Alton Towers | The Smiler | Gerstlauer Infinity
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Screaming Coasters
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Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1
Woot, just seen a Smiler advert off the back of a Alton Towers Hotel packages ad.
Ooooh, spinnnnnny eyes..
Woot, just seen a Smiler advert off the back of a Alton Towers Hotel packages ad.
Ooooh, spinnnnnny eyes..
Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1
One draw back of understandably pushing back the opening date is that there is less to talk about because Merlin doesn't need to blast the public with updates yet. It's all subtle piggy-backing.
But yes, I had a thought. I am not preaching. I'm just stating a revelation I had.
Secret Weapon doesn't mean Thrill Ride.
It means something unique.
It's just a coincidence that Nemesis, Oblivion and The Smiler are high-thrill rides.
Thirteen and Air are not explicitly thrill rides. They are more family.
Rita is neither a high thrill ride nor a Secret Weapon.
So why is 13 and Air Secret Weapons? World's First Freefall drop track. World's first true flying coaster.
Which does definitely mean Secret Weapon 7 will have something of note worth marketing. I mean, yes, ok we have these tag lines of World Birsting, but if we didn't have then, it would still be a safe bet. If it didn't have something unique, it wouldn't have a SW tag. SW=/= Thrill, they're independent. The potential of self-duelling I don't think by itself is enough for the SW tag. It's certainly going to be a timeless aspect, like Nemesis' terrain hugging or unique intensity in B&M Inverters. But Nemesis was also the Second Steel Inverting Inverted Coaster in the world.
Summery.
I don't think it's just The Smiler's layout and Potential to Self-Duel that has given its SW tag. I strongly think there's something else which is special in addition.
One draw back of understandably pushing back the opening date is that there is less to talk about because Merlin doesn't need to blast the public with updates yet. It's all subtle piggy-backing.
But yes, I had a thought. I am not preaching. I'm just stating a revelation I had.
Secret Weapon doesn't mean Thrill Ride.
It means something unique.
It's just a coincidence that Nemesis, Oblivion and The Smiler are high-thrill rides.
Thirteen and Air are not explicitly thrill rides. They are more family.
Rita is neither a high thrill ride nor a Secret Weapon.
So why is 13 and Air Secret Weapons? World's First Freefall drop track. World's first true flying coaster.
Which does definitely mean Secret Weapon 7 will have something of note worth marketing. I mean, yes, ok we have these tag lines of World Birsting, but if we didn't have then, it would still be a safe bet. If it didn't have something unique, it wouldn't have a SW tag. SW=/= Thrill, they're independent. The potential of self-duelling I don't think by itself is enough for the SW tag. It's certainly going to be a timeless aspect, like Nemesis' terrain hugging or unique intensity in B&M Inverters. But Nemesis was also the Second Steel Inverting Inverted Coaster in the world.
Summery.
I don't think it's just The Smiler's layout and Potential to Self-Duel that has given its SW tag. I strongly think there's something else which is special in addition.
Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1
But is it rather summery.
I never rode the ride so it was very arrogant of me to make a sweeping statement about intensity. But do you get what I mean...? Rita doesn't invert, have steep bits, have a shock element.
But is it rather summery.
I never rode the ride so it was very arrogant of me to make a sweeping statement about intensity. But do you get what I mean...? Rita doesn't invert, have steep bits, have a shock element.
EnigmaHyena
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Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1
Rita is a launched coaster, that's a good enough gimmick for Alton. It certainly was when it first opened. A lot of people still find launch coasters intimidating, a lot of my friends refuse to ride them. I'd say that more than qualifies for intense.
Rita is a launched coaster, that's a good enough gimmick for Alton. It certainly was when it first opened. A lot of people still find launch coasters intimidating, a lot of my friends refuse to ride them. I'd say that more than qualifies for intense.
rollermonkey
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Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1
Your theory is flawed. You just said that thrill =\= secret weapon.
Nemesis' intensity isn't even all that unique. So tell us why it was an SW again?
Your theory is flawed. You just said that thrill =\= secret weapon.
Nemesis' intensity isn't even all that unique. So tell us why it was an SW again?
RobJackson85
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Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1
SW is just the code name for Altons major projects*.
World's firsts/gimmicks have nothing todo with it. It's just a coincidence that they feature a special element.
*please correct me if I'm wrong, but this is how I've always thought of them.
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SW is just the code name for Altons major projects*.
World's firsts/gimmicks have nothing todo with it. It's just a coincidence that they feature a special element.
*please correct me if I'm wrong, but this is how I've always thought of them.
Posting on the go via Tapatalk.
Boy am I funny...elephant58
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Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1
Nemesis was not the second inveting inverted coaster in the world - at least 3 opened before it.
However, it was Europe's first.
scw55 said:
Nemesis was not the second inveting inverted coaster in the world - at least 3 opened before it.
However, it was Europe's first.
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