This was being discussed in the shoutbox the other day, I do agree. I think the Ice Age 4D stuff is fine to wear on park as it's obviously a past attraction (back in May my friend and I wore our Ice Age 4D coats at Towers and bumped into two other people wearing theirs), but by golly definitely don't wear the Transport or Sales & Information stuff to the parkI found it odd to see individuals wearing old uniform on park.
As a collection piece, ok, but wearing it to the park is strange. It could also make guests think you're staff.
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Still says Alton Towers Entertainment on the back, though, doesn't it?I think the Ice Age 4D stuff is fine to wear on park as it's obviously a past attraction...
I am suprised that they don't have a polite notice on their product page on the website, although the park can't really stop people turning up to the entrance with them on.
Aye, true, certainly fair.I hope you are not trying to normalise our weirdo hobby Rick?
There is nothing normal about the enthusiast rollercoaster community.
...and your wacky worm count is???
Still says Alton Towers Entertainment on the back, though, doesn't it?
I've said it before, but selling off park uniform is just... odd, and very wrong. Shows a complete disregard for brand identity.
When we get rid of old uniform at work, we have to be careful to destroy/cut-up any logos before disposal, to ensure that no one can misrepresent the brand. To go to the other extreme and sell it off is just bizarre.
Disney go way further - as you would expect, Their admission rules quite specifically state what is & is not allowed. Oddly I cannot see anything about dressing as a Cast Member, but you can be 99.9% sure you'd not get into one of their parks if you tried it.
I can kind of get selling really old uniform, like ug land and retro uniforms. But I do find it odd to sell ice age which has “Alton towers resort entertainments” on the back, In their current branding and style. You also have “Alton towers transport” items and sales and information uniform. All of which could easily be confused for current uniform.
That's quite an extreme example. Far more likely would be people drinking alcohol on park while wearing an Alton Towers Resort branded top, which just sets completely the wrong tone for onlookers.
Plus the shirts can be covered up with a jacket, unlike the coats which are always visible.But the number of people who buy that sort of thing is low. The number who buy it and wear it even lower. Then the ones who buy it, wear it to the park and drink alcohol is going to be smaller.
Yes I agree its not a great look, but the odds of actually seeing someone wearing one of these shirts on park is tiny. Also a majority who by it would probably be TS or TT forum members too!
I saw two people wearing old uniform on my last visit. They were at Woodcutters, and yes they were both having a beer.Yes I agree its not a great look, but the odds of actually seeing someone wearing one of these shirts on park is tiny.
But it’s still just a risk you shouldn’t take with such an important brand.But the number of people who buy that sort of thing is low. The number who buy it and wear it even lower. Then the ones who buy it, wear it to the park and drink alcohol is going to be smaller.
Yes I agree its not a great look, but the odds of actually seeing someone wearing one of these shirts on park is tiny. Also a majority who by it would probably be TS or TT forum members too!