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2024: General Discussion
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You got to give Towers credit for Towers street during events. It looked stunning at ChristmasFrogs dressed up for the half term event. Love little details like this.
Steve74
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Frogs dressed up for the half term event. Love little details like this
And fair play to them for getting all those fog machines too, to create the atmosphere.
EarthlyKnight27
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Who knows, maybe AT have cut the amount of events they're doing in favour of making the ones they do have being higher quality. Ya know, quality over quantity!
Dobba
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PhalanaxOperativeA1127
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Gotta be confirmation it's returning at some point this year? Otherwise why bother? Just a case of when, I think.Some work being done to the Towers Street Skyride station.
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tayspru
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While its laudable that they’re doing work to put canopy’s over the Wickerman queue, I can think of a few other structures that should take priority
Bianca, John, anyone from Merlin :
The bag check tents are hideous and need a permanent replacement
They’re the first thing you see when you arrive at the entrance plaza and make a terrible first impression. Even if it was something as basic as a wooden canopy structure this would be a massive improvement. Bag check evidently isn’t going away so why do we still have such a temporary solution years down the line
Bianca, John, anyone from Merlin :
The bag check tents are hideous and need a permanent replacement
They’re the first thing you see when you arrive at the entrance plaza and make a terrible first impression. Even if it was something as basic as a wooden canopy structure this would be a massive improvement. Bag check evidently isn’t going away so why do we still have such a temporary solution years down the line
TroySmith1
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I couldn’t agree more I mean I’ve never seen temporary gazebos outside any other theme park entrance in the world. If anything they should be moved over towards the side and to a more permanent/themed structure like you said, with a separate Que for bag checks. Instead of blocking the whole entrance, exspecially when the idea behind removing all the old kiosk huts to open it all up for a more spacious entrance.
The entrance gazebos are becoming the new retro squads. We might have to open a new thread to discuss weekly?
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jon81uk
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Disneyworld had them for quite a while, once when they first started bag checks and then they made those permanent structures but later added metal detector arches so tents came back.
TroySmith1
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Oh yes so they did! I think they were better disguised than at AT by the looks of it.
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I’d argue they’d be better trying to “security seal” the entrance plaza and placing the bag checks as a requirement getting on the monorail (resort side) or entering the entrance plaza from either side. Putting them out the way in the corners as permanent structures. Creating a DLP bubble type scenario.
This would then free up the entrance plaza for some redevelopment, a water feature perhaps, akin to ATH and SLH? Maybe Swan/Hound/Algenon inspired? Along with suitable lighting.
Or a re-creation of the old ticket booths with some better lighting for the purposes of bag checks may also be an option with security fencing between.
Another part of the park that seems to have gone backwards rather than forwards.
Jb85
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I can forgive the gazebos for now. I’d say the whole entrance is due some work, alongside the monorail. Why spend money now if in a few years time they know something is happening. Just playing devils advocate.
A lot of improvements on park but we have to remember the available budget is finite.
A lot of improvements on park but we have to remember the available budget is finite.
EarthlyKnight27
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If they were to develop the entrance to AT, what I'd think would work is besides the monorail station and main ticket office area needing work, maybe some more albeit light theming?
We all know the corkscrew was placed there in remembrance of... Well, Corkscrew. So maybe they could add bits of theming from older attractions, if they still have them?
We all know the corkscrew was placed there in remembrance of... Well, Corkscrew. So maybe they could add bits of theming from older attractions, if they still have them?