treeis Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiteknuckle Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Sorry, but Duel was better when it was just a normal Haunted House. Give me Tomb Blaster anyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theme Park bloke Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4n Posted July 30, 2008 Report Share Posted July 30, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 BRING IT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theme Park bloke Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 I'm going next week, I'll try and beat that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkmad Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James6 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Share Posted September 10, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4n Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 Who got 1,200. Also, yellow targets are worth 1,000 points on Duel, green lights are worth 100. Not sure about Tomb Blaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 Highest ive seen is 127900, beat that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theme Park bloke Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4n Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 For me, 10,000 is an excellent score on Duel... yeah, I'm not very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster XTREME Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furiouspanda Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 (edited) BRING IT! Your move.Also, when did they remove the score from the official ride photos? Edited November 1, 2009 by furiouspanda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProjectX Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 Your move.Also, when did they remove the score from the official ride photos?You sir, are one safe shooter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themeparkmad Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyT Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James6 Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 Ooooh sounds good :PMy past few trips I have missed it out but looks like I'll definitely be having a ride on Wednesday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyT Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 Yeah it's definately worth a ride James! Hopefully it'll stay this way for Duel: Live in October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James6 Posted May 30, 2010 Report Share Posted May 30, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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