Posted January 22, 200916 yr comment_43289 Opening 2009 at the Alton Towers Resort is Sharkbait Reef, a new SeaLife centre for Mutiny Bay. It will be themed around pirates and will feature a 10 metre walkthrough tunnel. Below are some images advertising the new attraction...What do you think about this new attraction for Alton Towers? The SeaLife centre at Chessington has proved a huge success and a themed one at Alton Towers would hardly be a bad thing in my opinion...
January 23, 200916 yr comment_43327 Well we know Alton don't read our forums now! LOL. They've requested them to be removed from other fan sites because they aren't the finalised images yet and were released too early.What were they thinking with that first image?! ROFL.
January 23, 200916 yr comment_43330 alton and thorpe do alot of similar things... actully, so does thorpe and alton.I guess thats cos alton has a thrill audience and a family audience....
January 23, 200916 yr comment_43333 alton and thorpe do alot of similar things... actully, so does thorpe and alton.I guess thats cos alton has a thrill audience and a family audience....I think you mean Chessignton and Alton. Well I'm not too sure. I really dont like the one at Chessington but if this is to be themed, well we'll see.Also the pictures do look awful
January 23, 200916 yr comment_43335 I'm pretty confident this Sealife will be successful. The plans look great and it fits in very well with Mutiny Bay, plus seeing the success of the CWoA one is making me optimistic about this one.I'm looking forward to the Sealife monorail train too, the front of it already looks nice and cute.
January 29, 200916 yr Author comment_43630 Yeah, it actually looks likes this one will be themed, unlike the one at Chessington which can only be a good thing! I'll probably be heading down to Alton on the parks opening day- maybe I'll get to be the first to ride Sea Life at Alton Towers!
February 8, 200916 yr comment_44163 It's good that they've actually given it a name, unlike Chessington who just call it the SeaLife Centre. But then again, is giving it a name a good idea, a lot of people might hear the name and think "What's that?!"
February 8, 200916 yr comment_44167 That seems to happen with most guests anyway.Nemesis? Whats that?
February 13, 200916 yr comment_44455 Exactly. Calling it Sharkbait Reef is just confusing it more. It could easily be a restaurant, but it ain't.
February 13, 200916 yr comment_44461 Exactly. Calling it Sharkbait Reef is just confusing it more. It could easily be a restaurant, but it ain't.Well that could be a problem with any ride/resteraunt at any theme park in the world really. (Apart from the parks who end up deciding Roller Coaster is actually a rather good name)This problem can be solved a bit with some good advertising though.
February 13, 200916 yr comment_44464 The logo for it does say Sea life on it. If there is anyone stupid enough to think that's a ride or something else is their problem.
March 19, 200916 yr comment_49245 Alton Towers have now begun running TV ads for Sharkbait Reef on digital channels. They feature new graphics as well as recycled bits from previous ads.
March 20, 200916 yr comment_49277 Meh I'm not a fan, I love the jingle they use in the adverts but this kid saying Escape to Alton Towers Resort! in as many ways as possible really just makes me want to puke Suppose it appeals to its target market and I do like the way they have incorporated Battle Galleons into it
March 21, 200916 yr comment_49366 If the advert doesn't attract the family audience I don't know what will.
March 22, 200916 yr comment_49547 I found this video on youtube of them putting the fish in, and it looks like the themeing is all complete
March 22, 200916 yr comment_49565 It's cleverly done with the whole above/below water idea, and I know they want to attract families, but for the good old fashioned thrill seeker...? Couldn't they have had oblivion in the background or something?!
March 31, 200916 yr comment_50922 I was at Alton on Saturday and Sharkbait Reef is fantastic. The themeing is top notch and the amount of stuff they have packed into the relatively small site is amazing, it really feels much bigger than it actually is, and can easily take up 30 minutes just walking around. It is seriously the best thing that's been added to Alton in the last few years in my opinion.
April 2, 200916 yr comment_51090 Just seen the new Alton Towers advert, pretty much focusing alot on this new sealife. I do think its a bit stupid that they don't advertise their bigger attractions to. They have some amazing, world class rides there and I personally think its a bit stupid their not advertising some of these bigger rides, even if its not meant to be a thrill park as such.
April 2, 200916 yr comment_51093 Just seen the new Alton Towers advert, pretty much focusing alot on this new sealife. I do think its a bit stupid that they don't advertise their bigger attractions to. They have some amazing, world class rides there and I personally think its a bit stupid their not advertising some of these bigger rides, even if its not meant to be a thrill park as such.Why advertise old attractions, people already know they are there. Advertising a new attraction makes the public aware that there is something new to go and visit for. It makes perfect sense.
November 5, 200915 yr comment_75885 When I went to Alton on half term, I quickly popped into the sharkbait reef. What suprised me the most about it is it has an identical design to Chessington's sealife. So the rooms are the same size, the route is the same, and the tanks are all in the same place. The only difference is a bit of themeing and the fish. So I walked though it quite quickly... Did anyone else notice this??
November 5, 200915 yr comment_75887 Really? I can't believe they are. To me they feel slighty different, although maybe that is just the theming. I'll have to have a closer look at the layout of them both when I next visit them
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