When i'm scraping the barrel for things to add you know they've done a good job. It's only the game of 'Hide and seek' that lets the attraction down. That audio led section has been done atrociously with the speakers in the wrong place, complete darkness and theme music louder than Emily's voice which is the whole idea of the section. They just need to make little additions and tweaks and it'll be untouchable
Absolutely agree mate. Too much darkness in my opinion, could definitely be one of the best in the UK if it just had a little more theming in those dead spots! 🎢🙌🏻
It was rubbish! Gutted, all the reviews on about projection mapping, had high hopes!, crap!, queues non existent on a Wednesday, would prefer the old ghost house (without the guns obviously) , if it was car I’d rather walk! 😞
@@inkermanplatoon2210 I mean, it's better than Duel and it has the best throughput in the entire park even the 2 hour queue was eaten up on opening day by 1pm. Not sure it having a queue is the issue here, what didn't you like about the ride?
@@LiftHillsandThrills loads of darkness, mapping was dull, even the shadow effects with the spiders was so underwhelming, we could hardly see them! , I’ve never experienced rides abroad like Disney etc so was expected to be blown away after the reviews , we had 3 goes! , boring, only thing I appreciated after a few goes was Emily in the mirror in the train behind us , that was cool!🤍
Brilliant vlog once again. Love the saying 'Your on the telly'. Glad Alton Towers rethemed Duel. It's always great that you take the time to talk fans that see you out and about. Only been to Alton Towers twice and went both time for 2 full days. 1st time was when I was 20 and now 32.
Thanks mate !! You need to make a return visit as I take it you haven’t been on Wicker Man yet which is an amazing wooden coaster and Manor is now worth the visit alone
Was saving this vlog as I didn’t get to ride curse until yesterday. Was so thrilled that you gave it a great review as you can be a tough critic 🤣 What towers have managed to do in a few months is great. Can’t wait to see how the ride evolves with a few tweaks here and there
Thanks for the comment ! Yeah I am a bit of a critic but that’s because I like things to be done properly and Cure certainly does that for me, it’s a great ride and can’t wait to see the fully tweaked version
Hello again Andy Another great video at Alton Towers The curse of Alton Manor looks a really good Adition for the Park WickerMan is my favourite I do like Nemesis Galactica And Oblivion But not the Smiler Hope that you had a good day in the park Take care Andy
Hi Coaster Crazy great video what do you think of the new rides like curse at alton manor and twistatron Twistatron was formaly called StarFighter it is a Trabant type ride is a scottish built and owned ride the reverse time is diffrent plus it is built by a diffrent company whereas StarFighter (Twistatron) was built by its owner i think it is a bit weird puting it it right next to SpinJam they sould of put it where the waltzer was like i said great video
Great video Andy - great to see you back at Towers. I agree though that both the monorail and sky ride being down is really not good enough (nor is the retro squad either.) But Wickerman, Oblivion, 13 and the new Curse are worth the admission price. But the food prices have gone crazy. Next time I go with my better half we’ll be taking a packed lunch! Come on Towers/Merlin it’s disgusting.
Totally agree !! Such a shame as Merlin got an outside company to do all the catering last year !! Tbh I’d love to see a Greg’s and a Subway in Merlin parks
Omg I can’t believe the Frontierland ghost train is the one at Brean , I loved Frontierland and the ghost train was my favourite ( was not as scary as it looks at brean 😂)
Hi Andy I haven't been to Alton towers since 1998 when Oblivion opened. I love Alton towers but it is a long way to travel from Buckinghamshire as you know. I'd like to get there at some point . The haunted house was pretty good back in the 90s. I rode the coaster you mentioned at the beginning that you would have liked to have rode . Forgotten the name lol 😀. Great vlog Andy thanks for sharing with us. Love to you both as always Tracey 💕 xxxx
Hi Andy, brilliant video as always! :) we went to Alton towers on Sunday for a few nights and travelled from Brighton way… we also thought The Curse at Alton Manor was excellent! I saw you in the distance when we were waiting in a queue! Gutted I didn’t get to say hello 😊. We met TPWW on Monday and was unfortunately quite shocked and upset at their attitude towards their fans when we asked for a photo. Wish we had met you instead! Keep up the good work, loving the content as always! 😊
TPW? There is something false and disingenuous about them, I only watch if its really a park I'm interested in. Id probably watch Andy do a tour round a tesco express. When i met Andy he was friendly chap, although we didn't chat long, he had to rush off to get a pasty.
