Alton Towers | Wicker Man | GCI Wood

[Ethan]

^ Sanbrooke rates pretty much everything highly, so I just don't rate his reviews tbh, especially Alton Towers reviews at that.

 

[Howie]

Some of Sanbrooke's mugs are duplicated.
Fraud.

 

[Sandman]

Some of Sanbrooke's mugs are duplicated.
Fraud.

He actually only has 1 mug and a **** load of mirrors

 

[WhollyRudeTech]

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

 

[sandgrown]

Here is a review of Wicker Man by Theme Park Worldwide:-

This actually gives me a lot more hope for the ride, and has heightened my expectations.

You're not all like him are you?

 

[Howie]

You're not all like him are you?

ATI is.

 

[CrashCoaster]

ATI is.

Maybe I am him...

 

[catsounds]

Here is a review of Wicker Man by Theme Park Worldwide:-

This actually gives me a lot more hope for the ride, and has heightened my expectations.

the thumbnail is very misleading

 

[Offical_Pitchnoir]

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[Pear]

They can dispatch one after one has cleared the lift hill, since the lift technically is a block. Are there any brakes in the tunnel just after the station?

Did you watch the video where they say they literally cannot dispatch a train until it hits the brakes? They cannot and will not dispatch a train while one is on the free running tracks.

 

[CrashCoaster]

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If you were to go back a page, then you would've noticed that I posted the exact same thing before you.

 

[CrashCoaster]

Did you watch the video where they say they literally cannot dispatch a train until it hits the brakes? They cannot and will not dispatch a train while one is on the free running tracks.

There's absolutely no reason in theory why it can't be despatched once the train in front has cleared the lift hill, as it is a block. By the time the next train has cleared the lift hill, the one in front would be almost in the station. If they wait until it hits the brakes, that would cause a lot of stacking, and would therefore make 3 trains completely unnecessary.

 

[MakoMania]

Did you watch the video where they say they literally cannot dispatch a train until it hits the brakes? They cannot and will not dispatch a train while one is on the free running tracks.

They can and they will

There would be no point in having three trains if they couldn't.

 

[Smithy]

If you were to go back a page, then you would've noticed that I posted the exact same thing before you.

If you were to go back in time, then you would realise that there's been many a dickhead that's signed up here before you.

But here we are.

 

[Pear]

There's absolutely no reason in theory why it can't be despatched once the train in front has cleared the lift hill, as it is a block. By the time the next train has cleared the lift hill, the one in front would be almost in the station. If they wait until it hits the brakes, that would cause a lot of stacking, and would therefore make 3 trains completely unnecessary.

They theoretically could but they won't.

They can and they will

There would be no point in having three trains if they couldn't.

Literally go to 1:40 in the video

 

[MakoMania]

They theoretically could but they won't.



Literally go to 1:40 in the video

He cannot begin to explain to the media and general public in a 10 second clip that the lift acts as it's own block section which means that they can dispatch a train before the previous one has hit the brakes. They will not be waiting for it to hit the breaks before dispatching, why would they? The fact that they are running 3 trains tells us that dispatches will happen before the previous train hits the brakes.

 

[CrashCoaster]

They theoretically could but they won't.



Literally go to 1:40 in the video

Where he says a train won't send a train if one is on the free running track, that could just mean that they won't operate 2 trains in one block. The free running track could include the station to the top of the lift. If you have the smallest amount of common sense, you would know that there would be no point in running 3 trains if this is the case, and the coaster would still be perfectly safe.

 

[henryjwillis]

Where he says a train won't send a train if one is on the free running track, that could just mean that they won't operate 2 trains in one block. The free running track could include the station to the top of the lift. If you have the smallest amount of common sense, you would know that there would be no point in running 3 trains if this is the case, and the coaster would still be perfectly safe.

A lot of the public don't have a lot of common sense when it comes to rollercoasters though unfortunately, especially when it's regarding a coaster at Towers. And he does say there'll be one in the station, one behind it and one on the free running track, so going by this they won't have more than one train on the track at a time. Hopefully he just means a train won't be allowed to leave the lift hill when there's another one on the track, but this video wouldn't suggest that. Maybe they just have 3 trains to ensure there's always a full train ready to be dispatched when one hits the breaks? It would increase the capacity a bit from having 2 trains as Towers don't seem to have the most efficient staff.

 

[Bert2theSpark]

Hey, That's pretty good!

 

[Matt N]

I still reckon that this will really surprise people on the 17th! Those who have ridden say that it's a good roller coaster with some really good pops of airtime and some good forces!