Literally just went on this ride lmao, best ride here. The theme is on point, the queue is so cool, the ride itself it's amazing, the exit scared me more than it should have, what a ride.
@Sarah Kemp it's pitch black and the walls look bigger/smaller than they are or closer and further to you, and there's strobes and it's really hard to navigate through it
The chance of being killed at an amusement park is one in 750 million. You have more chance dying in a car, using a vending machine, even. Just remember, these are attractions for your enjoyment. Yes, things do go wrong on occasion. But that happens with everything. A lot of the time, the ride stops because it realizes that it could be safer, eg. a lap-bar could be tighter. Heck, most theme-parks close in the winter for maintenance, so that the Health & Safety Executive are convinced that the ride is safe. This often includes taking the trains apart and putting them back together. Rides are tested every single morning to make sure they are safe for standard operation.
I heard that at Thope Park, they go through a rigourous 8 hour safety check before opening the park- shows you how bloody careful they are with these things
@@Nekoneko937 the marmeliser never got removed when the crash happened they tones down the mist and strobes and took down some of the sounds its all nos back to normal tho (except the "get corrected" voice)
I passed out on this ride multiple times and I'm sat here watching this video saying to myself "I don't remember all this... Oh but I remember that part, I must have been awake then" 😂
Lol I can well believe that... I felt so dazed coming off that ride took me a while to properly ground myself especially sat waiting for the next vertical lift I couldn't see properly 😂
Smiler accident? *The operator sent the next train up because he didn’t see the car stalling* New Texas Giant accident? *The operator let the woman on even though she was too heavy.* As you can see, it is mostly human error as humans tend to make more mistakes than physics and state-of-The-art technology if you haven’t noticed.
Sm0g - When it comes to stuff like being strapped in a rollercoaster, we have more trust that the machine will keep us safe than the person operating it or the person doing maintenance check ups for well deserved reasons
Honestly, Alton Towers has the best themed rides unattached to prior media. I have seen no other theme parks that even compare to The Smiler or Nemesis when it comes to the themes and marketing and general aesthetic. I feel so lucky to live in England.
Mamamew TheRani What do you mean prior media? If you mean something along the lines of Disney, then honestly the Efteling, Phantasialand and Europa Park still have better theming for almost all their rides. Sorry man. I just don’t get how Alton Tower’s the Smiler is not based off of media, while Efteling’s Baron 1898 is. Can you explain that to me?
What happened on Smiler could've happened on any coaster as it was human error rather than anything technical. If anything, Smiler will probably be the world's safest coaster when it re-opens as they surely couldn't make the same mistake on the same ride again, right?
+Opattion Doesn't help that the media blew the whole thing out of proportion. I'm convinced The Mirror's mission was to try shut Alton Towers down with negative stories about it like every week for six months
If ur going to go on the smiler for the first time don’t get put off by this comments section it an amazing rollercoaster you’ll want to ride it again and again once you’ve done it
Wiz Zle yep ever since I was brave enough to try it whenever someone mentions it I just want to do it so much! My hearts beating really fast just watching it but when you get a smooth ride it’s kinda relaxing. I’m crazy
Wiz Zle when I went in it for scare fest it was my first time but I forgot the crash and I was nervous for the ride a little bit but I was dancing to the music 😂😂
You would hear it for a bit as the laugh scene happened immeditlately after the crash and they music wasnt turned off until emergency services got there as it was interrupting their communication
You have more chance of crashing 12 times on your way to the park than getting hurt on a rollercoaster. You have more chance getting killed or amputated by a vending machine than getting hurt on a rollercoaster. This ride is amazing and you should ride it. That is an interns fault what happened and he’s never working at a theme park again. It’s not the ride. And if the ride does have a technical error and stops, it’s for your safety. There may be an object that fell out of someone’s pocket and could hurt someone, there could be adverse weather and it will have to stop, or it could be the best reason I think- the sensors being over sensitive. There are sensors in these rides that track the location of the carts. They also detect if there is anything wrong with the rollercoaster. They automatically stop the carts for safety (if you’re on a loop, momentum will send you back round, most of the time). Sometimes, it may be over-sensitive and just stop the ride. That proves that you’re actually, too safe.
I said the same thing. It looks like a heartline roll with a half twist so you're gonna go up the chain lift inverted but then you see the light and you aren't
Sadly this ride is no longer know as the world's first roller coaster to invert 14 times. It is now known to a lot of people as that roller coaster that crushed 4 people's legs. I wish people would be over the crash by now and realize that it was human error that caused the crash. The smiler doesn't deserve the hate it gets
I went on this today and it is so physiology disturbing 😂 there is flashing lights and loud laughter and in the queue line, there is loads of screens with trippy hypnosis on and it's so insane👊🏻 even after the ride in the gift shop you just feel so messed up😖 best themeing ever
I'm watching all the Alton towers from seat povs for every ride to prepare myself as I'm going this summer and fyi I HATE roller coasters but imma still try
Good on you, roller coasters are so much fun and don’t watch videos you will just end up scaring your self, I recommend the wicker man for people who don’t like coasters, it goes fast but no loops, except the line is tremendous
Emma Edwards I was so scared to go on a roller coaster And I went on nemesis inferno at Thorpe park witch goes 50 miles per hour and goes upside down. 4 times and now I love rollercoasters and I’m a kid
When I went after like 3 months of opening we were in line for 2 hours, boiling hot and everytime you thought you were near you got fucked over by turning a corner which revealed an even longer line. Still amazing though
Riding a roller coaster is statistically safer than flying, driving a car, riding a bike, and even walking. Accidents do happen, but when you are comparing safety of rides, countries, parks, etc., you are comparing abysmally small percentages.
As an American who went to Alton Towers around 4 years ago, I haven't felt safer on a roller coaster. That's a big thing for me, as I have a small body frame compared to most. The coasters we have here make me feel like I have too much room, and that I don't have enough restraint. Regardless, though, I still love riding them. I don't remember if this specific ride was there, or if I don't remember seeing it/not having enough time. From doing a lot of research, I do believe the accident that happened was 100% human error. I'll be back in England in a week, and I'm hoping to return to Alton Towers. I'll also be planning on definitely riding this one. Seems like fun.
