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Secret Weapon said:
Or have AT simply jacked the prices up during Easter week? It's short-sighted if they did, as the weather is about to get colder, unfortunately.
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I’ve had a look at Thorpe, and the prices are jacked up as far in advance as September… so I’m thinking glitch!
 
Maybe they'll restart a promotion of: 'Buy an expensive day ticket, get a season pass for free'! Or yeah, probably a glitch.
 
May sound like a bit of an odd question but nevertheless.
On Rita's front row queue, is there a separate baggage hold as I swear there is a fence separating it from the other rows and thus baggage hold. Where do you put your bags for front row?
 
BennyBoy said:
May sound like a bit of an odd question but nevertheless.
On Rita's front row queue, is there a separate baggage hold as I swear there is a fence separating it from the other rows and thus baggage hold. Where do you put your bags for front row?
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There is no separate baggage hold for the front row queue, instead a host will take your bags before you board and put them in the baggage hold for you.
 
Secret Weapon said:
Is that part of the front-row VIP experience?

Or did AT just forget to include a separate baggage hold!
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The baggage hold on in Rita is complicated due to the separate load and unload platforms; it's at the back of the station before you go though the air gates, so as the front row queue is roped off from the rest of the bays it's not really possible for people to cut across to it.
 
Skyscraper said:
The baggage hold on in Rita is complicated due to the separate load and unload platforms; it's at the back of the station before you go though the air gates, so as the front row queue is roped off from the rest of the bays it's not really possible for people to cut across to it.
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Strange. I'm not sure why they designed it that way. Stealth also has a front-row queue and separate platforms (I think), but I don't think it has the same issue (although I may be wrong)

It might be because the queue lines on Rita have changed around over time (e.g. single-rider, Fast-track, RAP, front-row, etc)
 
Skyscraper said:
There is no separate baggage hold for the front row queue, instead a host will take your bags before you board and put them in the baggage hold for you.
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I don't think I have ever had an attendant take my bags from the front row queue, normally you have to duck under the rope and profusly appologise and take yours / your parties bags to the baggage hold, then head back and duck back under the rope.
 
flyingguitar said:
I don't think I have ever had an attendant take my bags from the front row queue, normally you have to duck under the rope and profusly appologise and take yours / your parties bags to the baggage hold, then head back and duck back under the rope.
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It's probably just a thing for the really busy days then, as the host was doing that on my Scarefest visit last year.
 
Does anyone know what time they are tending to open Towers Street's turnstiles these days? I'm sure I read they changed it at the start of the year.
 
Is it really true that the X41 bus from Stafford to Alton Towers has now ended?

That's really disappointing if true

Is the 32A bus now the only way to get there via public transport? (This will take much longer)

Is the 32A bus now much busier than last year due to having to take the X41 passengers as well?

P.S. An annoying part of the 4 p.m. close time is having to wait 90 minutes for the one and only bus to depart

What makes it worse that the 5 p.m. weekday off-peak closures don't start until the 16th June this year, when they had already begun during May in 2024
 
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Someone i work with was looking into getting a merlin pass on the monthly payment basis, just had a look myself. .the main page which has the 3 pass options has the platinum listed at £23.99 a month, then when you click that option, on the next page the price is £24.99 a month. . Isn't this illegal?

Also weirdly the pay in one price is £299. . Which would make the £23.99 a month option cheaper 🤔
 
Burks said:
Someone i work with was looking into getting a merlin pass on the monthly payment basis, just had a look myself. .the main page which has the 3 pass options has the platinum listed at £23.99 a month, then when you click that option, on the next page the price is £24.99 a month. . Isn't this illegal?

Also weirdly the pay in one price is £299. . Which would make the £23.99 a month option cheaper 🤔
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I can't find reference to £23.99, do you have a link to that page?

At £24.99 a month it is roughly the same as £299 a year though, but the annual pass will be cheaper for renewal next year at £229, whereas membership continues at £24.99.
 
Platinum Pass
Annual

£299

per person

Per Month

£23.99

per person

Memberships have a 12 month minimum term. Total 12 month cost £287.88.

That's literally copied from the description you click on. .

Bottom of this page -

Buy a Merlin Annual Pass Today | Merlin Annual Pass

A Merlin Annual Pass is the only ticket you need to unlock limitless FUN at 30 of the UK's top attractions.
www.merlinannualpass.co.uk www.merlinannualpass.co.uk

Edit : as I thought that link doesn't bring up the same page I found the description of . . I have it screen shot on my phone but no idea how to upload it.
 
Burks said:
Platinum Pass
Annual

£299

per person

Per Month

£23.99

per person

Memberships have a 12 month minimum term. Total 12 month cost £287.88.

That's literally copied from the description you click on. .

Bottom of this page -

Buy a Merlin Annual Pass Today | Merlin Annual Pass

A Merlin Annual Pass is the only ticket you need to unlock limitless FUN at 30 of the UK's top attractions.
www.merlinannualpass.co.uk www.merlinannualpass.co.uk

Edit : as I thought that link doesn't bring up the same page I found the description of . . I have it screen shot on my phone but no idea how to upload it.
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I can confirm that the breakdown table, on the page that you've linked, shows £23.99 per month as the description of the monthly pass price for Platinum.

However, when you go through the checkout process, it is very clear at all stages that it is indeed £24.99.

Although it's generally a bit off that the web page hasn't been updated to accurately reflect the price of the monthly pass, it isn't illegal as the point of sale consistently shows the correct amount. It would very much be considered an acceptable mistake for most contract regulations. They really ought to address it though.

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