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  1. Loui Richards

    2024: General Discussion

    I wonder if theyll only be on during darker hours? or maybe they just had some technical problem?
  2. Loui Richards

    The Smiler - General Discussion

    Personally on my 6 rides this year, on all trains, none of them were the type of bad i dread, basically all of them were rattly and made some weird noises, but my head survived the last few inversions every ride😂
  3. Loui Richards

    Ride Availability/Operations 2022-24

    I thought the same, when my little brother asked if it would reopen, one of the ride hosts quite harshly said it definitely wouldn't reopen. this is the photo i've seen a few times on my feed, if true, they're gonna have to try and sort this issue out fairly quick!!
  4. Loui Richards

    Ride Availability/Operations 2022-24

    the runaway mine train front car detached from the rest of the train in the tunnel, the ride area was completely cut off with barriers on wednesday when i went past. so that'll be gone for a while
  5. Loui Richards

    Ride Availability/Operations 2022-24

    it had a "refurb" not long ago tbf, all improvements and replacements should have been done during this time, clearly the issues they're having are occurring due to quick temporary fixes rather than a proper replacement, kinda dissapointing, however, we do now have 3 other dark rides on park so...
  6. Loui Richards

    2023: The Curse at Alton Manor

    that's interesting, i had a ride around 3, there was stoppage, just as i got on, we then did around 4 scenes in mostly pitch black, the mirror was just our reflection and no emily, and some audio was off, the trommel tunnel was working, did however notice stuff on the ride that definetely wasn't...
  7. Loui Richards

    The Smiler - General Discussion

    anyone else noticed the second dive loop laughing effect not being on this season? has it been turned back on yet or do you reckon it's a broken speaker sort of deal??! i remember the corkscrew? (loop before the vertical lift) laughing effect being off at the start of another recent season but...
  8. Loui Richards

    Thirteen: General Discussion

    do u reckon the trains have had extra work done to run in the rain? or just general waiting on parts/behind on maintenance sort of deal??
  9. Loui Richards

    The Smiler - General Discussion

    because theyve left it for so long, it needs a proper clean, like close it and clean it sort of thing tbf. and it needs more than a jet wash in needs contact cleaning now so like scrubbing and stuff along with replacing nets and potentially putting a new queue floor in with a slight angle to it...
  10. Loui Richards

    The Smiler - General Discussion

    in general the smilers operations have been on the worse side for many years but with the baggage hold return AND running 4 trains, AND some other coasters not running on full capacity at the moment, it puts the smiler quite high on throughput compared to other rollercoasters!! good to see the...
  11. Loui Richards

    The Smiler - General Discussion

    personally think that it being human error makes it equally as bad, its the humans who are supposed to prevent it, not cause it!!
  12. Loui Richards

    The Smiler - General Discussion

    yep i remember my sister coming of crying from roughness a few years back. The track is the problem with that inversion, the trains just don't help.
  13. Loui Richards

    The Smiler - General Discussion

    yeah definetely but on the weekends there is a need especially the opening hours aren't great and it's busy
  14. Loui Richards

    The Smiler - General Discussion

    Just thought i'd say i'm glad to see the smiler has ran 4 trains this season. watched a few blogs where all trains were being ran. hopefully this remains the way this year! with the baggage hold we could see throughput actually being much better this season!
  15. Loui Richards

    2023: General Discussion

    soemthing tells me this might be it but i would like to be proven wrong on this! one side is 10 times better than neither
  16. Loui Richards

    2023: General Discussion

    One side of Congos Waterfalls are on today!
  17. Loui Richards

    2023: General Discussion

    seems spinball will open next month!
  18. Loui Richards

    2023: The Curse at Alton Manor

    Hi guys! my mom knows the girl who has been used in the advertisements! she lives in my town. apparnetly she'd had to take a lot of weeks of school to take part in the project!! hopeuflly there is even more to see from this than we think😁
  19. Loui Richards

    2023: General Discussion

    these two logos have been sat in the maintenance shed for at least a few years, i remember seeing these along with a few others in the 2020 opening day documentary
  20. Loui Richards

    2023: General Discussion

    tbf they installed a lot of the smilers new speakers back in 2021 the exact same way, they look very obvious and out of theme next to the rapids. they won’t have to worry about water on them though as there is no splashes on the rapids haha
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