New security measures in place

[squirrelarmy]

6 minutes ago, waterfalls212434 said:

I was always warned about long lines to get in on a wenesday anyway even before this but always found it far overhyped, last year I did the coach package I did this year for example got on site about 7am, joined the line which wasnt long at all and basically walked right in soon as gates opened. I was told all these horror stories about how on a wenesday if you werent arriving and lining up overnight you had no chance of a quick entry and that turned out to be utter bollocks. 

Mind you that may be because ive always come in via gate a, is that less busy then other gates? serving as it does just bike and coach customers? 

Is Gate A just coach and bikers? Doesn't it also serve Yellow and Pink car parks too?

[p.pete]

2 minutes ago, squirrelarmy said:

Is Gate A just coach and bikers? Doesn't it also serve Yellow and Pink car parks too?

Yep it does - and last year doesn't count 

[rpfranks]

9 minutes ago, waterfalls212434 said:

I was always warned about long lines to get in on a wenesday anyway even before this but always found it far overhyped, last year I did the coach package I did this year for example got on site about 7am, joined the line which wasnt long at all and basically walked right in soon as gates opened. I was told all these horror stories about how on a wenesday if you werent arriving and lining up overnight you had no chance of a quick entry and that turned out to be utter bollocks. 

Mind you that may be because ive always come in via gate a, is that less busy then other gates? serving as it does just bike and coach customers? 

coaches get priority entrance over people coming by car at gate A, I went by coach the first time and we walked straight in about 9am.

There is a separate zigzag queue from the carparks at gate A which can get quite busy at times.

[Bristol Boy]

We are staying offsite so will arrive at Gate C with literally nothing but tickets in hand. Will we have to join the queue or will there be any fast-track option? (think I know the answer but.......)

[rpfranks]

Just now, Bristol Boy said:

We are staying offsite so will arrive at Gate C with literally nothing but tickets in hand. Will we have to join the queue or will there be any fast-track option? (think I know the answer but.......)

You will have to join the queue

[squirrelarmy]

3 minutes ago, rpfranks said:

coaches get priority entrance over people coming by car at gate A, I went by coach the first time and we walked straight in about 9am.

There is a separate zigzag queue from the carparks at gate A which can get quite busy at times.

Hoping the humourous intent of this post is acknowledged

[Rose-Colored Boy]

3 minutes ago, rpfranks said:

You will have to join the queue

Seems a bit silly really. Should have separate queues for those with and without bags, like at Disney World.

[rpfranks]

Just now, Zac Quinn said:

Seems a bit silly really. Should have separate queues for those with and without bags, like at Disney World.

I guess they are going on the assumption that the majority of people at the festival will be camping, which is correct, so it would require additional - and unnecessary - resources to have a separate queue with security etc. there too.

[waterfalls212434]

19 minutes ago, p.pete said:

Yep it does - and last year doesn't count 

sorry my typo, I didnt mean last year, ;last year I came by train and got rail bus in I meant the `last year` I did the coach ticket thing which was 2015

Edited June 19, 2017 by waterfalls212434

[waterfalls212434]

20 minutes ago, rpfranks said:

coaches get priority entrance over people coming by car at gate A, I went by coach the first time and we walked straight in about 9am.

There is a separate zigzag queue from the carparks at gate A which can get quite busy at times.

I never knew that I assumed it was just coaches and bikers etc, are the lines seperate then? definitely dont recall seeing any line other then the one from the coach park when going through before.

I wonder if us coachers wont have as bad a wait as the rest then, if so thats a bonus

Edited June 19, 2017 by waterfalls212434

[rpfranks]

Just now, waterfalls212434 said:

I never knew that I assumed it was just coaches and bikers etc, are the lines seperate then? definitely dont recall seeing any line other then the one from the coach park when going through before

you won't see the car park queue coming in by coach as it is blocked off by a building, the top of the zigzag does go up a little bit of a narrow hill though and then coaches/car people go through the same entrance for wristbands.

[fowls]

5 minutes ago, waterfalls212434 said:

I never knew that I assumed it was just coaches and bikers etc, are the lines seperate then? definitely dont recall seeing any line other then the one from the coach park when going through before.

I wonder if us coachers wont have as bad a wait as the rest then, if so thats a bonus

The queue start off separately - public transport to the left of the gate, cars to the right - and then join together in a scrum just before the gate. It's part of the reason a quite orderly queue turns into a complete mess at the gate entry.

 

I've gone in on the coach side 4 times and the car side once. Can't say I noticed much of a difference in time queuing arrivingat 9-10am or so.

Edited June 19, 2017 by fowls

[jonodillieono]

Matt42 now claiming his friend forgot to hide his drugs and so walked in with them in his pocket and weren't found

[giantkatestacks]

I dont know how we are going to manage it either as we don't normally join any coach queues either as we need to get to the crew box which is just before the gate to get wristbanded then we normally enter though the reentry lane. I guess we will find out.

[bsolxiv]

Could we have two queues for those who have or haven't been to Disney world?

[Crazyfool01]

how about a 15 lane superhighway ?

[strummer77]

18 minutes ago, jonodillieono said:

Matt42 now claiming his friend forgot to hide his drugs and so walked in with them in his pocket and weren't found

Has anyone actually ever been caught? What do they do if they find them? In all the years of going I've never seen anyone actually searched and found with anything...

[Wilfko]

I've always gone Paines so used Gate D. How does it compare to the others? 2015 It definitely opened later as we could see others onsite.

[mufcok]

49 minutes ago, jonodillieono said:

Matt42 now claiming his friend forgot to hide his drugs and so walked in with them in his pocket and weren't found

Not the wildest claim. Know plenty who have just sailed through without hiding them before 

[p.pete]

54 minutes ago, waterfalls212434 said:

sorry my typo, I didnt mean last year, ;last year I came by train and got rail bus in I meant the `last year` I did the coach ticket thing which was 2015

fair enough - I wonder if that gate will be buggered for car park users if they prioritise keeping the bus queue cleared - really tough choice this year!

[rpfranks]

1 minute ago, p.pete said:

fair enough - I wonder if that gate will be buggered for car park users if they prioritise keeping the bus queue cleared - really tough choice this year!

To be honest gate A car queue is usually ok and the queue is mostly moving, the only thing slowing it down is the bottleneck at the top

[BambooShanks]

Any idea how much scrutiny people on staff tickets had going in (specifically ticket checks), just asking for a friend

[Chawk]

Apparently the Bomb Dogs Union go on strike if the temperature is above 27 degrees unless sufficient paddling pools to launch into are provided.

Edited June 19, 2017 by Chawk

[Peroni]

We're off site this year... so will keep an eye on here to work out best time to join the queue...

[Nobody Interesting]

1 hour ago, Zac Quinn said:

Seems a bit silly really. Should have separate queues for those with and without bags, like at Disney World.

Sounds to me like there will be

"There will be separate search lanes for those with large luggage and trolleys, and we anticipate that these lanes will be significantly slower. So, please think: do you really need that camping chair? Can you manage without that extra food and drink? Remember, you can buy pretty much anything you need here on site."