Well no they didn't. The Ropers main argument is that they lived in Farley before Alton was anything near the scale of it's operations today. As CF's timeline shows they took up residence prior to Corkscrew being installed, which is where most people would probably say Alton started becoming what it is today.dominoes wrote: I'm sorry, but what did they really expect. They bought a house, next to a theme park.
However, I do think it is absolutely ridiculous. Hopefully the high court will be able to see reason and put an end to all this nonsense once and for all.
Last I heard the Ropers don't actually live in their Farley property anymore. I really do get the impression that the only reason they haven't sold it is due to the fact that it's one of the only things that leaves them with a leg to stand on.
The case has already been thrown out as rubbish by one court already, yet they clearly haven't taken the hint.
I think I would be right in saying that one of the only ways the Ropers could possibly win the case is if they were to find that Towers have not followed planning regulations and are in breach of the conditions an attraction was built on? This is something Towers have always been very cautious of ever since the problems first arose, and I'm sure will have taken every precaution to stop the Ropers from getting their way.
The Ropers seem to have something of a skill when it comes to overreacting though. According to Mrs Roper once the vibrations from Oblivion made their windows rattle and could be felt through the house... Odd. Whenever I've been stood anywhere near X-Sector the vibrations have been surprisingly low! In fact, the only area I think you ever feel any noticeable vibrations are in Th13teen's queue when Rita passes overhead! :P
If the Ropers do loose this it will be interesting to see if they ever attempt to start their war on Towers again. Maybe a hefty legal fee is what it will take for them to get the message that they can't win.