WindingSon Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 http://news.sky.com/story/1512786/four-seen-by-medics-in-new-alton-towers-collision While this sounds less severe than the last one, this is a complete PR nightmare for Merlin right now. 6 Quote
shark6495 Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 Ugh. Reading the article makes it seem that the park is having a bunch of probs. not a god summer for them Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote
Joncars05 Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 Just wanting to play devils advocate here but if you look at the comment section on the article, it seems as if this happened at KI and the article was written by a local Ohio paper it would've been posted under the "media overreacting" topic on this forum.Please note that I am in no way downplaying the previous incident with The Smiler but according to the comments on this situation it seems like some people looking for a quick payday more than anything else. Quote
Diamondback96 Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 Two cars hit each other. That should never happen. While the media is probably overreacting a little since it happened so soon after the other one, it's not like the ride e-stopped on the lift hill. 11 Quote
The Interpreter Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 And the PARK strongly suggested the affected seek medical attention. 9 Quote
CoasterDirected Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 Not a good year for theme parks is it.... Quote
Gabe Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 There has to be a twist... Perhaps the twist you're referring to is an interview the media conducted with a local medium over there (after the fact) who claims the park is haunted and/or cursed by evil spirits that she has apparently seen there at different points. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/alton-towers-ghostbuster-claims-accident-hit-5991019 3 Quote
The Interpreter Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 The Mirror is not unlike The National Enquirer. 5 Quote
PyroKinesis Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Perhaps the twist you're referring to is an interview the media conducted with a local medium over there (after the fact) who claims the park is haunted and/or cursed by evil spirits that she has apparently seen there at different points. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/alton-towers-ghostbuster-claims-accident-hit-5991019 Well no, I was quoting "Pinball Wizard" by The Who, since the ride was originally named Spinball Whizzer, and played that song outside. 2 Quote
RailRider Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 Incidents aside. How does a ride reopen soon after 2 trains impact each other? Seems with recent history the park would have been smart to shut it down for the day to fully inspect the failure. This should never happen on a coaster. 5 Quote
Voicetek Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 "On Thursday, Alton Towers apologized after customers were stranded on a monorail on the hottest day of the year....Around 80 passengers were stranded for an hour on the monorail train in sweltering temperatures of 82F." Wow, sweltering temperatures of 82 degrees! Is it just me, or does 82 degrees not seem too bad for a summer day. Was there something more to that part of the story? 4 Quote
Existential Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 I would like Kings Island to get one of these next but with perhaps a slightly cooler layout. I haven't had the chance to ride one...but they always look like a nice, interesting ride. Put one in as a dark ride and I would love it. 1 Quote
Steph88 Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 ^^ Agreed, 82 doesn't seem like much to me, but I live in a place where temps in the 100s are almost an everyday occurrence. (Blech.) I don't think it typically gets that hot in England. They're used to cooler temperatures. If you're not used to that heat, it can seem really awful. 2 Quote
The Interpreter Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 A closed up car at 82 very quickly heats up to far more than that... 7 Quote
Voicetek Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 A closed up car at 82 very quickly heats up to far more than that... That's it. That's the piece I overlooked. If this was an open car, then it probably wouldn't have been as bad. 3 Quote
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