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[The Smiler] Construction Updates and Ride Speculation
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Re: Secret Weapon 7 Discussion Continued
Ooh now that's an interesting thought! If it's being opened up for that corporate event next month or whatever that was... They could perhaps run it on a skeletal ents team, but I somehow don't think they'd have enough staff on hand more than anything!
Ooh now that's an interesting thought! If it's being opened up for that corporate event next month or whatever that was... They could perhaps run it on a skeletal ents team, but I somehow don't think they'd have enough staff on hand more than anything!
Dean
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It still states 16th March over on these pages, I think these have been missed...
Once these are removed it dead certain it's delayed...
This will be the new Rita now, I can see this have some soft openings like Rita did back in 2005, before it's official opening.
It still states 16th March over on these pages, I think these have been missed...
Once these are removed it dead certain it's delayed...
This will be the new Rita now, I can see this have some soft openings like Rita did back in 2005, before it's official opening.
Scott
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The hotels still think the ride will open on time. A Team member rung them yesterday and that's what they were saying - they also said bookings can be amended or cancelled up to the day before. So I don't see a possibly delay being too much problem for the resort side.Dean said:
daveslodge
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I called the hotel this morning to enquire what the situation would be if bookings were made with the soul purpose of visiting the new ride and then a delay took place. The response was that the standard terms would apply (full payment if cancelled on day, half payment if 7 days prior etc.).
They seemed very coy when I asked if they knew of potential delays stating that 'all info about the new ride is still very much under wraps'. (If I'm honest I doubt this info would have filtered down to this level as yet anyway).
Interestingly both hotels are fully booked for the Sunday and Monday nights so there may well be a fair few disgruntled guests if a delay announcement is not made sooner rather than later.
I called the hotel this morning to enquire what the situation would be if bookings were made with the soul purpose of visiting the new ride and then a delay took place. The response was that the standard terms would apply (full payment if cancelled on day, half payment if 7 days prior etc.).
They seemed very coy when I asked if they knew of potential delays stating that 'all info about the new ride is still very much under wraps'. (If I'm honest I doubt this info would have filtered down to this level as yet anyway).
Interestingly both hotels are fully booked for the Sunday and Monday nights so there may well be a fair few disgruntled guests if a delay announcement is not made sooner rather than later.
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this seems to me like a definate delay, but why?
I cannot realistically see trick track, despite what others have said, so this should really be a straightforward build.
it just points to very very poor planning, pssobily due to this being a rush job if they switched plans at the last minute (i.e. AIR carpark SW wasnt ready??)
this seems to me like a definate delay, but why?
I cannot realistically see trick track, despite what others have said, so this should really be a straightforward build.
it just points to very very poor planning, pssobily due to this being a rush job if they switched plans at the last minute (i.e. AIR carpark SW wasnt ready??)
EuroSatch
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Secret Weapon 7 Discussion Continued
It's no surprise it has been delayed. It was no secret that this project has been rushed through a the last minute, these as Sub Terra was. Management admitted these mistakes, and yet still don't give new projects the time scale they deserve to get them right.
It's no surprise it has been delayed. It was no secret that this project has been rushed through a the last minute, these as Sub Terra was. Management admitted these mistakes, and yet still don't give new projects the time scale they deserve to get them right.
KingNemesis
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KingNemesis
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Apparently its from an official line from the park.
Apparently its from an official line from the park.
Tom
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They are advising would-be bookers for 16 March that it will be open. Pre-recorded messages stating this remain and it's also the official line from those taking phone bookings.
If you want to go down the route of staff in certain positions not knowing what they are talking about, then it all comes from the top. If an order to remove the countdown came because the project has been delayed, it would be sheer incompetence to not issue and immediate brief to telephone staff and get the pre-recorded message changed.
They are advising would-be bookers for 16 March that it will be open. Pre-recorded messages stating this remain and it's also the official line from those taking phone bookings.
If you want to go down the route of staff in certain positions not knowing what they are talking about, then it all comes from the top. If an order to remove the countdown came because the project has been delayed, it would be sheer incompetence to not issue and immediate brief to telephone staff and get the pre-recorded message changed.
TheMan
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Oh dear!! Alton Tower's you are beginning to look like numpties as this slowly is filtering out into the public domain.
Morwenna take 2!
Nemesis was never "World Beating" to my knowledge, unless you class digging it into a pit lol!
The Hotel situation is an interesting one, they're fully booked up (as per the quotes above) for one reason alone - they'd have to acknowledge that, if they threw normal T&Cs at you, that would be harsh because of poor organisation on their part.
All speculation of course, the total opposite may still be true.
There are very few excuses for a project this small to be delayed if it is, other than terrible planning, which for an operation this size is inexcusable. SW6 was plagued with issues, technical, weather etc, and that still opened on time (I think marketing's hot air probably kept the site dry though ;D ).
This is of course, unless the site itself has thrown up something unexpected (perhaps they found a real Nemesis this time??!)
I do hope things go to plan for them though and they get it opened on time.
Oh dear!! Alton Tower's you are beginning to look like numpties as this slowly is filtering out into the public domain.
Jordan said:
Morwenna take 2!
Nemesis was never "World Beating" to my knowledge, unless you class digging it into a pit lol!
The Hotel situation is an interesting one, they're fully booked up (as per the quotes above) for one reason alone - they'd have to acknowledge that, if they threw normal T&Cs at you, that would be harsh because of poor organisation on their part.
All speculation of course, the total opposite may still be true.
There are very few excuses for a project this small to be delayed if it is, other than terrible planning, which for an operation this size is inexcusable. SW6 was plagued with issues, technical, weather etc, and that still opened on time (I think marketing's hot air probably kept the site dry though ;D ).
This is of course, unless the site itself has thrown up something unexpected (perhaps they found a real Nemesis this time??!)
I do hope things go to plan for them though and they get it opened on time.
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