Wicker Man - General Discussion - Part Two

[Jb85]

She is a he.
The clue is in the name.
Loved a couple of pints listening to the Tartan Army in Blackpool on the Beach yesterday.
One day mate...

He might identify as a she, or a they. Can’t be so clear cut these days

 

[Shaggy_Dog_]

He might identify as a she, or a they. Can’t be so clear cut these days

I believe that Big Bob also identifies as a goat as well.

 

[QTXAdsy]

He might identify as a she, or a they. Can’t be so clear cut these days

And don't get me started on who Nemesis is...

 

[Skyscraper]

And don't get me started on who Nemesis is...

Always been a she.

 

[Rob]

I can't help but feel discussing the gender of rides is somewhat off topic...!

Good to see that Wicker Man is back open again, its absence was rather noticeable last weekend.

 

[Burbs]

I've just deleted 4 more off-topic posts, seemingly completely ignoring @Rob's message about staying on topic.

Thanks.

 

[djtruefitt]

Finally after 4 years the test seat for Wicker Man is being installed!

 

[Matt N]

This should hopefully allow the ride to run more smoothly, as I know that the restrictiveness of the restraints and the ensuing checks and rechecks as a result of people often not fitting are somewhat of a bottleneck preventing completely smooth operations at present.

 

[JAperson]

Finally after 4 years the test seat for Wicker Man is being installed!

Have they had it in storage since the ride opened? I wonder whats made them do it now rather then when it opened? especially as it has obvious advantages.

 

[Trooper Looper]

Have they had it in storage since the ride opened? I wonder whats made them do it now rather then when it opened? especially as it has obvious advantages.

One word, friend: Merlin

 

[jon81uk]

Have they had it in storage since the ride opened? I wonder whats made them do it now rather then when it opened? especially as it has obvious advantages.

I would assume it hasn't been in storage, but someone has maybe had the same thoughts as Matt, that operations could be sped up if the guests knew if they can sit comfortably or not.

 

[djtruefitt]

When the ride opened I was also led to believe it had a test seat or was meant to have one. Wherever it’s been sat in storage at towers or stuck at GCI I don’t know.

 

[Matt N]

Interestingly, I think Wicker Man might be the first Merlin coaster (or at very least, the first Towers coaster built under Merlin) to actually have a test seat… I wonder why Thirteen and Smiler don’t have them?

 

[pluk]

I'd be surprised I that little lap bar was regularly restrictive or prohibitive to guests. I'm a big lad and it's easily comfortable. Are oversize guests really cause regualr holdups on Wickerman?

Although test seats are excellent and should bebstandard on every coaster really.

 

[Sambiasso]

I'd be surprised I that little lap bar was regularly restrictive or prohibitive to guests. I'm a big lad and it's easily comfortable. Are oversize guests really cause regualr holdups on Wickerman?

Although test seats are excellent and should bebstandard on every coaster really.

I'm a big lad and well over 6ft, Wickerman and Collosus are the only 2 rides I've struggled to get on.

It's extremely difficult to ride WM as a 2 as I'm just to big, As a result I now ride it single rider and use the space to put one of my legs so i fit no problem.

As for Collosus....once was enough!

Hitting Mingo next week for the first time and hoping that the coasters there don't cause me any problems.

 

[Matt N]

I'd be surprised I that little lap bar was regularly restrictive or prohibitive to guests. I'm a big lad and it's easily comfortable. Are oversize guests really cause regualr holdups on Wickerman?

Although test seats are excellent and should bebstandard on every coaster really.

I don’t know whether I just strike it at the right times, but I quite often see at least one person being turned away from it, or at least one person having their bar rechecked, when I ride.

 

[Ethan]

No pre show on Wicker man today. Definitely prefer it that way but I appreciate what the show adds to the experience

 

[Vicki]

Possibly a daft question, but I'm not too clued up on how these things work. How does the heat affect Wicker Man? Heading on park this weekend for a couple of days and would be interested to know.

 

[Danscott22]

Possibly a daft question, but I'm not too clued up on how these things work. How does the heat affect Wicker Man? Heading on park this weekend for a couple of days and would be interested to know.

I would imagine faster but maybe a little rougher as well?

 

[Matt N]

Possibly a daft question, but I'm not too clued up on how these things work. How does the heat affect Wicker Man? Heading on park this weekend for a couple of days and would be interested to know.

I’d assume heat will warm it up such that it runs a bit faster. That’s often the case with coasters, particularly woodies.