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^ Lol that always used to be my trick in RCT2. Bump up the train size if my coaster didn't make it through an inversion.

Got a few mugs and a keyring from Thorpe Park but thats all. I usually just get sweets for the ride home nowadays :)

Only one way to be clear about how busy the park is, having the admission numbers. As one or two have said here. AT won't be dead for long. If i wasn't moving house and busy at work, I would be looking at going now after seeing this. I usually stay clear of theme parks on school holidays and...

I think the restriction is due to people in the local villages. Having a nice view from there back garden ruined by a big steel coaster poking above the trees. Also as a few others have said, i think the trees help to dampen the noise down a bit. Some would argue though... Alton Towers has...

line from Lock stock 'I don't believe this, can everyone stop crashing coasters.' :lol: As already stated, AT media and PR must be having a nightmare at the moment. I honestly can't see there being a woodie at AT now after all this.

For me its not the closest one. I think the closest is Drayton Manor to me, but Alton Towers always feel more like home. AT happens to be my first park and my most visited one as well.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-st ... e-33357478 BBC post as well. My friend said to me this morning "Why is Alton Towers having so many breakdowns recently?". This sort of thing is just bringing all little 'breakdowns' to the public eye. Maybe the heat had something to do with the...

I stand corrected :lol: . It says on the wiki page 'the greater the number of bystanders, the less likely it is that any one of them will help.', Is this because bystanders are more likely to think that some one else is more 'qualified' to deal with the situation than they are? My reaction...

Due to the age that we live in maybe? In a time where see blood and violence all over the news and in most films and computer games, seeing blood may not bring that shock factor as much as it used to. Also some people may look for those few minutes of 'e-fame' and being the first to post...

Out of curiosity, if there is a breakdown, who out of the ride operators gets told about what is happening and in what detail? For example, i can image that the person at the control desk will know all about what is going on, but do the operators who are managing that rides queue line get told...

I like how the Sky viewer relations guy avoids answering the part regarding the CONFIDENTIAL doctors reports. It appeared to me as well that Nick was not given 'extended opportunities to respond', more that Nick was given the opportunity to say literally a few words before the she devil...

Yea this really bugs me, putting pressure on celebrities to go and visit a fan in hospital. Yes it is a terrible accident that has happened and the injuries are life changing (not life threatening) but why is it now Olly's responsibility to drop what he is doing and go and visit one of his tens...

I would much rather have a legit RCT2 release on to mobile O/S for use on tablets. None of this cartoon looking tat that was introduced in RCT3. Not sure if RCT2 control would work well on smart phones though :lol:

From a design point of view surely any form of restriction can cause a little headache for designers and engineers. But I think AT have mastered the hight restriction problem pretty well... Dig a hole deep enough to allow you to get those lift hills you desire. As others have said, those near...

I remember being at Thorpe Park when they recorded that a few years ago. My girlfriend at the time was going crazy about seeing Duncan... Me i was more interested in Saw :lol: . That show really grated on me after a few episodes though, not sure if it was the commentators annoying voice or if...

:lol: The hatred for her on this forum is great. I think scrapping the ride will make a lot of people jump to conclusions that the ride was never safe to begin with, in an almost 'I told you so' like way. Re-theme, yes - to me it would not feel right to have it operate with the same name and...

I would probably have one of those split second thoughts about 'Is this ride safe?'. But it would only be a split second thing :) .

I must admit this has come to my attention today. I'm heading out to Thorpe Park this week to ride The Swarm for the first time (yep cant wait and blah blah blah....), however I got a bit concerned when I read on the TP website that the hight limit is 6 foot 5 inches.... Now last time I checked...

Hey guys, I was just scrolling through all things theme park related on wiki, when i saw this on a page about the black hole at alton towers .... "In the TH13TEEN evening last year, it was confirmed that we can expect something to be built in the area in 2012. It hasn't been confirmed what it...

It is a shame that AT is located were it is. I personally would be annoyed if i had to commute to work from alton each day just as AT is opening. But other than that i cant really see there being that much of an issue. You can't tell your near AT untill you hit the gate. I agree at what marc...