The Future of Skyride

[James]

The Skyride used to be a lifesaver for my mum, who has heart problems. Her mobility is limited now, so theme parks are now a no-go, but when we used to go as a family, the Skyride was vital for getting from A to B.

I just hope they look at monorail next.

Many people forget the sheer amount of walking you can do at Towers (this year was my first visit for a while, and I forgot how much walking you do!) and the distances between areas. These transportation systems help a lot to ease that.

 

[EarthlyKnight27]

The Skyride used to be a lifesaver for my mum, who has heart problems. Her mobility is limited now, so theme parks are now a no-go, but when we used to go as a family, the Skyride was vital for getting from A to B.

I just hope they look at monorail next.

Many people forget the sheer amount of walking you can do at Towers (this year was my first visit for a while, and I forgot how much walking you do!) and the distances between areas. These transportation systems help a lot to ease that.

Hehe, they could bring back that old train they used to have, if I'm not mistaken!
Although we'd best not divert too far from the topic of Skyride.

 

[Jb85]

Transportation is key across the resort - it is huge. Shouldn’t have been left this long but it’s a positive step

 

[Dave]

Transportation is key across the resort - it is huge. Shouldn’t have been left this long but it’s a positive step

There are parks far bigger than Towers without transport rides. I don’t doubt that it’s a great help for people with mobility issues but even before this refurb it was often closed for technical reasons for part or all day. So whenever I have gone to the park with friends or family with mobility issues I have never depended on it being available.

 

[AltonLover123]

There are parks far bigger than Towers without transport rides. I don’t doubt that it’s a great help for people with mobility issues but even before this refurb it was often closed for technical reasons for part or all day. So whenever I have gone to the park with friends or family with mobility issues I have never depended on it being available.

Whilst that may be true, not many of those bigger parks contain as many elevation changes as Towers.

 

[rob666]

I relied on it, every visit, for three decades.
Sometimes for disabled clients, sometimes for elderly relatives, now sometimes for me.
Often opening late, or, later on, having issues during the day, but you could rely on it for shortening the circuit over the day 99% of the time.
I rarely visit at busy times, so usually walk on or a two minute wait.
Only once was it closed all day for us...near the end of course.
Other parks may be bigger, but do they have the massive gaps between attractions..that is the issue, together with the terrain.

Nice to see it back...hopefully, and about time.

 

[Dave]

Whilst that may be true, not many of those bigger parks contain as many elevation changes as Towers.

You can actually get to every station on the skyride without a huge hill to navigate since they opened the path between haunted hollow and valley. The two parts of the park you cannot navigate without a severe incline (excluding the gardens) are gloomy wood and X-sector, neither of which the Skyride serves.

Never used to be the case but the opening of that path has made accessing valley a lot easier with a wheelchair without the Skyride. Just as a top tip if anyone needs it. You can actually do gloomy if you take a circuitous route and go from Mutiny bay, then do valley rides then go back on yourself to gloomy, you still have a steep hill to go down but it’s not up.

Obviously if your issue is length of time walking then the Skyride helps you regardless of incline issues.

Anyway that’s migrated marginally off topic.