Dan.N
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You said if the ride wasn't safe they wouldn't let it open... Health and Safety originally passed it as safe and it ended up crashing. Who's to say it wouldn't happen again?
If HSE weren't satisfied that the incident couldn't be repeated they wouldn't have lifted the prohibition notice.
The new safety procedures and systems they have in place ensure that an incident such as the one on 2nd June can never be repeated.
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I said renamed, also it wasn't officially confirmed was it?
By giving a ride a new name you are altering the original theme, so in this instance retheme is the correct phrase IMO.
I'm sure it was officially confirmed by Merlin but not much exposure was given to it. I believe it was mentioned on a conference call where the details of the call were made public.
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According to Towers twitter, Smiler is reopening 19th March and it's not being renamed.
The Smiler was never going to be rethemed.
That was confirmed pretty quickly in the aftermath of the incident.
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Have seen it mentioned in a comment on Towers Times that Hex will only be opening with part time hours next season.
Now I haven't seen it confirmed anywhere, and have asked the person for a source, but still... Is an interesting concept, as it would allow them to still so some 'TLC' work on it during the season, and gives them time to do more work than would normally happen while the park is open
Hex is heavily rumoured to be closed for the duration of the 2016 season.
It's not a case of it needing TLC, it's simply a cost-cutting measure.
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Nothing has yet been confirmed by Alton Towers with regards to these rumours for next season.
Until anything is confirmed by the park themselves no-one can say with any clarity what will happen to these 6 attractions.
I personally wouldn't be surprised to see them on staggered opening but I would be shocked if they were all closed for the entirety of the 2016 season.
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I believe Samurai could be out of action for even longer due to a recent incident at Fantasy Island where the main arm on THE BEAST top scan started to move before it was fully raised and it nearly hit the control box and it smashed through the floor. Mondial is looking at all other top scans so Samurai will have to be looked at as well.
The main difference between The Beast and Samurai is The Beast is always operated on manual (which is the only way the incident on it can occur) whereas as far as I know Samurai is always run on one of the pre-programmed cycles.
I wouldn't be surprised if Mondial do have a look at it in relation to this incident but I would have thought that will only occur once it has been rebuilt.
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Well selling the tickets without it on their terms and conditions should land them in a spot of bother then. Poorly planned and marketed, like many things they do. Stupid stupid Merlin/Towers/whoever.
I agree that changing the age restriction with a little over 2 weeks until Scarefest starts is very poor, however they won't have done it without a good reason.
They have also said that anyone under the age of 15 who has already bought maze tickets will be able to get a full refund from the Resort Box Office.
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Has the park even confirmed this? A quick look at the website seems to give no indication of an age limit right up to the point tickets are booked. I don't believe it would be true.
Giving a suggested age is sensible, having an enforced limit is madness. It would actually open them up to criticism as when someone underage gets in, as they inevitably will, and goes of to the Mirror with their tale of horror it will be the parks fault, rather than the persons fault if it is just a guide age.
Alton Towers have confirmed it on their Twitter.
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TowersTimes have reported that Alton Towers have increased the age restrictions to their scare mazes to 15+ and it is understood that this will be strictly enforced.
Alton Towers have also posted the following in a comment on their Facebook page:
Due to their extreme horror content, only guests aged 15 years and over will be permitted to access our 2015 Scare Mazes.
It is as yet unclear as to how this age limit will be enforced.
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If there is, it's usually like 12+, but it's just a recommended type thing. However, for Brave it Alone which takes place after park hours you have to be 18+.
The recommended minimum age for the standard mazes at Towers is 14.
For both the paid Extreme mazes and the Maze ALONE! VIP extras the age limit is strictly 18+.
The Extreme mazes are taking place after park close (9pm onwards) while the Maze ALONEs are taking place before the mazes open to the general public (I have ToTT booked Alone on Sunday 25th October and have been advised to be at the entrance to the maze for 12:45pm)
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Seems highly unlikely. Until it has been signed off by HSE, Alton Towers cannot open the ride to the public.
For all we know the prohibition notice could have been lifted.
If we think back to the rides construction it had a prohibition notice placed on it then but there was never an official release that said it had been lifted so it is quite plausible that HSE have already deemed it safe to operate.
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It won't open until the HSE report is released.
If it's open I will eat my hat.
The ride will open as soon as the prohibition notice is lifted.
The full report could take a lengthy period of time to put together.
I expect one morning people will enter the park and head to X-Sector to see all the signage back up along with the music blaring out. On that morning I think Merlin will release a short statement along the lines of: "The Smiler will re-open today. This is what happened and these are the steps we've taken to ensure it can never happen again. The HSE are satisfied with the action taken and have deemed the ride safe to run"
I believe a 2015 opening is highly likely, probably a week or so before Scarefest starts in order to get any negative press out of the way.
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No, but it has been closed all day today.
Could it not be that they have encountered a technical issue with the ride and have decided to close it now so it's back up and running for FN?
I find it hard to believe that it will be closed for the rest of the season when the social media team are saying otherwise.
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Apart from the hear-say of a "staff member at the park" has there been any official confirmation that Tidal Wave will be SBNO for the rest of the season?
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Premium Pass holders don't have to reserve a park ticket if they want to visit, it simply avoids them being turned away if they turn up and the park is at capacity.Cant believe I've just realised Premium holders have to pay £1 to reserve park tickets each visit. Shame
First plastic bags, now this, what's next?
If people are planning on being there from opening there is little reason to book one, as you will be guaranteed entry. The issue comes if people want to enter the park from 6pm and find out it's at capacity. That £1 booking fee could be the difference between getting in and not. I know which one I'd choose..
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