Yeah, people don't realise that the UK's safety standard is much much higher than any other place in the world. The smiler is nearly 5 years old now so it probably was not there.
Yeah, the thing about restraints being pulled in extra securely can be an issue for some people because it prevents you from getting airtime as you are practically glued in to your seat.
I remember going on that ride for my birthday and took my older sister with me, it took me a whole day to convince her the ride didn't go into a loop as soon as you got on it... And it did 🤣
I love the fact that as soon as the ride starts your thrown into a corkscrew with flashing lights and screaming from the speakers, this ride is an absolute masterpiece and I'd recommend it to literally anyone with the gut for this stuff 👍
@@hannahdavies1453 No, you was actually right. Only 1 heartline roll exists on the smiler, and that is the second the final inversion, the one indoors and the last inversion are flattened corkscrews, although they do look like heartline rolls from an on-ride perspective
No it doesn't. Probably been on it more times at Scarefest than you have all year mate. I promise you it no longer says "Half Way Corrected" at the second lift. They also removed the text on the wall.
Andy P They removed that because of the you know what happened, I'm going on it for the first time this year so will come back to this video and let you know it didn't say half way corrected.
Kokichi Oma don’t! The ride is charmingly rough but from the back is downright painful! Try to ride from the front if you can (you cannot choose seats though) and lean into inversions with your back straight to reduce pain
It was my first time going to Alton towers. Went for my birthday. Going on the smiler was amazing! Though it was thrilling and scintillating, you could genuinely laugh and have fun while doing like one million loops. Truly an amazing ride! I went back in early August 2019. Still as amazing as it was when I first rid it (: Remember, people... WE BELONG TO THE SMILER
Ciaran Elliott Probably right, am going there end of July. Will be a shame to miss it as will be my first visit to AT. We will have to see when they find out the root cause and fix it, make it safer and go from there. From what I gather all four injured were sitting in the front row seats, no way their own fault. Hope they recover as best they are able. :) Even if a miracle happens and the ride opens soon then I am still certainly open to riding in the rear seats. I would not be surprised if for the time being the front row seats were off limits, if purely as a safety protocol (though less fun).
Ciaran Elliott it's not closing for good. if every ride that had an accident closed then there would not be a lot of rides. Drenched at Oakwood had an horrible accident a long time ago yet it's still open. rides are very very safe. i've been riding them since i was 4 and i'm 18 now and i've never been in a single accident!!
The bit of track at 1:19 is where it came to rest after the impact. It looks like the full train shouldn't have even got onto the chain lift if the empty one was lingering around before the "half way point".
wow your witty arent cha making petty jokes about the smiler it wasnt that bad yeah two girls losg one leg but its better than disneyland in the last 20 years 26 people have been killed at disneyland and nowone has EVER died at alton towers yet alton towers are gettjng hammered and disneyland is still running fine! THATS AMERICA FOR YA!
It's my birthday this month, quite soon actually, and I am going to Alton Towers the day before, and I get in free as I have a Merlin pass. Me, my mum, dad and younger sister have a Merlin Pass! The Smiler is one of the second rides I will be going on! It is my 2nd fave ride! I love it so much that I have once been on it 3 times by myself! Honestly, if you haven't been on it, you're missing out on so much fun! If you aren't tall enough, don't worry! Once you are tall enough, you must go on The Smiler! The adrenaline rush is unreal! It is amazing! Alton Towers is the best! 😄
just went on this ride today, and it was amazing! the inversions are really smooth and you can't feel them that much, tho if you go on the back row it is definitely more intense. it's so fun, went on it three times!
I queued 3 HOURS for this when it first came out. It broke down three times almost on the hour every hour. Managed to get to the front so it was SO worth it 😍😁
Rode this yesterday. Whilst walking back to the entrance to go home, walked past a family, and the dad was singing the theme song. It's designed so well, because it gets into your head, and that's exactly what the theming says it will do. Creepy.
To those people saying they should've waited for the test train to come back: In short they did. Okay, so basically, they don't need to wait until it comes back to the station, as there's no need. The block system automatically checks the ahead blocks to make sure they're empty. They didn't wait for the train to come back as it's illogical and causes a longer wait during a breakdown, which people don't want. Basically, imagine the blocks are like so, with '-' being a block. (Station) - inside section - lift hill - part 1 (crash area) - brake - lift hill 2 and section 2 - brake - - station - If the empty car comes out of the station and is currently on the lift, moving up, and another one is sent, it is perfectly fine as there is a block between the car and the train. Now imagine the empty car has reached the top of the hill, the next one is sent forward, and reaches the top of the lift due to the block brake stopping it, as the empty train has stalled on the track. Now, the engineer reset the ride system and that resulted in the system losing the train on the track, therefore the next train was allowed over, resulting in the crash. Now that you know how these systems work, you realise how illogical it would be with the blocks being there. Rant over
I haven't been since....well, last time I was there, the Corkscrew was still a thing, Galactica was still Air and the newest ride, and the likes of The Smiler were but a glint in some designer's eye. That'll all change in September. Absolutely can not wait to ride this, it looks intense.
Choni Heaven trust me, I've been on this roller coaster 4 times since the crash and two of them have been front row, the ride is very safe. The crash happened because a member of staff didn't notice that the sensor had gone off to say that the cart before had stalled on the track and they no longer work there and this ride is checked every morning at least 5 times before anyone is allowed on it.
This is no joke the best ride at Alton Towers! It lasts for a very decent amount of time. When you are on it you realise that you are smiling the whole way round!
Last year i dropped out of one school for about a month, but I had some form of education from my parents and regular tutors. Anyway we just said screw it and went to alton towers for 3 days 😂
truly a bucket list coaster for me... actually so many at Alton towers are on my bucket list. Hope I get to ride them someday. I guess it would be better to say Alton Towers is a bucket list park for me.
A - Adventures it did auto stop because the track ahead was occupied but because the operator didn’t know there where 5 carts on the track instead of 4 he over road the malfunction
@@hargaming4731 The ride wasn't broken, it did exactly as it was meant to do. The crash happened because a human operator manually overrode the system to release the block brakes that had stopped all of the cars as they didn't realise a car had stalled on the track.
