Coaster Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Call me old fashioned but I think that theme parks should be aesthetically pleasing. I know it's only a fence but it's just laughable that the UK's largest park patches things up so obviously like that, it does look tacky and it really wouldn't take much to just replace that section of fence. No it's not something that would detract from my enjoyment of the park, it's a fence but I'm just saying that it looks shoddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 I'm all for aesthetically pleasing things at parks. It's what separates something good from something great. But the fence wasn't exactly anything special beforehand. It was just a fence. Now it's just a fence stacked on top of another fence. It doesn't look great, but it doesn't exactly make it look worse. If anything, the silliness of it might make people laugh - more than what the old fence was doing. If you *really* care about it being aesthetically pleasing, then you should moan about the old fence as much as the the fence in its current state. Otherwise, to me, it feels just like moaning for the sake of moaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planenut Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 I suspect they had a big discussion about what design to choose, then decided to just picket ! Coaster and OldFarmerDean 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 If you *really* care about it being aesthetically pleasing, then you should moan about the old fence as much as the the fence in its current state. Otherwise, to me, it feels just like moaning for the sake of moaning.What was wrong with the old fence? It wasn't themed but I didn't have any problem with it, just a simple wooden fence. The issue was that it looks like a half done job, but at the end of the day I'm not going to lose any sleep over a fence, I just thought it was worth mentioning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 There's obviously a good reason for them to make these changes - I don't see the issue? Sure the fence don't look great but then they hardly have time to remove / rebuild a fence whilst the park is open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry-go-girl Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 It's a height extension to a fence I don't see what's so bad about it? They used the same material, it's not that visually offensive. Replacing the entire thing would have caused disruption to guests so this was probably done with our interest in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Slightly ironic that one of the fences with the sign on is far more likely to kill you while you climb over it than not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDan Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Britain everybody. Kerfuffle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 BROKEN BRITAIN  or   IT'S HEALTH AND SAFETY GONE MAD.  Whatever buzz phrase you prefer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imagineer Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 To be fair, it would have been possible for them to cut off the 'points' of the lower fence to allow them to stack the other fence on top with ease and it looking less stupid. Coaster, Cal and OldFarmerDean 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Liam T Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Alton Towers have today released their new marketing campaign, which seems to be replacing the 'Big Six' challenge. As part of our Towers Tastic Summer celebration, we're really excited to launch #IamTowersTastic - a search to find your greatest memories of Alton Towers Resort. We're keen to hear your stories of why the resort is special to you and see your pictures of the amazing times you've spent here! We're also giving away a family ticket to the Theme Park for our favourite memory or photograph each week! Its great to see the park moving forward! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 I like the fact they are heading Marketing with rides that are generally reliable, seriously the rides they're using are generally reliable. (No dub terra, Rita or spinball). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Air... Generally reliable? Â Using a ride that crashed once before? Cal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Anyone know the best way to get cheaper 1 day Alton Towers tickets? MachoMachine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Right now Groupon are better than half price I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Right now Groupon are better than half price I believe. Cheers, had a look at that and it expires the day before I'm planning to go, brilliant! Might just stick with a bogoff for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.S217 Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 when are you going mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 when are you going mate? 27th August Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoMachine Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 Looks like they're reducing opening hours on food places (Picture from towerstimes!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 As I notice that has been handed out to a guest, I don't like the wording of that. Â "We are covered from an All Day Dining point of view..." makes it sound like "Yes, we know you can complain about that, but we've already thought of that". Â Could have worded it a bit more politely in my opinion. Â This doesn't really surprise though. Â Closing some places an hour before park close isn't something I'm too fussed about, just so long as there's enough places open around park close to at least make it feel like they're not saying "Park's shut, get out" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project LC Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 Opening a food place after lunch... Well done on that logic. I understand that people are not exactly near that area but still. Surely they should have a restaurant open for lunch. Ian-S 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 The line "we are covered from an all day dining point of view" says it all really - they don't care about being honest to guests, just covering their backs. They are very poor opening times to be honest, lots of people would eat just before park close (well, they might if they tried opening past 5pm) and the all day dining offer suddenly looks a lot less attractive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 I don't really get Towers Street Bar, since it's the closest BIG restaurant to CBeebies Land... Â Some strange decisions around the parks these days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 It is worded that way because it is an internal memo intended for F&B staff only and should not have been posted on the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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