Alton Towers Opening day Photo Trip Report

[cmpunk771]

Heya guys,

 

I just got back from 2 days at alton towers and i had the most awesome time.

 

I was staying in the alton towers hotel and on friday night during the VIP night i met Girls Aloud and Bill Baily

 

I am going to cut to the photos and give you my TH13TEEN review at the end

Enjoy

 

On the monorail for 8:30, get are ERT!

 

Right on to oblivion while everyone else went to Th13teen, had 5x rides on it and got my oblivion condom

 

Oblivion

 

"Insert sexual innuendo about going into the hole"

 

Nice new restrains on the cars

 

Ok now over to the Dark Forest

 

Entrance

 

Wonder why he is here

 

RITA QUEEN OF SPEED, oops no i ment RITA

 

Rita control booth

 

Guy in Pic "What is this idiot doing"

 

Painted ritas cars

 

The cars

 

This is why we are here

 

Dead trees all over the place in the Que. It will look amazing when lots of trees grow over and engulf the Que.

 

Theming

 

Getting closer

 

Baggage hold, and stairs up to station, I like how there is a ladder you walk under for bad luck

 

Wraith in station

 

Unfinished ceiling

 

Ride op Box

 

 

Going onto Crypt

 

Met god himself, was a really nice man, but he didnt like the attention, he seemed shy

 

This thing really towers over

 

Ride exit

 

Alton towers hotel

 

Ok so here is my ride review

 

You start out coming into the station with writing on the wall and the pungent smell of forest. As you are dispatched and go up the lift hill you see the other car arrive in the crypt. You then travel down the drop and weave around the forest, when the forest grows it will be an amazing sight when riding as at the moment its a bit like a building site still.

 

You then enter the crypt where the door crashes behind you and you can hear the floor creaking, you are surrounded by leafs and then the lights drop. You then are plunged in pitch black with air blasters then as the light comes up you are surrounded by wraiths. Then launched backwards around the cold underground helix.

 

My thoughts is that if you are expecting some amazing G's then you wont get it, it is well themed mine train as i see it and very smooth. Dont get me wrong it is well themed, probably best in UK but i hate to say it the drop is rubbish. I really didnt feel it, it wasn't strong, it is good for a 1 time scare but it has no re-rid-ability. The effects where half done and where on and off all day.

 

Overall a good addition to the park but it is not something that is going to be huge. I am going to stick with nemesis and Air

[SharkTums]

Thanks for the report and review!

 

I have a question, all of the scaffolding, is that part of the theming or still waiting to be taken down?

 

I think the Rita theming looks better than the Thi3teen theming with the trees and roots all over it!

[cmpunk771]

It is part of th13teen but when i ate breakfast with John Wardly this morning he told me that they had MUCH more planned but as a quick route out and to get it open they used scaffolding.

 

I did enjoy the ride but there is TOO much Hype around it.

 

Rita also has new music when they launch you. Its in a wraiths voice, like an old man "Put your head back, hold on tight, YOU MUST ESCAPE" i think he means the forest. Then after you have been launched or just as soon as it starts he says "GO, GO, GO" so its good they changed it, but TH13TEENS themeing in AMAZING, best in UK. There is a little indoor bit above the station with little girls writing on the wall, its very dark and forestry in there if thats a word lol

 

I hope you guys enjoy it when you come over, i saw a few TPR hoddies today but didn't say hi

[Richard]

I have a question, all of the scaffolding, is that part of the theming or still waiting to be taken down?

 

The scaffolding is permanent I think, as a nod towards Hex's theming of a "renovation gone bad". If you look at the plans for the station, the scaffolding is there too.

 

http://gallery.towersalmanac.com/albums/construction/sw6/other/plans/14_090109_plan_station_visual.jpg