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LukeB · 27-09-2015, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Quasar

Closing the ride completely and ripping it down is ludicrous

They can always make it a better ride and call it something else

Good King Glennceslas · 27-09-2015, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by LukeB

They can always make it a better ride and call it something else

It's just not realistic.

LukeB · 27-09-2015, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Quasar

It's just not realistic.

It is tho, they can knock it down and bulid a new one.. they have done this before.. r.i.p Corkscrew

Good King Glennceslas · 27-09-2015, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by LukeB

It is tho, they can knock it down and bulid a new one.. they have done this before.. r.i.p Corkscrew

Corkscrew was over 20yrs old. The Smiler is 2yrs old. Alton Towers will not too down a multi million pound rollercoaster because of a freak accident. One that was human error. The coaster has nothing wrong with it.

Dollface · 27-09-2015, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Quasar

Corkscrew was over 20yrs old. The Smiler is 2yrs old. Alton Towers will not too down a multi million pound rollercoaster because of a freak accident. One that was human error. The coaster has nothing wrong with it.

If the coaster had nothing wrong with it, it would have had something put in place to stop passengers legs from being crushed if an accident was to occur.

Good King Glennceslas · 27-09-2015, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Dollface

If the coaster had nothing wrong with it, it would have had something put in place to stop passengers legs from being crushed if an accident was to occur.

The coaster cars aren't supposed to smash into each other to cause that kind of accident. That was the ride operators fault. Not the coaster.

user104658 · 27-09-2015, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Quasar

Corkscrew was over 20yrs old. The Smiler is 2yrs old. Alton Towers will not too down a multi million pound rollercoaster because of a freak accident. One that was human error. The coaster has nothing wrong with it.

It doesn't have anything wrong with it, no, and like I said it's probably one of the SAFEST coasters in the world now (because they will surely triple-check every bolt forever) BUT it's not about whether or not it is physically safe, it's how people's gut will feel when actually faced with the prospect of climbing on. Many people will simply not want to.

...the best rides at Alton Towers are the River Rapids and the Log Flume anyway

. Genuinely hilarious with a group of friends.

Good King Glennceslas · 27-09-2015, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

It doesn't have anything wrong with it, no, and like I said it's probably one of the SAFEST coasters in the world now (because they will surely triple-check every bolt forever) BUT it's not about whether or not it is physically safe, it's how people's gut will feel when actually faced with the prospect of climbing on. Many people will simply not want to.

...the best rides at Alton Towers are the River Rapids and the Log Flume anyway

. Genuinely hilarious with a group of friends.

That's the draw of roller coasters. That's the point of theme. When I go onto a rollercoaster allsorts of ideas enter my head about what could go wrong. I still ride them.

user104658 · 27-09-2015, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Quasar

That's the draw of roller coasters. That's the point of theme. When I go onto a rollercoaster allsorts of ideas enter my head about what could go wrong. I still ride them.

Hypothetically - if you were on the smiler when it crashed and lost a leg, would you think "Oh well, that's the risk you take for the thrill"?

I'm not mocking here, genuinely interested, some "extreme sportsmen" (gear-free climbers, base jumpers etc.) who have ended up with serious injuries really do see it that way.

DemolitionRed · 27-09-2015, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Quasar

That's the draw of roller coasters. That's the point of theme. When I go onto a rollercoaster allsorts of ideas enter my head about what could go wrong. I still ride them.

Me and mine are high wall climbers who venture thousands of feet up vertical walls with a few ropes and some necessary bits of kit. I've never been on a roller coaster in my life though. Just the thought of what could happen absolutely freaks me out!.