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Air's Tunnel
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Rollercoasters4Life
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Wondered how long it would take for this topic to show...not long I see.
Don't know what you are all on about anyway, the concrete floor is so nice to look at - it is very rare you get to see that much concrete laid bare staring straight back at you... ;D
Don't know what you are all on about anyway, the concrete floor is so nice to look at - it is very rare you get to see that much concrete laid bare staring straight back at you... ;D
DannyJames
TS Member
Trust me guys Towers do have a few ideas in mind for the future of Air's tunnel, it's just nearly everything you can do, cannot be done. You can't paint, because the paint will just peel off. You can't use fog and mist because A: if you use oil for mist it will be slippery on the ground and won't fit health and safety, and B: If you use water it will flood the tunnel, if you are too use a pump to pump the water back into the machine, just think of the cost of running and other things. Merlin always put money first, as you can see.. They're no Disney business, they won't be careless of the cost of building something, they always look to see if it will make a profit in the future, if it will pay back. Merlin are an awkward bunch! But no worries, something will be done to the tunnel in the near future, no worries 
RyanY
TS Member
I think that the Air tunnel is one of the last things on Merlins and AT's mind, Air is a ten year old coaster now and the GP love it. It's only us enthusiasts that really care about the missing theming. Now I know thats not much of an excuse why they won't do anything to the tunnel, but it's what AT and Merlin will say.
There are know far more worthy things to spend some cash on, like repainting Oblivion.
There are know far more worthy things to spend some cash on, like repainting Oblivion.
CoasterCrazyChris
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Heck, the tunnel is so bad even that graffiti would improve it.
djtruefitt
TS Team
One day IF Alton do anything with the tunnel we will have nothing to talk about on these forums
on the graphite note, they could just re -theme it, the worlds first crack den themed flying coaster. ;DT said:Agreed! I would happily step in and doodle for them!CoasterCrazyChris said:Heck, the tunnel is so bad even that graffiti would improve it.
The tunnel could be themed as an underpass and the sensation of flying is replicating being as high as a kite. Just a thought.
well as the management see it the tunnel isn't fundamental to the overall ride experience. Sure in an ideal world it would be better, but the general public focus more on the ride its self rather than a tunnel yet spend less than five seconds in. I would like to see the entire floor of the tunnel flooded with blue tinted water and a mini wave machine generating a current with blue lighting above, but that's just me.
Alastair
TS Team
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Air's tunnel is the lowest possible priority on park at the moment. It's almost a non-issue, I don't get why there are so many replies on this and the old TTF thread on this. It may look poor but it's very unlikely to ever change and you are only in it for possibly about 20 seconds at most.
James
TS Founding Member
The Psychoaster said:
20 seconds of looking at concrete. I want 20 seconds of looking at something aesthetically pleasing.
We know it will never be changed. Alton Towers have made it quite clear by now it's nothing they have plans to change. But this is TowersStreet, with the majority of the TTF community - it's tradition to moan about this tunnel.