2025: General Discussion

[jon81uk]

When you look and the festooned Victorian setting we used to have the shitification of towers street is a sight to behold

I don't think the old ticket booths and queues were that much better really, other than being permanent, they were also falling apart I think.

 

[AT86]

Seems the stunt show is returning to Legoland for August, and Chessington is getting two shows for the school holiday period.

Presumably there is no sign of anything for Towers over the summer?

 

[Hid]

Seems the stunt show is returning to Legoland for August, and Chessington is getting two shows for the school holiday period.

Presumably there is no sign of anything for Towers over the summer?

Will be interesting what RWS Global do provide given they do work with Europa Park and Disney

 

[GooseOnTheLoose]

Seems the stunt show is returning to Legoland for August, and Chessington is getting two shows for the school holiday period.

Presumably there is no sign of anything for Towers over the summer?

The only remote sign of something maybe happening, which I saw whilst visiting today, was the erection of lighting rig on the lawns. I didn't properly pay attention to it, so can't tell if it's event related or just practical light, and I have no idea how long it's been there for.

Straws at best.

 

[Secret Weapon]

Bianca Sammut to step down in September 2025

Sorry to bump a topic from a few days ago, but just a few quick points about Bianca:-

1) I'm not sure if it was Bianca's decision to bring back the single-rider queues (or whether this would have happened anyway), but if so then I will always be grateful to her for that! (my only minor disappointment is that Nemesis and Rita still do not have them)

2) To her credit, she always seemed to be quite prominent, whereas I don't think that I have ever heard from her equivalent at Thorpe Park? (whoever he/she is)

3) I always felt a bit sorry for Bianca, because I'm not sure how much she can actually do (besides making minor improvements)? I assume that her hands were somewhat tied by Merlin's purse strings and local planning restrictions, so I'm not sure what her daily role would have entailed? Also: unlike new theme parks (e.g. Six Flags Qiddiya), Alton Towers is already full of great rides, and so much of the hard work had already been done before she'd even joined.

Either way, she always seemed like a nice enough person and so I wish her the best for the future.

 

[tayspru]

I don’t know if it’s appropriate to share names, but Single Rider queue was down to a different manager in the park (possibly under Bianca’s direction, but it wasn’t her project per se)