AstroDan Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 I do hope I'm not the only one who realises the sheer irony that a coaster enthusiast site is offering free Fastrack as a competition prize... Actually I think it's great that the resort are offering enthusiasts this opportunity! I don't recall another time in the recent past, anyway. You don't have to use the fastracks, you could always burn them in a ritualistic manner outside the Box Office! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Though probably not a good idea to burn the tickets outside box office though . Lovely prize. Sidders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokesyboy Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Suprised no one has posted the picture up yet of the track that has gone "vertical" seen it floating around on facebook this afternoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 The ones through the trees? They're from TST and can be seen here, if you've seen something else get sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Double post shocker. So TowersStreet have rubbished the secret element being as 'revealed' by TowersTimes to be a spinning trick track. I don't know what to make of it as I don't know who knows what and who, but taking from past news reliability I lean towards trusting the TS team more than TT. Also, as shown by with the competition, TS clearly have a good relationship with AT and I'd say are more likely to be given correct info. On top of that the trick as described has never sounded like anything that would ride particularly well to me. If it is true that there is no trick track then what is SW7's world first/beating thing? I've always thought the inversion record (without a cheating trick) could be likely, or a true vertical launch (which would sit so will with the worlds first vertical drop next door) would be a solid meaningful record. Or maybe there is no record if the trick was planned but has now been cancelled, but I find that highly unlikely as the trick as described would be incredibly simple to achieve really. As this revolves around the inside section I guess we won't really know for certain until opening day no matter how many helicopters or people in trees take photos. I quite like the not knowing, but I also want to know. MikeC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokesyboy Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 The ones through the trees? They're from TST and can be seen here, if you've seen something else get sharing! Yep that was the ones! I only saw the one but thanks for sharing! As for the element, I'm in the same boat as you... I want to know but I also like not knowing what it is and will await the suprise when it opens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 Yep that was the ones! I only saw the one but thanks for sharing!As for the element, I'm in the same boat as you... I want to know but I also like not knowing what it is and will await the suprise when Towers spoil it on ITV like Thirteen! Edited for accuracy The Washing Machine concept has always sounded cack though... Hated it from day 1, as well as the whole "this is what it'll be" stuff... Would laugh if it's not true, as would defo put TTF even lower on the chain of enthusiast sites... Coaster, Stokesyboy, pluk and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zalittleguy Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 Not sure if this is really relevent, but I found a cool SW7 poster and wanted to share it with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDan Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 I do love what they're doing with the logo there!The Th13teen one was good also, back in 2010. Cornflakes and Liam T 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 From this 'world beating' tag line I have decided, but I'm probably entirely wrong, that what we have here is the 'real' inversion record. But they can't call it that because guinness have decided 4d inversions count towards the official record, and as a world record is an officially awarded thing Alton can't just ignore the stupidity of that decision and claim the record anyway. They have to call it something else. I'd stab at 12 inversions, as 11 is already happening. So we are left with this carefully but awkwardly worded claim, I can't think of another reason they'd not just be saying world record if it beats the rest of the world? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mah boi Posted December 19, 2012 Report Share Posted December 19, 2012 Ever since I heard world beating, I understood that it would be the best coaster in the world, only worded differently because of what happened with th13teen. But it should be interesting if it is a world record holder with a world's first in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 This video is currently circulating on the internet, although it's unclear whether this is official marketing or not: Also note the channel name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Anty Eyre dislikes it, so it must be fake. Luke_A, Liam T and MikeC 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 -EDIT- apparently this video was fan made after all. Sorry guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Seems to be a Twitter account with the same name as the Youtube user... Phalanx level of social media advertising? Yes please Towers <3 MikeC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke_A Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Alton Towers said on their official Twitter account that "this account is not connected to Alton Towers or Merlin in anyway" ... It just looks so well done though. Could Towers be trying to convince everyone that this isn't related to them, when in fact it possibly could be? Leaves me in the middle tbh, in some ways I think it could be real but now Towers have said that it could not be. Hmm. I suppose only time will tell with this if more media appears. MikeC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Alton Towers have confirmed over Twitter that this video and the accompanying Twitter account are fan made. Well done to the person who created it - very professional and well thought out - better than a fair bit of fan made stuff you see! EDIT: Beaten to it! Seems a lot like Th13teen - fans marketing the ride as much as the marketing team! Would love a Phalanx style marketing campaign soon (maybe when the name is released) as that was amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Alton Towers said on their official Twitter account that "this account is not connected to Alton Towers or Merlin in anyway" ... It just looks so well done though. Could Towers be trying to convince everyone that this isn't related to them, when in fact it possibly could be? Leaves me in the middle tbh, in some ways I think it could be real but now Towers have said that it could not be. Hmm. I suppose only time will tell with this if more media appears. Quite a few people hold the same opinion. As someone said to me on Facebook, why were AT so quick to claim this video as fake, on the Sunday night before Christmas? Very odd indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 Wait was the video meant to be scary or something? It didn't make clear sense to me at all except it showed the eyes spinning: maybe something to do with the secret element! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomathy Posted December 23, 2012 Report Share Posted December 23, 2012 At first I thought Towers had made it themselves, not so sure now though. People are claiming to have made it on towers street.http://www.towersstreet.com/talk/planning-portal/secret-weapon-7-discussion-continued/msg40818/#msg40818 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDan Posted December 24, 2012 Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 It was made by a friend of mine. Haha! It's great, though. This sort of thing really helps in the marketing of rides - it's already been viewed over 2,000 times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 A new photo of SW7's construction has been posted by TowersTimes over on their FB page. Doesn't look like much has happened since that image Towers sent out over a week ago but we don't know what's been happening at the top of the construction site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 I doubt much has happened this week TBH, the week between Christmas and new year is normally when builders/construction workers take their annual leave. Things will pick up again by the end of this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Looks like the cobra roll thingy has been built I don't think I will be heading down to the resort more than once next year, the queues for sw7 will be overflowing out of the rails and everything else will have really short queues! As much as I would like to ride sw7 next year, I will leave it to future years when all the commotion is down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 ^ you say that, but I bet Rita will still have a 40 minute queue for much of next season Seriously, I'm sure SW7 will help regulate the crowds across park. That'll be three areas with major, new(ish) attractions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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