I know what you're saying, but surely they can't remove everything and keep replacing all of their rides? If it carries on in such a way it'll get to the point where Nemesis is their oldest ride and would the same approach be accepted where that is concerned? By that, I mean, because it is older than 20 years for arguments sake, it needs to go in order to make way for a new ride?BigAl wrote: But Alton Towers doesn't want to fall into the trap of becoming a stagnant museum for it's old rides. It's sad to see rides that you've loved and have fond memories of being removed or scrapped, but if that process didn't happen then the park wouldn't be able to offer anything new, or innovate with ever advancing technologies.
The theme park industry wouldn't work if every park hardly ever removed rides and replaced them with new ones. Think of it like the scrappage scheme for cars. You get rid of your old banger for a brand new car with more bells and whistles than you can shake a stick at and it's more safer, comfortable and sooooo much more efficient, and it keeps the manufacturers going too. You'll love your old car and never forget it, but your new car will do so much more and be so much more. It's the same for theme park rides.
I'd be very sad to see the Flume go, but if something even better takes its place and brings joy to the generations that follow then that's fine by me. But while it's here we can enjoy and cherish the Flume, even if it is no Super Splash or Aquatrax!
Please don't think I am comparing the Flume and Nemesis, because I am not.
It works for Pleasure Beach because it is a business model they've stuck to for a very long time, why change their approach to satisfy enthusiasts? Alton Towers operates in a totally different manner to Pleasure Beach when it comes to putting new rides in, Towers (as well as Thorpe) put new rides in on a more frequent basis and I think that could be down to the demanding British public more than anything else.The Psychoaster wrote:Well, seems to work for PBB!BigAl wrote: But Alton Towers doesn't want to fall into the trap of becoming a stagnant museum for it's old rides. It's sad to see rides that you've loved and have fond memories of being removed or scrapped, but if that process didn't happen then the park wouldn't be able to offer anything new, or innovate with ever advancing technologies.
The theme park industry wouldn't work if every park hardly ever removed rides and replaced them with new ones. Think of it like the scrappage scheme for cars. You get rid of your old banger for a brand new car with more bells and whistles than you can shake a stick at and it's more safer, comfortable and sooooo much more efficient, and it keeps the manufacturers going too. You'll love your old car and never forget it, but your new car will do so much more and be so much more. It's the same for theme park rides.
Pleasure Beach's guest figures don't rapidly drop if they don't build something on the scale of PMBO every four years, but if Towers went for five or six years without building a new coaster, where would that leave them? Same can be said for Thorpe.
I'll move on, because I don't want to get stuck into PB vs Towers debate, I've no intention of doing so.
I wouldn't put Alton and PB in the same category either, but I think labelling Pleasure Beach as a fun fair is an unfair statement to be honest. Ten years ago, I'd of agreed, but not now, it is nothing like your average fun fair.BigAl wrote: I wouldn't class Blackpool as a theme park along side Alton Towers, it's a fun fair.
It isn't brilliant, but for me it is a Towers classic and I still stick by what I say, it would be a real shame to lose it.Sam wrote:By "classic", do you just mean old? Old rides aren't necessarily classic. It also has to be good to be a classic.Scott wrote: I stand by what I've said for a while, instead of removing another classic ride at Towers, get it back to its former glory and get rid of those bathtubs in the process!
I'd hate to see the Flume removed.
The Flume is a rubbish log flume. Drayton, Thorpe, Chessington and LegoLand all have better log flumes, and Alton is the biggest park in UK! Get rid of it and build a well-themed modern flume, with a bigger last drop, a backwards drop and less aimless meandering in the woods.