February 14, 201510 yr comment_202801 I have to say, the new coaster looks like a pretty high build quality. The train is delightfully cute! Work was ongoing today and there are good views of it around Sonic Spinball. You wouldn't think it is a Zamperla when you see it. Trackwork looks good! Some further pics are on the TS Facebook page: www.facebook.com/towersstreet
February 17, 201510 yr comment_202953 They really aren't good with names are they? They're stuck with what the IP owners and the BBC want to call them - they wouldn't call something 'In the Night Garden Magical Boat Ride' if they had their own way I'm sure!
March 11, 201510 yr comment_204818 We have a construction update! Pictures from AT's Facebook. Looks nice.
March 11, 201510 yr comment_204834 Looks a loverly charming ride at towers. But will it beat Nemesis?
March 11, 201510 yr comment_204838 Oh. My. God. Control yourself, Amarghh. The ride isn't even finished yet. (in other words, there's still more to come)
March 15, 201510 yr comment_205180 Just saw an advert including a little voice over to do with this!! I hope they include the vegimals in this. They are the carrots and other vegetable things that have animal faces and have no relevance to the actual show aside from they just kinda pop up every now and then.
March 15, 201510 yr comment_205182 ^ you know way too much about Octonaughts It's octoNAUTS not octoNAUGHTS. Please.
March 20, 201510 yr comment_205601 From Alton Towers' Facebook page Looks good...and ready for opening tomorrow!
March 20, 201510 yr comment_205603 Bah!!!!!!!! Beaten to it by coasterdude (was about to post that same pic) Looks very good, definitely an improvement over Beastie. Would like to see a few more bigger bits of theming if I'm being picky; but aside from that looks very good.
March 20, 201510 yr comment_205604 Doesn't look as good as Critter Creek... It does look good though, and a small coaster was needed since Beastie left.
March 20, 201510 yr comment_205612 I agree on the "it could do with maybe one or two more big set-pieces", but really, it looks nicer than most kiddie coasters... Will look even better once they've expanded the area even further and removed Spinball...
March 20, 201510 yr comment_205620 Will look even better once they've expanded the area even further and removed Spinball... Is that actually happening? I hope not!
March 20, 201510 yr comment_205621 Spinball has to go at some point. Its planning permission is only a temporary thing. I'm not sure if they can extend it or make it permanent however at this current moment in time it will have to leave.
March 20, 201510 yr Author comment_205625 If this is supposed to be under water I hope there is a bubble machine somewhere!
March 20, 201510 yr comment_205628 Spinball has to go at some point. Its planning permission is only a temporary thing. I'm not sure if they can extend it or make it permanent however at this current moment in time it will have to leave. As far as I'm aware, the four current (for now) rides set to leave are Blade, Flume, Ripsaw and Spinball. Blade as we know will be going this year (due to SW8 and other things) and I wouldn't be surprised if this will be Ripsaw's last season either (SW8 will be in forbidden valley after all). Spinball going seems to be rumoured every year. It's very likely it's going to happen, but with the two above rides still present, I think Spinball will be going 2017/2018. The flume will probably be the last of these to go as though it's around 35 years old and (to some) a long boring ride with drops, it's still a fairly popular ride (with families) at the resort and still obtains a high throughput (around 1200). This will likely go after 2018 to either make way for a more modern log ride or SW9 (maybe SW9 won't be coaster after all with Thorpe's next ride to be a dark ride).
March 21, 201510 yr comment_205635 Guesswork and rumour masquerading as fact. Depends on who you know
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