June 25, 20169 yr comment_237320 Because if you look at it now and at the same time on monday @ChessingtonSam it might give you an idea! Earlier this week was quite busy, but all coasters under an hour, 30-50 min average.
June 25, 20169 yr comment_237329 Suddenly just remembered - where have the themed tills gone in Towers Trading?
June 25, 20169 yr comment_237330 21 minutes ago, Coaster Jamie said: Suddenly just remembered - where have the themed tills gone in Towers Trading? I was told it is due to 'Progress'! Definition: Progress (according to a theme parks)... The removal of anything deemed vital to experience at launch but not deemed vital now, of progressed thing to save on cost at a later date.
June 25, 20169 yr comment_237332 On 23 June 2016 at 1:00 AM, holtjammy16 said: Anyone been in the park this week? Going on Tuesday for a couple days and wondering how busy it's likely to be 19 hours ago, ChessingtonSam said: Yeah I know, I was asking why @Graeme linked it I linked it because of the post before mine. It's the easiest way to get an idea of queue times.
June 25, 20169 yr comment_237342 3 hours ago, Graeme said: I linked it because of the post before mine. It's the easiest way to get an idea of queue times. Ah sorry. Didn't see the post above. Thought this was the SW8 topic.
June 29, 20169 yr comment_237602 What's the deal with them making it impossible to have an idea of what the queuetimes are like? Half the rides say 'for queue times download the app' and the app mentioned updates times every 30 mins... Meaning when you get to a ride shown as a '20min' queue is now 70
June 30, 20169 yr comment_237614 Anyone know how busy parks been this week going for the 1st time in 6 years Monday and what's closed and open
June 30, 20169 yr comment_237616 1 hour ago, uk30 said: Anyone know how busy parks been this week going for the 1st time in 6 years Monday and what's closed and open There will be lots of school trips so it will be busy between about 11-4 but they tend to leave around then so the queues will die off. This season Ripsaw and Log Flume are completely closed and Hex is closed this year. I don't think any other rides are expected to be down though!
June 30, 20169 yr comment_237617 1 hour ago, uk30 said: Anyone know how busy parks been this week going for the 1st time in 6 years Monday and what's closed and open Rides closed for this year are Hex, Sub Terra, CATCF, Driving School and Wobble World. The Flume is SBNO pending removal and Ripsaw has been removed. No sure how busy it will be, but it might being fairly busy due to school trips, will probably get quieter around 3pm though.
June 30, 20169 yr comment_237622 2 hours ago, uk30 said: Anyone know how busy parks been this week going for the 1st time in 6 years Monday and what's closed and open I was there tues & weds, it was on & off busy mainly due to school kids everywhere galactica tends to go between 45-70 mins all day, Smiler was 15 most of the time but would sometimes peak to 40 It's hard to explain how busy it was because sometimes a ride would be walk on but then not too long after the same ride would have a 30min queue
July 5, 20169 yr comment_237964 Alton Towers have submitted a planning application which mentions demolition of existing structures amongst a new ride. Full applaning application can be seen here. This is a separate application from SW8 so it's possible this will be for a 2017 ride. (Hopefully not CBeebies)
July 5, 20169 yr comment_237970 Assuming we don't know what ride(s) yet my bets on Charlie or Hex. (Please be a flat or dark please be a flat or dark)
July 5, 20169 yr comment_237972 It'll be Charlie, Hex is located in a listed building correct? They're not going to be demolishing that Castle anytime soon.
July 5, 20169 yr comment_237980 RIP Charlie. You did my name no justice. My money's on an indoor flume in the location of Charlie. Maybe using a Dreamworks IP.
July 5, 20169 yr comment_237982 Maybe the existing structure could be the rest of Ripsaw's theming, to make way for a possible flat? Just an idea.
July 5, 20169 yr comment_237989 Ripsaw's theming? I didnt think Ripsaw had any. Besides the only thing on Ripsaw's old site is one of those spinning things you jump over and pay £3 for the privilege (like the one near Colossus at Thorpe).
July 5, 20169 yr comment_237992 1 hour ago, Ian-S said: It'll be Charlie, Hex is located in a listed building correct? They're not going to be demolishing that Castle anytime soon. Yeah that's why I put it last (and btw it's a stately home not a castle )
July 5, 20169 yr comment_237996 Hex isn't actually in the towers it's in a building behind it. That being said I expect it to be on about Charlie.
July 5, 20169 yr comment_237997 1 hour ago, Ian-S said: Ripsaw's theming? I didnt think Ripsaw had any. Besides the only thing on Ripsaw's old site is one of those spinning things you jump over and pay £3 for the privilege (like the one near Colossus at Thorpe). It didn't have much but there was the smashed window which I think is still there? It may count as an existing structure, not sure though.
July 5, 20169 yr comment_238005 1 hour ago, Coaster Jamie said: It didn't have much but there was the smashed window which I think is still there? It may count as an existing structure, not sure though. That and the truck, but again, not sure if that counts. It's gotta be Charlie or Driving School really. I wouldn't mind seeing Toadstool go either tbh. That or add fountains to it because that's what makes Monkey Swinger.
July 5, 20169 yr comment_238010 3 hours ago, Ian-S said: It'll be Charlie, Hex is located in a listed building correct? They're not going to be demolishing that Castle anytime soon. I believe that the actual ride section of Hex is in a custom made building separate to the Towers themselves? But the transition is done so well and the building is hidden enough that you don't actually notice it. In any case, I can't see this being a demolition and replacement of Hex. When the time comes to completely get rid of Hex, I'd be surprised if they replaced it with anything to be honest.
July 5, 20169 yr comment_238019 If anything happens to Hex I'll drink absinthe Location wise, I'd say the following may be on the radar: The area around Adventure Land charlie and the card board factory That corner where wobble world and driving school are Ripsaw or Sub Terra sites (unlikely) Cant think of anymore.
July 6, 20169 yr comment_238032 Hopefully its an actual decent development, a Charlie replacement is probably the most likely though...
July 6, 20169 yr comment_238033 My guess is that it is for the noodle hut and the picsolve building in spinballs area. Its obvoius, from the temporary fence, that they want to expand CBeebies down that way. I think the only questin is if Spinball stays or goes. They could easily just move the entrance of spinball to the main path, creating quite a lot of space.
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