Everyone, just think, the smiler crash was a human error, the ride had nothing to do with it, I experienced the smiler crash, I wasn’t on the ride but I was there.. yes, it has scared me, but I have to remember that things like that happen, but every care has been taken to ensure it won’t happen again. So if you’re a bit unsure about going on it, don’t worry! It’s an amazing ride!
hands down the best ride in the park. i go almost every month and havent been able to go on it in over a year so hopefully i will get on it when i go this week!
I was 11 when i first went on it and I was terrified by the lining up. The music was terrifying, the first inside bit was deafening and the exit was scary AF. But i loved the ride.
Omg what are people on about. There is 2 immelmans, 3 dive loops, 3 heartline rolls, 3 corkscrews, and more but no vertical loops and heartline rolls are different to corkscrews
It seems like the ride collided with the other carriage at 1:19 as pointed out by Charlie Nicklin The thing that annoys me the most is, why the operators didn't abruptly stop the ride in action after noticing an empty carriage on the track? Were they too dumb to see or just careless at the fact there was a carriage there and just allowed the ride to proceed anyway?
***** The ride was stopped on the lift hill for 10-15 minutes because of the stalled carriage. They are still investigating why the lift chain started up again sending them over. Once they were over, there were no block brakes to stop the train.
***** You can clearly hear and see at 1:19 that the ride struggles to make that loop. It loses a lot of momentum and slows dramatically. This is the part of the ride causing all the problems...
gr har Don't know how genuine the information you're giving me is, but it could be that you really do know more about this issue better than me. In any case, the company is still to blame. It's not like it's the first time an accident associated with the Smiler has occurred anyway. There was an accident that occurred about 2 years ago regarding a part from the ride falling off. It really is carelessness. Liam Smith I think that might just be the instability of the video recorder, although you could be right as well.
gr har There was a similar, if not exact, incident years ago at the park involving another multi train ride, where one train became stuck and the others were stopped. However, the inexperienced and undetrained operator restarted the ride causing two of the trains to collide. Could it be a repeat here?
Rollercoaster designer : so ...what would you like in your park? The Boss: Ever wanted to stimulate the feeling of being thrown in a blender Rollercoaster creator:....... The boss: Do it
I've been on it around several times, when the corkscrews arrived I was freaking the hell out, but it left me grinning like mad, so in addition, I'd say yea, it does, but not all the time if u try your hardest to not smile.
I can’t believe I did the smiler today, I conquered my fear of this particular ride and I loved it so much it has become my favourite ride in the entire park, and the entirety of the uk, and the world😆🤭 though it is rough it is brilliant😆
The little "o shit" right before the first drop pretty much sums up the whole Smiler experience.
funny thing is thats me saying oh shit haha i was with my gf when this was recorded hahahaha loved it :)
Spiratonix Coxworthy been on it 3 times, still makes me mutter oh shit on the way up, I’m going in a week so can’t wait to go on this again
That's dan howell bro
I mean I don't find this ride scary, I find it fun 😂
Me on the ride in a nutshell
How many inversions do you want on your coaster?
Alton Towers: yes
The smiler actually holds the world record of most inversions on a roller coaster :)
@@a2trappy26 Yeah I know, pretty cool, isn't it?
Cees I went on it today it was amzzzing
Yea pretty cool but I wanna read one day
I mean ride XDDDDD
The sound of the smiler roaring as it twists and turns through twisted metal is truly special!
Harrison Baker Love it! Second best roar at Towers. Nemesis has the best roar :)
Nemesis is the king of the roar lol, the smiler is nemesis' secondary.
Should be called the Jurassic Park with all the wind noise. Sounds like a t-Rex 🦖
Yeah I always thought that it gives the whole ride a more hectic vibe if it didn’t already have one
That was the wind on the camera
Can't believe this conversation : 0:39
Girl: I hate my life
Guy: me too
Istg the girl was me I was here at that time_
@@acid.8069 that's really cool, and mood and lOgAn
@@Imsoveerytired 😂 😂 😂 💕
"WOOO!!"
@@acid.8069 Well your lying
This is straight out of my roller coaster tycoon game when I was 12
Frank Walline is it?
yanni1987lc r/woosh
Holy shit I forgot about that game
2MANYMANNN Modz r/nobodyasked
Swegkilla didn’t say anyone asked and this is TH-cam, not reddit. So like I said, take your shitty jokes back to reddit you wasteman 😂
Literally just went on this ride lmao, best ride here. The theme is on point, the queue is so cool, the ride itself it's amazing, the exit scared me more than it should have, what a ride.
YES THE EXIT SCARED ME SO MUCH LMAO. It was like a maze.
Good thing you didn’t die 😳
xavier NEMESIS
@Sarah Kemp its like a maze and also dont let the shop's music fool you it ends with a jumpscare
@Sarah Kemp it's pitch black and the walls look bigger/smaller than they are or closer and further to you, and there's strobes and it's really hard to navigate through it
That one woman screaming
"HALFWAY????" like lmfao same sis
Bianca Animates sometimes i loved that
It was a mood
I heard her too
The chance of being killed at an amusement park is one in 750 million. You have more chance dying in a car, using a vending machine, even. Just remember, these are attractions for your enjoyment. Yes, things do go wrong on occasion. But that happens with everything. A lot of the time, the ride stops because it realizes that it could be safer, eg. a lap-bar could be tighter. Heck, most theme-parks close in the winter for maintenance, so that the Health & Safety Executive are convinced that the ride is safe. This often includes taking the trains apart and putting them back together. Rides are tested every single morning to make sure they are safe for standard operation.
I heard that at Thope Park, they go through a rigourous 8 hour safety check before opening the park- shows you how bloody careful they are with these things
Thank you! Someone with common sense!
Imagine dying from a vending machine
There are stats for how many people died using vending machines?
They say riding the smiler is intense and I say its not in a tent it's outside
I went on this ride 2 days before the famous crash and was in the front seat😬. Very sad to those who got hurt, much respect
HOLY CRAP
tree rat calm down mate
tree rat No one cares enough besides replying.
tree rat your username pretty much sums up your comment.
@@vtr4123 stfu lmao stop being so angry calm down
It's backstory fits it's terrifying theme
Ginga Gunga why did they have to get rid of the giant machine tho? They could’ve kept it and just removed the modules on the legs
ryanmtk61 yeah it did in the latest on ride videos the marmeliser isn’t there
@@Nekoneko937 proof?
