Ride Downtime 2013

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The Smiler  is still closed.
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Rita is now open but The Smiler remains closed.
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Rita was undergoing planned maintenance and having its launch cable replaced. 
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Is that the type of thing that will be completed by Monday?

Seems that loads of rides are closing down.
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Milgod wrote: Is that the type of thing that will be completed by Monday?

Seems that loads of rides are closing down.
The work on Rita has been completed and it was back open this afternoon.

I'm hoping The Smiler is open for Monday as I'm planning a trip for then.
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I don't have an issue with planned maintenance as it has to be done, but if they know 24 hours in advance that a ride will be unavailable (cable replacement for example) then this should be put on the website so guests know this before they visit. Chessington have a ride status page.
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Rita closed today on ride times?
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Noticed that thirteen was closed the two times I looked at ridetimes.co.uk today, also noticed that the smiler is closed now, any news?

Hoping this doesn't affect me being there next week  :|
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I have been on park today and can confirm that 13 is indeed closed. The Smiler closed for 'technical issues' at around 4:45 pm. The customer service que is massive right now!!
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I hope both rides are sorted soon :)
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thirteen had a issue yesterday 20/08/13 and the car was still on the hill about 1/2 way up this afternoon.
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The actual Towers is closed until next year because they are getting it ready for the Terror of the towers at Scarefest. Xx
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The smiler was down for around 30 minutes before they decided to evacuate the queueline, I can confirm this because I was stood inside the station when it went down. They sent a few testers round but it never managed to re-open. I understand how some people in the station were annoyed at queuing 2 hours or diving from a long distance to come to alton towers but that doesn't mean they should take it out on the staff around the ride. People should understand that alton towers does not chose for this ride to break down. Bonus was though, we got a fastrack for next time :D :D
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Why is Smiler, The Flume and Rapids all closed at the moment?
I was going to have a pic of Hobs Pit but I forgot how to make pics show up :(
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I take it you are looking at ride times... flume and the rapids don't open till 11am so won't have been updated yet. The Smiler was evacuated at 16.30ish last night as it says in the Smiler topic.
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Ready_23 wrote: I take it you are looking at ride times... flume and the rapids don't open till 11am so won't have been updated yet. The Smiler was evacuated at 16.30ish last night as it says in the Smiler topic.
Oh but in 2010 I was there for ERT and at 9am they were checking the rapids and at 9.30am they filled it with water and it opend for 10am (I should know becuase I spent the whole hour on RMT)

I just looked and the rapids are still closed
I was going to have a pic of Hobs Pit but I forgot how to make pics show up :(
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Count-Vonduel wrote:
Ready_23 wrote: I take it you are looking at ride times... flume and the rapids don't open till 11am so won't have been updated yet. The Smiler was evacuated at 16.30ish last night as it says in the Smiler topic.
Oh but in 2010 I was there for ERT and at 9am they were checking the rapids and at 9.30am they filled it with water and it opend for 10am (I should know becuase I spent the whole hour on RMT)
In 2013, they don't open until 11am :lol:
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Count-Vonduel wrote:
they were checking the rapids and at 9.30am they filled it with water and it opened for 10am (I should know because I spent the whole hour on RMT)
Thats news to me if they empty it each night :O
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Ready_23 wrote:
Count-Vonduel wrote:
they were checking the rapids and at 9.30am they filled it with water and it opened for 10am (I should know because I spent the whole hour on RMT)
Thats news to me if they empty it each night :O
On my last visit there was no water in the rapids first thing.
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This topic is for ride downtime. If you wish to discuss the water situation in the Rapids attraction, feel free to create a topic on it ;)

Back on topic :)
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