Ride Availability/Operations 2022-25

[rob666]

Either the parks quieter or more likely because all the rides are open and operating efficiently its impacting the queue times.

School Trip season is very often the busiest part of the season, then Scarefest and Fireworks 2nd most then Summer after

I didn't say busiest time of year.
Later on in the summer school holidays, the ride queues are usually an hour to an hour and a half.
This year it is much quieter.

 

[Hid]

People are voting with their feet. Good news for both those still visiting and those staying home saving their money.

Less good for management. A hard trend to reverse

Could it actually lead to less investment the less money they have

 

[spotweld]

Could it actually lead to less investment the less money they have

Yes.

 

[Hid]

I am actually not too worried about the amount of people as queue times don't represent everything I think it's more spread out throughout the year now and thr fact all the rides are open where as last year there was no Toxicator, Skyride or Hex. All quite high capacity rides.

Towers have also had pretty great ops this year. Very efficient.

 

[AT86]

Given the fact the park have persisted with the 7pm closes during the last two weeks of August and the apparent lack of any operational cuts to reduce costs it suggests they are happy with revenue.

Having said that there have been more promotions at this time of year than you would expect, but that is across all Merlin parks, as well as the likes of BPB and Drayton too. So I suspect that is driven by reduced general demand for theme parks given the economic backdrop, as opposed to any specific issue at Alton Towers.

 

[Hid]

Given the fact the park have persisted with the 7pm closes during the last two weeks of August and the apparent lack of any operational cuts to reduce costs it suggests they are happy with revenue.

Having said that there have been more promotions at this time of year than you would expect, but that is across all Merlin parks, as well as the likes of BPB and Drayton too. So I suspect that is driven by general demand for theme parks given the economic backdrop, as opposed to any specific issue at Alton Towers.

Also Towers was a lot quiter in 2016 right after the accident I remember that year well

 

[AltonLover123]

I didn't say busiest time of year.
Later on in the summer school holidays, the ride queues are usually an hour to an hour and a half.
This year it is much quieter.

There are still just over 2 weeks of holidays left.

It’s not quite the death knell people are thinking it is. This time last year they were cutting left right and centre, yet the 7pms are still 7pms and most things are opening at 10am comparatively to last year.

I’d say that’s a good sign.

 

[D4n]

There are still just over 2 weeks of holidays left.

It’s not quite the death knell people are thinking it is. This time last year they were cutting left right and centre, yet the 7pms are still 7pms and most things are opening at 10am comparatively to last year.

I’d say that’s a good sign.

Depends where you live. Most Leicestershire kids come back straight after the bank holiday

There will be fewer kids still on holiday from now onwards

 

[AltonLover123]

Depends where you live. Most Leicestershire kids come back straight after the bank holiday

There will be fewer kids still on holiday from now onwards

Either way, the crowds have been more spread this year. Pre school trip season, there were busier weekdays than usual. It’s just that people aren’t just going on Saturdays and Sundays anymore.