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Seems very odd to build a housing estate around the coaster of they're still going to operate it. I wouldn't fancy living there

I voted for colossus but it's a tough call. Both of these coasters are poor rides. Colossus was very bumpy and uncomfortable when I last rode it. The Smiler, I just hate everything about it. The music is terrible, the queue cages ate terrible, the ride itself is bumpy (especially for a new...

Is it really going to pull in the visitors to make the investment worthwhile? I'm not so sure. It's a shame really. Is Scenic Railway a listed building? Are they allowed to demolish it? I remember some parts in Broadstairs being quite nice, the beach etc but the sorrounding areas in Margate...

They probably should have just done the housing estate instead. Is there really a huge demand in Margate for this to reopen. I remember visiting this park and riding scenic railway way back when I was 18 and dating a girl from Broadstairs. Margate wasn't the most picturesque seaside town I'd...

I don't think it's just Broken legs though. By the sounds of the article Joe may have trouble walking for the considerable future and he's also lost all use of a finger. He's already had operations and **** loads of metal rods and pins put into his knees just to hold them together. It'll...

More like it's hard to find people with expertise wanting to work for £6.50 an hour

^Gwazi at BGT and Stampida at Portaventura feel like they're falling to bits when you're going around on them lol. Smithy did you say they needed to be.airlifted off octonauts? Lol why would you even come to Alton Towers if you were going to act like that?

Saturday gone or Saturday coming up? I hope she's alright for sure. I haven't seen any photos of the cars after the accident but you're definitely right about the girls getting the brunt of it. I bet the guys wish they'd taken the middle seats now :(

I hadn't heard anything concerning Vicky? Is she ok? How severe is her injury? Hopefully not to the same extent as Leah. I'm sure Olly will sort that out for her though

I'd love to see Leah come back to Alton Towers when she's fully undergone her rehabilitation. Even if it's not to have a ride on anything. It'd be lovely if they invited her for a day just to prove to herself that she's over it. Please for he family though that it's looking positive. It's...

I know what you're trying to say. It all depends on what's being said behind the scenes I guess. I'm sure there's been communication been the victims/family and merlin. You're probably right about testing for investigative purposes. Hopefully she has an awesome time with 1D, she's definitely...

I think we can all agree that one week after an accident like this, surgery etc, amputation, huge mindset changes and still being positive and getting up out of bed eager to move on makes Leah Washington an absolute legend in my mind. I could not praise her more. And if she has spoken to Alton...

I guess I was wrong about it, really surprised by this, wow

Standing already! Great news! Like superhuman mental strength to get up a week after all this. Merlin need to get her the best support, best prosthetics and best rehab and get her back living a great life, with millions of compensation to. Well done Leah Washington

Thunder mountain and disney paris. Welcome to how the British people think my friend. The majority are glass half empty and the media are horrendous. Why do you think all of our athletes are **** scared when they play for England. We enjoy things failing just so there's a certain level...

I just think enough has went on this week for then to take the sensible route and drop the brand 'just in case' but I can understand where you're coming from. I just think the negatives of keeping the brand outweigh the positives but we'll see. I guess it depends on how quickly this blows over...

It's just my opinion. In terms of intricate theme and branding, smiler is arguably the one that stands out in the park as being the most unique and prominent. Now why would a huge company like Merlin keep that in place when they know there's not a chance they can make any money off it. Even...

For me it's more brand recognition. The logo, theme, concept is quite prominent and unique and from an advertising point of view its now tainted. The theme is poor for sensitivity reasons obviously, but more importantly Alton Towers can't use the brand anymore. No one is gonna want that logo on...

We'll see over the course of the next few weeks I guess. Has anyone heard if Alton have actually given any hints of themselves delivering an announcement on the rides future? Personally if I was there PR team I'd be wanting to draw a line under this ASAP

The problem will come when they reopen it with the same theme, especially if they choose to advertise it on TV or around the park. There's no way the media won't pick up on the concept of the ride if the theme stays the same and they'll just see it as a huge park not being sensitive to past...