March 27, 20169 yr comment_230596 Apparently there was a powercut at Towers today. Does anyone else know anything about this? Sent from my SM-G361F using Tapatalk They couldn't afford the electrical bill - subsequently, Rita is also now being cut given it is the ride that costs them the most to run
March 27, 20169 yr comment_230597 They couldn't afford the electrical bill - subsequently, Rita is also now being cut given it is the ride that costs them the most to runWhat, permanently?Sent from my SM-G361F using Tapatalk
March 27, 20169 yr comment_230598 Ooo err what is this new fangled electricity you speak of. It's crazy that Alton are investing so much in electricity which is unproven. It would be far better to stick to steam until electricity has proven itself.
March 27, 20169 yr comment_230600 Ooo err what is this new fangled electricity you speak of. It's crazy that Alton are investing so much in electricity which is unproven. It would be far better to stick to steam until electricity has proven itself. Indeed. Electricity will never catch on. In all seriousness though, cuts on staff, cuts on rides and now cuts on electricity? Yes, AT's current financial situation needs to be dealt with, but I don't believe cutting rides and staff will lead to more visitors and in turn an increase of income.
March 27, 20169 yr comment_230601 Joking aside, power cuts happen. They lead to rides being closed. It's unfortunate, but will happen from time to time.
March 27, 20169 yr comment_230618 What, permanently? Sent from my SM-G361F using Tapatalk Till 2018 when they start making a profit again and can justify the running of Rita.
March 27, 20169 yr comment_230619 Till 2018 when they start making a profit again and can justify the running of Rita.Oh, great [emoji53] Goodbye "Big 6"
March 27, 20169 yr comment_230620 Indeed. Electricity will never catch on. In all seriousness though, cuts on staff, cuts on rides and now cuts on electricity? Yes, AT's current financial situation needs to be dealt with, but I don't believe cutting rides and staff will lead to more visitors and in turn an increase of income. I've heard Galactica was built on a different budget to what Towers runs on. Is it possible Merlin could inject money into Towers in the same way the owner does to a football club?Sent from my SM-G361F using Tapatalk
March 27, 20169 yr comment_230621 Oh, great [emoji53] Goodbye "Big 6" S a r c a s m I'm suprised that you haven't caught on that people here are extremely sarcastic.
March 27, 20169 yr comment_230622 S a r c a s m I'm suprised that you haven't caught on that people here are extremely sarcastic. As was I.Sent from my SM-G361F using Tapatalk
March 27, 20169 yr comment_230623 Given the awful weather, is it any surprise there was a power cut? It's not news at all really...
March 27, 20169 yr comment_230629 It's just like that power cut last year just after the Smiler incident where Air stopped on its lift hill and the papers claimed it as another breakdown and used it against the park... Just dragging up pointless stories to keep dragging Towers into the news
March 27, 20169 yr comment_230632 Power cut at theme park meaning you're stuck on a ride for hours? Oh my that's most husbands dream situation, getting them away from the moaning wife for a few hours without having to make up some excuse haha
March 27, 20169 yr comment_230639 I was on park today and just to give you a clue on how bad the hail and thunder was, here is a picture. By the way, power was out for less than 10 minutes and was a power cut in the north end of the park only.
March 27, 20169 yr comment_230640 It should also be known that rides will continue to operate for up to 3 hours after a power cut occurs. Every single ride in the park has a huge generator that allows for rides to be safely operated if power cuts occur, allowing them to make sure everyone in the queue can get on safely etc. although it's normally preferable for the ride to simply be evacuated whilst operating. So if a powercut occurs, almost always will rides continue to run fairly okay. No one would be stuck on a lift though. And yea, the weather sucked today
March 27, 20169 yr comment_230641 Power cut at theme park meaning you're stuck on a ride for hours? Oh my that's most husbands dream situation, getting them away from the moaning wife for a few hours without having to make up some excuse haha Ah that made me laugh more than it should have! Can't remember if it was last year or 2014 but went to Chessie and got there just before opening and ended up sitting in the car for about 2 hours due to their power being out. I remember reading an article a few years ago about a power cut at CWOA - made me laugh reading someone saying they were terrified as they were on Safari Skyway and were "dangling" over the lion enclosure waiting T be rescued!
March 28, 20169 yr comment_230646 Ahhhh that was a classic day, power going at 5:55 and evacs going onto till 10pm... Chessie had loads that year, brought in generators as a result but still had about 4...
May 2, 20169 yr comment_233890 The Daily Mail are at it again. It is just laughable! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3569610/Horrifying-moment-riders-heard-screaming-stuck-upside-half-hour-new-Alton-Towers-rollercoaster.html
May 2, 20169 yr comment_233891 Gotta love the UK media, especially with the tenuous link back to last year... For all future references, I suggest people link to the Daily Fail site, since that provides the news but doesn't provide them money...
May 2, 20169 yr comment_233892 Bit confused why the media think Galactica is upside down for the lift hill. They constantly say it when you are not!
May 2, 20169 yr comment_233894 1 hour ago, Cernuschi said: The Daily Mail are at it again. It is just laughable! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3569610/Horrifying-moment-riders-heard-screaming-stuck-upside-half-hour-new-Alton-Towers-rollercoaster.html So... Are you gonna tell them that's physically impossible or am I? EDIT This is the worst article they've done yet. Misinformation, exaggeration, and the usual Smiler tie in, where even that makes less sense and is just randomly inserted in there. Edited May 2, 20169 yr by ChessingtonSam
May 2, 20169 yr comment_233899 The best thing to do is to ignore things like this. Don't give their site the views, their social media the attention and dint hand over your money and buy their paper. If necessary, Towers will take appropriate action. If not, they'll let it slide and it will affect so few people that it simply won't matter.
May 2, 20169 yr comment_233900 Trying to cash in on any bit of media exposure whatsoever... course not. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3535290/Alton-Towers-crash-survivor-Vicky-Balch-reveals-bizarre-Tinder-messages.html
May 2, 20169 yr comment_233902 Oh yay, more media bashing. I'm glad to attached paper is an honest reliable company which everyone will believe. They sure do get their facts right.
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