Attraction you'd most like a behind the scenes tour of?

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Which at ride would you most like to look at the nooks and crannies?
Inside workings and out?

I'd quite like a tour of the flume when water is drained, the dark shed part would be pretty cool to explore (unless some smart ass turns the duck on lol).
Nemesis would be good with a tour for me too!

A professional tour of the gardens should run regular in peak season I reckon!!!(history type stuff)
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Nemesis
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I quite fancy having a look behind the scenes of Duel tbh :)

Coaster wise, of course I'd like a tour of The Smiler :P (might get to find out what parts regularly give them grief ;) )
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Forza_Dan24 wrote: Coaster wise, of course I'd like a tour of The Smiler :P (might get to find out what parts regularly give them grief ;) )
at the beginning of the opening they had huge issue with the wheels I know that much, dunno if they've sorted that or bit...
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Definitely Duel, Thirteen maybe too.
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Would like a stroll down oblivions tunnel n see what things are down there, money? Hats? Glasses? Maybe even shoes...
Who knows.
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Sub Terra mostly and maintenance sheds - I've seen most of everything else

tallicay - I know for a fact 2 of my hats are/were down there.
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I'd love to see behind the scenes of Hex and the drum rotating. Also any of the scaremazes too.
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I agree with Lee, I'd love to see behind the scenes of Hex and coaster wise, probably Nemesis and Thirteen :)
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I would love to look at TH13TEEN's drop section, Nemesis is general, Air maintenance shed and obviously The Smiler, just to see (as stated before) which parts cause the most havoc in maintaining
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I would love to get a look at congo river rapids. Something about that ride fascinates me.
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.The Oblivion tunnel
.The Th13teen drop, Station and woodland
.The Smiler inside part
.Congo River Rapids (No Water, walk it)
Once thought air was the best. Then Th13teen for some reason.

Now I have found the ultimate beast ... OBLIVION
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Oblivion! Obviously, as it is my favourite Towers attraction, but also because I am just very curious about that black hole! Although I haven't actually ridden it yet, I think Th13teen would be pretty interesting too, what with the woodland and the drop.
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There is a video on youtube showing the drop sequence with the lights on and also a video of John wardley explains how it works, ill find them and post them here
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skip to the end to see the drop but its a interesting little vid!

John explaining how it works!
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As a self-proclaimed engineering geek, I'd obviously love to have a good look at Thirteen's drop section. That or a look at any of the coasters' ride control systems... I've wanted to get my hands on one of those for years. :P

Duel also appeals to me from a lighting/wiring/set design perspective.
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I'd love to see how they come up with the themes for the rides. I think it would be fascinating to learn the process that goes into to creating backstories for attractions such as:

The Smiler (The Ministry of Joy/The Sanctuary)
Nemesis (The Monster/Phalanx)
Oblivion (The Lord of Darkness)

Another thing that I'd be interested in getting a behind-the-scenes look at is how they use various marketing techniques to help turn these ideas and concepts into a great attraction for the park.
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For me, I would love to go behind the scenes on Th13teen, Hex, Duel, The smiler to see the underground section and maybe sub terra but I would also love to go and look at the Merlin Magic Making studios and the offices at Alton Towers
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If we're talking outside of the rides themselves, unrestricted access to the Towers archives is my idea of heaven. <3
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Duel would be so exciting! Just imagine looking at the zombies ready to shoot at you even though they can't do anything.
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