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2017: General Discussion

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Whats the huge issue with the price change on the hot drinks? I mean yeah, its a little more expensive but firstly, reduces wasters and 2nd, it still works out to be far cheaper than £2/3 each time you get one.. As long reduces people wasting and pouring it on paths, in the lake or on the sides of paths, then its not to bad.

Every time I go, I at-least see 5 people pouring more than half of their hot drink on the paths or at the side of them, call me an environmental freak or whatever, but that has got to be bad for the wildlife around the park having tea, coffee and chocolate in the soils.
 
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Im so excited as I have never ridden a woodern rollercoaster and I want my first expirance to be at Alton Towers!!!!!! just collecting sun tokens so £5 plus £6 parking a bargin really 22 time when I go next and I still dont own a nemissis hoodie or 13 one mmmmm must buy one
 
Rick said:
No big new ride this year. Got to sustain the conversation one way or another.

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Well youve really got to understand since we left the EU, there costs are much higher. Most of the ride parts they need are from other countries, there food stock is probably the same. If everything around the park increases in price, theres no reason that they should not have to follow. Go to a super market, you will see the price of most things that are imported in the UK is around 20% higher price. There is quite a lot of reasoning. Anyways, spend a day in disney and pay around £7-10 for a bottle of coke.. Towers is at least fairly priced in my eyes. Still around average/lower than most UK parks..
 
ItsDavid said:
Well youve really got to understand since we left the EU, there costs are much higher. Most of the ride parts they need are from other countries, there food stock is probably the same. If everything around the park increases in price, theres no reason that they should not have to follow. Go to a super market, you will see the price of most things that are imported in the UK is around 20% higher price. There is quite a lot of reasoning. Anyways, spend a day in disney and pay around £7-10 for a bottle of coke.. Towers is at least fairly priced in my eyes. Still around average/lower than most UK parks..
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Sorry your post is fairly inaccurate, while costs have no doubt increased due to the poor exchange rate thats not the reason for no new rides. Also while super market prices have increased it not anywhere near as high as 20%. Also a Bottle of coke when i was at Disney World at end of last year worked out at £2.74 even with the current poor exchange rate so no where near the £7-10 you claim!
 
I took my little lad on the big dipper Last year when he'd just reached the height restriction,age 5

Poor lad still hasn't recovered and when we mention theme parks he say's he's never ever going on it again!
 
ItsDavid said:
Well youve really got to understand since we left the EU, there costs are much higher. Most of the ride parts they need are from other countries, there food stock is probably the same. If everything around the park increases in price, theres no reason that they should not have to follow. Go to a super market, you will see the price of most things that are imported in the UK is around 20% higher price. There is quite a lot of reasoning. Anyways, spend a day in disney and pay around £7-10 for a bottle of coke.. Towers is at least fairly priced in my eyes. Still around average/lower than most UK parks..
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Imported goods have not gone up in price 20% in supermarkets, I know I manage one. Whilst imported food is becoming more expensive, the increases are relatively negligible in the grand scheme of things when you consider that we've seen significant food price deflation for a number of years now in the UK. This does however seem like it is coming to an end now for reasons already alluded to.

I would presume that the 20% increase figure you mentioned probably came from news headlines regarding Spanish imports, which have gone up in price by a similar figure to that due to the extremely poor weather they've had this winter. This is unrelated to the EU.

Will promise to stay on topic from now on.....
ItsDavid said:
Whats the huge issue with the price change on the hot drinks? I mean yeah, its a little more expensive but firstly, reduces wasters and 2nd, it still works out to be far cheaper than £2/3 each time you get one.. As long reduces people wasting and pouring it on paths, in the lake or on the sides of paths, then its not to bad.

Every time I go, I at-least see 5 people pouring more than half of their hot drink on the paths or at the side of them, call me an environmental freak or whatever, but that has got to be bad for the wildlife around the park having tea, coffee and chocolate in the soils.
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I suppose the problem is the fact that this is another decline in value for no good reason, but I'd still sooner see more expensive coffee than 4pm closures!
 
ItsDavid said:
Anyways, spend a day in disney and pay around £7-10 for a bottle of coke..
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Last time I was at WDW (Sept 2016) it was $3.50 for a 20oz (approx 590ml) bottle of Coke, which at post-referendum exchange rates is about £2.80. I think its about £2 for a bottle of Coke at Alton Towers, so not far off the same price really. Food is a little more at WDW though, about $12 for burger and fries (plus $3.50 for a drink) so about £12 for a fast food meal.
 
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