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Good day on the park yesterday. Did 13 for the first time - thought it was pretty good actually. Also did River Rapids and battle galleons for the first time (son Used to hate getting wet - made up for it yesterday!). Everything was a walk on we did yesterday - very quiet. Had a good afternoon...

On the park at the moment. Very quiet. Not as many school parties as last time I visited this time of year. Son is disappointed he is now too tall for the bouncy castles in Wobble World - it means he is tall enough for all the coasters though.

Getting back to the topic.....just finished packing for our mega-theme park trip! We are setting off tomorrow, stopping in Carlisle for a night, before 3 nights at Alton Towers - we will be around the park Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week (6th to 8th). Staying at Splash Landings. Then...

Not really - for the standard version, you still have to wait the same length of time as if you are stood in the queue, but you can go off and do something else whilst you are waiting. Means less waiting in queues. There are versions, however, where you pay extra to reduce the length of the...

Agree with all of that - and I don't think it will stop at Alton Towers either. I think we will see more articles from other theme parks too. The media have found out that stories about theme parks gets hits - so expect to see more of them in the future. This is just the same as stories about...

Legoland now offer the QBot system via a mobile, as well as the handheld device. I suspect that may be the future of QBot type systems - using mobiles rather than dedicated electronics or paper tickets. That certainly seems to be the route Disney are going with their fastpass system at WDW -...

ERT is a decent perk (and is missing from the Chessington hotels), but I would personally prefer a fast-track ticket. When I am on holiday, I don't want to get up early to make it to ERT (especially because it annoys the hell out of the wife - not a good idea!). I want to lay in, have a pig-out...

You won't see another report now until legal proceedings have concluded, because anything released could potentially be prejudicial to any trial that might take place. The only time I have known an interim report be published in recent years was for the Buncefield explosion where important...

It would pointless strengthening the cars to make them able to withstand a crash - the cost benefit just isn't worth it. In a similar manner, the front end of trains are not designed to withstand an impact - it is generally acepted if there is a collision, then the driver is a 'goner'. The...

Free fast-track tickets for hotel guests - early park entry is a good perk, but not much use when half the coasters aren't open anyway. DLP does this for guests staying at the Disneyland hotel (one free pass per person, per room, per day).

Obviously, I don't know how good a dancer this girl was. But if she was pretty good, then this might increase her potential compensation payment. In determining compensation, an assessment is made of how much the disability might impact a person's ability to earn money - for most people, losing...

I would actually take the opposite view - a mechanical failure can be re-designed so that such a failure can't happen again. You can design a system to fail inherently safe, and you will be pretty sure that won't happen again. Human error, on the other hand, can NEVER be totally eliminated. In...

My son just wanted some more videos for his YouTube channel - his friends keep bugging him to add some more, and he thought this would be a good source of material. Something interesting (better than his usual rubbish - gameplay videos off his XBox) and a little bit topical too. I think it...

Can you get away with using a Go Pro on the rides at AT if it is securely fastened (e.g. using a head or chest mount)? My son would quite like to video some rides to put on his YouTube channel, and I have been toying with the idea of purchasing a Go Pro.

Where have you got this from? I would be highly surprised if they dismantled the ride completely.

Anybody got a feel how it might be affecting the school parties in terms of numbers? That's my biggest worry about crowds when I'm there in a couple of weeks. As for when is Smiler going to re-open - it won't be dependent upon the HSE investigation needing to be completed. That could take a...

Just checked what I paid for our brand new (i.e. not a renewal) standard Family pass - we paid £103.20 each (which has already paid for itself due to the discounts I got at AT and Chessington on hotel rooms). I got a good discount through a Corporate discount scheme called Lifestyle which my...

Correct - the HSE wouldn't make that decision. Totally up to the park after they have made any necessary improvements required. Also, whilst they say there is no expense being spared with the investigation, that will get charged back to Merlin, so no reason why they wouldn't spend as much as...

Pirate Bill's gone!!!!!! Noooooooooo.........

No. We got a great corporate deal. £80 a night at Splash Landings. Couldn't get it that cheap this year though.