@@Nekoneko937 the marmeliser never got removed when the crash happened they tones down the mist and strobes and took down some of the sounds its all nos back to normal tho (except the "get corrected" voice)
G_Force 1410 th-cam.com/video/ub82Xb1C8os/w-d-xo.html
I passed out on this ride multiple times and I'm sat here watching this video saying to myself "I don't remember all this... Oh but I remember that part, I must have been awake then" 😂
fr? i mean its not that scary.... it just looks intimidating and scary, no where near as much
😂😂
Perplex it doesn’t have to look scary to pass out it can just trigger the nervous system and overwhelm the brain lolz
It could also be G-Forces. If you’re not used to it then positive Gs can make you pass out.
Lol I can well believe that... I felt so dazed coming off that ride took me a while to properly ground myself especially sat waiting for the next vertical lift I couldn't see properly 😂
This feels more like a Joker coaster than the ACTUAL Joker Coaster.
feels more like a saw coaster
I break togethaa
I was thinking the same thing
Joker is “swirling” into madness
I break togethaa Well... There is a Saw coaster at Thorpe Park. And it’s also a Gerstlauer.
And which Joker? The free-spin? The RMC Hybrid?
i shut my eyes the whole time and when it stopped i thought it was over, then my friend said "its only the first half" i shit myself xD
Hope you have a good time in heaven.
Smiler accident?
*The operator sent the next train up because he didn’t see the car stalling*
New Texas Giant accident?
*The operator let the woman on even though she was too heavy.*
As you can see, it is mostly human error as humans tend to make more mistakes than physics and state-of-The-art technology if you haven’t noticed.
Funny how it’s come to the point where we are supposed to have more faith in technology than people, you’d think it’d be the other way around
@@zaiahwolfe how? Humans have always made mistakes.
Humans make mistakes and we learn from them.
Sm0g - When it comes to stuff like being strapped in a rollercoaster, we have more trust that the machine will keep us safe than the person operating it or the person doing maintenance check ups for well deserved reasons
@@zaiahwolfe true
Honestly, Alton Towers has the best themed rides unattached to prior media. I have seen no other theme parks that even compare to The Smiler or Nemesis when it comes to the themes and marketing and general aesthetic. I feel so lucky to live in England.
I feel lucky to live in England too. We have the best teabags.
I don’t live in England sadly but I live in Scotland, it is a few hours on a train or driving but I’m still glad I live in the uk!’
Mamamew TheRani What do you mean prior media? If you mean something along the lines of Disney, then honestly the Efteling, Phantasialand and Europa Park still have better theming for almost all their rides. Sorry man.
I just don’t get how Alton Tower’s the Smiler is not based off of media, while Efteling’s Baron 1898 is. Can you explain that to me?
And Thorpe Park ;)
Blackpool pleasure beach and Flamingo land are good too but Alton is better
What happened on Smiler could've happened on any coaster as it was human error rather than anything technical.
If anything, Smiler will probably be the world's safest coaster when it re-opens as they surely couldn't make the same mistake on the same ride again, right?
i agree
It reopened
+alexf02071999 yea thats what i tell me friends but they dont believe me!
i went to alton towers on Wednesday and i rode the smiler, it was absolutely fine and i loved it, people are more safe than ever now
+Opattion Doesn't help that the media blew the whole thing out of proportion. I'm convinced The Mirror's mission was to try shut Alton Towers down with negative stories about it like every week for six months
If ur going to go on the smiler for the first time don’t get put off by this comments section it an amazing rollercoaster you’ll want to ride it again and again once you’ve done it
Wiz Zle yep ever since I was brave enough to try it whenever someone mentions it I just want to do it so much! My hearts beating really fast just watching it but when you get a smooth ride it’s kinda relaxing. I’m crazy
Wiz Zle when I went in it for scare fest it was my first time but I forgot the crash and I was nervous for the ride a little bit but I was dancing to the music 😂😂
Is it like , really scary or only a bit
elio 235 the queue might freak u out by in my opinion the ride is worth it
Very true
This ride was so much fun! The only thing was how annoying the music got whilst waiting for it. XD
Ikr 😂😂 and the flickering lights got on my nervous
+Blue Sprite It got on your nerves, not nervous :l
Oh.
The worst bit is the beginning because you don't expect the drop.
+XAshleighX and the second incline is crazy
imagine being in that crash and all you can hear whilst your there in unbelievable pain is the laughing track.shivers
They turned everything in the park off!!!
Yeah it was all of so you couldn’t hear anything.
You would hear it for a bit as the laugh scene happened immeditlately after the crash and they music wasnt turned off until emergency services got there as it was interrupting their communication
people: are in horrific pain and suffering
The smiler : HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
Haha jesus
You have more chance of crashing 12 times on your way to the park than getting hurt on a rollercoaster. You have more chance getting killed or amputated by a vending machine than getting hurt on a rollercoaster.
This ride is amazing and you should ride it. That is an interns fault what happened and he’s never working at a theme park again. It’s not the ride. And if the ride does have a technical error and stops, it’s for your safety. There may be an object that fell out of someone’s pocket and could hurt someone, there could be adverse weather and it will have to stop, or it could be the best reason I think- the sensors being over sensitive.
There are sensors in these rides that track the location of the carts. They also detect if there is anything wrong with the rollercoaster. They automatically stop the carts for safety (if you’re on a loop, momentum will send you back round, most of the time). Sometimes, it may be over-sensitive and just stop the ride. That proves that you’re actually, too safe.
Quality Comments What is GP standing for?
How do you know it was an intern?
@Quality Comments I don't understand the context. I only know MotoGP and all the other stuff.
Jackie C! Thank you :D at least some kind people. English isn't my native language.
@Sophia Richardson Go back into your cell.
I love the howl it makes going along the tracks (I know roller coasters do that) it just sounds amazing in person and on video 👍
Voyager 94 it doesn’t roar now... the ride is aging and getting rusty unfortunately
Nemesis is great for that noise, the death humm
@@I_prxg1 I love Nemesis it is one of the first rollercoasters i have ever ridden
@@Rahul-yu3ro I went there a couple days ago. Didn't notice any rattling and the roar is loud now
RD1X234 _ I went a few weeks ago at I could hear it clearly when standing at the oblivion queue and it doesn’t look bad
To be honest the crash actually adds more thrill to the ride, and it has cut the que line drastically.
