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February Half Term: No opening in 2016

LiamT said:
The 2015/2016 Winter Resort brochure has been released today and it confirms on the event page that February Half Term will be running from 13th - 21st February 2016. :)
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It may well say that but at present it may yet not happen.
 
Oblivion will not open, it last opened in 2012 before The Smiler came and given the crash that area will still be closed for FHT.
 
spinba11 said:
Oblivion will not open, it last opened in 2012 before The Smiler came and given the crash that area will still be closed for FHT.
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I see it as oblivion or nothing personally. Can't be air, not sure about Rita or 13, almost guarantee it won't be the smiler. Unless we see the event have cuts to the number of rides (or get cut completely) it will almost have to be oblivion and nemesis.
 
Anything could happen really. I can see The Smiler, Oblivion, Enterprise and Sonic Spinball being open.
 
Tom said:
Anything could happen really. I can see The Smiler, Oblivion, Enterprise and Sonic Spinball being open.
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I can't. FHT is an event primarily aimed at Families, so I don't think they will open Smiler or Oblivion, given that there's no kid's rides in the surrounding area which are likely to be open.
 
Tom.B said:
I can't. FHT is an event primarily aimed at Families, so I don't think they will open Smiler or Oblivion, given that there's no kid's rides in the surrounding area which are likely to be open.
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I can see the smiler and oblivion more likely than just one if nemesis and air don't open. Though the smiler is unlikely with the new safety features.

FV doesn't have any kids rides either (asides from blade, but I wouldn't be certain of it being open)
 
Air definitely isn't classed as a family ride.

I can envisage The Smiler being opened to get it up and running and bedded in again after the crash to make sure it's running as good as possible for March when it'll obviously be under much more pressure and scrutiny. I highly doubt they actually will open it, but it's possible.
 
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^oops, ignore what i said earlier- Air is actually listed in the "thrill rides" section of Alton Towers' website (I've just checked). it's probably classed as a family-thrill ride.
 
Tom.B said:
I can't. FHT is an event primarily aimed at Families, so I don't think they will open Smiler or Oblivion, given that there's no kid's rides in the surrounding area which are likely to be open.
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That makes little sense given that Nemesis and Air have typical FHT rides, unless you are saying they only open them because of The Blade?

They need annual pass holders to attend.
 
Tom said:
They need annual pass holders to attend.
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They do indeed need AP holders to attend. Using the logic of them opening Oblivion and Smiler for FHT so AP holders do go, will they really do that and then close 6 of their attractions for the whole of next year? Anyway, that's for another topic.
 
You're not presenting an logic in your arguments really.

AP holders will attend regardless, providing some thrill rides are open.
 
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