2019: General Discussion

[Skyscraper]

Rides for the Santa's Sleepovers have been on the ATR website for a few weeks now
>Spinball (in over 3 degress)
>CBBIES land
>Duel
>Bay rides

The one that surprises me is duel, it scenes like a long walk through Katanga past shut attractions, unless they are using the Haunted Hallow.
The one thing that me and Amanda wondered is if they have duel open thats the main way to the main body that rides are open from the valley so are they saving money, not running the buses and using air gate but that would make no scence why they had decorated the plaza.

Guests would need to go that way for the RCR anyway.

 

[GaryH]

Pity they dont open Runaway Mine train as that would be great for families and being very close to Duel

 

[jon81uk]

Guests would need to go that way for the RCR anyway.

RCR might be entry from the gates by Galactica only with the path between Duel and Nemesis closed due to the maintenance on Blade etc.

Espescially if RCR is only open for the evenings not for lunch as well.

 

[taylorjreeves]

It's usually some misconception over privacy laws that have been poorly explained to Joe public, or just a genuine desire to save people the embarrassment of seeing their stupid comments on the wider stage.

Either way it always makes me laugh when I see that.

I am exactly that ‘Joe public’, not a frequent user on here and didn’t know the rules so was just to be on the safe side
Next time I shall publicly shame in confidence!


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[Ethan]

Cbeebies, mutiny bay, duel and spinball. Not bad that I'd go if I lived closer

 

[IanSR]

I am exactly that ‘Joe public’, not a frequent user on here and didn’t know the rules so was just to be on the safe side
Next time I shall publicly shame in confidence!


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Well in my not so expert opinion, you probably did right, unless the original post is a public one, then it's probably best to air on the side of caution than not.

We live in a strange world where it's becoming increasingly clear that what the law says is legal and what people think is legal are two completely different things and if you want a quiet life, it's probably best just to follow the latter thinking.

Back OT, has Blade been dismantled yet?

 

[Alsty]

Back OT, has Blade been dismantled yet?

Yes it has. The question is, will it return?
#prayforblade

 

[GaryH]

I don't think blade will be coming back......

 

[Katy]

I don't think blade will be coming back......

We can wait until it's seen on the motorway heading to another park as a parts donor, then ask the park and have them insist it's still on site undergoing maintenance... y'know, like they did with Ripsaw

 

[Austin Towers]

Do they think the reopening of NST will counteract the removal of Blade and Enterprise?

(No evidence to back this up of course but It would not surprise me)

 

[yoursilentface]

Do they think the reopening of NST will counteract the removal of Blade and Enterprise?

If they did that it wouldn't leave a lot for kids between 1.2 and 1.4 so I seriously hope they don't

My lads around 1.34 and it would leave very little for him to get excited about as I don't think he'll reach 1.4 until the tail end of next season

 

[Ethan]

Blade will go and NST will reopen. Doubt enterprise will go tbh cus there wouldn't be any flats in the park if they did that

 

[DiogoJ42]

there wouldn't be any flats in the park if they did that

I thought that was their plan?

 

[Ethan]

I thought that was their plan?

True

 

[Mikw]

It's gone for winter maintance, no work about it not coming back, i hope it does

 

[Stuntman707]

I do hope we get more HB leisure classics in it's place if it does go like Forbidden Sweep.

 

[Dave]

Blade is pretty ancient, I doubt Alton towers know whether it can survive another season until its been properly inspected.

Merlin need a plan for their support rides, all the flat rides bar heave-ho and the spinny thing in CBeebies are over 10 years old.

 

[Lurker]

I enjoy the doom and gloom for blade - but is any part of it actually as old as the whole ride? Surely at this point pretty much everything has been replaced at some point? Surely pretty much everything is replaceable in the future, no part of it looks that complex?

I don't see why they couldn't just keep fixing it forever, if they wanted to.

 

[Steve74]

I enjoy the doom and gloom for blade - but is any part of it actually as old as the whole ride? Surely at this point pretty much everything has been replaced at some point? Surely pretty much everything is replaceable in the future, no part of it looks that complex?

I don't see why they couldn't just keep fixing it forever, if they wanted to.

I'll just leave this here...

 

[evilcod]

I enjoy the doom and gloom for blade - but is any part of it actually as old as the whole ride? Surely at this point pretty much everything has been replaced at some point? Surely pretty much everything is replaceable in the future, no part of it looks that complex?

I don't see why they couldn't just keep fixing it forever, if they wanted to.

Such is the problem, they could keep replacing but when the ride is outdated and noone makes ships to that spec anymore where do you get the parts?
Parts get rare and go up in price or you start patching, either way it gets unsustainable.