It did, now most people have forgot about it and its got a lot busier now.
I'm still thinking about going on this ride to this day. I don't have the time and money to go to the UK to go on this yet XP
BlockBite TriDragon This is last place you want to be going if your going on a foreign themepark trip
What makes it so bad just going over there?
BlockBite TriDragon it's extremely expensive
I swear to god that first indoor bit I can genuinely never figure out which way is up on video it’s the most confusing section in the world
Yup
Pretty sure that is a corkscrew inversion by the looks.
Mae Marie close! It’s a heartline roll!
its the same with saw
I said the same thing. It looks like a heartline roll with a half twist so you're gonna go up the chain lift inverted but then you see the light and you aren't
Sadly this ride is no longer know as the world's first roller coaster to invert 14 times. It is now known to a lot of people as that roller coaster that crushed 4 people's legs. I wish people would be over the crash by now and realize that it was human error that caused the crash. The smiler doesn't deserve the hate it gets
Dooble it truly is a brilliant ride, and for the people still hating for the anomaly of a human, they can fuck right off the park.
Dooble it’s still the only one with 14 inversions
IKR
@Totally Unfocused Yea. I think they mean it crushed four legs total.
Those people who hate on the smiler for the crash, they should go on it and see if it's so bad and if it deserves the hate lol
I went on this today and it is so physiology disturbing 😂 there is flashing lights and loud laughter and in the queue line, there is loads of screens with trippy hypnosis on and it's so insane👊🏻 even after the ride in the gift shop you just feel so messed up😖 best themeing ever
Sounds like my kind of queue line 😂😖
+Beth the Carbon Allotrope it's amazing!!! I went on it for the fourth time on Friday I forgot how awesome it was!
omg the music is a pain in the ass but overall good ride!!!
+thealphawolf42069 what do they show on the screen?
+thealphawolf42069 is there a video on TH-cam of the queue line?
the weird thing is you actually laugh all through the ride
Ikr with some screaming in between haha
Leah Price yeah 😂
Leah Price
Leah Price that's the CREEPY PART! 😱This ride makes us smile UNNATURALLY😱
Leah Price yeah ikr like when u look at the pictures at the end everyone has creepy smiles on their faces
I'm watching all the Alton towers from seat povs for every ride to prepare myself as I'm going this summer and fyi I HATE roller coasters but imma still try
I wouldn't watch the videos they go a lot faster then they look in the videos
Good on you, roller coasters are so much fun and don’t watch videos you will just end up scaring your self, I recommend the wicker man for people who don’t like coasters, it goes fast but no loops, except the line is tremendous
Emma Edwards I was so scared to go on a roller coaster And I went on nemesis inferno at Thorpe park witch goes 50 miles per hour and goes upside down. 4 times and now I love rollercoasters and I’m a kid
The devils apprentice 666 I can tell you’re a kid by your horrendous punctuation
SacredStep and your point is
When I went after like 3 months of opening we were in line for 2 hours, boiling hot and everytime you thought you were near you got fucked over by turning a corner which revealed an even longer line. Still amazing though
Couldn't agree more.
Lol
Use the secret hidden single rider line
when i went the second time, we waited 10 minutes in the normal line then we just decided to climb the fence and went on single rider
Shut again lmao
The sound of the rollercoaster genuinely made me feel uncomfortable.
• Chester • • Anderson • mhhh I Love the sound, especially on older B&M floorless coasters
Kärnan Fanboy Kumba has amazing sound
Steel Nole I think so too
It's an amazing sound, even better when your there to witness it.
Me: jealous in everyone in the comment section cuz I’m too short to go on the coaster
The creepiest part is when you ride it or buy your picture you will notice you were smiling and laughing the whole way through it
I was screaming and crying in mine, it was my first big coaster and my dad made me do it, now I look back, it was great
Esme Hoskins they spray laughing gas in your face throughout the ride
@@thypapi185 no, it used to be water mist, but now it's gone bc of what happened with the accident and all
ThyPapi it is illegal to do that
@@thombo32 yep
What I find hilarious is that a guy literally saids ' Shit ' before it fully goes down.
*I feel proud of him*
Who else is here virtually "riding" roller coasters because we can't right now?
Mee XD! But I’m going to Alton towers on the 4th of July so I’m so excited!
@@rottenwater_ did you go?
@The Explorers yup i did! It was so much fun! :D
I'm going this Halloween can't wait for scarefest I'm going on nemisis smiler has to many loops oh btw it's 2020 october
@@rottenwater_ what did ya go on
Riding a roller coaster is statistically safer than flying, driving a car, riding a bike, and even walking. Accidents do happen, but when you are comparing safety of rides, countries, parks, etc., you are comparing abysmally small percentages.
Well said!!!!
You never know though
captainmaerd you have more chance of being injured kr killed by a vending machine. Dont ask me where i know that from but look it up 😂
Jonny B well up big man
It’s not safer than a commercial air flight
Honestly, I’ve been on a ton of coasters, but this is by far, my favorite.
As an American who went to Alton Towers around 4 years ago, I haven't felt safer on a roller coaster. That's a big thing for me, as I have a small body frame compared to most. The coasters we have here make me feel like I have too much room, and that I don't have enough restraint. Regardless, though, I still love riding them. I don't remember if this specific ride was there, or if I don't remember seeing it/not having enough time.
From doing a lot of research, I do believe the accident that happened was 100% human error.
I'll be back in England in a week, and I'm hoping to return to Alton Towers. I'll also be planning on definitely riding this one. Seems like fun.
Yeah, people don't realise that the UK's safety standard is much much higher than any other place in the world. The smiler is nearly 5 years old now so it probably was not there.
Yeah, the thing about restraints being pulled in extra securely can be an issue for some people because it prevents you from getting airtime as you are practically glued in to your seat.
Did you go after May? Because that's the month when the smiler opened
you should try thorpe park as well! i honestly prefer thorpe to alton, it was the fastest rollercoaster in europe!
