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Ride Availability/Operations 2022-25

Hid said:
I have started to dislike Theme Park Worldwide almost every Vlog making out Alton Towers is the worst park ever when it's really not. Other youtuberz do the same as well.

Misinformation is easier than spreading facts
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Getting very confused by your posts… one minute you’re stating Towers is awful and being destroyed by Merlin, next you’re defending them when others say the same…
 
Back when I worked there we didn't close the rides until there was actually evidence of lightning and thunder nearby. This policy feels over the top and overly risk averse.

To tell guests you're closing for bad weather when there is no bad weather, and then they wait in the glorious sunshine and still no bad weather is evident, is a nonsense in my opinion.
 
Alsty said:
Back when I worked there we didn't close the rides until there was actually evidence of lightning and thunder nearby. This policy feels over the top and overly risk averse.

To tell guests you're closing for bad weather when there is no bad weather, and then they wait in the glorious sunshine and still no bad weather is evident, is a nonsense in my opinion.
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But when there is evidence of lightning nearby, it is too late to close the ride as there is a risk that one of the ride may be hit, if recently open it will still have people on it.

The storm moved in and shifted very quickly (like 20-30 secs from sunny to dark clouds, envelopped by thunder, etc)

It is very common for the rides to close in florida for thunder, but it is still very bright outside the 10 mins later the storm rolls in, it is still also common to skim a storm where it is still bright, but there is a storm nearby.

You need Time to close the rides, get people off them and a buffer, to ensure everyone is safe.
 
Alsty said:
Back when I worked there we didn't close the rides until there was actually evidence of lightning and thunder nearby. This policy feels over the top and overly risk averse.

To tell guests you're closing for bad weather when there is no bad weather, and then they wait in the glorious sunshine and still no bad weather is evident, is a nonsense in my opinion.
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I remember on my trip to Universal Osaka the entire park was closed for a thunderstorm. It was quite the spectacle seeing literally hundreds of staff members ushering people into shelter and then 5-10 minutes later the storm commenced.

Equally was very annoying that a park full of indoor attractions couldn't operate them in a thunderstorm.
 
VerticalLoop123 said:
When I was there on Sunday I had 8 notifications from the Alton Towers app warning me about potential weather closures- pretty decent communication. When it did rain ops were playing wet weather announcements warning we may have to cease operation etc… I would call that pretty good communication! Personally I’m sure I with the majority of people that I don’t quite fancy being struck by lighting on a rollercoaster.
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Exactly. Yet the vlog mentions nothing like that and he even goes as far to say he has no clue what’s happening.

it’s just misleading for people who aren’t regular visitors or have no idea.
 
As far as the TPW video goes I’d expect somebody so knowledgable about the park to have a bit more understanding of the protocols - I thought it was a bit weird that he was referring to it as somebody making a bad decision, when it almost certainly would’ve been somebody following a set procedure.

And also weather is notoriously unpredictable, so even if there’s thunder/lighting in the area there’s obviously no guarantee it’ll hit, and then it will look a bit stupid, but there’s that old adage better safe than sorry. I’m sure he’d have been first to complain (and put out a video about it), if guests had been stuck on a ride in thunder and lighting.
 
Why was my post taken down ? I saw a woman flicking her bean with a moistened spring onion outside the entrance to galactica , this is big news . Also I hate trans people , boat people and made up illnesses like autism . The end 😂😂😂
 
Ukrideman86 said:
Why was my post taken down ? I saw a woman flicking her bean with a moistened spring onion outside the entrance to galactica , this is big news . Also I hate trans people , boat people and made up illnesses like autism . The end 😂😂😂
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What do you mean by “flicking her bean”? Did she have a tin of beans that she was flicking around using a spring onion or something? I don’t see how that’s overly relevant to ride availability, but I’ll give you that it’s certainly not something you see every day…

I do feel like the second part of your post is perhaps a tad unnecessary, I’ll admit; Britain is a free country and you’re free to hold whatever opinions you like, but I don’t see how your opinions on transgender people, immigrants or neurodiversity are relevant to ride availability.

Redirecting back to the subject of ride availability, it does anecdotally seem as though it’s generally been better this year, on the whole. Does anyone else agree?
 
Matt N said:
What do you mean by “flicking her bean”? Did she have a tin of beans that she was flicking around using a spring onion or something? I don’t see how that’s overly relevant to ride availability, but I’ll give you that it’s certainly not something you see every day…

I do feel like the second part of your post is perhaps a tad unnecessary, I’ll admit; Britain is a free country and you’re free to hold whatever opinions you like, but I don’t see how your opinions on transgender people, immigrants or neurodiversity are relevant to ride availability.

Redirecting back to the subject of ride availability, it does anecdotally seem as though it’s generally been better this year, on the whole. Does anyone else agree?
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Yes lad. The rideability ratio compared to previous years has been mega mate.

Choo choo!
 
spotweld said:
Yes lad. The rideability ratio compared to previous years has been mega mate.

Choo choo!
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It does seem like something has improved with availability this year. Yes, things still aren’t perfect, but rides generally seem to be opening a bit more promptly in the mornings and the domino effect of rides seeming to go down one after the other that plagued 2023 and 2024 at times seems to be less prevalent!
 
Matt N said:
It does seem like something has improved this year. Yes, things still aren’t perfect, but things generally seem to be opening a bit more promptly in the mornings and the domino effect of things seeming to go down one after the other that plagued 2023 and 2024 at times seems to be less prevalent!
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It's been glossy smooth for me and a sure sign they are making an effort!
 
Matt N said:
It does seem like something has improved with availability this year. Yes, things still aren’t perfect, but rides generally seem to be opening a bit more promptly in the mornings and the domino effect of rides seeming to go down one after the other that plagued 2023 and 2024 at times seems to be less prevalent!
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It is better this year mainly due to Hex and Skyride being back for majority of the season.

Though Rita is having a rough season.

Another thing after Project Sunshine what comes next for the park we don't know about Horizon and what area will be next to be rethemed
 
There’s a comment on this thread that doesn’t just need to be deleted, but the user deserves to be banned from the forum, that is a disgusting comment!

On a separate not, has the issue with Spinball Whizzer and the rain been resolved? It doesn’t seem like it’s been going down in the rain recently
 
Matt N said:
What do you mean by “flicking her bean”? Did she have a tin of beans that she was flicking around using a spring onion or something? I don’t see how that’s overly relevant to ride availability, but I’ll give you that it’s certainly not something you see every day…

I do feel like the second part of your post is perhaps a tad unnecessary, I’ll admit; Britain is a free country and you’re free to hold whatever opinions you like, but I don’t see how your opinions on transgender people, immigrants or neurodiversity are relevant to ride availability.

Redirecting back to the subject of ride availability, it does anecdotally seem as though it’s generally been better this year, on the whole. Does anyone else agree?
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Just Google it @Matt N, it doesn't have anything to do with haricots or pulses 😉
 
Danscott22 said:
There’s a comment on this thread that doesn’t just need to be deleted, but the user deserves to be banned from the forum, that is a disgusting comment!

On a separate not, has the issue with Spinball Whizzer and the rain been resolved? It doesn’t seem like it’s been going down in the rain recently
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It appears it still loads less than dry weather, similar to before but can indeed run in the rain.
 
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