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2018: Wicker Man - General Discussion - SPOILERS! - Part One

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Were they a former member on this site? All I remember is someone saying something about a member promising to crack eggs on their face if The Smiler didn't have a washing machine element.
 
RoyJess said:
Are you sure that it wasn't the same guy that told us about the Smiler washing machine element ;)
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Haha! a physical friend of mine. Again, take from it what you will, I understand people will believe what they want to. I personally couldn't care less, just thought I'd let you know their thoughts, it's totally opinion based, nothing to do with an any kind of 'element', just a review.
 
Sam-Wise said:
Haha! a physical friend of mine. Again, take from it what you will, I understand people will believe what they want to. I personally couldn't care less, just thought I'd let you know their thoughts, it's totally opinion based, nothing to do with an any kind of 'element', just a review.
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I'm personally excited by their opinion, roll on 17th March! Even though I likely won't be riding it until April or May.
 
Indeed, Towers have never previously opened a new attraction on any of the pre-opening days. You never know though, they may want to give staff some experience of dealing with guests on the ride before opening day.

:)
 
KingNemesis said:
I think you would be extremely, extremely lucky!
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Rob said:
Indeed, Towers have never previously opened a new attraction on any of the pre-opening days. You never know though, they may want to give staff some experience of dealing with guests on the ride before opening day.

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Fingers crossed! I'm aware it's highly unlikely, but it's the only reason I've paid for two tickets, for that shred of hope! (We're annual pass holders which aren't able to be used on the day)
 
I'm hoping that they just throw it open on opening day (17th March). I don't want Towers to do what they did with Galactica, where they had "soft openings" for MAP holders on opening weekend and didn't actually officially open until the Thursday after. Merlin seem very keen to avoid the very first day of the season now, though, as they opened The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure at Chessington literally 1 day after the start of the season. What was the point in that?
 
Rob said:
Indeed, Towers have never previously opened a new attraction on any of the pre-opening days. You never know though, they may want to give staff some experience of dealing with guests on the ride before opening day
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Back in 2005 they soft-opened Rita for hotel guests only over a number of days before its official April 1st opening. Granted this wasn't pre-season, but I think Wicker Man is rather unprecedented for Towers in that a ride is relatively ready to go so early - so I wouldn't be too surprised :)
 
jmc said:
Back in 2005 they soft-opened Rita for hotel guests only over a number of days before its official April 1st opening. Granted this wasn't pre-season, but I think Wicker Man is rather unprecedented for Towers in that a ride is relatively ready to go so early - so I wouldn't be too surprised :)
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I rode Rita on it's first day of public operation. Once they had seen all the hotel guests through the ride, they briefly opened it for the general public, too. It was just on one train at the time.
 
Matt N said:
I'm hoping that they just throw it open on opening day (17th March). I don't want Towers to do what they did with Galactica, where they had "soft openings" for MAP holders on opening weekend and didn't actually officially open until the Thursday after. Merlin seem very keen to avoid the very first day of the season now, though, as they opened The Gruffalo River Ride Adventure at Chessington literally 1 day after the start of the season. What was the point in that?
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The point of opening things after the first day of season is people will visit again to go on the new attraction and bring in more revenue.
 
ringo said:
The point of opening things after the first day of season is people will visit again to go on the new attraction and bring in more revenue.
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Unless of course those planning to visit to ride the new attraction delay their visit until it's open...

Like me when Smiler was opening later in the year, why would I travel the distance from London when the new ride isn't open?
 
I've also heard fairly positive things from a few who've ridden Wicker Man.

I'm obviously not anticipating Troy or Wodan, but the polish on this coaster sounds like it's going to be on a level beyond anything Merlin have yet presided over at ATR.

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AstroDan said:
I've also heard fairly positive things from a few who've ridden Wicker Man.

I'm obviously not anticipating Troy or Wodan, but the polish on this coaster sounds like it's going to be on a level beyond anything Merlin have yet presided over at ATR.

:)

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What sorts of people do you know who've ridden it, out of interest? Are they enthusiasts working for the park or are they senior management?

All sounding very positive, which is great! But I'm not making my judgement until I step off the ride and walk into the gift shop.
 
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