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

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I'm in agreement that this isnt a missed opportunity, but can see why people are thinking that. If you wanted a Balder, Wodan or even a lightning rod then this isn't it BUT Alton more pressingly needed a more family friendly coaster which this is, and it looks a very good one which will still be pretty intense and be a lot of fun to ride. For me it's in the gap between family and pure thrill and fits in that gap perfectly. There are lots of positives here, I have a niggling worry about the *theme* being family un-friendly, but we'll wait and see. I'm just as excited about Icon but for different reasons, both will be lots of fun. And for those wishing this was more thrilling I predict thatbthe brief for SW9 will be for a high octane thrill machine.
 
There's a lot more speculation about SW8 on various forums, Such as CoasterForce and r/rollercoasters, And SW8 gets talked about quite a bit whilst when someone mentions Icon people are like 'Oh I forgot Blackpool's getting a Mack Multi Launch'. Even if most of the talk is negative, It's still a lot more talk than Icon, And fhat's what Merlin want.

Heck, From a GP prospective, A quite a few now know about SW8(Cause it's been on National TV now) whereas Icon is bearly heard of...

It's sounds like Nemesis and The Big One all over again!
 
All I seem to see on other theme park forums is how pointless and boring this looks and how the Alton fans are hyping it up to be something it isn't.
 
I still think that there will be more to this ride than meets the eye. Like a secret surprise element.

If on opening day next year I'm right, I will quote this post with gloat, if not I will bury my head in the sand and forget about this post.
 
There might be some kind of surprise pre-show similar to the way Saw at Thorpe Park has the axes and crossbows after you leave the station.
 
Still reckon that the large theming element is either a) a mid-ride shop which, of course will be replaced by vending machines half way through the season or b) a giant suction machine to suck up the credit cards and cash of riders to feed the executives' wallets
 
Matt N said:
All I seem to see on other theme park forums is how pointless and boring this looks and how the Alton fans are hyping it up to be something it isn't.
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Which "Alton fans" are they reffering to? Because I don't see many of them around here. This thread virtually mirrors Coaster force.
 
bluesonichd said:
All this negativity. Towers are getting a new coaster. A NEW COASTER !
4 months 6 days to go !
We should be all creaming in our pants.

A new coaster !

I’m excited anyway. :p
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So am I!
EDIT: So does that mean the park is definitely opening on 17th March?
 
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Sorry for double posting, but as it's closed season now, the next time we will see this ride is in March when it is open to the public. I was just thinking a second ago how different this is as a construction project to The Smiler five years ago in 2012. So I decided to look through the Smiler construction topic, and some of the things I saw included (sorry I couldn't quote these properly. The topic is locked.):
  • "For god's sake this is an £18million investment and all that changes in a month is the hole getting slightly deeper and some more rebar being put in"
  • "This is possibly the dullest coaster construction ever. Even the hardcore geeks must be getting bored by now."
  • "The park are still insisting that it will open in March. They're going to have to have erected the track by mid-January to achieve that, and that's without any weather delays."
By comparison, some of the things people are saying about SW8 include:
  • "By comparison, SW8 is almost DONE!" (In comparison to Valkyria at Liseberg)
  • "Lessons have clearly been learnt from the Smiler."
  • "That wall looks like it has had time and effort put into it,"
Here is the link to the Smiler topic I looked through for anyone who wants to have a look:
https://towersstreet.com/talk/threads/secret-weapon-7-discussion.23/
Sorry for resurrecting old topics/posts, by the way. I was just thinking and thought it might be fun to compare opinions then and now!
 
GaryH said:
I actually believe SW8 will be a lot better than we think it will be. I think the only complaint will be the length of the ride, but I think it terms of fun factor it may be on par with nemesis for a short ride.
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I don't personally think that length is really a problem unless the ride is 10 seconds long.
 
Olivus Prime said:
Sorry, I hate to be a negative nancy/nitpicker, but SW8 vs. Icon is nothing like 1994 for the UK...

That being said, people have a right to be excited for whatever they find most enticing :)
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Blackpool pleasure beach and Alton Towers opened a rollercoaster in the same year as each other in 1994, they are doing so again in 2018. Sounds pretty similar to me.

Though to be fair you have a point... Drayton isn’t opening anything!
 
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