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Thursday 28th March 2013
The Smiler was due to open in March but due to problems with the site and the weather everything got a bit behind schedule. However progress on the ride has now picked up pace and the cars for the ride have now arrived on site! Unlike other typical Gerstlauer cars these are 4 by 4 cars so 16 people can ride in one car rather than the normal 8, the cars overall look fantastic and will definitely stand out from any other ride in the UK once open. The park hasn't given a open date for the ride yet but it looks like it could be the end of May however the park have said that the ride will have soft openings all yet to be confirmed! Photo from the Alton Towers the smiler mini site http://www.the-smiler.com/thesmiler/
Sunday 24th February 2013
With supports now in place above the toilet block track has now been installed for the drops from the first and second lift hill.
Sunday 17th February 2013
Since our update just yesterday there have been more supports added above the toilet block. With security walking up and down the grass bank and asking people to move along the site is looking like a hive of activity now! We can only but guess the amount of work going on inside of X Sector but we expect its all hands on deck.
Saturday 16th February 2013
Today is the first day of the parks February half term event which gives us a great view of the SW7 from a distance. Since nothing in the area is open for the event you have to just walk past it on your way to the Cloud Cuckoo Land area. Supports are currently being added to the toilet end of the site. In relation to other supports these one are quite funny looking!
Wednesday 23rd January 2013
SW7 Alton Towers brand new rollercoaster has now had its name officially revealed, The smiler was rumored to be the name after it was trade marked earlier in 2012. So the name of the ride is going to be The smiler the news came out on Monday and the official mini site is now online, on the website we have the usual publicity including a marketing poster showing the ride cars and themeing of the ride. Unlike other secret weapons at alton towers the smiler has got a game coming soon allowing users to control the ride, the game consists of a full 3D recreation of the actual ride. The game is set to come out February 2013, however with the news of the name comes great disappointment which as been being rumored for the past few weeks!
The opening date of the ride has had to be moved from March 16th 2013 to sometime in May 2013. The resort are trying to get a date ASAP but due to the weather the resort had at the end of the year last year ground works and other work has been seriously delayed. When the resort release a opening date for the ride we shall publish it on the website so keep an eye out on the website or like us on Facebook for the very latest news. Link to The Smiler Website: http://www.the-smiler.com/thesmiler/
The opening date of the ride has had to be moved from March 16th 2013 to sometime in May 2013. The resort are trying to get a date ASAP but due to the weather the resort had at the end of the year last year ground works and other work has been seriously delayed. When the resort release a opening date for the ride we shall publish it on the website so keep an eye out on the website or like us on Facebook for the very latest news. Link to The Smiler Website: http://www.the-smiler.com/thesmiler/
Saturday 19th January 2013
Once again the theme parks are starting up there marketing for there new attractions for 2013. However Alton Towers has beaten everyone to it this year and has started the earliest they ever have in the middle of January, unlike the typical tv adverts which limits the audience to families and even then only people watching the adverts and popular tv channels will see them. This year the resort have taken to the more extreme and rather cool way of advertising there ride of spray painting the cheshire cat smile on sheep and broadcasting an image of it over the park during the busy sumer months and during there scarefest. The new ride is expected to open 16th March 2013 and is set to be another worlds first for the resort, in other news the park have recently projected the symbol in London in covent gardens and on the side of waterloo train station. We will try get you some close ups of the posters going up around the country when we can hunt them down.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2264281/Just-grin-baaaa-Mysterious-smiley-face-symbol-sparks-internet-debate-appearing-hundreds-sheep-country.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2264281/Just-grin-baaaa-Mysterious-smiley-face-symbol-sparks-internet-debate-appearing-hundreds-sheep-country.html
Friday 11th January 2013
SW7 at Alton Towers is due to open in a few months time and were now on the count down with only 63 days left until opening. Today we rang up the resort and asked about our hotel stay along with the status of construction and they told us the following:
"We're aiming for SW7 to open on time but keep checking for website for anymore details closer to the time. If your booking a stay and it doesn't open on time you can move the date of your hotel stay by ringing up"
"We're aiming for SW7 to open on time but keep checking for website for anymore details closer to the time. If your booking a stay and it doesn't open on time you can move the date of your hotel stay by ringing up"
Monday 24th December 2012
Updates on SW7 Alton Towers brand new ride for 2013 have been very slow and started to grind to a halt now. However in a change of path Alton Towers sent an email out to everyone on the press list saying “Its coming” attached to the email was a photo of the track starting to be erected. The name for the ride is currently unknown by may be reveled over the christmas time or in the new year, we will keep you updated on SW7 when the news becomes official.
Friday 2nd November 2012
Work on the rides foundations have continued this week, with more metal rebar added to the floor of the pit. If you look closely at the images you should be able to make out in the floor of the hit there are now square holes ready for the supports of the ride to slot in. Meanwhile sections of the ride track have arrived in the car parks around the park.
Wednesday 24th October 2012
More parts of the pit have had the metal beams / retention walls added to it and the floor of the pit is currently having foundations poured. Meanwhile in other sections of the construction site, metal rebar is currently being added in preparation for foundations to be poured very soon.
