Very disappointed

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Drayton Manor Theme Park and Zoo
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Guest's review of Drayton Manor Theme Park and Zoo

“Very disappointed”

★★☆☆☆

written by on 23/08/2012

Date of visit 23/08/12. We have visited Drayton Manor for the last 3 years and our 2 boys loved Thomas Land. Unfortunately our past experiences were not repeated on this visit. We were shocked to be asked to pay £3 for parking on arrival and then the ticket wasnt checked on the exit so we needn't have bothered paying anyway! The park was far busier than on previos visits and the staff were shocking and that is being polite. At best we got a dismissive nod as communication, they were chatting, texting, hiding, dragging their feet. We saw the Noddy characters leaving the zoo area and it was like a comedy sketch - they were scuffing along on their mobiles!! We came to the conclusion that it must be a terrible place to work. Our boys have now outgrown Thomas Land and we couldnt gt near any of the rides anyway - the lovely Fat Controller and band appear to have been replaced by bored looking teenage staff wih hula hoops?? The queues went on forever, there were no signs advising wait times and queues for the larger rides were cleverly hidden so you had no idea how long you would be waiting once you joined them. Even the minor rides had queues of at least 30 mins and most had an hour or more and the park was looking tired and neglected. What a sad place it has become .... We won't be visiting again.

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