July 30, 201312 yr comment_164390 Love how we blame Intamin.. There are plenty of Launch coasters out there which cables havent snapped Like their LSM ones...
November 9, 201311 yr comment_171882 So the Smiler and Thirteen are currently closed, not a good day for Alton - http://ridetimes.co.uk/
November 9, 201311 yr comment_171884 Gone a lot more unnoticed than the Smiler for obvious reasons, but Th13teen seems to have had a really poor end to the season reliability wise.
November 9, 201311 yr comment_171885 Ritas down now too.... And people say thorpe has reliability issues...
November 9, 201311 yr Author comment_171890 Ride Times does make it very easy to monitor though, whereas because Thorpe doesn't have that service most things go unnoticed other than Samurai and Slammer being down. Thorpe's end of season was definitely far from smooth
November 9, 201311 yr comment_171892 Ritas down now too.... And people say thorpe has reliability issues... And now Oblivion
November 9, 201311 yr comment_171893 4 major rides closed that is definitely looking bad on Alton, bet guest services has a bigger queue then what smiler usually gets! EDIT: Mine train has an 80 minute queue, since when has that ride ever had an 80 minute queue!
November 9, 201311 yr comment_171894 From Towers Nerd Live yesterday. That's why all those rides are closed, nothing to worry about (why Spinball hasn't closed though I don't know unless they realised that doesn't need to close).
November 9, 201311 yr comment_171897 I don't think smiler / thirteen have been down since 3/4 pm for fireworks
November 9, 201311 yr comment_171901 when Saw had FIFTEEN separate shutdowns in a day? You're having me on!
November 9, 201311 yr comment_171904 You're having me on! That's nothing on things like stealth back in the day
November 9, 201311 yr comment_171905 I don't think smiler / thirteen have been down since 3/4 pm for fireworks They both had 120min queues, they both closed at 4pm or just before as they need to be clear by 6pm.
November 9, 201311 yr comment_171907 Most parks do this actually, closing queues early if they're excessive... Walibi closed a 2 hour queue for their woodie a hour before park close... Makes sense if it's down to the fireworks, even Disney do that...
November 10, 201311 yr comment_171911 They both had 120min queues, they both closed at 4pm or just before as they need to be clear by 6pm. Fair enough , but dan is right the site has shown Alton rides do seem to be mis behaving a little more recently, that or they always have just didn't have a site which showed it quite so clearly
November 10, 201311 yr comment_171914 I think they mostly always have, especially the Intamins... Imagine if Thorpe had such a website over the last few years... That wouldn't have provided a good indicator...
November 10, 201311 yr comment_171920 I think thoroe have significantly improved now tbh. Apart from the odd couple most of Thorpes rides are at their most reliable points now and work quite reliably. Swarms still yet to have a entire day closed which b&m or not is pretty impressive imo!
November 10, 201311 yr comment_171925 I don't know why we argue which park has worse reliability; they both have unacceptable levels.
November 10, 201311 yr comment_171926 Thorpes rides this year have all been pretty reliable. This excludes Slammer (for obvious reasons, Storm Surge (because it seems to break down 3 or more times a day) and also Samurai (and maybe to a degree Loggers).
November 10, 201311 yr comment_171929 Thorpes rides this year have all been pretty reliable. This excludes Slammer (for obvious reasons, Storm Surge (because it seems to break down 3 or more times a day) and also Samurai (and maybe to a degree Loggers). Which when you think about it is not actually very good, is it? It helps a lot that they are not headline attractions.
November 12, 201311 yr comment_171979 Half term 2014 line up: http://www.altontowers.com/events/half-term/ Not bad bar Thirteen, Rita and Oblivion!
November 12, 201311 yr comment_171981 Not the best lineup in the world, but it would be nice to see Thorpe do something similar next year!
November 12, 201311 yr comment_171983 RMT, Air, Nemesis, Spinball, NST, Duel, Hex, Charlie.. Pretty good lineup for the usual enthusiast, far better than a couple of years ago (even if it did used to include Oblivion).
November 13, 201311 yr comment_171993 Be interesting to see if the event is as busy as it was last year... Unsurprising Oblivion hasn't made it back, would imagine (read: hope) the park have some major plans to fix Smiler's constant issues... As for Thorpe doing one, only if it's nothing like the last time they tried... Although I sense they'll always be at a disadvantage due to their island location meaning a complete lack of temperature cover for the rides...
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