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| Magic |
SAW-Ted Thorpe Park TripWhilst Andy finalises details for the trip it has now been confirmed the club will visit Thorpe Park on Saturday 21st March 2009.Price and ERS' still to be confirmed but I suspect we'll get an ERS on Saw, subject to it running. |
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| JamesC |
Really looking forward to this trip! 
I've only attended one trip before (Mega-Glow-Mania 2004) and I haven't been able to go to any since. Fortunately this trip falled on a perfect date for me so I am finally able to come!
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| Andy Hine MBE |
Hi
Yes ERS on SAW, and price for trip is just £23 (nromal entry is £35 so a massive saving and you get an ERS!). For those 11 and under it's just £18 and mini-riders under 1m can come in for free! And if you have a Tussauds Season Pass the trip is just £5.00! Full details on invitation being sent on Tuesday (along with renewals, Bash invite and next AIRtime!) |
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| Magic |
Great price. Looking forward to the first club trip of the year and my first coaster fix of 2009. And even more importantly another credit for my count. 
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| MrDJ |
im seriously looking forward to this as sadly it could be my last due to medical reasons 
all weve got to pray for now is sunshine 
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| reg |
I'll be there, but only from mid afternoon, cos some of us have to work on saturdays! | ||||||
| JamesC |
I'm just wondering how the ERS on Saw will work seeing as there is a walkthrough with live actors before the ride. Will we have to keep going through it over and over again? | ||||||
| stevencaine |
im going to be late as well due to working Saturday morning see you guys around 11ish  then
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| ccp |
I'm just hoping i can make it
chris |
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| nemesis scribe |
It would be rude not to go i guess so i shall be attending, plus we can see what all the fuss is about over this type of themed ride . . .
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| stealth fan |
Yep. I should be there aswell. Looking foward to this trip, and another tick. | ||||||
| Boo |
Woop woop, not long to go...cant wait!!!
Ill be there
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| MrDJ |
renewal and Saw-Ted cheque in post. bring it on
any news on friday 13th yet anyone. |
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| Mozza |
Renewal + invite sent this morning.
Does anyone know whether there is a charge for parking at thorpe? |
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| smiler |
Sending mine of soon. There is no parking charge at Thorpe park yay |
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| Rogue |
Renewal and Saw-Ted sent at the start of the week, can't wait
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| nemesis scribe |
Yep, my Renewal, Saw-Ted and bash all sent this week
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| coaster-andy |
Renewal , Saw Ted and T Shirt cheques posted this week.
Though only Clare doing Thorpe trip as nothing for kids. |
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| Nemesis Nick |
I've sent my renewal form, SAW-TED form and Blackpool Bash (with Saturday wristband) form off this week. Also I've gone one step further, i.e. booked Advance train tickets from Bath to Staines and back for Saturday 21 March.
See you at Thorpe Park on 21 March. |
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| oblivion |
I will be sending my renewal, thorpe and bash forms off at some point this week, need to make sure I don't forget! | ||||||
| David Ellis |
I cannot go, sadly, as I am already committed to something else that evening.
David. |
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| stealth fan |
Saw-ted and renewal ready for the post tomorrow morning 
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| Coaster Toaster |
Comp enter free to win tickets seems to be first 500 people for fri 13.
Im there now on fri as said i won and e ticket will be sent soon https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=nLwICMFDzCrG5vzbGIchgQ_3d_3d |
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| MrDJ |
sounds like its going to be busy as the thorpe website comp are giving out tickets for friday 13th as well between 12 & 2pm.
ill be there. ps. im not sure yet but i might have a guest ticket available as i cant get hold of the person who is meant to be coming with me. |
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| Death |
Hail All!
Well, I'm definitely going...Darned if I'm going to miss out on two ERSs on a coaster themed entirely around the pleasures of sheer Bloodshed! 
Got my booking sent off a week ago, and Nev's confirmed receipt of it. Just got to decide whether I'm going to come to the event via bus, rail, or on foot. Thorpe's only 17 miles from my house and I managed the journey in four hours yesterday on foot...And another gentle stroll like that would probabally do me some good.
Anyhow...However I choose to get up there, I've got a couple of ideas in mind for the trip. Details are between me and the wall at the moment, though...
Farewell for now, and looking forward to seeing some of ye at Thorpe in just under two weeks!
>> Death << |
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| Andy Hine MBE |
Don't forget the booking deadline for SAW-ted: The Trip is this Saturday. So send yours today or tomorrow to be sure of booking.
