ATTACKHAMMER
Strata Poster
I always ride the rapids after lunch
Thorpe Park 2012 Updates
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Thekingin64
Strata Poster
Thorpe Park said:
That may be part of the "Selected Dates Only" thing but here it is anyway.
Waffleman
Mega Poster
I'm sure most of you are already aware of this, but Saw Alive is now a Halloween only attraction.
Thekingin64
Strata Poster
That's what I just posted! Anyway, it was open a couple of weeks ago for Easter.
Coasterfreck
Hyper Poster
Yep, and now we have to wait until Fright NightsThekingin64 said:
:--D :twisted:It was quite a boring attraction anyway! :--D
Thekingin64
Strata Poster
It's all psycholocial. For me, it was my first scare attraction and didn't quite know what to expect. I found it pretty good.
Will
Strata Poster
Now that, interestingly, I think is actually a change for the best - they might actually put some effort into it at Halloween, whereas all year round, it was too much hassle relative to how popular it was with guests.
And let's face it, a scare attraction that doesn't faze me in the slightest can hardly call itself a scare. Or an attraction.
And let's face it, a scare attraction that doesn't faze me in the slightest can hardly call itself a scare. Or an attraction.
SaiyanHajime
CF Legend
Still not been on the Clown's U-Bend.
nadroJ
CF Legend
Does nobody see this as really stupid though? Like, they've built a whole permanent queue area and a permanent attraction, which they assumedly spent a bit more money on than their other Halloween attractions (just guessing here, I don't actually know) to turn around a year later and go, actually, this is going to be closed for 11 months of the year.
Riiiiggghhhhtttt.
Riiiiggghhhhtttt.
Will
Strata Poster
As it happens, I did notice - I'd missed the 'classic' Detonator music the last few seasons, so made me feel quite nostalgic hearing it again, countdown and all
As for the Saw maze - it was a mistake, and I reckon we all saw that coming as long ago as 2009. Making it a permanent temporary attraction (if that makes sense, which it doesn't ) is probably the simplest way of making the best of it - it's going to get more attention in October and, as I said, maybe the park will put considerably more effort into it than last season. Waste of money? Perhaps, but opening it all year will only waste MORE money, and it's not exactly taking up any useful space. For now.
As for the Saw maze - it was a mistake, and I reckon we all saw that coming as long ago as 2009. Making it a permanent temporary attraction (if that makes sense, which it doesn't
) is probably the simplest way of making the best of it - it's going to get more attention in October and, as I said, maybe the park will put considerably more effort into it than last season. Waste of money? Perhaps, but opening it all year will only waste MORE money, and it's not exactly taking up any useful space. For now.
Nemesis Inferno
Strata Poster
Old Det music is much, much superior and fitting in comparison to Scream's (which is good, but works a lot better for it's intended ride)...
It's a bit of a backfire considering the money they've spent. But shame really - I was in the park on Sunday and my brother and flatmate said it was their favourite ride after Stealth. I think it's got a lot of re-rideability because you obviously get scared differently everytime. It was relatively busy on Sunday come to think of it - I reckon I queued between 10-15 minutes both times which was pretty standard considering Swarm was a walk-on the first time I went on it. I get why they've done it in terms of money but they obviously didn't think it through properly when they built it in the first place.
How much did it actually cost though? I'm purely guessing, but I would've thought it was a lot cheaper than even a medium-sized ride. The major expense is the running costs, so they're not losing out by shutting it down after a couple of years of "successful" operation.
All round good move if you ask me.
All round good move if you ask me.