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2018: General Discussion
Just stumbled across this in the news from a few weeks ago:
http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/artic...t-plea-rejected-after-crash-puts-off-visitors
Basically, Merlin were trying to cut their tax bill for AT based on lower visitor numbers!!
http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/artic...t-plea-rejected-after-crash-puts-off-visitors
Basically, Merlin were trying to cut their tax bill for AT based on lower visitor numbers!!
Alsty
TS Member
This is a good quote from that article (my bold):
Basically, maybe there are less visitors due to the overall experience being poorer rather than the Smiler incidentGary Garland, president of the Valuation Tribunal Service, said that although fewer people were visiting the park it was not known to what extent this was a result of changing attitude to thrill rides or the weather, better alternatives, pricing or a possible lack of confidence in the park’s owners.
James
TS Founding Member

You know things are bad when they can't even get Leek Signs in to create signs.
via TowersStreet Facebook page
deathproof69
TS Member
Had a lovely day at the park! It was very quiet indeed!!!
Positives: the projection room on the smiler looked the best it has in a while, all the projectors on, no flood lights on!!! And the ride wasn't that rough!
Wicker Man was top notch, although my first ride today, the ride opp entered the preshow room and put the main lights. This was annoying!
Duel is getting there.
Lovely member of staff in the Wicker Man shop (older lady).
Negatives: TLC in places were bad, Th13teens sheets in the queue line had been torn, the smiler logo onto of Oblivion food shop is in pieces.
Positives: the projection room on the smiler looked the best it has in a while, all the projectors on, no flood lights on!!! And the ride wasn't that rough!
Wicker Man was top notch, although my first ride today, the ride opp entered the preshow room and put the main lights. This was annoying!
Duel is getting there.
Lovely member of staff in the Wicker Man shop (older lady).
Negatives: TLC in places were bad, Th13teens sheets in the queue line had been torn, the smiler logo onto of Oblivion food shop is in pieces.
bluesonichd
TS Member
oh dear... doesn't make you confident that they will get you're inscription correct on the brick
Danny
TS Contributor
What sort of unacceptable abomination is that sign? It's offensive enough by creating a tacky display for it, but considering they had to redo some of the first brick batch due to typos and now this? Seriously? Second only to Disney and that's the grammar that's driveling out with a blatant disregard for proof reading or care.
I’m glad I’m not the only one.I also find the upper casing of every word offensive but that's just me...
AT have a long history of not proof reading their signs.....
It was on a cold autumn night in 1821
When the thunder of hooves
Signaled the return of the bad grammar
Back at its home at Alton Towers
etc etc etc....