Andy is so friendly and approachable, unfortunately Shawn can be very rude and obnoxious if you approach them, Charlotte is friendly but the guy just loves himself, they never put any fans in their channel vlogs and have stopped visiting parks with friends anymore its just him and her, I do watch them now and again, and did comment about a fan meet and greet like the guys on BPB do, their reply was not at the moment, basically saying the answers no. So Andy's great and love the catchphrase Your On The Tele now.
From the clips I’ve seen of the curse at Alton manor it looks a very impressive attraction. However I think I’ve found a slight inconsistency in the storyline. The narrator in the pre show refers to the date as 31st December 1892, however at various other points in the attraction such as when you first get on the ride vehicle, there is a banner which says happy new year 1892
Looks really good ride & from what I am hearing, sounds like the UK's Best Dark Ride. But I cannot judge fully until I ride & experience it in future. So going to leave my opinions until I ride & experience it in person. But one thing I can say, I love the soundtrack for it, really cool 100%. Haven't stopped listening to it because its that good I mean the queue line music, really atmospheric from the video. Can't wait to ride this new attraction if visit this year? Portable flat rides do not belong at Alton Towers Resort, think their time has come to an end and they need to in my opinion leave the park permanently & replace them with permanent flat rides maybe a walkthrough attraction? Or a new coaster? Family Coaster? For families & kids and all to ride and experience? Be a good addition I think there? Or maybe a coaster retheme or something in that location? Not sure? 100% agree with Entertainment Avenue going in where Alton Towers Street is, have suggested this for years, cinemas, theatres, I was thinking maybe even some rides inside street area? Aswell arcades? Be good for all year? Maybe could have entrance redesigned with new entrance? Maybe move the entrance so plaza where Corkscrew track, monorail station becomes area for restaurants, entertainment venues, rides & more? Has similar to what London Resort were going to do have a glass roof for all year opening? Aswell could place a ticket / payline at bottom of street? So that all guests all year around enjoy attractions outside the park instead of inside always? Thinking the Dungeons could do with a refurb, relocate and maybe become an attraction on street area? Be better location for it especially if still want as upcharge attraction? Aswell have said for years about parking structures, for more space for additional attractions, coasters and more. Suggested the same to Chessington WOA, Thorpe Park Resort, Dreamland Margate, Adventure Island in Southend aswell many other parks. Save a lot of space for future new additions & more. Be good for them parks if done that, but well see? Anyways, good video, really enjoyed & look forward in future for more videos like this. 😀👍
This is reason I don't go to Alton towers very often. If you don't have an annual pass it's a really expensive trip to not get on much. You spend the day walking and queuing. 😢
Yeah. And non-Disney and non-Universal parks in the US need more dark rides, since SeaWorld has an obsession with removing them from each park, piece by piece.
It would be great if they had more then one transport ride in the park . Like bring back the train. Might get out there soon. But last year waited till after school summer holiday, everything was walk on 😊
They need a couple of land trains going around the lake in the middle of the park, I’ve said this for years !! Also I can’t remember the last time I went on the Monorail as it’s hardly ever open first thing in the morning
I don't know why but Alton towers total lack of flat rides makes irrationally cross. I just want to shout at the merlin executives and ask what the tell they're playing at..😂
I don’t think it’s irrational to be angry at how they’ve let it happen. The “retrosquad” are an embarrassment. They’ve removed so many permanent flats and not replaced a single one, leaving us with nothing to do but join huge queues.
Hi, I love your blogs, but was upset to here you are thinking of going abroad and taking Tilley, I know someone who had two irish wolfhounds after 6 months of having the rabies jabs, they both died suddenly and for no reason, she believed it was the jabs, i know what Tilley means to you, think about it is it worth taking the risk
Sorry who had to do so much walking Andy I went on opening day and got through the rollercoaster restaurant entrance with Alex Crump they were accepting day visitors as the monorail was in operation i still had to walk up to pizza pasta to get in the queue for the curse 👻 🚝
“It’s the most yellow shop in the world unless there’s a banana museum somewhere” that comment had me in stitches mate!😂
I aim to please
Wow with all that waliking you must of slept well great blog again thank you
Yes I did lol did over 15,000 steps that day
I have been on the Thunder Looper and the Black Hole
I did the Black Hole but sadly Thunderlooper wasn’t there when I first visited
Great video , seen your appearance on Scott’s video looking at the crane 🏗️.
