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2020: General Discussion
imanautie
TS Member
The gardens are part of what make Alton so magical!Fair play Alton Towers, it's always nice to see things getting worked on in the gardens.
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imanautie
TS Member
Probably not, they could reuse it by perspexing the queue, or using it for staff accessI'm assuming the single rider queue for the smiler won't be open once the park reopens
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imanautie
TS Member
Probably.No point in a SRQ if you cant have multiple groups on the same row, which seems likely in the medium term.
On that note, can anyone think of any Alton rides where solo riders just won't be able to ride during social distancing?
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djtruefitt
TS Team
Single rider won’t be an option, there wouldn’t be any point as you won’t be able to fill spare seats, as you won’t be able to sit next to others.
I think TH13TEEN will be a major problem, and personally I don’t think it will be able to open. It needs a minimum amount to run, if they choose to close alternative rows, then they will be below the minimum amount. If they fill it all up then everyone is too close.
I believe Smiler had a minimum of 8 needed, which would be less hard to do, eg 4 row 1 and 4 row 3, or two on each row, spread out.
Only issue is early in morning and when cold I guess there is a chance it could stall with not much weight.
Other than that I guess the other rides will be fine to operate.
Hex could run, with markings on the floor and a much smaller group, I’ve seen other parks abroad opening indoor rides like that.
I guess wicker man pre show won’t work, but other than that it will be fine.
Just plenty of markings on the floor in queue lines, and Perspex screens in areas where queues do cross, eg Smiler. That’s what places like Efteling, Walibi, EP, etc have done.
I think TH13TEEN will be a major problem, and personally I don’t think it will be able to open. It needs a minimum amount to run, if they choose to close alternative rows, then they will be below the minimum amount. If they fill it all up then everyone is too close.
I believe Smiler had a minimum of 8 needed, which would be less hard to do, eg 4 row 1 and 4 row 3, or two on each row, spread out.
Only issue is early in morning and when cold I guess there is a chance it could stall with not much weight.
Other than that I guess the other rides will be fine to operate.
Hex could run, with markings on the floor and a much smaller group, I’ve seen other parks abroad opening indoor rides like that.
I guess wicker man pre show won’t work, but other than that it will be fine.
Just plenty of markings on the floor in queue lines, and Perspex screens in areas where queues do cross, eg Smiler. That’s what places like Efteling, Walibi, EP, etc have done.
imanautie
TS Member
I know they won't bother with srq, but I mean are there any where they can't social distance a solo guest who went main queue?Single rider won’t be an option, there wouldn’t be any point as you won’t be able to fill spare seats, as you won’t be able to sit next to others.
I think TH13TEEN will be a major problem, and personally I don’t think it will be able to open. It needs a minimum amount to run, if they choose to close alternative rows, then they will be below the minimum amount. If they fill it all up then everyone is too close.
I believe Smiler had a minimum of 8 needed, which would be less hard to do, eg 4 row 1 and 4 row 3, or two on each row, spread out.
Only issue is early in morning and when cold I guess there is a chance it could stall with not much weight.
Other than that I guess the other rides will be fine to operate.
Hex could run, with markings on the floor and a much smaller group, I’ve seen other parks abroad opening indoor rides like that.
I guess wicker man pre show won’t work, but other than that it will be fine.
Just plenty of markings on the floor in queue lines, and Perspex screens in areas where queues do cross, eg Smiler. That’s what places like Efteling, Walibi, EP, etc have done.
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I would say Spinball would be impossible for a group of 1 to ride. I know normally (apart from smiler an 13) coasters need at least 2 people on the train, from my understanding that's a park and not a manufacturer rule. If I'm right the park could relax it for spinball. I can't see that happening.
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imanautie
TS Member
Yes but there's the question of if they are allowed to run like that.Surely if weight is an issue on rides like Th13teen sandbags could just be used in empty rows?
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djtruefitt
TS Team
As far as I know they can’t run rides with sandbags or water dummies in. However I imagine that’s there rule and one they could change if needed, as Blackpool certainly do that on the big one.
It’s certainly going to be interesting now they do it, especially for single rides/small groups from different households.
It’s certainly going to be interesting now they do it, especially for single rides/small groups from different households.
siralgenon
TS Member
I think Blackpool is on a different page altogether when it comes to health and safety.As far as I know they can’t run rides with sandbags or water dummies in. However I imagine that’s there rule and one they could change if needed, as Blackpool certainly do that on the big one.
It’s certainly going to be interesting now they do it, especially for single rides/small groups from different households.
Wouldn't say that's a bad thing tbh. As much as I like the pre show, it does get a bit tedious when it comes to re ridesI guess wicker man pre show won’t work, but other than that it will be fine.
Rick
TS Member
How many times do you have to have ridden something to find something so short yet so awesome 'tedious' ?Wouldn't say that's a bad thing tbh. As much as I like the pre show, it does get a bit tedious when it comes to re rides
Especially considering the average wait.
AT86
TS Member
As much as I like the pre show, it does get a bit tedious when it comes to re rides
This is why we can’t have nice things.
Well once on an off peak day I rode wicker man 9 times, and admittedly on the last couple goes I just wanted to go through at that point and get on the rideHow many times do you have to have ridden something to find something so short yet so awesome 'tedious' ?
Especially considering the average wait.
Rick
TS Member
Right, but that's not how it works. It's part of the queue and batching process. 70 seconds...Well once on an off peak day I rode wicker man 9 times, and admittedly on the last couple goes I just wanted to go through at that point and get on the ride