James39 Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Smiler to open for Halloween? Caught glimpse of headline on sun or mirror today while in a rush. Anyone read the article? Sorry if already posted.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaA Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Smiler to open for Halloween? Caught glimpse of headline on sun or mirror today while in a rush. Anyone read the article? Sorry if already posted.... I don't think its confirmed, its probably just the media trying to squeeze out another article nobody wants to hear.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James39 Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 It was the whole of the front page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 Alton Towers have confirmed on Twitter that it's false. There are no plans of this nature at this time. Thank you. JoshuaA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaA Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 It was the whole of the front page Shows how desperate they are... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altitude Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 It was the whole of the front page There's a little trick when it comes to scanning the papers! If it says 'Daily Mail' on it, hand it to the cashier as it's not fit to be sold. Kerfuffle, Ian-S and Liam T 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaA Posted September 11, 2015 Report Share Posted September 11, 2015 According to the daily mail it's moved to thorpe aswell, as it'll be available for fright nights rather then scarefest. lol. I'm pretty sure its opening on Howl-O-ween at Chessington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 So that control box has now been completed and has a padlock on it. I originally thought it was a phone box but doubt it now seeing as it has the padlock on. I reckon they have to restart the ride there, so that the track is checked before it's reset? (Picture from Towerstreet) Morgan.B and Kerfuffle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobF Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 It may house an extra block reset to prevent it happening again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted September 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 Fyi, Vicky Balch is doing her first public interview on BBC2/News at 9.15 today with that Victoria Derbyshire woman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 ... which can be seen here. Good to see her up and about. The smiler themed wheelchair in the background is a bit much though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 A further clip from todays BBC episode, with Victoria speaking about the crash itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 Good to see she is still in good spirits despite her trauma. It's a great shame though she ended up making that decision as it sounded like things were starting to look up before getting a lot worse where amputation was the only option. Whether we'll see Smiler open again this year is another question but no doubt it'll have s large boycott group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPGG Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 How did The Smiler actually crash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 How did The Smiler actually crash? One train went into another that had stalled in the Knot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPGG Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Doesn't quite sound like you know your stuff, any other more educated responses? Merry-go-girl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Doesn't quite sound like you know your stuff, any other more educated responses? If you mean the cause of the crash, it is suspected to be human error but no official information has been released yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altitude Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Doesn't quite sound like you know your stuff, any other more educated responses? You're accusing someone of not knowing their stuff when you just asked how it crashed? Like Benin said, two trains crashed. The block system worked at first and stopped the loaded train at the crest of the lift, however it suddenly pushed them over the top and that's what the mystery was about. Graw, Mer, Benin and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Doesn't quite sound like you know your stuff, any other more educated responses? Any detailed information on the incident is not in the public domain... And you didn't exactly specify that you wanted actual cause, you just asked how they crashed... yeah, Mer, Ricky and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry-go-girl Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 I knew what they meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaA Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Doesn't quite sound like you know your stuff, any other more educated responses? TBH Benin gave you all that anyone could say.. Anything about how it happend is speculation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPGG Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Thank you Merry-go-girl. I think it was reasonably obvious that I was interested in an answer encompassing comprehensiveness beyond the likes of 'One train hit another' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altitude Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 We all know I seem to end up in arguments all the time, however... You say Benin's response was too vague however your original post was just as vague and open anyway! I can see where you're both coming from though I guess. On another note, when do you think we might actually get an official reason from Merlin Entertainments? Some articles in the media previously linked it all to human error and Towers have denied it haven't they? Or did they just deny the Autumn opening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPGG Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 By my understanding, they've only denied the rumours that they plan to re-open it for Scarefest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam T Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Just watched the 'This Morning' interview with Victoria, and it's very interesting to hear she actually went to visit the trains in the H&S lab. She mentioned about how both trains created a 'v shape' then they hit... again puts thing into prospective. I've haven't heard about Smiler testing recently, I can only assume it's still having it's ongoing process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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