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“Property Repossessed” https://www.altontowers.com/explore/theme-park/rides-attractions/property-repossessed/ Definitely hints to me of a return to the Haunted House of old

Seeing as they just got the guy who designed the Stranger Things poster to do the Wickerman poster, how about a beautiful double record of retro Alton Towers music, kinda like this? That'd be a cool thing to have.

Something that has changed for the better is that, with the exception of the legitimate (and high quality) use of IP in Cebeebies Land and Ice Age, there are a lot less visible brands tacked on to things on park. At times there have been Air Sponsored by Miniature Heroes, Ribena Berry Bish Bash...

Yes, the TLC program has been great. To speculate a little, I can imagine a situation where, towards the end of last year, there was pressure, as part of the cost cutting program, to reduce maintenance budget, and to focus spending more closely on things that would make a quick impact on...

Not sure if this is true but I heard a rumour that CATCF is being rethemed as Mr Leek and The Leek Signs Factory. It's a magical boatride that takes you through the different stages of the Leek Signs manufacturing process. Finishes up in The Great Glass Laminator. As I say, not sure if it's...

On the one hand: - website has been updated for 2016, and Hex, CATCF and Sub Terra are all listed, while Ripsaw and Flume have been removed, and their removals have been announced in a blog post But on the other hand - Alton TLC has shown work done on so many rides and areas, but Hex, CATCF...

This was the original Nemesis story, FYI: It's always been steel:

During routine maintenance, the park engineers discovered something terribly wrong and were forced to seal the ride off from the public, before it was too late.... I feel a backstory coming on....

Yeah, I guess it was AT's first 'unique' coaster, as opposed to its first 'custom' coaster. Either way, it was the first proper coaster I ever rode!

I'm totally OK with a ride like Th13teen not having a clearly defined backstory. Because the nature of rollercoasters is that any 'backstory' is going to have gigantic plotholes. Nemesis has a great backstory, but it's one that falls down as soon as you find yourself queuing towards a ride...

I played this course on my first trip to Alton Towers. My primary memory is accidentally whacking my mum's shin with a golf club causing her considerable pain.

Those are fantastic pictures!

THIS.

Re: [The Smiler] Ride Reviews (Spoilers!) Appreciate what you're saying, Big Al, and of course you're entitled to your opinion, but I guess if there was ever a theme in which repetition and 'overdoing' an idea is justified, it's a theme based on brain washing and mind control, as The Smiler is...

This is one of the most ambitious rollercoasters EVER built. A record number of inversions, no straight bits of track, built partly on a hill and partly in a hole dug in the ground, with a bunch of special effects and moving parts. Partly constructed during highly adverse weather. It looks...

You're probably the only one in the 'Spoiler Discussion' thread who thinks that!

Good news! It was the first 'big' coaster I ever rode, so it has a special place in my heart!

I think the current debate about whether the theming, attention to detail and backstory of The Smiler is 'good enough' really does go to show that it's not possible to please all the people all the time. And I genuinely don't mean that in 'you're a bunch of whingers who are never happy' kind...

Alton has a long and glorious history of using vehicles for theming: The Land Rover in Katanga Canyon The Nemesis bus The old Nemesis Nosh bus The Ripsaw ops cabin The Sub Terra Stag The Th13teen van The Scarefest hearse And I'm sure there are others. Generally, I think they're great - an...

I really hope they update the horrific signage on the Rehydrator. But yeah, it's so great seeing it getting some attention.