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The Smiler - General Discussion
Max
TS Member
Roughness on The Smiler seems to be very train dependant, my two rides on Train 3 on August 12th were remarkably smooth, a little bit of rattle on the outside seats, but nothing too uncomfortable. Its a shame that there seems to be quite a large difference in the smoothness of the trains, because it could potentially make people hate the ride. I really hope the roughest trains are replaced over closed season.
Alastair
TS Team
jmc said:Could this be Alton's version of Thorpe's Reserve N Ride system?
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Please, just no. Don't do it Alton.
Stevie
TS Member
I think the keywords here are
It's safe to say, it'll be some form of queue jumping technique. Be it the 'Reserve n Ride' or just a chance to win some actual fastracks. I very much doubt it'll be anything else.
Stay tuned for your chance to get on #TheSmiler quicker than the rest
It's safe to say, it'll be some form of queue jumping technique. Be it the 'Reserve n Ride' or just a chance to win some actual fastracks. I very much doubt it'll be anything else.
djtruefitt
TS Team
A few things to point out on my visit yesterday, I did it three times, twice on train 3 and once on another (didn't see the number), but train 3 is by far the worse train. the whole ride felt horrible, it shock around, rattled and made a horrible noise. On the final ride there was a techie next to me (no idea if he was checking the train, or just fancied a ride), but I commented on it being rough, and he said it sounded like a wheel had gone. Hopefully with that replaced it will be ok!
In other news the Giggler is still known as the Dribbler and the strobe is the indoor queue is either broke or turned off.
In other news the Giggler is still known as the Dribbler and the strobe is the indoor queue is either broke or turned off.
Andrew
TS Contributor
Finally got on The Smiler today!
After queuing for 2 hours, I got on Row 2 of a train (I didn't note the number). The ride was fast and intense in parts, as well as being quite floaty too.
I really enjoyed the ride and I can't really compare it to Nemesis as, to me, they are two completely different experiences.
The indoor strobe was working today as well as the other effects. The audio was loud and the Marmaliser effects were working well (apart from The Giggler which was weak).
After queuing for 2 hours, I got on Row 2 of a train (I didn't note the number). The ride was fast and intense in parts, as well as being quite floaty too.
I really enjoyed the ride and I can't really compare it to Nemesis as, to me, they are two completely different experiences.
The indoor strobe was working today as well as the other effects. The audio was loud and the Marmaliser effects were working well (apart from The Giggler which was weak).
djtruefitt
TS Team
By the looks of things on FaceBook, there was a whole queue line evacuation of the Smiler this evening!

Dave
TS Founding Member
josht said:After riding "the smiler" many times and currently ranking it behind nemesis, oblivion and thirteen
Nemesis sure..... Oblivion can understand but
Th13teen!!!!!
I don't know you anymore Josh
josht
TS Member
I nearly went with air and Rita aswell but I'm not a fan of the ride for some strange reasonDave said:josht said:After riding "the smiler" many times and currently ranking it behind nemesis, oblivion and thirteen
Nemesis sure..... Oblivion can understand but
Th13teen!!!!!
I don't know you anymore Josh![]()
Dave said:I get the feeling that next season Smiler will drop into 3rd place after the novelty value has worn off![]()
.... and the headaches have kicked in
Dave
TS Founding Member
GaryH said:Dave said:I get the feeling that next season Smiler will drop into 3rd place after the novelty value has worn off![]()
.... and the headaches have kicked in
Yeah possibly, though at the moment I get no pain at all so hopefully we have a few years yet