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Towers Loving Care

The latest TLC update from Towers:

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The yellow lines past the air gates look a lot better. Although this wasn't the part of the ride that needed the TLC.
 
bluesonichd said:
o_O before and after pics are different ? ... looks the same to me, money well spent ! :rolleyes:
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It took me a second to spot the difference but I see that as a good thing. It's how maintenance in a visitor attraction should be: Cleaning things up and repainting them at the fist signs of wear, not at the stage where it's noticeably rotting and falling apart.

That's why I'm in two minds about the TLC campaign. It's good that they're refurbishing parts of the park but the night-and-day comparison shots highlight the level of neglect leading up to this point.

Also, the fact they chose to publicise what is essentially routine maintenance with a social media campaign doesn't quite sit right with me. It comes across as "Look, we fixed something! Be impessed!"

If Towers carried out proper preventative maintenance on a regular basis, every photo would be as uninteresting as this one and there would be no reason to boast about it on the Internet.

So I don't think it's wasted money. But it's a drop in the ocean of what they should be spending each year to keep the park looking presentable.
 
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CGM said:
It took me a second to spot the difference but I see that as a good thing. It's how maintenance in a visitor attraction should be: Cleaning things up and repainting them at the fist signs of wear, not at the stage where it's noticeably rotting and falling apart.

That's why I'm in two minds about the TLC campaign. It's good that they're refurbishing parts of the park but the night-and-day comparison shots highlight the level of neglect leading up to this point.

Also, the fact they chose to publicise what is essentially routine maintenance with a social media campaign doesn't quite sit right with me. It comes across as "Look, we fixed something! Be impessed!"

If Towers carried out proper preventative maintenance on a regular basis, every photo would be as uninteresting as this one and there would be no reason to boast about it on the Internet.

So I don't think it's wasted money. But it's a drop in the ocean of what they should be spending each year to keep the park looking presentable.
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You are right that this painting on the Smiler is preventative rather than reactive and they should be doing this probably every other year no matter. But I don't really see it as a social media campaign, just someone enjoying showing what's going on, more like a behind the scenes than anything else.
 
jon81uk said:
You are right that this painting on the Smiler is preventative rather than reactive and they should be doing this probably every other year no matter. But I don't really see it as a social media campaign, just someone enjoying showing what's going on, more like a behind the scenes than anything else.
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They must get quite disheartened if they read this forum then the amount of poo pooing that goes on towards all their hard work :D
 
I say crack on. Yes, some of it should of been ongoing maintenance. However the work is looking great, and they are doing a great job of it. I hope that the funding carries on for ongoing maintenance like this after the public TLC program finishes.
I bet there are staff at Towers that are loving the fact they have been given time and money to do this.
 
matthewgcole said:
Oh I do! The loving restoration (most has been very well done actually) of former world class attractions that spearheaded the parks golden years is far more interesting than a tiny and underwhelming new coaster like SW8.
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Well Nemesis and Hex still remain to be seen to be honest.
 
Poisson said:
Of course they read them, I think they have admitted it in the past as well
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Yup, there are towers staff that reads the forum. after talking about being a AT fan at the fireworks, one of them called me by my forum name. (waves at that staff member)
 
matthewgcole said:
Hence the word MOST. I'm still curious as to why the tentacles of the Nemesis creature would have rust on them.
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It isn't rust, it's blood, just like on the track itself. The track is supposed to be tentacle/exoskeleton of the Nemesis monster, which wouldn't rust but would have blood on. When they talk about pinning the monster to the ground using steel the steel is the supports. That was the original story, although the video in sub-terra does contradict that.
 
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