Wait Americans actually say good things about our rides
Never thought these POV videos would ever actually become our source for fun in 2020
I remember going on that ride for my birthday and took my older sister with me, it took me a whole day to convince her the ride didn't go into a loop as soon as you got on it... And it did 🤣
Its not a loop though... its an inversion but its not a loop so actually you were right xD
Technically it didn’t though because it was actually a corkscrew I think
im going on it on friday. is it bad
@@vinster9095 no it's EXTREMELY fun. Hope you have a lovely time tomorrow! Also the indoor inversion is a heart line roll.
Archman 155 I’ve never been on a loop coaster before and I’m actually scared ahaha
I love the fact that as soon as the ride starts your thrown into a corkscrew with flashing lights and screaming from the speakers, this ride is an absolute masterpiece and I'd recommend it to literally anyone with the gut for this stuff 👍
It’s actually not a corkscrew in the indoor section, it’s something called a ‘heartline roll’ which is similar to a barrel roll.
Jm L ah ok thanks for telling me, I didn’t know that 😁
@@hannahdavies1453 No, you was actually right. Only 1 heartline roll exists on the smiler, and that is the second the final inversion, the one indoors and the last inversion are flattened corkscrews, although they do look like heartline rolls from an on-ride perspective
I love it when it says half way corrected 😊😂😁
Xowlxvenomx It doesn't say that anymore because of "you know what" i miss it as well :((
Jacob Holmes it does i went om it this year and it still says it
Andy P It doesnt m8
No it doesn't. Probably been on it more times at Scarefest than you have all year mate. I promise you it no longer says "Half Way Corrected" at the second lift. They also removed the text on the wall.
Andy P They removed that because of the you know what happened, I'm going on it for the first time this year so will come back to this video and let you know it didn't say half way corrected.
Nobody:
The smiler ride:👈👉☝️👆🖕👇🖖👌👎👋🤟👏🙌👐🤝👂🤲👊✊🤞
ok, I normally hate this style of comment, but this is underrated as fuck
True
Yeah i love when it goes 👂
@@user-jj7uc9gg7b how so
@@julian-xy7gh i just find that the whole 'nobody:' type of comment is overused and unfunny. except for this comment, they actually made it funny lmao
The ride isn’t even that bad when your on it. The worst part is the vertical climb when your on the back row. (Been there , done that)
James Boyle 6 exactly
Right. If I ever go there, I'm sitting in the back row
Kokichi Oma don’t! The ride is charmingly rough but from the back is downright painful! Try to ride from the front if you can (you cannot choose seats though) and lean into inversions with your back straight to reduce pain
Being at the back was the best part, apart from being near blinded by all the water dripping off the cars and into your eyes 😂
You really must love Kärnan ;D it has the same Lift but 70m tall, falling into a 60m vertical drop
I know this ride is called the Smiler, but I'd be crying as I ride it!
+Barton Fink yeah, I was sad when I found out
Don't be sad. Let the joy in.
We know it's called the Smiler
LOL
No.
I'm 11, and I went on it 4 times, It was amazing
The little “o Shi-“ before the drop
I felt that
It was my first time going to Alton towers. Went for my birthday. Going on the smiler was amazing! Though it was thrilling and scintillating, you could genuinely laugh and have fun while doing like one million loops. Truly an amazing ride! I went back in early August 2019. Still as amazing as it was when I first rid it (:
Remember, people...
WE BELONG TO THE SMILER
I went on this ride yesterday an amazing experience hands down the best ride at Alton towers
I hope it doesn't go for good, I love the smiler and I personally would still ride after the crash
i read on 'the mirror' that 'the ride will be closed for the foreseeable future' according to the manager, sorry bud.
Emma Seymour Doesnt mean forever. Its gonna be closed for the rest of the season tho
Ciaran Elliott Probably right, am going there end of July. Will be a shame to miss it as will be my first visit to AT. We will have to see when they find out the root cause and fix it, make it safer and go from there. From what I gather all four injured were sitting in the front row seats, no way their own fault. Hope they recover as best they are able. :) Even if a miracle happens and the ride opens soon then I am still certainly open to riding in the rear seats. I would not be surprised if for the time being the front row seats were off limits, if purely as a safety protocol (though less fun).
Ciaran Elliott it's not closing for good. if every ride that had an accident closed then there would not be a lot of rides. Drenched at Oakwood had an horrible accident a long time ago yet it's still open. rides are very very safe. i've been riding them since i was 4 and i'm 18 now and i've never been in a single accident!!
If it does reopen they will probably change the name and theming out of respect for those injured.
1:10 man I love that sound
Yeah
It's opening again in March 2016, I would totally ride it again but my parents won't let me.
+EVILBUNNY28 But you will still get in your car and drive or be a passenger on the road when it's more dangerous?
EVILBUNNY28 s
enzo I rode with my auntie yesterday it isn't that scary but really fun
This is the best POV of smiler I have seen as you captured the noise of the coaster perfectly…. Sounds like a monster roaring round the track 👌🏼
I went on this yesterday and it was my first inverted coaster... also just happened to be front row...
Formula 1st so your first inverted coaster that you went on this the world record holder for the most inversion LoL
This, this isn’t an invert
The bit of track at 1:19 is where it came to rest after the impact. It looks like the full train shouldn't have even got onto the chain lift if the empty one was lingering around before the "half way point".
This looks like a little kid drawn on piece of paper and then they turned it into a roller coaster
Tell a 2 yr old to design a big coaster “scribbles on page” Alton towers : yes
God 😆
Just went on this insane rollercoaster yesterday it was worth the long wait and it does make you smile and laugh
My friends won't go near the Smiler after the accident, but I'm stood there like
.__.
So what if I die? THIS RIDE IS SO AMAZINGGG
Yeaaaaa...
Same here!
@Darren Gregg ?
@Darren Gregg ohh 😂 my bad
Ay bro, your more likely to die 12 times while driving to the park than you are on any of the rides, assuming you live about 1hr away
I'm late but
Tell them that they are millions of times more likely to die on their journey to the theme park than get remotely hurt going on this ride
think i saw ollies phone up there
😂😂😂😂
Oy imagine if this was the video with the accident
HAHA from the colossus video.
Shit Ollie where's my phone!
😂😂😂😂
is it ironic that my internet crashed while watching this
+Arjun Singh same!
wow your witty arent cha making petty jokes about the smiler it wasnt that bad yeah two girls losg one leg but its better than disneyland in the last 20 years 26 people have been killed at disneyland and nowone has EVER died at alton towers yet alton towers are gettjng hammered and disneyland is still running fine! THATS AMERICA FOR YA!
