2026: General Discussion

[Skyscraper]

Here's TS's post on it;


From: https://www.facebook.com/TowersStreet/posts/pfbid025QWhHm8cmxi6MJtwKydxxPy8B443qWMzgXKWoin6ewxuppCvJY9p1npzraJyN98Bl?locale=en_GB

 

[John]

I'm never going to complain about FT being expensive, if anything I'd like to see the price for gold pushed higher still given what it offers.

Can't see many people opting for bronze at peak times this year, it seems to only exist as a means to make the silver price appear acceptable. £15 per ride is wild when it explicitly excludes the worst queue in the park

 

[Hid]

Increase the gate price
Restrict MAP
Invest in more high throughput rides
Improve the experience for everyone and reduce queue times

Incentives deliver specific results…

Merlin Annual Pass is restricted for some tiers only Platnium gets unlimited because you pay much more.

There rides are actually some of tbe highest capacity in the UK with all of the major coasters and Dark Rides being people eaters

 

[Mattie boy]

Love it or hate it , will be here to stay. Good to see sub terra and toxicator included on the top package.

Was reading a comment about someone saying to charge higher peak rate at scarefest and fireworks fine as there is a added layer with dark rides yet charging a peak on a 5 or 6pm close seems a bit stingy just due to it being "peak season"

 

[jon81uk]

I'm never going to complain about FT being expensive, if anything I'd like to see the price for gold pushed higher still given what it offers.

Can't see many people opting for bronze at peak times this year, it seems to only exist as a means to make the silver price appear acceptable. £15 per ride is wild when it explicitly excludes the worst queue in the park

I would say silver is too cheap, about £6 per ride if you do all 15.

Also the old packages spread people out a bit as you couldn't just pick the top five rides. Whereas new bronze might just have a lot of people wanting the same few rides.

 

[GooseOnTheLoose]

Merlin Annual Pass is restricted for some tiers only Platnium gets unlimited because you pay much more.

"Some" is an undetermined number, being less than all, but more than one.

Gold Merlin Annual Passes are only restricted for Fireworks at Alton Towers, and even then the upcharge is nominal. Merlin offer three tiers of Annual Pass.

For all but one of their UK attractions, only one Merlin Annual Pass restricts access.

 

[Squiggs]

Expense aside, this new version of Fastrack at least seems like a better thought out offer. I think the one of the more outrageous elements of the old system was that Bronze would see people paying over £30 and being forced to use their fastrack on the likes of Hex or The Curse, where there is next to no benefits to skipping the queue on anything other than the very busiest days.

Obviously, when I say 'better' here, that is 'better' within the context of the capitalist nightmare we find ourselves living in