When i'm scraping the barrel for things to add you know they've done a good job. It's only the game of 'Hide and seek' that lets the attraction down. That audio led section has been done atrociously with the speakers in the wrong place, complete darkness and theme music louder than Emily's voice which is the whole idea of the section. They just need to make little additions and tweaks and it'll be untouchable
Absolutely agree mate. Too much darkness in my opinion, could definitely be one of the best in the UK if it just had a little more theming in those dead spots! 🎢🙌🏻
100% agree
It was rubbish! Gutted, all the reviews on about projection mapping, had high hopes!, crap!, queues non existent on a Wednesday, would prefer the old ghost house (without the guns obviously) , if it was car I’d rather walk! 😞
@@inkermanplatoon2210 I mean, it's better than Duel and it has the best throughput in the entire park even the 2 hour queue was eaten up on opening day by 1pm. Not sure it having a queue is the issue here, what didn't you like about the ride?
@@LiftHillsandThrills loads of darkness, mapping was dull, even the shadow effects with the spiders was so underwhelming, we could hardly see them! , I’ve never experienced rides abroad like Disney etc so was expected to be blown away after the reviews , we had 3 goes! , boring, only thing I appreciated after a few goes was Emily in the mirror in the train behind us , that was cool!🤍
Enjoyed the vlog, thanks for showing us around 👍
My pleasure 😊
Thanks coaster crazy
The sky ride won’t be working till June/July time - spinball won’t be on till late April :)
Why would the skyride take so long ?
@@CamGold there’s a problem with it
Great vlog Andy was great meeting you there.
You too!
16:04 i agree brilliant ride. I hated duel. I went to get the mug that had all the writing on when the mug is hot, but they didnt have any was gutted.
Great Vlog as always Andy
Thanks 👍
@@Coaster_Crazy you’re welcome
I bet it was amazing!!!! I really can't wait to get in at alton manor
Brilliant vlog once again. Love the saying 'Your on the telly'. Glad Alton Towers rethemed Duel. It's always great that you take the time to talk fans that see you out and about. Only been to Alton Towers twice and went both time for 2 full days. 1st time was when I was 20 and now 32.
Thanks mate !! You need to make a return visit as I take it you haven’t been on Wicker Man yet which is an amazing wooden coaster and Manor is now worth the visit alone
Lol you are awesome Andy, you really hate queuing lol
Yep I sure do
Good to see you visit Alton and to check out the Curse what looks to be a great renewed dark ride there Andy - nice 1 mate 👍
Thanks 👍
The excitement in the UK enthusiast scene is overwhelming right now 🎉 What a time to be alive!
Definitely
Great vlog Andy 👍🎢🎡
Thanks 👍
@@Coaster_Crazy that is alright mate 👍
There's a new ride in Orlando called seringetti it is amazing you should give it a go 🥰🥰🥰
Yeah I’ve seen it
Great work Andy think your channel is the most informative out there at the mo 👍
Wow, thank you
Very nice!
I swear you never age
I feel it tho lol I’m 44 in June
I’m going on Friday can’t go on big rides yet but definitely can on curse Alton Manor can watch event to
Valkyria is so much better than oblivion. You'll love it!
Can’t wait
@@Coaster_Crazy you going to Kolmarden too??
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Was saving this vlog as I didn’t get to ride curse until yesterday. Was so thrilled that you gave it a great review as you can be a tough critic 🤣
What towers have managed to do in a few months is great. Can’t wait to see how the ride evolves with a few tweaks here and there
Thanks for the comment ! Yeah I am a bit of a critic but that’s because I like things to be done properly and Cure certainly does that for me, it’s a great ride and can’t wait to see the fully tweaked version
Can't wait to try the curse but will probably only make one visit this season why nemesis is closed
"The most yellow shop in the world, unless there's a banana museum somewhere" . Made me laugh!!
