 2 days entry, 2 meals and early access to a much better coaster.

*Travel and transport costs not included.

 

[Mattie boy]

See we stayed on site at TP on Friday night... yes we are pass holders... yet it was only £10 more each ( when you added breakfast on ) to stay at shark than drive off site to the premier inn down the road.

Not the best style of rooms as we know yet saves me driving after already driving us 3 hours + to get there and it included 2 hours fastrack which enabled us to get the park done or thereabouts by 12 noon ( we had been in all day Friday too )

 

[Itgoeshowhigh]

Really impressed with Thorpe handling of queue jumpers yesterday. There was a a group of 3 who tried twice to join up with their friends at the front of the queue. (This was first thing on Saw when the queue was about 50 mins). Both times there was a very very stern announcement over the tannoy “You are queue jumping, I can see you, you cannot join your friends, go right to the back of the queue, I know your faces, you will not be getting on the ride if you carry on!” Then on the second announcement “I have already told you once, go to the back, security are coming”. It was great.
Also operations on Inferno were fantastic…..everytime a train came in announcing “you have 30 seconds to get in your seat and do your restraints or the train is going without you!” Ride ops hustling, trains flying out.
Had a really good day.
Shame about Colossusus still being shut though, I actually really like that coaster.

 

[RicketyCricket]

Thorpe have always been good with queue jumpers. Stealth's queue in particular as the staff can directly see into the whole queue from the station. Have regularly heard them calling people out and embarrassing them in front of everyone!

 

[Danny]

Had the pleasure of watching one of the younger Stealth hosts throw some travellers out of the air gates the other week without a care in the world. What made it better was the ride had just opened, so they'd only skipped two minutes worth of queue...

 

[Alix]

Stealth is a pain for queue jumpers in my experience. Twice now a host has moved the gate to elongate the line and some little berks have just moved it back effectively jumping in front of those of us who followed instructions and went the long way round. Just where you go under the track so effectively hidden from view. Not sure what they could do about it except wait there for a bit whilst enough people file part to establish the new queue. Even had two lads jump the fence to go round me when I said I wouldn’t let them past.