Ricky Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Maybe they will paint it before allowing people to walk under it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 Once it is up? If they do that is an odd way round to do it and will make a mess of all that is around it. ste193 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste193 Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 Quote 'I'm hugely disappointed I never got to go on it. It's called The Smiler and I was sitting there thinking what is there to smile about."Global Superstar - Tinchy Stryder The global superstar bit had me in stitches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC! Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 I remember that, what made me laugh then was on most of the comments sections on the online newspapers, people were like WHO?? Oh god that cracked me up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cernuschi Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 In regards to the rusty mesh, I believe I saw an image of it being welded on before, therefore you cant paint it before welding (well the contact patch anyway). I'm sure it will be painted at some point (hopefully). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.S217 Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 I speculate a mid day Friday opening either this week or next Friday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Should we start a competition? The person who chooses the closest time to The Smiler's actual opening gets to be Marc for the day. aTOMic, Ryan, Sidders and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 I'm saying it will open Monday 17th June purely because I'm going on the 16th and that would be just my luck. If it is closed when I go though yes I'll be a bit disappointed but it's not like there isn't enough to keep you occupied all day. Last year I went and struggled to fit everything I wanted to do in and still haven't done the brand new version of Sub Terra so my day will be great either way. It will be nice to have The Smiler open but if not my dad says we can go back again during Scarefest. So in a way I don't want it to be open just so I get to go to Scarefest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 I guess the hype for The Smiler is reaching the 'overload' point at this rate. Still waiting to get corrected...I wonder why... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 I guess they will quietly open it the moment it is ready with no advertised date or fanfare. No idea when that'll be though, hopefully in time for fright nights when I'm going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Hopefully in time for fright nights when I'm going! You mean 'Scarefest'? :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 You mean 'Scarefest'? :/ Yeah, that's the one! (In my defense I'm old and all the tussauds halloween events were called fright nights at one time and the name has stuck with me, it is a mistake I make often.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 I still remember when Thorpe's were called Fright 'Nites' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Should we start a competition? The person who chooses the closest time to The Smiler's actual opening gets to be Marc for the day. A competition no-one would actually enter then? Stokesyboy, Cornflakes, Kerfuffle and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 They are certainly doing a lot of tampering round with the ride ATM. I have no idea when this ride will be open but surely it'll be open by September . ste193 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjh123horry Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Bif rand9m, but I thought Id show you guys. My friend is doing a hairdressing course at college and I offered for her to practice on. This is the masterpiece she came up with :-) aTOMic, Sidders, Stokesyboy and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokesyboy Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 So it's supposedly opening tomorrow with Staff at the entrance telling guests it will open tomorrow... Also the ride has appeared on the LED board but showing as closed. I'm still waiting for official confirmation before I decide to visit again. Inferno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Well, behind closed doors they better be confident it will open tomorrow, considering the minisite still states 'Join Us May 2013', otherwise they've led themselves to a massive muck up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Batten down the hatches guys, the next 24 hours could either see happy towers enthusiasts or the evil, angry side. I'm ready ste193, Graeme, Inferno and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 My dad's just asked someone at entrance to Smiler and they said "not open today but can't say about tomorrow". Apparently they're taking the protective plastic off the ride cars and tidying up bits so could well be open either tomorrow or the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inferno Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 All very exciting! I am a bit dubious about it though... They can't be 100% sure about it, otherwise wouldn't they have announced it on Twitter etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokesyboy Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Most people are saying that it's because they want it to be a "soft opening"... We'll just have to wait and see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Michael - Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 TT posted on Facebook that towers are to be featured on watchdog later tonight! Any publicity is good publicity, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aTOMic Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Uh oh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC! Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 (edited) Towers times says that they will announce the opening date, although I'm not 100% sure There we go back to normal. Edited May 30, 2013 by EC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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