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  1. James

    The Smiler - General Discussion

    It would be great to see all of the effects fully restored. Regarding stalling, the ride stalled countless times during its early days. It seems the ride has been able to 'bed in' more, which has reduced the risk, although they are more cautious with high winds for obvious reasons. While train...
  2. James

    Monorail Refurbishment

    Any other alternative form of transport to replace the monorail would require extensive infrastructure and new traffic controls. We don't exactly know what the monorail needs, but the infrastructure is there, and it just needs the money to keep it going. It's likely why Skyride is receiving...
  3. James

    TST Film Review Thread

    I watched Ghostbusters Frozen Empire today and quite enjoyed it! Kumail Nanjiani's character added nothing to the story. His comedy felt very jarring, and even his 'big moment' at the end left me feeling nothing for his character. Aside from that, I thought it was a fun film to watch. It is the...
  4. James

    Talbot Street Video Archive

    Great video @BarryZola. I like your filming style; it feels like 'raw' footage with minimal editing and gets straight to the point. No click-bait title either (I can imagine others with something along the lines of: 'We were KICKED OUT of Alton Towers!!!' with some awful thumbnail picture and a...
  5. James

    Forbidden Valley: Future Changes?

    You would be surprised at how tall some arcade machines are these days. The previous building was too low to accommodate more modern machines.
  6. James

    2024: General Discussion

    Giving everyone a lanyard and having designated points for people to take photos and videos would be fair. Then, staff can take recordings/photos with their equipment, which can be sent to guests after the experience. I don't see the need for the whole experience to be recorded, which seems to...
  7. James

    Nemesis Reborn: General Discussion

    Hopefully tiding the area and screening the car park will be jobs that can be done over the coming weeks. As above, it’s not like this is the first time a new ride has opened with stuff unfinished.
  8. James

    Nemesis Reborn: General Discussion

    I don’t want to drag this too off-topic. Many moons ago talks similar to this happened during meets on park at no extra cost. Obviously, due to some sites monetising these talks/events that put a stop to Towers offering it for free to other sites. I’m not in any way having a dig at other...
  9. James

    Nemesis Reborn: General Discussion

    Once upon a time, these talks were provided for free to enthusiasts!
  10. James

    Galactica: General Discussion

    All Galactic needs is a repaint/retheme and the station sorted. Link it in with the rest of FV somehow, add one or two large theming pieces and you’ve got something that feels a little more coherent. Everything we’ve seen with FV this year indicates that Merlin/Towers want to go down the route...
  11. James

    Nemesis Reborn: General Discussion

    Oh, that’s why the waterfalls aren’t back yet! “OMG the waterfalls are back… not sure why they dyed it yellow though…”.
  12. James

    Nemesis Reborn: General Discussion

    I haven’t seen anyone say yet, but can we just appreciate the eye being a dome rather than a flat screen! It gives it great depth and detail from different angles. Very well done by MMM. Jealous of everyone on park today, atmosphere must have been amazing! Observing from a distance my only...
  13. James

    The Hotels: A Journey

    I would have preferred a cocktail/gin bar but that looks great. Looks far better than the previous Coffee Portal. I really hope we see some refurbishments to the hotels over the coming years. ATH in particular could do with a refurb of some public areas and the Explorer room are in desperate...
  14. James

    [2024] Nemesis Reborn: Construction and Speculation

    I love that there’s some animation with the physical theming too! Good luck to everyone visiting the park tomorrow. May the odds be ever in your favor!
  15. James

    The Alton Towers Music, Video and Other Multimedia Thread

    I don’t think there’s a way of telling but it’s not a simple case of creating an account. You have to fill in an application form with evidence that the music is created by yourself/owned by you. Probably difficult to imitate. I would be happy with a fuller library of IMAscore tracks. Other...
  16. James

    Planning applications for new Scarefest maze locations

    It would likely have multiple uses. Scarefest maze, space for Christmas event (Santa’s grotto), maybe a space for other events. Or even a storage unit, used as a scare maze then outside of Scarefest used as a storage facility for all maze theming from across the park (freeing up the Towers to...
  17. James

    Planning applications for new Scarefest maze locations

    The world’s first scare maze dedicated to wheel chair users?
  18. James

    Planning applications for new Scarefest maze locations

    It connects to the path next to the toilets, so I'm thinking Scarefest maze. It's a good spot to place such a building. If they don't want to use it as a Scarefest attraction in future seasons, it could simply be used as a storage building, and you wouldn't even notice since it's in a hidden...
  19. James

    Thorpe Park: General Discussion

    £200 is fair for unlimited Fastrack on all rides. It should be a premium product aimed at the minority that can afford (or justify) the cost.
  20. James

    2024: General Discussion

    I wonder if they could hire a flat for a few months and open the food trucks alongside that. I doubt that will happen, though, and we'll just see these food trucks. I'm still not sure if that's the best place for them to go. Towers Street or Fountain Square makes more sense to me. I guess...
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