Posted July 1, 200817 yr comment_29078 Discuss the fun, fast and zany ghost train that is....Duel! What I find funny about this ride is that it is definetly one of my favoriots in Alton, just beating RITA and AIR! And that zombie just before the tunnel scares the pants off me every time!
July 1, 200817 yr comment_29081 Sorry, but Duel was better when it was just a normal Haunted House. Give me Tomb Blaster anyday.
July 1, 200817 yr comment_29082 When I was young the haunted house used to make me cry. lol!Duel is awesome I think... I can't compare it to Tomb Blaster 'cos I haven't been to chessie for about 6 years but dw, I'm going soon ;)It feels really long as well... and I love shootingso much fun.
July 1, 200817 yr comment_29084 Sorry, but Duel was better when it was just a normal Haunted House. Give me Tomb Blaster anyday.That makes the two of us ;)Duel is a fun ride, it's got that bit of cheese that I love but I much prefered when it was just a haunted house. What I liked about it was that it was just what you would expect a traditional haunted house to have but now it's just another shoot em rides.Don't get me wrong I love Duel but Tomb Blaster wins for me, it's a more epic experience.
July 13, 200817 yr comment_29472 Discuss the fun, fast and zany ghost train that is....Duel! What I find funny about this ride is that it is definetly one of my favoriots in Alton, just beating RITA and AIR!It's one of my favourite rides at Alton Towers too.Duel is definately better than Tomb Blaster, for a start, I think it's longer and much more entertaining. Infact, once, I rode Duel and didn't play the game - I just sat there and went round admiring the whole ride, purely because I find it that entertaining!Answer me this though: what is better out of Duel or Phantom Fantasia that used to be at Thorpe Park? Phantom Fantasia was excellent but Duel kicks ass I think.
July 30, 200817 yr comment_30203 Duel is great because you could almost say there are 2 rides to it! One is the laser ride where you don't notice all of the monsters then you can go on again and not shoot- A scarier and more fun option in my opinion
September 10, 200916 yr comment_69789 BRING IT!On Duel, Is every shot worth 100 points like Tomb Blaster?If so, I was happy beating the train with 25,900.90,300. You must have VERY strong hands Mark! (Read Correctly )I will actually dread now if you are ever on the same train as me! :)Lets Duel!
September 10, 200916 yr comment_69792 From experience, Duel has a LOT more targets and there's also yellow ones which are worth more. ( 200 or 500 or something along those lines.)Also the ride isn't longer in terms of time but I think it is in terms of track, therefore you go through more targets at a faster pace. You do always seem to score a LOT more points on Duel, even saying that 90000+ is an amazing score
September 13, 200916 yr comment_70085 Who got 1,200. Also, yellow targets are worth 1,000 points on Duel, green lights are worth 100. Not sure about Tomb Blaster.
September 13, 200916 yr comment_70136 Who got 1,200. Also, yellow targets are worth 1,000 points on Duel, green lights are worth 100. Not sure about Tomb Blaster. (My friends gun was broken, hence the 1200 *)*And my unbeatable score
September 16, 200916 yr comment_70346 My highest score this year was 40400. I dunno if I've had higher in the past.Has Duel got new laser blasters? They seem better performing.
October 10, 200915 yr comment_72436 For me, 10,000 is an excellent score on Duel... yeah, I'm not very good.
October 25, 200915 yr comment_74423 Since I'm arachnophobic and spent a remainder of the ride shooting with my eyes shut I scored 100 - 1000 . Anyway I like both Tomb Blaser and Duel. Though Duel I find slightly scarier.
October 25, 200915 yr comment_74435 I did awfully the first time I rode Duel, the shooting makes my hands sore Its still a really fun ride though, the music is really catchy and its a really atmospheric ride, actually one of my favourites at Alton Towers.
November 1, 200915 yr comment_75284 BRING IT! Your move.Also, when did they remove the score from the official ride photos? Edited November 1, 200915 yr by furiouspanda
November 1, 200915 yr comment_75285 Picsolve use a completely different design for Duel:Live than they do Duel. It features no zombie behind you, no scores and a different logo.
November 1, 200915 yr comment_75296 Your move.Also, when did they remove the score from the official ride photos?You sir, are one safe shooter!
May 30, 201015 yr comment_92362 I rarely get to visit Alton Towers and out of all the times I visited, I only ever went on Duel once about 6 years ago.I went on it a few weeks a go and it seriously kicks ass!!!The whole theme of the ride is amazing! I can't believe I am saying this, but I think it beats Tomb Blaster for me!I even went on it again and didn't shoot to admire the themes which is something I never do. I have never jumped on a shooting ride neither :PFor an amazing ride - I am very shocked of its short queues too.
May 30, 201015 yr comment_92363 I was pleasantly surprised by Duel earlier this week. It's obviously had quite a bit of attention as of late; I would say that every effect that's supposed to be there, is working.I noticed burst pipes smoking, audio working throughout the ride, smells pumping out where they should be and most of all the Skeleton Corridor working as it should be. As much as I'm bitter about Duel replacing the Haunted House, it's still a good ride.
May 30, 201015 yr comment_92365 Ooooh sounds good :PMy past few trips I have missed it out but looks like I'll definitely be having a ride on Wednesday
May 30, 201015 yr comment_92367 Yeah it's definately worth a ride James! Hopefully it'll stay this way for Duel: Live in October.
May 30, 201015 yr comment_92369 Ah Duel: Live I don't care how many of the effects have been fixed at the moment, that ride becomes phenomenal at Halloween when those LED's and guns are switched off.
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