Alton Towers 2018 - Wicker Man: GCI Wooden [mild spoilers]

^ It took me a second to get it.... But anyways InVadr seems to have a warm welcome so I don't see what this wouldn't I am surprised they are using fire as a special effect though. After the smiler accident I would assume they would stay away from anything even remotely dangerous.

I'm assuming that'll be the British Raging (non-looping) Spirits! Looks entertaining!

[Dirk_Ermen]

Those evening pictures are quite awesome.

[mkingy]

gouldy wrote:

straightbanana wrote:

I hope it looks cool in the sunlight

In the what?

Actually you're right, will look pretty impressive in the semi dark cloudy sky haha.

CKidd wrote:

After the smiler accident I would assume they would stay away from anything even remotely dangerous.

Alton Towers doubling down on it's recent safety record and the British GP's perception of wooden coasters.

"You think we're unsafe? Let us prove you wrong by building a woodie that we know you think is unsafe, and mixing it with fire."

[Paradox]

This just looks stupid

[Paradox]

No Image.

I really like the trains, but am torn on the logo part. I don't really think you need words on the front of the train, but my guess is it's mostly for additional revenue due to photo sharing online and such.

[mkingy]

I just don't get the grey bit, surely black/brown/something dark would've looked a whole lot better.

[Turbo]

Maybe it's to provide contrast so it looks like riders are in something rather than simply on the track. Most other GCIs have their trains in a contrasting color so you can see the rides movement clearly.

[mkingy]

Yeah but they don't highlight the bottom part of the car, in this case it stands out and detracts from the design on the front. On everything else the to stands out from the bottom and it looks far better.

[Paradox]

Yeah the grey bottom doesn't look very good. They should have made it a dark brown.

[Paradox]

Post by CoasterCrazy.com.

That looks freaking amazing (at night ).

Images from the Meet the Maker preview event today:













































It is confirmed that the ride will open at the start of the season on March 17th, a week on Saturday, the park also released this time lapse of construction:



...and IMAscore today release a snippet of the soundtrack for the ride:



Sources:

https://twitter.com/TowersStreet

https://twitter.com/ThemeParkWW

https://twitter.com/TowersTimes

Mods: it might be sensible to add "spoiler alert" to the title of this thread; some people may not want to see some of the above photos!

[Paradox]

It's not like the photos are spoiling much anyways. It's all things we've already seen before.

[Dirk_Ermen]

The soundtrack sounds good from IMAscore. Funny though that the alton towers tune/theme or something has been incorporated as well. xD

Paradox wrote:

It's not like the photos are spoiling much anyways. It's all things we've already seen before.

I was mainly referring to the internal station shots.

I think Wicker Man has turned out looking pretty good. And even without theming it would still be better than Apocalypse!

[gouldy]

Traintastic26 wrote:

Images from the Meet the Maker preview event today:

We know it's not going to be the most thrilling ride, but, the very fact that this photograph was taken at Alton Towers is an achievement worth celebrating.
I know in reality it won't, but there's hope deep down inside me that might clear the way for a proper one in the future.

First onride POV (Kind of):



We also have a full video of the Q&A session with the designers of Wicker Man:

New on Towers' YouTube:

We now have our first forward facing POV. Filmed during the VIP event last night. I have to say, this ride looks amazing at night.



We also now have this video of the rides pre-show (also, WARNING: SPOLIER ALERT):

[Dirk_Ermen]

As expected, it looks like a genuinely fun ride as all the GCI's are. Nothing over the top thrilling, but definitely fun!

Anyone who was planning to go this weekend? As I heard it's currently closed due the cold temperatures.