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Quick Questions
badlydrawnkelBel
TS Member
Re: Quick Questions 2013
Yes it was very late when we booked before
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Yes it was very late when we booked before
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Scott.Smith
TS Member
Re: Quick Questions 2013
Hello Guys just booked a trip to Alton Towers and stopping in the hotel for a night, if there are any tips people would like to give me i will appreciate them very much, in addition to this if anyone wants to meet up with me and my circle of friends then just PM me and i will aim to get something arranged
Hello Guys just booked a trip to Alton Towers and stopping in the hotel for a night, if there are any tips people would like to give me i will appreciate them very much, in addition to this if anyone wants to meet up with me and my circle of friends then just PM me and i will aim to get something arranged
djtruefitt
TS Team
Re: Quick Questions 2013
The following rides are on ERT:
- Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE
- TH13TEEN (But sometimes this season Rita has been on instead)
- Hex
- Heave Ho
- Marauders Mayhem
- Nemesis
- Runaway Mine Train
http://www.altontowers.com/useful-info/early-ride-time/
Pricey. said:
The following rides are on ERT:
- Sharkbait Reef by SEA LIFE
- TH13TEEN (But sometimes this season Rita has been on instead)
- Hex
- Heave Ho
- Marauders Mayhem
- Nemesis
- Runaway Mine Train
http://www.altontowers.com/useful-info/early-ride-time/
jmc
TS Member
Re: Quick Questions 2013
Wasn't too sure where to put this...
Just wondering if anybody 'in the know' can answer - is RMT's speed variable? If so is there literally just some sort of speed dial?
I have wondered for a while as I remember one occasion a few seasons ago it kept slowing down to extremely minimal speeds (almost stopping at the top of the helix into the tunnel) and speeding up to what felt like a lot faster than normal in parts. It seemed like it was being done on purpose by an over enthusiastic ride op.
Wasn't too sure where to put this...
Just wondering if anybody 'in the know' can answer - is RMT's speed variable? If so is there literally just some sort of speed dial?
I have wondered for a while as I remember one occasion a few seasons ago it kept slowing down to extremely minimal speeds (almost stopping at the top of the helix into the tunnel) and speeding up to what felt like a lot faster than normal in parts. It seemed like it was being done on purpose by an over enthusiastic ride op.
Ian
TS Team
Re: Quick Questions 2013
RMT does have a variable speed in the station, and I think the final corner too. The ride doesn't have automatic parking or anything fancy like that, so you have turn the power gradually up and down to guide it into place and line it up with the airgates at the end of the ride (Though certain operators are a little haphazard at this, often resulting in having to send the train all the way aound again ). If I remember rightly this is done with something called the potentiometer, which controls the current going into the pickups, so essentially yes as you say, a big dial
The rest of the ride I believe is pre-defined, so it speeds up at certain points, and slows down at others. I think a lot of things can affect how well it runs though. Sometimes the ride operates with motors or drive tyres missing. Obviously, if this happens then it will naturally run slower than usual as there's less oomph to move the train around.
I understand that the speed was quite heavily throttled after the accident though (No doubt to try and prevent a repeat occurrence), but I'm not aware of it being altered again since then
jmc said:Wasn't too sure where to put this...
Just wondering if anybody 'in the know' can answer - is RMT's speed variable? If so is there literally just some sort of speed dial?
I have wondered for a while as I remember one occasion a few seasons ago it kept slowing down to extremely minimal speeds (almost stopping at the top of the helix into the tunnel) and speeding up to what felt like a lot faster than normal in parts. It seemed like it was being done on purpose by an over enthusiastic ride op.
RMT does have a variable speed in the station, and I think the final corner too. The ride doesn't have automatic parking or anything fancy like that, so you have turn the power gradually up and down to guide it into place and line it up with the airgates at the end of the ride (Though certain operators are a little haphazard at this, often resulting in having to send the train all the way aound again
). If I remember rightly this is done with something called the potentiometer, which controls the current going into the pickups, so essentially yes as you say, a big dial The rest of the ride I believe is pre-defined, so it speeds up at certain points, and slows down at others. I think a lot of things can affect how well it runs though. Sometimes the ride operates with motors or drive tyres missing. Obviously, if this happens then it will naturally run slower than usual as there's less oomph to move the train around.
I understand that the speed was quite heavily throttled after the accident though (No doubt to try and prevent a repeat occurrence), but I'm not aware of it being altered again since then
Mikey:SubTerra
TS Member
Re: Quick Questions 2013
How much is express parking currently please?
Thanks
How much is express parking currently please?
Thanks
Mikey:SubTerra
TS Member
Re: Quick Questions 2013
Thank you! Worth it to try to be closer to the entrance for The Smiler queue! :twirly:
LiamC said:Mikey:SubTerra said:
£16 iirc
Thank you! Worth it to try to be closer to the entrance for The Smiler queue! :twirly:
pritchardavid
TS Member
Re: Quick Questions 2013
Tbh I would say it is not worth it, just get there eariler
Tbh I would say it is not worth it, just get there eariler
Mikey:SubTerra
TS Member
Re: Quick Questions 2013
It probably saves you from the mayhem at closing time in the regular car park, where all exit lanes converge into one!
pritchardavid said:Tbh I would say it is not worth it, just get there eariler
It probably saves you from the mayhem at closing time in the regular car park, where all exit lanes converge into one!
Ian
TS Team
Re: Quick Questions 2013
If I'm honest (As me and Dave we're discussing yesterday actually ) I think the express parking is just a farce. Paying an extra £10 rather than using a free Monorail service, or short wal. The road still becomes a bottleneck at exit time, if not worse, as you have to try and force your way into the queue rather than just joining it.
I usually park up in the hotel carparks, and catch the Monorail down to the entrance. Yesterday the shutters at Towers Street remained down until more or less 9, so there were already queues formed very early on, and as a result most people were already queuing for The Smiler when we got there.
Personally I don't think it's worth £10 extra at all, but obviously it's the individuals choice at the end of the day
If I'm honest (As me and Dave we're discussing yesterday actually
) I think the express parking is just a farce. Paying an extra £10 rather than using a free Monorail service, or short wal. The road still becomes a bottleneck at exit time, if not worse, as you have to try and force your way into the queue rather than just joining it. I usually park up in the hotel carparks, and catch the Monorail down to the entrance. Yesterday the shutters at Towers Street remained down until more or less 9, so there were already queues formed very early on, and as a result most people were already queuing for The Smiler when we got there.
Personally I don't think it's worth £10 extra at all, but obviously it's the individuals choice at the end of the day