Kerfuffle Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Alton better have replaced The Smiler's current speakers with BOSE ones! FrightNights04 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC! Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Alton better have replaced The Smiler's current speakers with BOSE ones! I think think with all the problems it has had, upgrading to Bose speakers are the last things on Altons mind at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Alton better have replaced The Smiler's current speakers with BOSE ones! I really would like to see better speakers put in place, as spending two hours in that queueline with most of the speakers broken (and making a horrible noise) really wasn't fun. I agree though that there are much more urgent matters which should be looked at first. Kerfuffle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 ...as spending two hours in that queueline with most of the speakers broken (and making a horrible noise) really wasn't fun. That combined with having to queue in a prison like state... *shudder* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 I thought it was a nice expensive bose system, but they just broke it/didn't install it properly? Shoddy from start to finish, there should be LOTS of things changed/fixed/improved by the time the new season comes around, I have zero confidence that there will be though. They're are probably still arguing about whose fault it was and so who should pick up the bill for the substantial amount of money that still needs to be thrown at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 The speakers are all Bose, just some broke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 If installed and used properly bose speakers don't just break, not for many years. MattyMoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Indeedy Mr. pluk! A good friend of mine is a Bose sales specialist and said the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Hmm, I'm unsure there.. do the outdoor speakers actually like being outdoors? I've not witnessed any attraction, ANYWHERE, with Bose speakers where all of them work. Thorpes constantly die, towers ones on every ride have dead ones (sub terra and smilers died within a couple of months, with no audio volume changes). JBL seem to work best.. Considering it's bose who do the installation half the time as well. dragon2000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 http://airgates.co.uk/2014/01/15/how-was-the-smilers-iconic-ride-music-created/ An interesting article where a couple of the people from IMAScore were interviewed about Smiler's music. FrightNights04, Matt 236, Marhelorpe and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 I'm so glad Alton Towers went a step further and hired a really great professional team to produce the music. The effort really shows, and what IMAscore came up with embodies the ride concept better than the rollercoaster itself! Matt 236, FrightNights04 and Inferno 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 The music for the Smiler is very dark, sinister and atmospheric which does the job of the ride's theme tune and certainly reflects the creepy experimental inoculation theming point of the ride. It's amazing how the track is actually over an hour long but yet with subtle changes in the music throughout the theme,something I certainly didn't notice when I spent 2.5 hours in the queue for the ride. IMA score have created some brilliant soundtrack and from what happened with the ride last year, the soundtrack is one of the few things that went right for the Smiler in 2013. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 The real question is, when are IMA going to release the entire 75 minutes worth? Inferno, mah boi and Marhelorpe 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 You're now embarking on an optical procedurreeee....... The music is by far the best thing ever to happen to the project, followed by Smiler Shop TV.. then followed by the colourscheme and the ride itself. MattyMoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Followed by their attempt to keep all 'marmalising' effects working.... last time I went only The Giggler was on/working.. Kerfuffle and MattyMoo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Followed by their attempt to keep all 'marmalising' effects working.... last time I went only The Giggler was on/working.. ...which reminds me that I haven't really had the full The Smiler experience, as when I went, only The Tickler and The Hypnotiser were working! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 ...which reminds me that I haven't really had the full The Smiler experience, as when I went, only The Tickler and The Hypnotiser were working! Typical of Merlin parks! New effects installed, then broken within a month of operation! Makes you wonder why they bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.S217 Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 IMA best sound track mystery of Hocus Pocus by far just saying :L Kerfuffle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Typical of Merlin parks! New effects installed, then broken within a month of operation! Makes you wonder why they bother. Same could be said for Valhalla tbh... Half the time they don't seem to spend the money required to make some effects weather-proof... It's a shame, but it's something most parks suffer from it would appear... I don't remember the last time I saw Inferno's water bombs go off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted January 18, 2014 Report Share Posted January 18, 2014 Same could be said for Valhalla tbh... Well yes I agree that effects there are unreliable, however they are far more expensive to maintain and keep going than the effects on rides like The Smiler - plus BPB don't have a huge multi million pound company behind them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Infernos water bombs are actually very reliable! Every time I go they are on Doc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Well then by that example Smiler's stuff must be reliable as the Marmaliser stuff seemed to work on every visit of mine last year... *shrugs* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 True say, maybe a bad choice of words! It was only the once where it was really noticeable that the majority of the effects where not working! From what I remember, The Giggler The Innoculator The Flasher The Smoke in the Station as you leave The Indoor queue, 1 screen had a lovely blue screen advertising the projectors company on, 1 screen was playing The Flashers role, and the other had a nice mouse pointer in the middle of it. The Audio seems to have taken its toll a few speakers seemed to of blown, including a bass one by the shop, it gave my a headache whilst stood under it! Before then it was quite nice, but this was my last trip and me being me was whoring The Smiler ( I know I slated it, but its very good!) Coaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 I figure this is the best thread for this Does anyone have an unwanted Smiler sticker? I want one for my car and keep missing them on eBay! Will of course pay postage or whatever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaz Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 As in the car sticker with the Smiler logo and altontowers.com/2013 on the bottom? Yes I have loads (don't ask). Just pm me MattyMoo MattyMoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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