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Is anybody aware of the chest restrictions on any of the Phantasialand rides or any rides that are particularly restrictive?

I was lucky enough to get a Pirate Adventure animatronic and have been working to restore the piece to its original working order, along with the Crest from the Ride Station that sat behind the onload point.

By new boats I mean these (taken from 2018: General Discussion) with thanks to @MakoMania for finding this:

Just got home from Alton Towers. I was initially sceptical about booking for today given the reduced operating hours, which I was hoping would be extended - this was done by late morning if I remember correctly and was most definitely needed. Th13teen and Rita both running well - staff seemed...

G-Force G-Force will be opening a little later in the day after a prolonged period of downtime from the start of the season. Will be interesting to see what changes have been made! Potentially a little later than planned for the park, but it's good news G-Force is up and running for the...

Like @Ian says, there were problems with the pumps on the ride which caused the ride time to be significantly extended, which you can see on some of the more recent POVs, that also caused massive queues, that, like the boats, were really slow moving. Anybody got any ideas if this is a costly...

Further to the corrections suggested by @Sauron97 - here is the updated Ride Plan / Schema of Pirate Adventure at Drayton Manor Park. This has the 180 degree turn on the first turn and also the 90 degree turn between the Unload and Load Points. Again, any corrections, please do let me know...

A couple of pages ago, there was talk about Pirate Adventure, a closed dark ride at DMP - I shared some opening day images of the ride and other people shared their past experiences with the ride, some of which having even worked on the ride. Also, we discussed why the ride closed, and the...

G-Force was testing yesterday throughout the day. Albeit later than anticipated by both the General Public and Park Management. Looks like we’ll be seeing a re-opening soon!

When did the Oblivion Rehydrator last open? I think it's terrible that this is closed, it is what people look at when they are on Oblivion, and I think it is essentially "built in" to the structure of Oblivion, especially with it's architectural features. I feel like with that closed, and the...

I do love the changes that they've made to Duel, I think it's great that they'e giving this ride some investment. I feel like what has been done has helped to improve the ride, but they aren't, or shouldn't be, nearly finished with the TLC programme. The promised Trommel fix has not...

Sorry if this is obvious / already seen - I will delete if this is the case. This is what Alton Towers posted on Twitter yesterday.

As much as I like the idea of this "cross-pollenation" of Merlin Brands, and I most certainly see why this makes a perfect business decision - I'm not sure something like this would fit in at Towers right now. Surely there are enough dark themed areas at Alton Towers by now, I'd love to see...

All day yesterday Nemesis was on two train operation. It failed to be open ready for 11am, and did open slightly later. Towards the end of the day, they were sending one train completely empty and then filling the next one - almost like it wasn't in use but they didn't have time to remove it...

Just got back from an awesome day at Alton Towers. Firstly, I have to say that the entrance procedure was really well managed and seemed to flow amazingly - much better than when I visited towards the start of the season. There were plenty of staff in and around the Plaza, which helped make the...

Queue times looking ridiculous today. I can only hope it'll be quieter for my visit tomorrow - although I don't have much hope. Nemesis is still down as of 12:10pm. Queue close extended to 6pm - see source below:

Which rides at Alton Towers are most restrictive in terms of their restraints, other than Wicker Man. I’m asking on behalf of a friend who’s curious before they visit the park. EDIT: Are the rides with OTSR all okay? And is Th13teen okay?

I think it's outrageous that Alton Towers, or more specifically, Merlin, feel that they can increase gate prices year-by-year; but over the past few years, there's actually been more rides close or become SBNO - how can they justify charging more for a less complete product? Surely having these...

I think the Park will have a good think about Splash Canyon once the investigation has concluded. Obviously, these thoughts will be impacted upon by the decision from the case. Don't think Splash Canyon will be removed entirely, because as @Sauron97 said it is popular with many of the guests...

Woah! Some absolutely astonishing pictures shared here. How lucky we are to have people with an almost documented history of the park. So much heritage here. Apocalypse looks so strange without the tracking and machinery housing on - and I can't believe how small the station actually looks...