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2026: General Discussion

Dave said:
I know it was rumoured but I don’t think either was a traveling models.
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I believe the difference between "park" and "traveling" in those days was: Traveling models had two huge water tank towers either side of the support arms to weigh them down, whereas park models took them off (along with the wheel bogies on the chassis), and had giant rebar "staples" holding them in to poured concrete footers.
 
DiogoJ42 said:
I believe the difference between "park" and "traveling" in those days was: Traveling models had two huge water tank towers either side of the support arms to weigh them down, whereas park models took them off (along with the wheel bogies on the chassis), and had giant rebar "staples" holding them in to poured concrete footers.
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To be fair if any company in the 90’s was going to make their traveling models as bulletproof as the park models it’s Huss. Though I wouldn’t be surprised if the motors were different as well.

However the rest (KMG etc) definitely have park models and fair models that are very different.
 
The woes of Alton Towers opening weekends has managed to make national news. In their article on Minecraft World, the BBC asked Merlin about the issues:
Merlin has faced complaints from customers about issues such as queues and ride closures at its recent Alton Towers opening weekend.

Jobson said it was still planning investment in its other parks and the company "wasn't pulling money just to put it into Minecraft".
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Interesting use of the word 'just', there.
 
Playing devil's advocate, how much more do we think Merlin got in Fastrack sales compared to if everything was running? Given that one shots for the main coasters are £20, it won't take long to add up.
 
Happy to be proven wrong if but I believe there wasn’t the light show on the towers yesterday. Anyone know if it returned today? Walked past the towers a few times after dark without seeing it and was not advertised on the app.
 
I saw (what I think was) the first show on Friday at 6.45, though I never checked the app for showtimes so I can't comment on how well it was advertised. Either way it had drawn quite an audience, though the later showing at 7.15 was notably quieter - I was just passing through for that one
 
DanJB said:
Love the new signs that have been put up along the footpath from the car park to the entrance all along the lines of:


I almost admire the balls it takes to spin the inconvenience they’ve caused as ‘hey you could do with the exercise’
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I think that sounds like quite a fun touch! It’ll certainly make that walk a bit more interesting!
 
DanJB said:
Love the new signs that have been put up along the footpath from the car park to the entrance all along the lines of:


I almost admire the balls it takes to spin the inconvenience they’ve caused as ‘hey you could do with the exercise’
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They were putting them up on Friday afternoon when I was walking into the park.
 
DanJB said:
Love the new signs that have been put up along the footpath from the car park to the entrance all along the lines of:


I almost admire the balls it takes to spin the inconvenience they’ve caused as ‘hey you could do with the exercise’
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I hope they've also added more lighting along that route, after I went flying over a rock I didn't see in the pitch black when walking back to the car after last year's Scarefest 😬🤦‍♂️
 
DanJB said:
Love the new signs that have been put up along the footpath from the car park to the entrance all along the lines of:


I almost admire the balls it takes to spin the inconvenience they’ve caused as ‘hey you could do with the exercise’
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Got to keep sticking signs on everything somehow…

No risk walking next to traffic?

They don’t feel the need to stick a 7ft high fence around it or do cars not count as moving vehicles?

You have to laugh…
 
Does anybody else think that there should be a bigger variety of staff outfits at Alton Towers?

The Smiler staff have their own distinct uniforms, and so do the Forbidden Valley staff and Curse staff, but should:-

- Mutiny Bay staff dress as pirates

- Project Horizon and/or Galactica dress as astronauts

- Katanga Canyon staff dress as safari explorers

- Thirteen and Wicker Man staff dress as druids

- Rita staff dress as... I don't know what the theme is

(Honourable mention goes to: Ug-Land staff dressing as cavemen - although some of them looked like they may have unintentionally done this anyway, to be honest)
 
Secret Weapon said:
Does anybody else think that there should be a bigger variety of staff outfits at Alton Towers?

The Smiler staff have their own distinct uniforms, and so do the Forbidden Valley staff and Curse staff, but should:-

- Mutiny Bay staff dress as pirates

- Project Horizon and/or Galactica dress as astronauts

- Katanga Canyon staff dress as safari explorers

- Thirteen and Wicker Man staff dress as druids

- Rita staff dress as... I don't know what the theme is

(Honourable mention goes to: Ug-Land staff dressing as cavemen - although some of them looked like they may have unintentionally done this anyway, to be honest)
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With wickerman they already dress to look... haggard.
 
Thameslink Rail said:
I'm going to be unpopular and say I'd rather they didn't because I find it harder to spot staff amongst those wearing merchandise or cosplay in areas of the park where staff dress differently (particularly Smiler since there is quite a large cosplay community surrounding the ride's aesthetic).
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I've been told that I am wrong, but I vaguely remember hearing that it has also caused visual inconsistencies when Smiler staff have to cover for Oblivion, because their outfits don't match and thus they look out of place.
MrCoaster said:
With wickerman they already dress to look... haggard.
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I didn't realise that this was intentional... I thought Merlin simply weren't paying them enough :|
 
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