175 already have!
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| nemesis scribe |
 Sounds like its gonna be a good turn out then
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| Death |
Hail again!
As it is, I'm planning to go to Thorpe this coming Saturday to buy my Tussauds annual pass anyway...But as I'm currently staying up into the wee small hours each morning, I probabally won't be there until 13:00 at the earliest! 
Farewell...
>> Death << |
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| WildMouse |
Read the quote again Death
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| Death |
Of course; I'm referring to his confusing and ambiguous use of punctuation marks there...And nowt else! :-] I presume that the highlights I've made above give the meaning that Andy was originally trying to impart?
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| MrDJ |
a sigh of relief is coming from my general direction.
i was panicking that my renewal and saw-ted hadnt been received but it was taken out of my bank today.
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| bradpeet |
It must be banking day then - so was mine.
Although mine included the Blackpool Bash too. It's started
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| oblivion |
We won't be at thorpe next week. Decided against it coz of work commitments but hopefully will be doing thorpe and chessington at halloween instead. I'm a bit gutted but would have probably been too scared to go on saw anyway and simon definitly wouldn't have gone on it lol! See you at the bash x | ||||||
| bluea61 |
Wuss |
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| Andy Hine MBE |
Wow - over 250 bookings! Imagine how many if it was a woodie!
Confirmations and trip badges sent 1st class this morning. If you haven't got yours by Wednesday, it means (1) I didn't get your booking, (2) the Post Office have lost your confirmation and trip badge (3) you forgot to send it in the first place! (4) You missed the booking deadline (4) I don't like you and threw your booking away! (I made that one up!)
Don't forget your badge holders and also yoru season pass if you have one. |
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| c anderson |
Looks like you have another success of a trip. Hope Saw is working ok. | ||||||
| JamesC |
Apparently Saw only operated for two hours today, before it broke and was closed for the rest of the day.
Getting a little worried about the trip now. 
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| MrDJ |
it was running for the 2 hours between 12 & 2 yesterday except for the 5-10 minutes we were stuck on it.
bb0118 reported he rode it 10 times so that was after 2pm so fingers crossed it keeps going for next saturday. |
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| Death |
IIRC; It ceased operating shortly after 12:00, with the ride area/queue and then the whole island being cleared by 14:00. Although no-one was giving any specifics out, it seems that Gerstlauer are having a real headache with the rides control system for some reason.
Either way though, I wouldn't have wanted to be one of the staff at Guest Services today...There were so many people angry at Saw not running that the queue was stretching right back to Depth Charge at times. The atmosphere in the office was so thick at times, that even my very trusty (And very Blooded! ) 1,100hp Chainsaw would've had a hard time trying to cut through it!
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| MrDJ |
how long were the Q's today Death (before it broke down).
last time i was there and stealth broke down they were giving out free tickets to return at a later date. did they do the same today. |
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| stevencaine |
according to someone that was at the park today at one point the following rides where unavailable
saw stealth colossus inferno detonator loggers rapids samurai and even the ccr not the best opening day |
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| JamesC |
On a day like that, it's pretty much pointless going. All 4 major coasters shut at once?
It's got to be something with Thorpe's maintenance team. Gestlauer coasters are very reliable I believe, and so are B&M's. To have Saw closed almost all day, and the same with Nemesis Inferno... that can't be coincidence. |
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| Death |
As it is, I only got a pitiful three rides in today - All on the same coaster too (Though it was the be(a)st one of the lot! ) - And though I can still get my money's worth out of the season pass that I bought today, I will have a word with TP about refunding me the rather steep rail fare that I paid to take those three rides and not have a chance to try out Saw...
Sore <-- Is about as reliable as Windows 95, apparently...
Stealth <-- Still down due to overrunning Winter maintenance*. Colossus <-- 'Nuff said!
Inferno <-- Brief stoppage to remove rider mess. Detonator <-- [Havn't a scooby!] Loggers <-- No water in ride trough at all. Overrunning Winter maintenance*. Rapids <-- Overrunning Winter maintenance*. Samurai <-- Air-gate failure. CCR <-- New curve leaving station has too tight a radius for the CCR locos, and will probabally need re-tracking. * - Overrunning Winter Maintenance is bought to you by Thorpe Park in association with Notwork Fail and Virgin Trains.
