Matt 236 Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 Wickerman reopening is great and definitely better than nothing! Lets hope Lego Merlin can reopen those other rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 THEY WERE WAITING FOR A PART! The takeover will have had nothing to do with Wickerman reopening... Come on guys it happens... Ringo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 Yep, because my post above was clearly being serious! We won’t even notice the takeover differences for at least two years I reckon, if there’s any even! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 Wicker Man is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncanc Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 Wickerman is sick, managed to get on it for the first time last weekend and it was pretty damn intense, we managed to get on the second from last train of the day and front row too - my ribs genuinely hurt after - loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 Glad you enjoyed it. Now try a back row then! I find the front to be slow and sluggish so you will find the back out of control and so much better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaA Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 Wickerman in the back row is just plain amazing. I really hope Merlin decide to build more GCI's Coaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 It's really dislike that they don't let you choose the rows, I mean fair enough if there's some free and they want to fill them but why force people who want to sit at the back in row 3 and then people who might prefer nearer the front sit at the back? It's a nightmare. On Troy they actually encourage people to sit at the back with a seperate queueing space! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Coaster said: It's really dislike that they don't let you choose the rows, I mean fair enough if there's some free and they want to fill them but why force people who want to sit at the back in row 3 and then people who might prefer nearer the front sit at the back? It's a nightmare. On Troy they actually encourage people to sit at the back with a seperate queueing space! I am totally with you on this as it is only a decent ride in my opinion on last three rows, but where would the space for a seperate queue go in Wickerman's station? Troy oddly I enjoy far more at the front compared to the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Doyle Posted August 15, 2019 Report Share Posted August 15, 2019 3 hours ago, Coaster said: It's really dislike that they don't let you choose the rows, I mean fair enough if there's some free and they want to fill them but why force people who want to sit at the back in row 3 and then people who might prefer nearer the front sit at the back? It's a nightmare. On Troy they actually encourage people to sit at the back with a seperate queueing space! Its bizarre because sometimes I’ll go and they will let me wait longer for the back and other times they will not. I would say it’s to do with the queue times but it seems the times I’ve asked for the back has been when the line has been longer then when they don’t allow me!! Guess it depends on what mood they are in!! The back on any GCI is the best seat in the house. Mystic Timbers for example was pretty average in the front row but in the back, it’s absolutely brilliant and the same very much goes for Wicker Man. Any seat other than the back 2-3 rows and it’s pretty naff to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 Fill from the front is easier if there's a disabled person requiring the back row... That and the poorly designed station means that having some people waiting would cause a lovely bottleneck... Plus you then get everyone wanting to wait for a specific row and it's like "GUYS YOU CAN'T ALL SIT IN THE SAME ROW FFS GET ON THE RIDE!" At the end of the day some rides operate better with designated rows, often down to loading times needing to be quick and on the money, hence why Europa do it on Blue Fire and Wodan... HermanTheGerman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Two seasons on and I think Wicker Man has embedded itself as one of Alton's best coasters. At first it may have been the novelty of a wooden coaster at the park but now, it's up there with Nemesis and The Smiler for me. it was running very well at the weekend. SteveJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted July 14, 2020 Report Share Posted July 14, 2020 Wickerman is arguably the best coaster Towers have built this Millenium. Sure, it’s not the biggest or longest coaster but what it does is great and delivers theming and storyline not many other coasters have really done in the U.K., especially during recent years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 The Wickerboi has been down for a number of days now, and a little tent has appeared on part of the track. Vicious rumours were that Extinction Rebellion had taken it over but a more believable rumour is that there was a track issue, perhaps the heat the other week didn't help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobF Posted September 2, 2020 Report Share Posted September 2, 2020 It requires some track replacement I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaA Posted September 3, 2020 Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 RMC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted September 4, 2020 Report Share Posted September 4, 2020 MAPpers and Pop Badge Collectors rejoice, the WickerLad is open again! And probably with a RAP queue bigger than the main queue. Sidders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 It's a shame that Wicker Man's lighting package seems to be missing after just two seasons. Surely it would have made more sense to install it on a permanent basis initially? Unless I'm mistaken and it was on during Scarefest, however it definitely wasn't when I visited for Oktoberfest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 It's not missing, it was only rented. Because permanent lighting costs too much money. Obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt N Posted November 21, 2021 Report Share Posted November 21, 2021 Sorry to bump this thread, but I just wanted to ask; is it me, or has Wicker Man been riding a little better in 2021? From my experiences, the ride has felt a little bit faster than in previous years, and it has also been packing quite a few pops of surprisingly excellent airtime where there was previously none! Does anyone else agree with me, or am I just perceiving things? I’ve always really liked Wicker Man since first riding it on opening weekend in 2018 and having my expectations exceeded by a considerable margin (given that the forums were very pessimistic about how Wicker Man would ride and I had no prior GCI experience to compare with, I had pretty low expectations, but I was absolutely blown away!), but over the last year or so, it’s strongly grown on me! Since an excellent couple of rides in July 2020, I’ve been absolutely loving it, and it seems to have gone up by another level again for me in 2021! I just love the fast pace of it, as well as the fun turns, great pops of airtime and the relative smoothness and comfort compared to other wooden coasters! Overall, I do absolutely love it, and it really is a coaster I rank highly! I apologise if this is controversial, but as someone who rates fun and rerideable coasters highly over the out and out intense, I personally have it as my comfortable favourite at Alton Towers, and it’s only narrowly beaten by Icon within the UK for me! For me to rank a ride highly, it has to pack enough thrill for me to get a real kick out of riding, but it can’t be so intense or rough that it causes nausea or hurts me, and I personally think that even though I wouldn’t traditionally call myself a wooden coaster person, Wicker Man satisfies that brief for me more than the vast majority of coasters I’ve ridden! It’s certainly made me look forward to hopefully riding Wodan next year, anyway, as most seem to think it beats Wicker Man by a considerable margin… Inferno 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted November 21, 2021 Report Share Posted November 21, 2021 I remember end of 2020 it was riding dreadfully, just crawling round the unbanked turn around, which then seemed to sort itself out in 2021. For me I still find Wickerman to be a bit naff near the front of the train, and earlier in the day. If you can get towards the back at the end of the day I find it packs more of a punch. Matt N 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted November 21, 2021 Report Share Posted November 21, 2021 Wicker Man received some work last closed season. I believe some retracking which shouldn't necessarily have had to happen so soon. That would explain why some people noticed it running better this year compared to last. It's also why the ride has been more reliable this year. Matt N 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted November 23, 2021 Report Share Posted November 23, 2021 When riding the Wicker Boi at Oktoberfest this year it seemed noticeably faster than last year, was throwing us round the track - was almost a little bit too violent! Matt N 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 Wicker Man was reportedly on one train this weekend with the queue peaking at 150 minutes. Ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Doyle Posted March 20, 2022 Report Share Posted March 20, 2022 19 minutes ago, Coaster said: Wicker Man was reportedly on one train this weekend with the queue peaking at 150 minutes. Ouch. It does make you wonder what is going on during closed season that Thorpe AND Towers open up with one train services on coasters. I guess 5 months is nothing..... Hopefully fastrack sales went well though!! Coaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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