January 3, 201411 yr comment_174002 Alton better have replaced The Smiler's current speakers with BOSE ones!
January 3, 201411 yr comment_174004 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.
January 3, 201411 yr comment_174005 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.
January 3, 201411 yr comment_174006 ...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*
January 3, 201411 yr comment_174009 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.
January 3, 201411 yr comment_174025 If installed and used properly bose speakers don't just break, not for many years.
January 3, 201411 yr comment_174029 Indeedy Mr. pluk! A good friend of mine is a Bose sales specialist and said the same thing.
January 4, 201411 yr comment_174077 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.
January 16, 201411 yr comment_175094 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.
January 16, 201411 yr comment_175113 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!
January 16, 201411 yr comment_175131 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.
January 17, 201411 yr comment_175149 The real question is, when are IMA going to release the entire 75 minutes worth?
January 17, 201411 yr comment_175157 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.
January 17, 201411 yr comment_175170 Followed by their attempt to keep all 'marmalising' effects working.... last time I went only The Giggler was on/working..
January 17, 201411 yr comment_175183 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!
January 17, 201411 yr comment_175184 ...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.
January 17, 201411 yr comment_175195 IMA best sound track mystery of Hocus Pocus by far just saying :L
January 18, 201411 yr comment_175202 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...
January 18, 201411 yr comment_175205 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.
January 19, 201411 yr comment_175260 Infernos water bombs are actually very reliable! Every time I go they are on
January 19, 201411 yr comment_175262 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*
January 19, 201411 yr comment_175264 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!)
January 22, 201411 yr comment_175360 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!
January 26, 201411 yr comment_175524 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
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