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| Coaster Police |
If you can walk to the place in a couple of hours, i hardly think you can complain about steep rail fares! Especially on a weekend when the on-peak premium fares are not being chinged! And at least you got the spelling of SAW correct in that quote
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| Death |
At any rate, my train home yesterday - 2C53 - Arrived at Virginia Water a good 20 minutes late (It was a 458...Go figure! ) and led to me arriving home an hour later than scheduled, so I figure that SWT owe me a couple of quid in RTVs anyway!
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| krusty_the_clown |
[quote="Death"]
Death mate, Your last post gave me a headache!
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| Death |
Firstly - For the headache - Take a couple of these... 
...Then to understand my previous post a little better, take some time to read up on these... 
...Or alternatively, ask Coaster Police for a plain-English explanation!
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| Coaster Police |
My Lords..... RIP Paxman Thrash
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| JamesC |
Good news - Saw should be open again tomorrow! Also Stealth should open sometime in the week.
Let's hope they both last till Saturday.
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| stealth fan |
Saw better be open for the trip, otherwise that will be twice I have been and not rode the thing. | ||||||
| coaster-andy |
If it is not open you can add a new line to Matts club. Like a Memebr of Been to ride Saw twice and still not ridden it .
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| frosty |
Third time lucky! |
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| MrDJ |
its not on the website list today as being unavailable so hopefully it will keep going now.
all i can say is its well worth the wait. trip badges received today yippee!
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| stealth fan |
Got trip badge here aswell. Hope the weather stays nice. | ||||||
| stevencaine |
saw is working again
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| JamesC |
I've received the trip badges! Suddenly memories of my last club trip in 2004 are returning. I am extremely excited!
Do you guys still do all the "coaster crazy" shouting stuff? That's something I remember very clearly.
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| Jester |
 Only if we really must
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| Coaster Toaster |
Our badges arrived as well today | ||||||
| Rogue |
Badges arrived here too, really excited about getting back to Thorpe, not been there for 2 years | ||||||
| MrDJ |
ive just found my old badge holder and its still got my last club trip badge in it "loopathon 1998" OMG has it been that long. |
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| stealth fan |
If Nev has anything to do with it, then yeah, we shout and obey
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| Death |
My trip badge arrived yesterday...Or at least an RCCGB envelope with SAWted: The Trip printed on it arrived yesterday! I presume that there is a trip badge and an itinery in there, though!
Anyhow...Looking forward to seeing all of ye at Thorpe on Saturday!
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| Jackie |
I sent my form late - Friday.....I did send Nev an email but haven't had a response...and would like to add one person...help! | ||||||
| Auntie Murial |
Hi Jackie, have you tried to send Andy a Private Message through the forum as well? If you do not get a response from him, it is always an option. Ianto |
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| bradpeet |
I'm leaving this evening to stay with a friend for the weekend - so I'm really geting excited now
Stealth is still showing as unavailable on Thorpe Park's website though - which is a shame. It seems unlikely it will be running on Saturday
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| Jackie |
wey hey!...trip badges and extra ticket sorted. Really looking forward to it as first club trib in one year....due to wedding expenses last year! | ||||||
| smiler |
Least the weather is going to be great at the weekend so tidal wave here we come
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| MrDJ |
unless they are saving the reopening for us when we takeover the park on saturday. |
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| stevencaine |
At least it is looking good for saw | ||||||
| stealth fan |
Just read on the Thorpe Park Mania forum that Stealth was testing today, so looks promising for that and Saw.
Really can't wait now
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| chewie |
Thats the best news i've heard all week. Please God let it be working. |
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| MrDJ |
stealth is still unavailable today on the thorpe website.
so they have all day today to get it ready for us tomorrow
so if you didnt make it to the opening day of stealth 3 years ago this could be your chance. first riders of 2009 |
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| Auntie Murial |
Have fun everybody who is going to the Saw-ted Thorpe Park Trip, think of me whilst im serving my fish on my counter lol
Looking forward to seeing everyone at Blackpool who is going
Ianto |
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| Andy Hine MBE |
Just been talking to Thorpe and SAW is looking good for tomorrow. As an added bonus we are going to enter the park before the general public, so that we are first in line for it (first rides of the day!)
Also the ERS may NOT start exactly at 5pm as they have to clear the SAW line first. So just head for the area around that time and as soon as we get the go ahead we'll be on it.
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| stealth fan |
Great news Nev, especially after the 12th, disappointing but understandable.
It's Steel
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| MrDJ |
thanks Andy.
im gutted as it looks like my other half cant make it so i may have a spare ticket 
ill post on here as soon as i find out for sure. |