elephant58
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I think they'll open it at the start of next season, without too much attention and they might put minimum emphasis on the theme.
No. Only Saw closed out of all of the eurofighters and infinity coasters if I recall correctly.LG95 said:Not sure if it has been mentioned previously seeing as there are 40 plus pages but did any of the other Infinity coasters close after the accident?
I presume not considering there isn't an exact clone of the Smiler?
mcg0ughchris said:I was at work when the Smiler crash happened and found out about it within 30 minutes from many people that have no interest in Coasters via Facebook.
That's the difference between now and past accidents. Everyone knows everything and media outlets have ways of hyping up stories and getting them across on numerous different platforms.
You didn't have to actively go and search to find out about this Smiler crash, you didn't even have to buy a newspaper or watch the news on TV. It was literally everywhere, which means there's so much more pressure on big companies who rely on reputation to make money. Attendance drops in the long term would hurt more than a failed attraction. Which is why Merlin will play it smart
Robbie said:
Yeah, I saw one FB comment ask how refreshments could be provided if they were all upside down. It's misreporting and Chinese whispers combined!Alex23 said:Stuck upside down...... great reporting from the mirror journalist!