Fireworks 2025

[GooseOnTheLoose]

You think? Seems perfectly fine to me, and every likelihood a human wrote it

The em dash is a typical giveaway of a ChatGPT model being used, but the likely scenario is that someone simply asked an LLM to polish what had previously been written.

The issue we now have is that every generic poor copy statement, or generic looking artwork, is now going to be accused of being AI generated.

When I was leaving Galactica's station this weekend, I overheard someone complain about the "AI slop artwork" of the destination planet posters, as you climb the stairs... The same artwork which has been there since 2016 and predates modern AI models.

 

[Jonathan]

AI? Really, Towers? Really?

 

[AT86]

As a theme this sounds pretty naff.

 

[Hid]

It’s fairly hidden in the support section of the park’s website, but this year’s theme seems to be “Alton Intelligence”, which tells the story of powerful emotions. I don’t think they’ll beat last year’s display for some time, and the miserable old man in me thinks the theme for this year could be quite weak, similar to the 2022 and 2023 displays. But let’s hope there’s a proper story again, as last year’s display proved that a great story is key!

The official wording is:

Join Alton Towers Resort for a totally terrific end-of-season sensational celebration as the UK’s most immersive fireworks spectacular returns with an exhilarating new story for 2025 — Alton Intelligence, a breathtaking tale where powerful emotions are transformed into pyrotechnic wonder. Step into a world where light, music, and storytelling collide in a show like no other.

I don't really like this but will give it the benefit of the doubt as I am neutral on AI don't like it, don't dislike that part doesn't bother me.

However I do think this is a bit lazy AI should only be used as a tool. Not replacement. Alton deserves better

 

[s_g_k]

I don't really like this but will give it the benefit of the doubt as I am neutral on AI don't like it, don't dislike that part doesn't bother me.

However I do think this is a bit lazy AI should only be used as a tool. Not replacement. Alton deserves better

That’s just the thing isn’t it, AI is AI. It’s everyday tech.

It’d be like doing a display based on Ask Jeeves or the Microsoft paperclip back in the late 90s.

 

[rob666]

Lots of talk on the investment pages of AI investment being the next bubble to pop, leading to a big all market crash.

So AI going bang at the fireworks may be topical and prescient.

 

[Ash]

Hmmm.

So we’ve gone from stunning ride/area storytelling to emotions…

Well I think I’ve likely heard enough.

Having previously been lucky enough to do fireworks VIP for the past 4 or 5 years as an end of year treat with for my annual towers visit, I’m now likely not to bother, as even that has got nothing but more expensive and yet worse every year. It’s now £100 more expensive and worse. The quality of the show of the last few years was well worth it.

I have little confidence the current setup will produce something of similar quality so why give them my money? Wrong direction again…sigh

 

[VerticalLoop123]

I would’ve loved another iteration of the Phalanx Expo- never experienced such a funny fireworks display and the quality of the fireworks was incredible!

Alron Intelligence? Sounds like it could be another one of them “lets focus on each of the rides or areas and then have some sentimental bits about the magic of Alton Towers”

 

[Martin]

What are we doing man