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I would love Dark Forest to just have an optimistic and colourful theme again. Fitting in with Thirteen and Hex you could have a magical / travellers / folklore area that has colourful tents that feel line an encampment of folk who shun normal life for the more mystical and magical side of...

If anyone fancies, Les Edwards is selling prints of the original Nemesis alien concept art https://lesedwards.com/products/nemesis interestingly, his art was copied for the original haunted house portraits, which he then asked to destroy before Duel. His work was also copied by lots of...

that's just an arpeggio and isn't ITHOTMK Im hoping they don't use it, it's become a bit annoying how it's shoehorned in EVERYWHERE. There's something special about each ride having its own identity and the park theme just existing in towers street, makes it more special. Im also hoping they...

but you're gonna put the best part up for a 30 second ad , so the fact they've got the melody wrong doesn't bode well!

It's such a perfect soundtrack, and incredible how sonically it's stood the test of time. The new snippet we heard doesn't seem to improve on the original, in fact they've butchered the theme and taken out all the intricate counter melodies. If it ain't broke don't fix it, or at least get the...

If anyones interested, the classic "first ride" of John riding nemesis was actually a cut of two different takes. The one above from white knuckle was maybe a couple of rides after, as his guide on the ride seems a bit clearer. But if you go to 27.54 on this video you can see his first ride in...

I just wished they'd double down on the mad max / waterworld / apocalyptic pagan wasteland theming that was there. They could have really leant into it as it was such a fun theme. If anyone has been to Glastonbury festival, it has some areas like this that are SO fun and interesting. So many...

I genuinely can't tell if some of those images are 3d renders, some parts look like they've been added in later in post?

I really hope they jet wash that moss of the roof! A bit of ivy is nice but we don't need complete dilapidated realism. The original facade when it opened had a good balance of looking clean but a bit worn and spooky. The problem with Alton Towers now is that you sometimes can't tell real...

I think it was also down to the transition between Graham Smart composing most the music, into Ian Habgood in 99. Grahams last commissions were around 95/96 which were the Towers Street Music and The Black Hole. I think the Black Hole's Jules Verne theming inside came a few years before X-Sector...

There were two versions of the sinister garden music made for some reason. The one being played in the video is at a slightly different pitch and much more synthesised. The one that appears on the CD sounds a lot more produced and is slightly slower. I wonder if a new version was made for the CD...

This is my biggest fear with a retheme. Screens.... I think they should have no place in a Theme Park ride unless it's some kind of simulator experience. We spend most of our lives glued to screens now, theme parks are meant to provide some real life immersion. Theres something so jarring...

As much as i'd love to see a new Haunted House ride replace Duel, i don't have much confidence in Merlin to do anything decent. For the people saying its beyond repair, I think it honestly just needs a team of people who know what they're doing with vision. Really simple things just seem to...

anyone know what the oval building is behind the speedboats is? now behind valhalla?

I'd love to see a modern day take on a river caves ride. You could throw so many fun themes into one and really make a fun and timeless ride!

I always feel the park reached its peak around 2002. The park felt really well balanced, and not overly corporate. But I think it Air was the catalyst for the downhill slope, around this time a lot of changes happened and I remember being a young Alton Towers fan who would eagerly sit on Towers...

No problem! So yes you're correct that sample companies tended to share their samples, the Spiccato strings were I think also on an old old Peter Siedlaczek library , so one of your theories is probably correct. Could be similar with Symphony of Voices? I think it's the ligetti fx or clusters...

Great work @SWSmiler ! What a great ear you have ps the chugging guitars on Duel come from Hans Zimmer Guitars if you want to find them too Also really fantastic to see a gear list from Graham Smart, very interesting! I managed to track Graham down over 10 years ago now and he gave me a lot...

please be under no illusion this is nothing more than damage control just like the Duel 'tlc' was work in progress then just stayed the same....it'll just be more wood cladding or grey walls Also to those that might hope we'll see some decent theming inside...Merlin don't do interesting...