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Ride Availability/Operations 2022-25

To add to the above, Baron's pre show holds 36 people, so 2 trains, one full train on each side. Tickets are labelled group A & B in addition to a row number. This ensures that at the bag drop you cannot lose your place (or get ahead of anyone) as you have already been assigned to a specific train and row.

The problem with WM all stems from how little space there is after the show. They have trouble getting the loading bays filled in time so instead of controlling guest flow they just try to pack in as many people as possible at every step and its a total mess. At the very least, they should hold the queues at merge to ensure everyone beyond that point gets straight into the main preshow room when the doors open. Ideally they should also open the exit door as soon as the last people from the previous batch have been assigned to a row, as this ensures maximum space for those exiting and speeds up closing the door to start the next show.
 
John said:
The problem with WM all stems from how little space there is after the show.
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It's a very rare John Wardley miss and i'm curious as to how it was envisioned in planning. Perhaps his late involvement meant it was past the point of no return or an aspect he didn't oversee.
 
Bowser said:
It's a very rare John Wardley miss and i'm curious as to how it was envisioned in planning. Perhaps his late involvement meant it was past the point of no return or an aspect he didn't oversee.
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Wardley didn’t really contribute much to Wicker Man other than the first drop enhancements. So that wasn’t really a Wardley fail at all!
 
Gangsta Granny has been down for 3 days by the looks of it, so perhaps I spoke too soon.

EDIT: Just the Skyride now and then there's a full ride lineup for the first time in over 2 months
 
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Hid said:
I wish Alton displayed how many trains are on each ride as that can effect the queue line depending on the ride like whether there on 2, 3, 4 or 8
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You can tell by the queue length compared to others.

For instance, if Nemesis was on a 60 minute queue and all the other coasters were on 5-15 you’d hazard a guess it’s on reduced capacity.
 
Hid said:
I wish Alton displayed how many trains are on each ride as that can effect the queue line depending on the ride like whether there on 2, 3, 4 or 8
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Why would they do that? It means very little to the average guest other than as a factor affecting their queue time.

I like throughput information as much as anybody, but queue time is ultimately the only metric a casual visitor will be interested in. Outside of enthusiasts, I doubt most people are that interested in micro analysing factors that affect their queue time, such as the number of trains on.

Fundamentally, the app is designed to serve the 99%. And the 99% aren’t really interested in anything aside from queue time.
 
AltonLover123 said:
You can tell by the queue length compared to others.

For instance, if Nemesis was on a 60 minute queue and all the other coasters were on 5-15 you’d hazard a guess it’s on reduced capacity.
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Matt N said:
Why would they do that? It means very little to the average guest other than as a factor affecting their queue time.

I like throughput information as much as anybody, but queue time is ultimately the only metric a casual visitor will be interested in. Outside of enthusiasts, I doubt most people are that interested in micro analysing factors that affect their queue time, such as the number of trains on.

Fundamentally, the app is designed to serve the 99%. And the 99% aren’t really interested in anything aside from queue time.
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Because on rides like Th13teen, Wickerman and Monorail can make a big difference on 3 or more compared to 2
 
Hid said:
Because on rides like Th13teen, Wickerman and Monorail can make a big difference on 3 or more compared to 2
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True though that may be, I don’t think the average guest really cares how many trains are running. All most people care about is the queue time; it should be down to the park to adjust the advertised queue time based on how many trains are running.

Besides, it’s information that would only incriminate the park if they provided it. People won’t applaud them for running things at full capacity, but they will criticise them for running things at reduced capacity.
 
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