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Hpeek


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Trip Report- 21st April with photos
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So I went up to the hills today and it was completely deserted! We walked onto rides and even had to wait for more people to come along so we had enough to run the ride!

First up Tales of The Coast. This ride really needs sorting out! The wolf had no eyes, the music was out of sync and the doors were pinned back also no change on the ouside of the tunnel. The sinage outside is pealing.

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Secondly, Wipeout. I am pleased to say that it is now running at full capacity but the train is looking tired and the lettering is pealing of the front of the car.

The jolly roger next. once again no que, great ride but about 3:30 the ride shut and workmen went up on the decking above the ride car, i dont know what they were doing but they defiently wern't putting the flag up!

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The Tide Travveler has made no progress and is exactly the same as the pictures from the reveiw it was given.

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In the center of Timber Falls there was a water fountain which i hadn't noticed before but the one from the lake had gone. maybe they relocated it.

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As you alreddy know ponies had hay! also the halloween house was still there and there was no change to the SITG tunnel.

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Enigma had some scaffolding around the lift hill and some sinage at its entrance saying its under matinance but no major change.

Now Sean Alexander! The show had many, many technical hitches! Firstly the curtian wouldn't shut/open, the microphones wern't working and one of the angels forgot to come on. this all resulted in one of the tricks being missed out but all in all a pretty good show.

Quite a few nice little improvements around the park but still alot of areas of improvement! also i would like to say how great the staff members were. The SITG operator made us cheer, wave and he pulled silly faces ect.

Gererally i had a good day but the park is still miles away from all the others!

 



-- Edited by Hpeek on Saturday 21st of April 2012 08:16:11 PM

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Thanks for the report and the photos Hpeek. It's a shame to see the park so empty but it's early in the season and the weather wasn't great. Nice to hear the staff were good fun. Hopefully there will be some nice busy days ahead for the park, and once all the rides are open PWH should be buzzing. I must say I am loving the colour of TT- it looks great. As for Tales of the Coast - the problem with a ride like that is with all the effects it has to be maintained, for a park like PWH it really needs to be simple, stripped back and low maintenance.

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Hpeek i am pretty confident it is the same one which used to be in the lake, Lawrence will knos

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Hpeek wrote:

Secondly, Wipeout. I am pleased to say that it is now running at full capacity but the train is looking tired and the lettering is pealing of the front of the car.


 

Thats more like it, and very significant as far as i'm concerned. Were they releasing the restraints manually still?

 



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The cameras have been moved to the other side of the track. Also beneath the track one of the matinence rooms had be themed as a surf hut with a sign on the door saying 'gone surfin'. hadn't seen this before so maybe its new?



-- Edited by Hpeek on Sunday 22nd of April 2012 09:08:51 AM

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Martyn wrote:

^ Doesn't look any different to me....

 Wipeot 2007:

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Wipeout 2012:

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-- Edited by Hpeek on Sunday 22nd of April 2012 01:18:42 PM

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^yes, only one car at a time! Wipeout should have automatic release installed and maybe the loading gates on the station to speed up the painfully slow loading!

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Im sure when i first ever rode it it had auto release ? So so chuffed to hear all seats open, lets hope this stays all season

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Yeah its great to hear that all the seats are being used. Has the on ride photo been moved to a different position?

I like that photo of Timber Falls, goes to show how a little detail (fencing and signage) can make a ride look so much better.

Bales of hay is certainly an unusual way to theme the Pony ride, as they will soon start rotting and smelling with all the rain we're having.


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you can just see the moved camera's in this video, there on the left.



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^ Doesn't look any different to me....

Also, not going to lie, the Ponies look awful, like majorly awful. I'd be quite embarresed to advertise them as a new attraction...

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Hpeek wrote:

The cameras have been moved to the other side of the track. Also beneath the track one of the matinence rooms had be themed as a surf hut with a sign on the door saying 'gone surfin'. hadn't seen this before so maybe its new?



-- Edited by Hpeek on Sunday 22nd of April 2012 09:08:51 AM

 surf hut thing is not new I dont think ?



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is that ponies track the same length as it was in Scotland ?

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brilliant vid of wipeout, i like it

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^ You do know you can edit your post if you want to add anything extra?

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Hpeek wrote:

The cameras have been moved to the other side of the track. Also beneath the track one of the matinence rooms had be themed as a surf hut with a sign on the door saying 'gone surfin'. hadn't seen this before so maybe its new?



-- Edited by Hpeek on Sunday 22nd of April 2012 09:08:51 AM

 Cameras on wipeout are where they have been for the last  4 seasons, maintenece Hut has been themed for the last 4 seasons , so nothing new there  :)



-- Edited by datman on Sunday 22nd of April 2012 07:17:41 PM

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coolskin wrote:

is that ponies track the same length as it was in Scotland ?

 Yes!



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Its been on the left for a while now. My neice's ORP from 2010 or 2011 is from that angle.

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haha love the party boy choon

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Martyn wrote:

^ You do know you can edit your post if you want to add anything extra?

 i know mate yeh, need to start doing that more. 



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coolskin wrote:

Im sure when i first ever rode it it had auto release ? So so chuffed to hear all seats open, lets hope this stays all season

 LOL  hate to dissapoint but wipeout is Not running with all seats open, its running the same as last year :)



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 LOL  hate to dissapoint but wipeout is Not running with all seats open, its running the same as last year :)

 disbelief



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But why would Hpeek say different?

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What i get confused with is is there not a couple of us who work there ?

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What i get confused with is is there not a couple of us who work there ?

 indeed there is :)



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Martyn wrote:

But why would Hpeek say different?

 No idea , but i can say 100% that 2 cars are not being used

You can even see it in the video he posted   4.47      can see the seatbelts that are holding down the harness :)



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datman wrote:
coolskin wrote:

What i get confused with is is there not a couple of us who work there ?

 indeed there is :)

 any chance of a piccie of the new parrot show sign before or after you finish work ?



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Martyn wrote:

But why would Hpeek say different?

I can 100% confirm that on Saturday all seats were open!

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Hpeek wrote:
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But why would Hpeek say different?

 

I can 100% confirm that on Saturday all seats were open!

 

ok i am lying 

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from your very own video :) 

closed cars with seatbelts with blue labels securing the seats closed 

just as they have been every day this season :)



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^ Who says that is Hpeek's video? It was uploaded on 13th April, so it isn't his.

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