Haha
@@Coaster_Crazy Be sure to vlog that Banana 🍌 museum 😂 Excellent had me laughing out loud.
Hello again Andy
Another great video at Alton Towers
The curse of Alton Manor looks a really good Adition for the Park
WickerMan is my favourite I do like Nemesis Galactica And Oblivion
But not the Smiler
Hope that you had a good day in the park
Take care Andy
I would love to know how many steps you did this day!!!
Just over 15,000 steps
Great vlog dude
Appreciate it
Hi Coaster Crazy great video what do you think of the new rides like curse at alton manor and twistatron Twistatron was formaly called StarFighter it is a Trabant type ride is a scottish built and owned ride the reverse time is diffrent plus it is built by a diffrent company whereas StarFighter (Twistatron) was built by its owner i think it is a bit weird puting it it right next to SpinJam they sould of put it where the waltzer was like i said great video
Curse at Alton Manor is great Twistatron not so much
Now I have a Merlin pass I will go Alton towers again it’s only 45 mins away from me so even if I do two rides a visit I will enjoy it lol
This is impressive to see Andy
Thanks
@@Coaster_Crazy no worries
It was great to see you there Andy! Curse could have a bit more theming here and there but it’s still a great dark ride nonetheless!! 🎢🙌🏻
Yes it was!
hi mate!! im working in barry on monday, i may go on that huge ride lol
You should!
Great video Andy - great to see you back at Towers. I agree though that both the monorail and sky ride being down is really not good enough (nor is the retro squad either.)
But Wickerman, Oblivion, 13 and the new Curse are worth the admission price. But the food prices have gone crazy. Next time I go with my better half we’ll be taking a packed lunch! Come on Towers/Merlin it’s disgusting.
Totally agree !! Such a shame as Merlin got an outside company to do all the catering last year !! Tbh I’d love to see a Greg’s and a Subway in Merlin parks
Glad you got there Andy 👍
Thanks 👍
I remember going to Alton Towers haven’t been there for ages now
Maybe it’s time to go back
21:37 lol
Omg I can’t believe the Frontierland ghost train is the one at Brean , I loved Frontierland and the ghost train was my favourite ( was not as scary as it looks at brean 😂)
It’s amazing at Brean but was much better at Frontierland themed into the rest of the park
Morning!
Afternoon
We went on the 19th of March
Hi Andy I haven't been to Alton towers since 1998 when Oblivion opened. I love Alton towers but it is a long way to travel from Buckinghamshire as you know. I'd like to get there at some point . The haunted house was pretty good back in the 90s. I rode the coaster you mentioned at the beginning that you would have liked to have rode . Forgotten the name lol 😀. Great vlog Andy thanks for sharing with us. Love to you both as always Tracey 💕 xxxx
It’s only a couple of hours drive away go and give it a visit
@@Coaster_Crazy Yeah I should I guess it's always seemed so far to me . But your right I need to go back to experience it again. Xxx
Did the smiler soundtrack get stuck in your head
Yes
@@Coaster_Crazy defo human
are you going to brean this year
Yes
There no crazy loop anymore
Hi Andy, brilliant video as always! :) we went to Alton towers on Sunday for a few nights and travelled from Brighton way… we also thought The Curse at Alton Manor was excellent! I saw you in the distance when we were waiting in a queue! Gutted I didn’t get to say hello 😊. We met TPWW on Monday and was unfortunately quite shocked and upset at their attitude towards their fans when we asked for a photo. Wish we had met you instead! Keep up the good work, loving the content as always! 😊
Oh thanks !!! You should have shouted over to me, I would have stopped and said hello !! Oh that’s shame about TPW
@@Coaster_Crazy Thanks Andy! Will make sure to say hello If we see you again :)
TPW? There is something false and disingenuous about them, I only watch if its really a park I'm interested in. Id probably watch Andy do a tour round a tesco express. When i met Andy he was friendly chap, although we didn't chat long, he had to rush off to get a pasty.
