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Thorpe Park: General Discussion
Stuie
TS Member
I've got an idea; could it be the return of the Thorpe Park Rangers? As it is the 40th anniversary season, after all; they might want to celebrate a key part of their history!
It will be an IP
DiogoJ42
TS Member
No.I've got an idea; could it be the return of the Thorpe Park Rangers?
Ha!As it is the 40th anniversary season, after all; they might want to celebrate a key part of their history!
Hell no.
Stuntman707
TS Member
This should be good for the park. Roaming actors usually provide some good entertainment when walking around and it's something that will enhance guests days out.
djtruefitt
TS Team
I bet it’s some random IP, meet and greet type thing which will be rather low budget and uneventful.
No idea what the IP will be, pick anything that’s slightly past it and it’s probably that
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No idea what the IP will be, pick anything that’s slightly past it and it’s probably that

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It's too recent.
It's probably just staff to walk around and ask you how your day is going and be totally unable to cope other than to stand there with a Grayling style smile when you reply "pretty crap actually, only been on one ride been stuck in queues for the rest of the day and now I find the park is closing in 20 minutes at 4pm".
Management should spend five minutes in the local Tesco or co, then they'd realise people don't want interaction, they just want their shit as quick as possible and in this case it means efficiently run coasters not poor minimum wage teenagers standing at the entrance of rides trying to strike up a "how is your days going?" conversation as you enter the queue line.
It's probably just staff to walk around and ask you how your day is going and be totally unable to cope other than to stand there with a Grayling style smile when you reply "pretty crap actually, only been on one ride been stuck in queues for the rest of the day and now I find the park is closing in 20 minutes at 4pm".
Management should spend five minutes in the local Tesco or co, then they'd realise people don't want interaction, they just want their shit as quick as possible and in this case it means efficiently run coasters not poor minimum wage teenagers standing at the entrance of rides trying to strike up a "how is your days going?" conversation as you enter the queue line.
James
TS Founding Member
No idea what the IP will be, pick anything that’s slightly past it and it’s probably that![]()

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Benzin
TS Member
Management should spend five minutes in the local Tesco or co, then they'd realise people don't want interaction, they just want their **** as quick as possible and in this case it means efficiently run coasters not poor minimum wage teenagers standing at the entrance of rides trying to strike up a "how is your days going?" conversation as you enter the queue line.
When Chessie went through a real push of this (after I worked there fortunately), I had some god awful experiences with this... I know I bring out the Fury "flap your wings like a dragon or we won't dispatch" story lots, but it was by far one of the worst things I've ever had the personal privilege of enduring...
DistortAMG
TS Member
When Chessie went through a real push of this (after I worked there fortunately), I had some god awful experiences with this... I know I bring out the Fury "flap your wings like a dragon or we won't dispatch" story lots, but it was by far one of the worst things I've ever had the personal privilege of enduring...
Story of Merlin's life. Too busy flapping about with rubbish, than bother sorting the core issues.
DiogoJ42
TS Member
I just spat tea over my keyboard...![]()
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Katy
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Nah they'd just buy and re-open the old Mr Blobby Land theme park in Morecambe (I remember going as a young teen and it was quite disappointing)
AT86
TS Member
(I remember going as a young teen and it was quite disappointing)
Sounds like it would be perfect for Merlin’s portfolio then.
Katy
TS Member
It was a financial disaster and only lasted 13 weeks - so doubly so a good Merlin project!Sounds like it would be perfect for Merlin’s portfolio then.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/3398491.stm
Skyscraper
TS Member
Both Swarm and Inferno recently got a new lift chain.Anyone know if swarm is getting a new lift chain over closed season or are they going to still use the welded one?
AT86
TS Member
Both Swarm and Inferno recently got a new lift chain.
Part of B&M’s fantastical January sale BOGOF deal presumably?
WickerManiac
TS Member
I bet it’s some random IP, meet and greet type thing which will be rather low budget and uneventful.
No idea what the IP will be, pick anything that’s slightly past it and it’s probably that
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My money's on Celebrity Big Brother: The Ride.
Skyscraper
TS Member
Please noMy money's on Celebrity Big Brother: The Ride.
Why would they theme it to an axed TV show anyway?