Alton Towers | The Smiler | Gerstlauer Infinity

[furie]

Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1

Looks like they're testing the Marmaliser screen today. I'm intrigued as to what "The Disorientater" is

I think it's what the technical guys are calling the fault that makes the top and bottom of the screen not project properly

 

[Martyn B]

Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1

Just look at that first drop <///3

 

[elephant58]

Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1

Finally done, yay! Does anyone know what system it will have to get it up the lift hill yet?

Some ditzy girl in my class was arguing with me today over whether it was open or not. Her argument was, 'Aston Merrygold said on his twitter, he rode it yesterday and there was a video and he opened it. I think I would know'.

 

[caffeine_demon]

Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1

Just look at that first drop <///3

I don't think I can follow even that!..... :shock:

 

[Smithy]

Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1

Tbf the train size may have something to do with that pull out from the first drop, the one after the vertical lift doesn't seem to be as harsh. Although the angle of that picture is awkward, it makes the second drop actually look smaller than the inversion (I think, this ride is nuts lul) it follows.

I also am desperate for this to have music blasting out around the ride, if not I WILL take my iPod with some RCT music loaded.

 

[SaiyanHajime]

Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1

Swarm's soundtrack is SO GOOD and I hope this follows suit.

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[Martyn B]

Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1

I dont know if it's just the angle, but the corkscrew also looks really nasty!

 

[coasterboy]

Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1

Here's some video footage of the screens in action:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOvukdU8dCA[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INdBhOAyvRw[/youtube]

Must admit, this is shaping up to be one hell of a ride.

 

[marc]

Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1

Yep if they keep the screens and effects working, there's a lot to maintain on this coaster.

 

[The Grape Wizard]

Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1

I haven't got one bad thing to say about this ride or it's themeing yet, apart from the shaping on that first drop is so so ugly.

 

[owentaylor121]

Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1

Am I the only one who thinks to the first drop is rather sexy?

 

[Crazycoaster]

Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1

The disorienter? It looks like the washing machine element.. Could that STILL be in play?

 

[coasterboy]

Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1

The disorienter? It looks like the washing machine element.. Could that STILL be in play?

There's a LOT of rumours going around at the moment - washing machine element, live-streaming POVs, projection video mapping - it could be absolutely crazy.

 

[Smithy]

Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1

Seriously if there's actually another trick up their sleeve then this might just be the greatest ride installation I think I've seen.

Disclaimer: I said installation, not quality of ride, investment number, theme or the precise paint code of the track.

 

[rich210uk]

Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1

I know its been brought up before but after seeing it in person yesterday the bit I don't like is the section over the toilet block. It just doesn't look right, and it looks like they just whipped out a saw and cut into the building to accommodate the supports, it just looks nasty!

it took them all day the fit the section at the top of the lift, one minute it was there, then it was gone again. The whole things does look brilliant but just following the track around I'm finding it hard to imagine it being a comfortable ride. Does look great though!

 

[spicy]

Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1

I think the disorientator is referring to the indoor inline twist. Although I would love to be wrong and the rumoured 'washing machine' element actually happened.

I'm 99.9% sure the washing machine element is a load of bull though. Fair play whoever come up with the idea though would love to actually see it appear on a coaster one day!

 

[caffeine_demon]

Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1

I'd happily watch that screen all day!

 

[coasterdude_1]

Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1

I think the disorientator is referring to the indoor inline twist. Although I would love to be wrong and the rumoured 'washing machine' element actually happened.

I'm 99.9% sure the washing machine element is a load of bull though. Fair play whoever come up with the idea though would love to actually see it appear on a coaster one day!

Thing is, the indoor roll has been referred to as 'indoor heartline' in the game, rather than the Disorientator. Given they've been consistent on the other parts. Therefore I'd suggest the Disorientator will likely at least be another effect or something.

On a separate note, I wonder when they will finally start promoting the number of inversions? They've given us every other typical stat, so why hold it back when the world can now see all the inversions (aside from the indoor heart line, which they officially acknowledge in the game anyway)?? I'm no proponent of this washing machine theory, but the marketing suggests that they may have something up their sleeves, otherwise it'd make sense to drop in the 14 inversion stat into the recent Sun press article

 

[coasterdude_1]

Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1

I think the disorientator is referring to the indoor inline twist. Although I would love to be wrong and the rumoured 'washing machine' element actually happened.

I'm 99.9% sure the washing machine element is a load of bull though. Fair play whoever come up with the idea though would love to actually see it appear on a coaster one day!

Thing is, the indoor roll has been referred to as 'indoor heartline' in the game, rather than the Disorientator. Given they've been consistent on the other parts. Therefore I'd suggest the Disorientator will likely at least be another effect or something.

On a separate note, I wonder when they will finally start promoting the number of inversions? They've given us every other typical stat, so why hold it back when the world can now see all the inversions (aside from the indoor heart line, which they officially acknowledge in the game anyway)?? I'm no proponent of this washing machine theory, but the marketing suggests that they may have something up their sleeves, otherwise it'd make sense to drop in the 14 inversion stat into the recent Sun press article

 

[rollermonkey]

Re: Alton Towers | The Smiler | Unknown Gerstlauer World's 1

I feel like the effects would be improved if this were an indoor coaster.

Didn't you know? After construction is done, they're going to use heavy-lift helicopters to drop the Black Hole tent back on top.






(Yes, I know that Smiler wouldn't fit in that tent.)