Andy is so friendly and approachable, unfortunately Shawn can be very rude and obnoxious if you approach them, Charlotte is friendly but the guy just loves himself, they never put any fans in their channel vlogs and have stopped visiting parks with friends anymore its just him and her, I do watch them now and again, and did comment about a fan meet and greet like the guys on BPB do, their reply was not at the moment, basically saying the answers no. So Andy's great and love the catchphrase Your On The Tele now.
From the clips I’ve seen of the curse at Alton manor it looks a very impressive attraction. However I think I’ve found a slight inconsistency in the storyline. The narrator in the pre show refers to the date as 31st December 1892, however at various other points in the attraction such as when you first get on the ride vehicle, there is a banner which says happy new year 1892
Oh yeah
Looks really good ride & from what I am hearing, sounds like the UK's Best Dark Ride. But I cannot judge fully until I ride & experience it in future. So going to leave my opinions until I ride & experience it in person. But one thing I can say, I love the soundtrack for it, really cool 100%. Haven't stopped listening to it because its that good I mean the queue line music, really atmospheric from the video. Can't wait to ride this new attraction if visit this year? Portable flat rides do not belong at Alton Towers Resort, think their time has come to an end and they need to in my opinion leave the park permanently & replace them with permanent flat rides maybe a walkthrough attraction? Or a new coaster? Family Coaster? For families & kids and all to ride and experience? Be a good addition I think there? Or maybe a coaster retheme or something in that location? Not sure? 100% agree with Entertainment Avenue going in where Alton Towers Street is, have suggested this for years, cinemas, theatres, I was thinking maybe even some rides inside street area? Aswell arcades? Be good for all year? Maybe could have entrance redesigned with new entrance? Maybe move the entrance so plaza where Corkscrew track, monorail station becomes area for restaurants, entertainment venues, rides & more? Has similar to what London Resort were going to do have a glass roof for all year opening? Aswell could place a ticket / payline at bottom of street? So that all guests all year around enjoy attractions outside the park instead of inside always? Thinking the Dungeons could do with a refurb, relocate and maybe become an attraction on street area? Be better location for it especially if still want as upcharge attraction? Aswell have said for years about parking structures, for more space for additional attractions, coasters and more. Suggested the same to Chessington WOA, Thorpe Park Resort, Dreamland Margate, Adventure Island in Southend aswell many other parks. Save a lot of space for future new additions & more. Be good for them parks if done that, but well see? Anyways, good video, really enjoyed & look forward in future for more videos like this. 😀👍
Some good idea there
This is reason I don't go to Alton towers very often. If you don't have an annual pass it's a really expensive trip to not get on much. You spend the day walking and queuing. 😢
We all love a park where we walk and queue all day lol
Alton towers is a total early season weekday park then u have a good day usually.
Yeah. And non-Disney and non-Universal parks in the US need more dark rides, since SeaWorld has an obsession with removing them from each park, piece by piece.
Such a shame as most of the worlds best dark rides are in Disney and Universal parks yet most other parks in the USA don’t have them lol it’s so odd
It would be great if they had more then one transport ride in the park . Like bring back the train. Might get out there soon. But last year waited till after school summer holiday, everything was walk on 😊
They need a couple of land trains going around the lake in the middle of the park, I’ve said this for years !! Also I can’t remember the last time I went on the Monorail as it’s hardly ever open first thing in the morning
I don't know why but Alton towers total lack of flat rides makes irrationally cross. I just want to shout at the merlin executives and ask what the tell they're playing at..😂
Think a lot of people are asking the same questions and tbh most people that go to Towers wouldn’t even go to a funfair so why are funfair rides there
I don’t think it’s irrational to be angry at how they’ve let it happen. The “retrosquad” are an embarrassment. They’ve removed so many permanent flats and not replaced a single one, leaving us with nothing to do but join huge queues.
Hi, I love your blogs, but was upset to here you are thinking of going abroad and taking Tilley, I know someone who had two irish wolfhounds after 6 months of having the rabies jabs, they both died suddenly and for no reason, she believed it was the jabs, i know what Tilley means to you, think about it is it worth taking the risk
I will look into it
Not my cup of tea
Girl in the bluecoat was nice
Sorry who had to do so much walking Andy I went on opening day and got through the rollercoaster restaurant entrance with Alex Crump they were accepting day visitors as the monorail was in operation i still had to walk up to pizza pasta to get in the queue for the curse 👻 🚝