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2025: Toxicator - General Discussion

Steve74 said:
And who would buy it? Some big American group? They may know something about theme parks but probably nothing about theme parks in the UK. They'll strip Towers of everything unique about it and it'll just become another copy and paste park in their portfolio no doubt full of IPs.

Just be very careful of what you wish for. Yes Merlin are bad at times, but so are many other theme park operators.

And of course other parks have these sorts of issues - you just aren't as close to them (I don't mean geographically) as Towers to hear about them.

As far as these fountains are concerned - mountain and molehill spring to mind.

Obviously something is wrong with them, and I can guarantee Towers do not want them out of action any longer than we do. They'll be up and running when they're ready. It's really not the end of the world.
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Would like it to be independently operated again
 
rob666 said:
Come now...Get Mandy in to sort the place out...she would soon whip the place into shape, sort out the fountains and have the webmasters ice show back in no time.
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I second this, I cannot wait to watch;

Webmaster: An Adventure on Hot Ice.​


Although, I am sure Fountain Square would be renamed Mandy Square. However, there is no doubt the Fantastic Fountains would be back almost over night.

Hid said:
Would like it to be independently operated again
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You could almost certainly kiss goodbye to your big ride investments and B&Ms in that case. The majority of independent parks are small parks with small budgets, for a reason.

Back to Toxicator, it is quite bad they have had to drain the water in peak summer, it is almost as if someone did not realise than un treated standing water, would not turn green in a matter of days. I say almost as if, almost certainly as if, is more likely.
 
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Merlin don't do fountains or water. Toxicator or Hyperia. Every heard of anyone on Tidal Wave twice?? No, because they've already died of some lurgy. Apparently 🤣 But still if you had to start a word with "Toxic" or "Hyper" you mostly end up with some kind of medical condition. Maybe the lawyers had a say in the naming...
 
Smiley said:
Merlin don't do fountains or water. Toxicator or Hyperia. Every heard of anyone on Tidal Wave twice?? No, because they've already died of some lurgy. Apparently 🤣 But still if you had to start a word with "Toxic" or "Hyper" you mostly end up with some kind of medical condition. Maybe the lawyers had a say in the naming...
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@Zeock would do Tidal Wave twice in 5 minutes
 
Smiley said:
Merlin don't do fountains or water. Toxicator or Hyperia. Every heard of anyone on Tidal Wave twice?? No, because they've already died of some lurgy. Apparently 🤣 But still if you had to start a word with "Toxic" or "Hyper" you mostly end up with some kind of medical condition. Maybe the lawyers had a say in the naming...
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To be honest I rarely do Tidal Wave mainly because it doesn't really do much I much prefer water rides like Valhalla or StormForce 10 more going on
 
It is a shame if they’re already having issues with the fountains. They are a key aspect of the ride’s visuals.

Hopefully they get them fixed soon, as opposed to leaving them dormant for ages like the Hyperia splash effect.
 
I managed to get on Toxicator twice on Friday, 13-06-25, and enjoyed it, especially facing the Galactica side. I thought the front flips were more intense than that side when we did 5 or 6 flips. You cannot beat a good Huss Top Spin as a flat ride, and I want to go back and do a night ride in October. I do hope Alton Towers include more flat rides in the park. X Sector and Dark Forest really could do with some rides to take the pressure off the main coasters in the areas.
 
The issue with the water jets is that they've over engineered the bugger to sit on top of a major access pathway through the area.

Wouldn't be surprised if, even with the clear signage around the area, there's been complaints about getting wet. They even had to add cover to the queueline after all.
 
We’ve all seen videos of the fountains operating at full power…just curious as to what the temperature actually has to be for the park to initiate another sequence?

We’re in the middle of a proper British heatwave where the media are losing their minds…does the country have to turn to desert before we’re allowed to get wet on Toxicator?
 
s_g_k said:
We’ve all seen videos of the fountains operating at full power…just curious as to what the temperature actually has to be for the park to initiate another sequence?

We’re in the middle of a proper British heatwave where the media are losing their minds…does the country have to turn to desert before we’re allowed to get wet on Toxicator?
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You've forgotten that as soon as it gets hotter than absolute zero, they turn off all water effects to save water money.
 
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