Alton Towers/Merlin Typos & Grammatical Errors

[Danny]

I just realised that you have made a typo on the typo. You seem to have put an extra I in there.

That was the joke.

 

[NuttySquirrel]

Notification came through on my phone. Given the amount of text here the typo is a bit unacceptable.

 

[Rick]

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[Willemgorman1]

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I would love to joing the queue

 

[Rick]

I would love to joing the queue

Virtual only, old boy.

 

[James564]

This is how a transaction for ride photos has appeared on my banking app. Quite impressive to misspell the word Towers.

 

[Skyscraper]

I am extremely inconvenienceed by this mistake.

 

[mynameduck361]

 

[mynameduck361]

OPENING!!! later, or, Opening LATER!!!!

 

[Matt N]

I’ve noticed a new typo on Mandrill Mayhem’s restrictions board; the sign says “Due to the wild nature of Mandrill Mayhem, anyone over 1.95m tall” without saying anything afterwards.

This might sound incredibly pedantic, and I apologise if it does, but that sounds like an unfinished sentence to me… it sounds like it’s building up to something like “anyone over 1.95m tall cannot ride” or something like that.

Source:
(Go to about 13 minutes in, when Shawn shows a shot of the full restrictions board)

 

[Zeock]

I’ve noticed a new typo on Mandrill Mayhem’s restrictions board; the sign says “Due to the wild nature of Mandrill Mayhem, anyone over 1.95m tall” without saying anything afterwards.

This might sound incredibly pedantic, and I apologise if it does, but that sounds like an unfinished sentence to me… it sounds like it’s building up to something like “anyone over 1.95m tall cannot ride” or something like that.

Source:
(Go to about 13 minutes in, when Shawn shows a shot of the full restrictions board)

That's not pedantic, that's simply incorrect.

 

[Danscott22]

This is a good one

 

[Jonathan]

This is a good one

There are so many things wrong with that sign - I don't even know where to begin.

 

[Matt N]

This post from @AT86 in the Mardi Gras thread, showing an email from the Resort advertising Mardi Gras 2023, contains another good candidate for this thread, in my view:

Ride close is at 6pm, sunset around 9.30pm so that’s not misleading or anything.

Source: https://towersstreet.com/talk/threads/mardi-gras-2023.6746/page-3#post-418814

I don’t know about any of you, but to me, this sentence does not make grammatical sense:

This half term enjoy this carnival-inspired takeover will dazzle you with an explosion of colours, sensational flavours, and so much more!

It feels to me like it should be two separate sentences that the writer tried to cram into one. If I were writing it, I’d have had “This half term, enjoy…” as the first sentence, followed by “This carnival-inspired takeover will dazzle you with…” as a separate second sentence.

If I’m being really pedantic, I also feel like the comma before “as the sun goes down” is unnecessary; surely “Ride our thrilliant rollercoasters and fantabulous family favourites as the sun goes down” is a fine sentence on its own?

 

[BigShadowtinytree]

God I hate the word ‘thrilliant’ it’s the worst of the lot imo.

 

[AT86]

God I hate the word ‘thrilliant’ it’s the worst of the lot imo.

A million apologies! Sorry to read that you aren’t a fan of their fantabulous & splendiferous vocabulary.

 

[Tommy85]

Hate it when they say ‘a million apologies’. Just sounds so sarcastic and insincere.

 

[AT86]

Hate it when they say ‘a million apologies’. Just sounds so sarcastic and insincere.

You’ll have to forgive them. They were having a mind boggling moment.

 

[s_g_k]

Not sure if this is the right thread for this, but this was my ordeal when trying to get an answer whether or not my single purchase fastracks would be valid for another ride if the one I purchased it for was down.

Give.me.strength. I gave up in the end.

 

[Skyscraper]

Not sure if this is the right thread for this, but this was my ordeal when trying to get an answer whether or not my single purchase fastracks would be valid for another ride if the one I purchased it for was down.

Give.me.strength. I gave up in the end.

You need to type "real human" to be connected to an agent. Think they're available between 9 and 5 most days.