+Arjun Singh Disgusting and vile comment. be more respectful
Guys it was just a joke chill
gemluvstigers a stupid joke which is totally inapropiat
Who else loves how The Smiler just roars through the entire layout?
Maybe its alive or not who knows nobody knows
It's my birthday this month, quite soon actually, and I am going to Alton Towers the day before, and I get in free as I have a Merlin pass. Me, my mum, dad and younger sister have a Merlin Pass! The Smiler is one of the second rides I will be going on! It is my 2nd fave ride! I love it so much that I have once been on it 3 times by myself! Honestly, if you haven't been on it, you're missing out on so much fun! If you aren't tall enough, don't worry! Once you are tall enough, you must go on The Smiler! The adrenaline rush is unreal! It is amazing! Alton Towers is the best! 😄
Claire Willers it’s my 2nd favourite ride too! 😂
What’s your 1st favorite ride?
@@tdefe13 Probably Oblivion or Galactica
I still remember the advert for this ride back in 2013 when I was 7 years old!
just went on this ride today, and it was amazing! the inversions are really smooth and you can't feel them that much, tho if you go on the back row it is definitely more intense. it's so fun, went on it three times!
The best ride I've been on by a long way . The whole theme has completely grabbed me
Went on this ride first time ever today ! Was really fun, my favourite ride
its my favourite ride to
'Process Complete' - nice touch.
Both gone now :(
I queued 3 HOURS for this when it first came out. It broke down three times almost on the hour every hour. Managed to get to the front so it was SO worth it 😍😁
Rode this yesterday. Whilst walking back to the entrance to go home, walked past a family, and the dad was singing the theme song. It's designed so well, because it gets into your head, and that's exactly what the theming says it will do. Creepy.
This coaster is amazing, I go on it every year.
Imagine if it had a different theme?🤔
To those people saying they should've waited for the test train to come back:
In short they did.
Okay, so basically, they don't need to wait until it comes back to the station, as there's no need. The block system automatically checks the ahead blocks to make sure they're empty. They didn't wait for the train to come back as it's illogical and causes a longer wait during a breakdown, which people don't want. Basically, imagine the blocks are like so, with '-' being a block.
(Station) - inside section - lift hill - part 1 (crash area) - brake - lift hill 2 and section 2 - brake - - station -
If the empty car comes out of the station and is currently on the lift, moving up, and another one is sent, it is perfectly fine as there is a block between the car and the train. Now imagine the empty car has reached the top of the hill, the next one is sent forward, and reaches the top of the lift due to the block brake stopping it, as the empty train has stalled on the track. Now, the engineer reset the ride system and that resulted in the system losing the train on the track, therefore the next train was allowed over, resulting in the crash. Now that you know how these systems work, you realise how illogical it would be with the blocks being there.
Rant over
WOAH you copied and pasted me from somewhere xD I was the one who wrote it lol ;)
Yep, I did, I would've credited you but I couldn't remember your username.
For all you GP in the comment section, the ride vehicles are called trains, not cars or carriages.
Yes, always have to correct my mom or dad on that
Hey we try our best. I used to call them cars too.
hijhiysonikku Same, still kinda struggle with that these days, but not much
I could be wrong, but isn't the whole vehicle called a train and the individual segments of the train are called cars?
@@GameGoodness321 Yes Yes Yes
I haven't been since....well, last time I was there, the Corkscrew was still a thing, Galactica was still Air and the newest ride, and the likes of The Smiler were but a glint in some designer's eye.
That'll all change in September. Absolutely can not wait to ride this, it looks intense.
I usually love roller coasters but this really frightened me!
Choni Heaven trust me, I've been on this roller coaster 4 times since the crash and two of them have been front row, the ride is very safe. The crash happened because a member of staff didn't notice that the sensor had gone off to say that the cart before had stalled on the track and they no longer work there and this ride is checked every morning at least 5 times before anyone is allowed on it.
@@jenny1992mcfc I don't think he was talking about the crash but ok
Jenny MCFC dude, you can also be afraid of a rollercoaster if it never crashed, he may think its too high, or he cant handle inversions...
Couldn’t stop laughing when I went on this. One of the best rides!
Smiler : I Have the best theming!
Wickerman : Hold my beer
Seadragon 101 I skipped the wickerman as it doesn’t have the appeal that the smiler does
@@UnemotionalBandit what do you mean?
@@bigoof1012 Even though the theming on the wickerman is more immersive it doesn't make it more attractive to ride on
@@UnemotionalBandit Yeah, It was a bit rough on it when i went
Seadragon 101 I don’t know because I’ve never been on it but I here it’s quite rough although it is fast
This is no joke the best ride at Alton Towers! It lasts for a very decent amount of time. When you are on it you realise that you are smiling the whole way round!
The queue was 0 minutes today, I skipped school 😂. went on 8 times with no queue.
I went on it when it opened back in 2013 March and I waited 4 hours, it was so long we even ate our lunch when we were waiting lmao.
I meant may xD
Id rather have a good life and a good job thanks.
Last year i dropped out of one school for about a month, but I had some form of education from my parents and regular tutors. Anyway we just said screw it and went to alton towers for 3 days 😂
@@musicjoe1224 School is overrated. Too many SJWs these days anyway.
I went on this yesterday at night, Honestly one of the best rides I’ve ever been on
what time at night cuz im pretty sure alton closes at like 7pm or 5pm
@@zunchyboii2161 i’m pretty sure it was on halloween so they were open for longer
Idk about you, but “the accident” will absolutely not stop me from riding this or being nervous lol. Plus it happened like forever ago.
Howling Burd19 I mean it was caused by Human error and I don’t think anyone dies because of it (don’t quote me on that)
@@jackofaces107 Nope, no deaths.
does anybody know where it stalled at? like what stamp?
It has over 203 safety features now so it’s ok
@@yikesaerospace2678 it stalled at the bottom of the double inversion creating a smile (on the "mouth" part of it) at 1:14
truly a bucket list coaster for me... actually so many at Alton towers are on my bucket list. Hope I get to ride them someday.
I guess it would be better to say Alton Towers is a bucket list park for me.
