Mark9 Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 The budget allocated to this always was going to be low and if anything the park have scraped more to spend on this tunnel than they would have been provided with before the events of 2015 (hence there scaffold was kept there instead of a permanent structure in the first place). No one is asking the world, it's just appalling that a company that constantly prides itself on being "second to Disney" and whose priority as a business is now 'to overtake Disney within the next few years', choose not to give Alton Towers the cap ex needed to properly sort problems like this and they've really gone for the cheapest passable option possible with this wooden thing, like all their design choices riddled throughout their parks. They've always thought of second to Disney as in visitor numbers and not experiences. At least that is how it used to be portrayed and based on how their paint jobs and annual pass days have gone this year, this is definitely still the impression portrayed. Thing is for me, Rita's wooden fencing is hardly the most offensive thing they've done. The bland paint jobs are far worse then this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 The scaffolding is there for H&S reasons. What would you prefer? The scaffolding or no Rita. I shall let you decide. In my opinion, the fences look good and a nice way for towers to hide the queue length. To be fair - I'm sure H&S do not state the structure must be scaffolding, they will just state they want that area covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 The repaint of the Box Office is the worst repaint on park... +1 for removing Rita, if only so they could actually do something good with the area... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted March 14, 2016 Report Share Posted March 14, 2016 Health and safety have not said you need scaffolding under the walk way ... H&S do not care how you fix the issue just as long as its fixed in a safe way. A thousand times, this. MattyMoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celia Mae Posted July 30, 2016 Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 10th March: "We'll have vines growing over the top in a few weeks!" 30th July: I present to you... vines. Photos courtesy of TowersStreet CharlieN, Kerfuffle, Cian and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieN Posted July 30, 2016 Report Share Posted July 30, 2016 And the award for the slowest retheme goes to... Well, I can't complain, at least work is actually being done in the dark forest for a change! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlesberg Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 But it's Rita so no one actually cares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 Strange looking vines Celia Mae 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 On Saturday, July 30, 2016 at 8:11 PM, Celia Mae said: 10th March: "We'll have vines growing over the top in a few weeks!" 30th July: I present to you... vines. Photos courtesy of TowersStreet They've been there since last Monday I'm pretty sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celia Mae Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 (edited) 22 hours ago, ChessingtonSam said: They've been there since last Monday I'm pretty sure. Okay, I haven't been to Towers since June so I don't know. They were posted on TowersStreet's Facebook an hour before I put them here Edited August 2, 2016 by Celia Mae Apologies for my bad memory yeah, MattyMoo and L7123456 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 I think they've mistakenly put up crow's feet instead of vines KingNemesis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingNemesis Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 32 minutes ago, MattyMoo said: I think they've mistakenly put up crow's feet instead of vines Well it is getting old! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 3 hours ago, Celia Mae said: Okay, I haven't been to Towers since March so I don't know. They were posted on TowersStreet's Facebook an hour before I put them here Urm, did June not happen? Celia Mae 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L7123456 Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 On 30/07/2016 at 8:11 PM, Celia Mae said: 10th March: "We'll have vines growing over the top in a few weeks!" 30th July: I present to you... vines. Photos courtesy of TowersStreet Vines? They look like huge, green twigs that have been stuck to a fence... But it's Rita, no one really cares At least we can be grateful it's not scaffolding though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 Dark Forest clearly isn't working for Towers; it's time for a retheme me thinks... #LightFields slendercat, Whatever, L7123456 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntman707 Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 As part of Rita takeover week, Alton Towers have released the playlist for Thunder Rock Rally Radio which used to boom out over Ug Land back in 2005. Enjoy!https://open.spotify.com/user/altontowersresort/playlist/3S5cM4zhvXT0IPuBECREwl I have made an iTunes version too: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/playlist/thunder-rock-rally-radio/idpl.e75d7dd3360e495c9a2d7f7fde0dcc58 JoshC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntman707 Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 TRRR! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt N Posted February 19, 2022 Report Share Posted February 19, 2022 Sorry to bump this thread after nearly 5 years of inactivity, but I was just wondering; have Towers done something to Rita in recent years? I only ask because I had a period of 4.5 years without riding Rita (between 2016 and 2020) because of how rough it was and how little I liked it, but when I rerode it in 2020, I thought it was brilliant, and way, way smoother than I'd ever remembered. I've had 4 rides post-2020, in both the purple and blue trains, and none of them have been overly rough at all, which I find really interesting. I would even dare to say that my most recent rides, in September 2021, were really quite smooth; my front row ride was honestly hardly any rougher than Icon at BPB, with only a very slight rattle, and even the ride I had in row 8 straight after only had a touch more of a rattle to it; nothing that majorly detracted from the ride at all. The ride literally didn't hurt in the slightest, and I'd have happily gone round a few times! And while I still wouldn't say they were a favourite of mine, I also didn't mind the restraints too much, in spite of remembering hating them years prior. Most interestingly of all, I rode Rita and Stealth within a week of each other in September 2021, and I would have said that my 2 rides on Rita were considerably smoother and more enjoyable than any of my 3 rides on Stealth; whereas Rita only had a slight rattle at worst, Stealth was really bouncing about quite horribly going up and down the top hat on all 3 rides, and I came off it with somewhat of a headache all 3 times I rode. Given that Rita is far more notorious for roughness than Stealth, I find that really interesting... Not to mention that while Stealth's launch is more forceful and the airtime on the top hat is fantastic, Rita has a more extensive layout which is surprisingly exciting in places; I'd never noticed before, but there are a couple of surprisingly strong ejector moments on Rita that really throw you out of your seat! Even though it's so hated, and even I once hated it, I've really been enjoying Rita lately, and I'd also say that while I prefer Rita of the two, both of the Dark Forest Intamins are rides that I enjoy more than most. Does anyone know if Rita's had anything done? And do you agree with me about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted March 8, 2022 Report Share Posted March 8, 2022 They've painted the entrance sign this year. Matt N 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelly Posted November 10 Report Share Posted November 10 does anyone know why yesterday when I went the air gates to load the second train which was parked in the station would only open when the first train hit the brakes instead of when the second train parked in the station. it effectively gave us 1 train ops on 2 trains which is definitely a "worlds first" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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