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Flat Rides: What would you like to see come to the park?

Enterprise was the perfect flat ride in many respects. It was mildly thrilling to all, inverted, and allowed kids as short as 0.9mtrs tall to ride. The model can be themed, generates spectators, and is of a proven design.

I'm not a great flat ride fan per se, but Enterprise (coupled with the Smiler and Oblivion single rider queues) was a lifeline when my kids were small. Grasping a push chair with one hand, and a childs hand with the other as you descended the steep X Sector hill, negotiating your way around groups of teeenagers was worth it when you got to the bottom because there was always something to keep the whole family entertained whilst we would take in turns to smash both the coasters. Blade used to fulfil a similar function. X sector is going to be a no go for families this season.

The return of Ripsaw seems to be roundly called for and few seem to have a problem with that being a repeat of the past. Forbidden Valley needs yet another 1.4 restricted ride like a hole in the head.
 
A Tivoli Warp 10 would be even better but I'm under the impression Tivoli have gone bust?
 
With the Retro squad now gone I’m very surprised with the 3 years they were there not 1 flat has been installed this season and watching the vlogs and reading comments on here they really suffering there lost with the downtime and reduced trains on the coasters.
 
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Being honest, as much as I think flats are needed. I think general capacity in other filler attractions that are missing, 4D cinema, flying theatre, high capacity indoor boat ride, trackless dark ride, shooter dark ride (ninjago), museum, shows.

Anything indoors basically!
 
Ash said:
Being honest, as much as I think flats are needed. I think general capacity in other filler attractions that are missing, 4D cinema, flying theatre, high capacity indoor boat ride, trackless dark ride, shooter dark ride (ninjago), museum, shows.

Anything indoors basically!
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All the more frustrating given there’s an under-utilised boat ride, and a former cinema in Walliams World.

You’d imagine that Bianca and the bosses at Merlin have got a huge list of wants and needs for the resort, but can only hope they prioritise the right things.
 
Personally I'd say things that would suit Alton Towers would include things along the lines of

Dodgems
Musik Express
Disko
Wave Swinger
Huss Magic, Trioka or Airboat?
Super Jumper
Miami
Breakdance
Air Race
Nebulaz
Aquamania or Twist N Splash

Rides that are universal, multi generational and can be ridden by a wide variety of people for those who are 1-1.2m and above. Funk N Fly was perfect for that purpose.

With Project Ocean likely being very similar to Ripsaw, I'd say a Gyro Swing, an Enterprise style ride or a Top Scan could be fantastic additions for thrill in addition to a Top Spin. I know a Screaming Swing wouldn't fit within the tree line but that would've been fantastic too.

I don't think it needs many thrill additions, more so older ones, teens and adults can ride things other than the coasters.

If there is one ride that I'd really like to see, it's a water ride with a splashdown such as a Log Flume, Water Coaster or a Shoot the Chute. Those are rides that families and thrillseekers enjoy alike.
 
With ripsaw assumed to return, I think future flat rides should be actual new additions rather than the same ride models plonked into their old spaces due to nostalgia. I'd love to see a family flat in X-sector and then maybe a thrill one in DF.

DF has the advantage of being near hex (when it's open) and walliams world so it doesn't need a family ride as much, but X-sector needs something for the family.
 
Poisson said:
The park needs high capacity flat rides. At least half of what you listed are not including a Nebulaz which is among the slowest dispatching permanent ride I have ever seen.
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Good Point 😉 I was quoting those more on the type of ride being suitable for families and family thrill than for capacity.

A Nebulaz wouldn't work well for Towers on it's own unless it had either multiple Nebulaz or some higher capacity support rides alongside it.

It needs more flat rides and some can be higher capacity as long as it's not all low capacity ones. Chessington does seem to suffer a bit with the capacity of it's flats.
 
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