Altonadvocate1
TS Member
From the day that plans for SW8 were published there were a lot of Nay Sayers on this forum.
Is that it?
Where's the rest of it?
It's too small (Ooh missus)!
A wasted opportunity!
Looks boring!
Wood and fire - another gimmick!
Let's be honest - WM is way better than we expected. It's a lot of fun, and ridden in the dark at scarefest, it's borderline world class.
I suspect that the last minute intervention by a certain Mr Wardley may have saved the day.
In contrast most enthusiasts were waxing Lyrical about Icon from the start.
I think they are both great, with WM underestimated from the off and Icon a trifle overestimated.
But WM seems to have delivered to aid Alton Tower's recovery whereas Icon seems to have failed to boost the gate significantly for Blackpool despite being a great coaster.
Were Merlin right all along?
Do gimmicks, slick marketing, massive marketing budgets and huge well funded marketing departments carry more say than great ride hardware.
Are we overestimating the intelligence of the great British public?
And how do we change this if it's true? How does David compete with Goliath?
Do we owe Merlin an apology (deliberate angry response invoking question)
What do you think?
Is that it?
Where's the rest of it?
It's too small (Ooh missus)!
A wasted opportunity!
Looks boring!
Wood and fire - another gimmick!
Let's be honest - WM is way better than we expected. It's a lot of fun, and ridden in the dark at scarefest, it's borderline world class.
I suspect that the last minute intervention by a certain Mr Wardley may have saved the day.
In contrast most enthusiasts were waxing Lyrical about Icon from the start.
I think they are both great, with WM underestimated from the off and Icon a trifle overestimated.
But WM seems to have delivered to aid Alton Tower's recovery whereas Icon seems to have failed to boost the gate significantly for Blackpool despite being a great coaster.
Were Merlin right all along?
Do gimmicks, slick marketing, massive marketing budgets and huge well funded marketing departments carry more say than great ride hardware.
Are we overestimating the intelligence of the great British public?
And how do we change this if it's true? How does David compete with Goliath?
Do we owe Merlin an apology (deliberate angry response invoking question)
What do you think?
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