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A breakdance would be 🤤 I'd love to see that at Towers, perhaps with two queues, one for families, and one for thrillseekers, and they alternate the cycles.

This sounds very promising - Scarefest desperately needs investment and 3 new mazes, with at least two to depart. Contrary to some people's opinion, I'd rather they have a couple of mazes in the towers, purely for the unique setting and the atmosphere generated around the Towers. A strong...

I went today for the first time this season. I did the OG 500+ times, and it has always been my favourite coaster, so I was worried about Reborn. I rode it twice - rows' 2 and 7. Beforehand, I was actually more apprehensive about the 'experience' elements like the colour scheme, the re-brand...

Gutted about the front row... why have they removed that!? I know people love the back row, but I LOVED front-row Nemesis, was a brilliant experience and well worth the extra 20 mins.

Yes, in the 90's and early-to-mid noughties, the photo was taken before and after the corkscrew. Before for the two seats on the left, and after for the two seats on the right.

Well done to Alton and IMA! I know most of these tracks were on the CD, but it's a big step in the right direction and it's great to see. Would love to see them release full versions at some point for e.g., the Towers Street Scarefest track.

I was hoping for something music-related too. It'd be brilliant if the new management were to push through a digital store with music, etc. It's not a big money maker, but it's the combination of the little steps that help to enhance a business, brand, and engagement, and there is a market for...

I remember back in the early noughties when - during XRT - one of the ops would frequently dispatch the second train when the first had just passed the vertical loop. Usually the first 15-20 mins of XRT when trains would be 1/4 full - those were the days! DistortAMG is right though, as long as...

Completely agree with you. I know people want more events, but most of them are substandard. Stick to Scarefest, Fireworks, Christmas and Oktoberfest, and bin the rest, at least until the funding and resource is there to properly invest. It's not just the spread of funding, but it also means...

What a disappointment. I've just realised something, and I'm speculating here, but Towers possibly get a budget for all special events combined, and since the introduction of the numerous events, e.g., the Summer one, Oktoberfest (which is a decent event), Scarefest has been poor / low Capex...

My money's on 'Inspect Element' and someone on a windup. If it isn't, what a let down. Definitely not making the effort to go to that!

The timing of announcing the line-up is a difficult one. On the one hand, I understand the philosophy behind announcing it relatively close to October because it means the other events get the airtime (Oktoberfest). On the other hand, those of us who are booking for a few people to go somewhere...

I wouldn't say I was blown away by The Curse, it's decent, and I would hazard a guess that - if you were to do the market research - it'd probably receive similar ratings from the general public as Duel in 2003, and the Haunted House in 1992. I give it a 6/10, my girlfriend rated it a 4...

I know that people sometimes unleash this sort of overhasty statement as a way to provoke reaction and without really meaning it, but if Alton don't announce at least two new mazes this year, I genuinely won't be going to Scarefest, which will be only the second time I haven't visited for...

I like scoring things out of 10, although there are lots of sub metrics for a ride of this nature - the brand, theme, story, soundtrack, attention to detail, frights, re-rideability, etc. I'll give it a 6.5 / 10. My girlfriend gave it a 6. I'll be v interested to see what other friends and...

I did Twisatron today for the first time. It's a 3/10 flat ride IMO, so I was disappointed. Spinjam remains my favourite in the squad, whilst Mixtape was decent too. I do ride Spinjam every time I go cos I do think it's a genuinely fun ride. Agree with the consensus that permanent, quality...

Dynamo. Severely underrated by the general public, yet a brilliant ride when run to its potential. I get the calls for Ripsaw too, that could be fantastic.

That's a brilliant synopsis of the maze, particularly as you never experienced it. I did it about 10 times and wouldn't be able to describe it that well. I never remember biting though, not sure that would be allowed. It was a very good maze; I'd rate it as 8/10, it was probably the most...

That's a bit ott. These things don't happen too often at Alton. We don't know how many times they've spotted this sort of thing, or how well they do on other metrics, to jump to such an assertion. I find calling for people to lose their job very distasteful, particularly when said people are...

Same - I loved the Haunted House, but I am one of the few enthusiasts that thought Duel was good too. It had its own little charm, and the ride soundtrack was brilliant. I'm excited to see what they do with the ride's soundtrack actually - will they bring back some of the older tracks? Some...