Alton Towers

[ADRIAN C]

We spent a great day at Alton Towers yesterday, I finally rode Rita, and went on all my old favorites, I cant understand why they have got rid of the Black Hole though, Downside of the day was the weather, it rained on and off all day, and The new ride Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, we queued for 2 hours for it at the start of the day, from 09:30 and finally got on at 11:30 after it opened late and then broke down, I thought it was very poor, so did my kids who it was aimed at, its worse than Stitches Great Escape and that is saying somthing, I wont be queuing for it again anyway :(

[Mr Orlando]

Cool


How long did you queue for to go on Rita

[ADRIAN C]

About 30 seconds, single rider queue :)

[Mr Orlando]

cool thats what i did but the damn thing kept breaking down.

[Double k]

It has been a few years since we went to Alton towers we will have to try and get there again this year :D

[Mr Orlando]

i will do AT and DM again this year

[KillerPenguin]

I agreee 30 seconds for rita in the single rider line - i went on about 3 times

But the day i went Oblivion was closed

[chrisL]

i love Alton towers, lookin at going when the kids are back at school after easter.

i read somewhere that the black hole was in need of major repairs and it wasnt cost effective to do them , so now the tent thing lies empty :(

i wasnt over keen on Rita..... thought they could of done better.

[ADRIAN C]

I loved Rita but a big shame about the Black Hole :(

[Mr Orlando]

Black hole was good

[Double k]

:( RIP Black hole :(

[Mr Orlando]

:( RIP Black hole :(


Amen to that

[Double k]

Yes i am the Rev Double K :D

[Mr Orlando]

just stick to plain old KK

[Double k]

No i think i like the Rev KK :rolleyes:

[Mr Orlando]

sorry your honour

[Double k]

:D Bless you my child :D

[ROBDUFFILL]

:( Evething breaks down in english parks! :(

[Mr Orlando]

yeah but only on the day you go

[ROBDUFFILL]

Yeah thats even more true! :D

[Mr Orlando]

as after Q'ing for 3 hours - when aure right at the front of the Q - it breaks down

[Double k]

HHHMMMMMMM :rolleyes:

[ROBDUFFILL]

i can think on more than one occasion when that happend :(

[Mr Orlando]

yeah me too

[Double k]

We were on a ride at Camalot and half way round it broke down that was scary then went on the next ride and thay could not stop it so with that we went to watch the show and then left :cool:

[ROBDUFFILL]

:( oh dear! :(

[Mr Orlando]

typical UK RIDES

[ROBDUFFILL]

yeah its a shame they do not have the realibility of the US rides :(

[ADRIAN C]

We were on a ride at Camalot and half way round it broke down that was scary then went on the next ride and thay could not stop it so with that we went to watch the show and then left :cool:
Were going camelot in august on the way back from Blackpool, whats it like KK :D

[squidge]

we used to go to camelot quite often when we was kids,

it was okay, but i bet it has changed since i was last there!!!!

[Mr Orlando]

where is Camelot?

[squidge]

its near charnock richard, in lancashire

isnt that right KK

[Mr Orlando]

OK cheers squidge

[squidge]

no problem Mr O

[KillerPenguin]

Ive never been here.

And I gotta go with work - some Sweedish bloke is coming over and wants to go - so the boss volenteered me - not that im complaining

And tips to get round

[Double k]

its near charnock richard, in lancashire

isnt that right KK

Ye Camolot is you can see it from the M6 Ady i think it is crap to be honist the only thing i enjoyed was the show and a Ride called the rack but it needs a good lick of paint and some maintenance

[Veronica]

Ye Camolot is you can see it from the M6 Ady i think it is crap to be honist the only thing i enjoyed was the show and a Ride called the rack but it needs a good lick of paint and some maintenance

Doh!! Why have you posted this on the Alton Towers topic?????? :confused:
I like Camelot because I have a thing for the Black Knight..... :D

[ADRIAN C]

Ye Camolot is you can see it from the M6 Ady i think it is crap to be honist the only thing i enjoyed was the show and a Ride called the rack but it needs a good lick of paint and some maintenance
Were going to nip in on the way back from Blackpool in august, the kids will proberbley enjoy it :eek:

[ROBDUFFILL]

might be going later in the month or thorpe park again! :eek:

[Mr Orlando]

No doubt i'll go in the next few months

Is there any new rides opened here this year

[ADRIAN C]

Yes there is the stupid Charlie and the Choclate factory ride, but dont bother its crap :D

[ROBDUFFILL]

I heard from Alton Towes it was excellent, apperently not! :eek: wont be going this year, maybe next year though :D

[Veronica]

Yes there is the stupid Charlie and the Choclate factory ride, but dont bother its crap :D

Have you been on the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Ride?

[ADRIAN C]

Have you been on the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Ride?
Yes I have been on it, we queued 2 hours for it and it is rubbish, its probrbly because ive been spoilt in Florida, with there rides, but I definatley wont Queue again, even Stitches great escape is better than it :D

[Double k]

Doh!! Why have you posted this on the Alton Towers topic?????? :confused:


Because sombody asked on this thread where Camalot was Squidge answered and asked me if she was correct thats why :cool:

[squidge]

i havent been to alton towers for years, i suppose its changed a lot since i was last there!!!!

[Veronica]

:) Ditto :D

[Mr Orlando]

I went when Rita was opened. Will go again this year too

[squidge]

:) Ditto :D


You always remind me of my mum when u say that veronica. it makes me chuckle :D

[Veronica]

:D I know that's why I said it! :D

[squidge]

heehee!!!!!

My mum got out of hossie today too so im happy bunny now!!!!!

[Double k]

Thats good to hear squidge :)

[Mr Orlando]

I'll be going here soon

yipppeee

[Veronica]

Will you be staying at the Alton Towers Hotel?

