I understand people's disappointments I really do but I think you're letting your eagerness to ride WM cloud your judgement. Why would the park not want to go ahead today if they could? Of course they would as everything has been geared around today. The weather may be okay right now but the mini storm is moving in and lots of places nearby do have snow. The temps are supposed to be 1 degrees all day with a wind chill factor of -4 / -5.
I know you're all disappointed guys but cut them some slack. Saying things like they don't have the staff etc is just pure lunacy. Of course they have the staff. They've had to make a very difficult decision which Thorpe have done too don't forget. Can you imagine if they'd said nothing and hoped for the best and then droves of people arrived and were absolutely gutted? It's a no win situation for them.
But Wicker Man is in Mutiny Bay, so if they can get staff, then it could always open. Or is it just my optimism taking over?
The issue isn't the decision, it's that people weren't given any definite notice like they were by Thorpe Park. Up until about 45 minutes ago it was still "unlikely" that the coasters would be open, when they've realistically known for longer.I understand people's disappointments I really do but I think you're letting your eagerness to ride WM cloud your judgement. Why would the park not want to go ahead today if they could? Of course they would as everything has been geared around today. The weather may be okay right now but the mini storm is moving in and lots of places nearby do have snow. The temps are supposed to be 1 degrees all day with a wind chill factor of -4 / -5.
I know you're all disappointed guys but cut them some slack. Saying things like they don't have the staff etc is just pure lunacy. Of course they have the staff. They've had to make a very difficult decision which Thorpe have done too don't forget. Can you imagine if they'd said nothing and hoped for the best and then droves of people arrived and were absolutely gutted? It's a no win situation for them.
I think a lot of people are more annoyed at the fact that until about 15:30 yesterday they were saying everything would be open as normal so many people set off, Ive travelled in good faith and paid for fuel and £150 for hotel based on this advice. This decision must have been made prior to that and I understand it’s not one that will have been taken lightly, it’s the utter shambolic and misleading communication that’s wound me up
I think a lot of people are more annoyed at the fact that until about 15:30 yesterday they were saying everything would be open as normal so many people set off, Ive travelled in good faith and paid for fuel and £150 for hotel based on this advice. This decision must have been made prior to that and I understand it’s not one that will have been taken lightly, it’s the utter shambolic and misleading communication that’s wound me up