I had a crazy friend who went on this twice by her self aged 13 AND I WAS SCARED ON SONIC SPINBALL!!!😂
how is sonic spinball scary💀
sarah that’s the point she’s making 😂
Emily Burns idk man i’m tired😫
Maybe you know how crazy the Sonic fandom is.
You weeb
But I was scared of oblivion
I love hearing the roaring sounds it makes!
Man I love Alton towers, its absolutely amazing especially when I go with my best friend
This was the greatest ride at Alton towers by far. I loved the thrill and loops. 10/10
I bet you didn’t know every morning since the crash they check every single piece of track to make sure it’s up to standard
A - Adventures it was not the rollercoaster fault it was human error
They did that even before the crash.
Edgar-Right
True... but they do have to check the... brake system, the lift hill, and of course the *auto stop if the track is occupied ahead*
A - Adventures it did auto stop because the track ahead was occupied but because the operator didn’t know there where 5 carts on the track instead of 4 he over road the malfunction
@@hargaming4731 The ride wasn't broken, it did exactly as it was meant to do. The crash happened because a human operator manually overrode the system to release the block brakes that had stopped all of the cars as they didn't realise a car had stalled on the track.
Everyone, just think, the smiler crash was a human error, the ride had nothing to do with it, I experienced the smiler crash, I wasn’t on the ride but I was there.. yes, it has scared me, but I have to remember that things like that happen, but every care has been taken to ensure it won’t happen again. So if you’re a bit unsure about going on it, don’t worry! It’s an amazing ride!
This is such an amazing ride, I got on it 2 times yesterday. It's greattt
hands down the best ride in the park. i go almost every month and havent been able to go on it in over a year so hopefully i will get on it when i go this week!
The lining up for this roller coaster is better then the actual ride😂 ngl
I was 11 when i first went on it and I was terrified by the lining up. The music was terrifying, the first inside bit was deafening and the exit was scary AF. But i loved the ride.
This was my first upside down ride ever.
I loved it
Lmao same this was my first coaster with a loop
Sameee!!
@@magicmango7032 this ride has no loops
As soon as i go to Alton Towers,this is what i'm going on.
Um it’s closed dude? Because there was a coaster accident!
YourBoiDerek no
YourBoiDerek the accident was 3 years ago, it’s opened again
@@elpendejo2123 Of course it's still open! Theres being much worse things happen on rollercoasters,and they still stayed open.
I was there today. Bro... The only one I was scared to ride was the Nemesis. The rest I was cool with...
Truly the most terrifying rollercoaster in existence, for multiple reasons.
1:50 is so scary, feels like your just gonna slide out of your seat!
ikr!!
Worth it.
That's what I'm most scared of 😂😂 is it good?
If you understand what restraints are then you should realize that a scenario like that happening is a flat 0%, has never happened, will never happen.
I was counting the loops and realised they hid a cork screw in there 👼🏼
Alton towers Is the best it’s the full package!
inversions and heartline roll not corkscrew
@@DownTheLineASMR Lmao, so many inversions and not a single loop.
Omg what are people on about. There is 2 immelmans, 3 dive loops, 3 heartline rolls, 3 corkscrews, and more but no vertical loops and heartline rolls are different to corkscrews
@@Archman155 You're totally right, but I think only coaster fans know those names. So don't expect random people to know all this stuff. 😉
It seems like the ride collided with the other carriage at 1:19 as pointed out by Charlie Nicklin The thing that annoys me the most is, why the operators didn't abruptly stop the ride in action after noticing an empty carriage on the track? Were they too dumb to see or just careless at the fact there was a carriage there and just allowed the ride to proceed anyway?
***** The ride was stopped on the lift hill for 10-15 minutes because of the stalled carriage. They are still investigating why the lift chain started up again sending them over. Once they were over, there were no block brakes to stop the train.
***** You can clearly hear and see at 1:19 that the ride struggles to make that loop. It loses a lot of momentum and slows dramatically. This is the part of the ride causing all the problems...
gr har Don't know how genuine the information you're giving me is, but it could be that you really do know more about this issue better than me. In any case, the company is still to blame. It's not like it's the first time an accident associated with the Smiler has occurred anyway. There was an accident that occurred about 2 years ago regarding a part from the ride falling off. It really is carelessness.
Liam Smith I think that might just be the instability of the video recorder, although you could be right as well.
gr har There was a similar, if not exact, incident years ago at the park involving another multi train ride, where one train became stuck and the others were stopped. However, the inexperienced and undetrained operator restarted the ride causing two of the trains to collide. Could it be a repeat here?
***** yes it did stop at 1:19 cuz if u saw the after crash pic.. the smiler logo on the ground is there :( sad
i smile watching this
going to alton towers was the best experience of my life, but i plan to go again just to ride the smiler
Rollercoaster designer : so ...what would you like in your park?
The Boss: Ever wanted to stimulate the feeling of being thrown in a blender
Rollercoaster creator:.......
The boss: Do it
Haley o'neill the boss and roller coaster creator? Hahaha that made me laugh 😂. That isn’t what they are called but ok
Just say Gerstlauer and Merlin
Haha, you want a blender on a rollercoaster? Just look up RTgame.
Such a epic ride best coaster ive been on! The queing system is class we are all like lambs to the slaughter in cages! So cool
Lool does it actually leave you smiling 😂
Nope, I found it quite boring and painful...nemesis is a lot better in my opinion...
TWO-SYNC RAP You I'm afraid are in a distinct minority with that opinion my friend.
I've been on it around several times, when the corkscrews arrived I was freaking the hell out, but it left me grinning like mad, so in addition, I'd say yea, it does, but not all the time if u try your hardest to not smile.
no it makes you skemem some times it douse
TWO-SYNC RAP No pain, no gain.
i went on it yesterday have to say one of the best rides i have ever been on honestly amazing
Why am I here even tho I was too scared to go on this ride every time I’ve been to Alton towers???
Omg do it you won’t regret it I PROMISE! Best ride I’ve ever been on
This ride puts a... _smile_... on people's faces.
stop, please
I went yesterday and i was on the front seat
It was awsome !
I can’t believe I did the smiler today, I conquered my fear of this particular ride and I loved it so much it has become my favourite ride in the entire park, and the entirety of the uk, and the world😆🤭 though it is rough it is brilliant😆