[Mr Orlando]

Dont be daft - im only 90 minutes drive away

[Veronica]

Oh yeah, keep thinking you're a Southerner for some strange reason :p

[Mr Orlando]

anyway - its too expensive to stay there

[Veronica]

:D I know, I wanted to take the kids last year but I couldn't believe the price! Anyway, all the dates were taken.

[Mr Orlando]

Ive heard they are building another hotel

[Veronica]

:) Oh that's good. Hopefully an affordable one :D

[Mr Orlando]

yeah lets hope so

[ROBDUFFILL]

sounds good, do you know when it will be finished? :confused:

[Mr Orlando]

errr.... no

[ROBDUFFILL]

oh ok :( :D

[sunnygirl]

I stayed there once. It was a very nice hotel. Lots of fun stuff for kids, like a magician at meal times etc and evening entertainment. My only rumble was we was really tired the first night we arrived and wanted to go to bed early but our room overlooked the gardens and the pavilion where all the music was.

The music wasn't too bad but the sound of people playing, shouting and running to and fro through the gardens was horrendous. :(

[Veronica]

Don't you think it was expensive though SG?

[ADRIAN C]

Just thought I would let you know there has been a accident on the Runnaway train at Alton Towers, 26 people were injured when some of the caridges came loose from the rest of the train.

[Griff_FFOC]

Just thought I would let you know there has been a accident on the Runnaway train at Alton Towers, 26 people were injured when some of the caridges came loose from the rest of the train.
Can't believe that, didn't think it went quick enough to injure anyone. It's a motorised train too :D

[Mr Orlando]

i heard about this on the radio

here is some details

Four people have been taken to hospital and 25 others treated for minor injuries
following an accident on a ride at Alton Towers today.
The incident happened when the front carriages of the Runaway Mine Train became
separated and collided with another part of the ride at the Staffordshire
theme park.
The remaining passengers were evacuated from the ride, which can carry 46 people
in total and which has since been closed.
Staffordshire Ambulance Service said two women were flown to North Staffordshire
Hospital by air ambulance, while the others were taken by land.
A spokeswoman for the park said the train, which was full at the time, was
stopped immediately.
She said: "The park's fully-trained First Responders were also at the scene
within minutes and a number of guests are being cared for on-site with cuts,
bruises and minor injuries. As a precaution, four guests have been taken to
hospital.
"The health and safety of our guests is our primary objective.
"The ride has been closed and will remain so whilst a thorough investigation is
carried out by the park's management team together with the Health and Safety
Executive."
A spokeswoman for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said an investigator was
at Alton Towers to look into what happened.

[ADRIAN C]

You got better info than me MrO :D

[Mr Orlando]

well im a fountain of knowledge me

[ADRIAN C]

You are MrO, I bow down to you :D

[Mr Orlando]

thank you kind sir

[ADRIAN C]

Oh no, Why thank you sir :D

[Veronica]

:eek: Gosh I heard about this on the radio earlier, I would have died of fright :eek:

[karrie]

pretty scary eh :eek:

[Veronica]

:eek: That's why I'm terrified of Coasters, I know it's extremely rare for things to go wrong but that doesn't make me feel better about it.

[Mr Orlando]

there aint been many coaster crashes that I can recall - so yeah it is rare.

[Veronica]

No it's usually a case of people falling out of them.

[Mr Orlando]

never heard of that either

[Mc Fluffy]

i heard about this on the radio

here is some details

Four people have been taken to hospital and 25 others treated for minor injuries


When they realised how EXPENSIVE Alton Towers is

[Mr Orlando]

nice one McFluffy

[Veronica]

never heard of that either

I've heard of quite a few instances where people have fallen out, usually because they are doing something they are not supposed to during the ride like swapping places. A boy died on Val Halle (can't spell it) a couple of years ago because of that.

[Mr Orlando]

the one in blackpool?

i never heard of that

[Veronica]

:rolleyes: Well you've learned a lot tonight then haven't you Mr O? ;) :D

[Mr Orlando]

yes and i aint even been drinking

[Mc Fluffy]

:rolleyes: Well you've learned a lot tonight then haven't you Mr O? ;) :D


So is that a yes for Blackpool then ?
I'm confused

[Veronica]

:rolleyes: It never crossed my mind..... :)

[Veronica]

So is that a yes for Blackpool then ?
I'm confused

:confused: What's confusing McFluff?

[Mr Orlando]

veroinca i think you are confusing him

[Veronica]

:confused: Yes I'm confusing myself too. Now I get it, yes I did mean the one in Blackpool (the only one I've heard of)

[chrisL]

are you sure it was valhalla that someone died on? i remember a young lad getting decapitated on the space invader but nothing about valhalla

[ADRIAN C]

Your right Chris it was the Space Invader :D

[Veronica]

Thanks Chris you are right, had it in my head it was Val Halle. God it doesn't bear thinking about does it? :eek:

[chrisL]

i used to live in blackpool and one of my friends worked as an engineer at the pleasure beach.......some of the stories he told where very scary. :eek:

failures and near misses so to speak......i wont quote as it might have legal implications :p

[Veronica]

;) OK, Say no more......... :)

[Mr Orlando]

The last few days the Daily Star has been printing special coupons in to get in for £15

just for you info - i got mine LOL

[chrisL]

cheap tickets ....great, i plan a trip when the kids have gone back to school.

[Mr Orlando]

yeah its better when they go back to school - little queues

[Mr Orlando]

Just got this through on email

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[Mickey Mouse]

thats very good price :D

[Mr Orlando]

i might be tempted

[Mickey Mouse]

well your not that far from it are you?

[Mr Orlando]

90 minute drive - if that