http://news.sky.com/story/1512786/four-seen-by-medics-in-new-alton-towers-collision

 

While this sounds less severe than the last one, this is a complete PR nightmare for Merlin right now.

Ugh. Reading the article makes it seem that the park is having a bunch of probs. not a god summer for them

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Just wanting to play devils advocate here but if you look at the comment section on the article, it seems as if this happened at KI and the article was written by a local Ohio paper it would've been posted under the "media overreacting" topic on this forum.

Please note that I am in no way downplaying the previous incident with The Smiler but according to the comments on this situation it seems like some people looking for a quick payday more than anything else. 

Two cars hit each other. That should never happen. While the media is probably overreacting a little since it happened so soon after the other one, it's not like the ride e-stopped on the lift hill.

And the PARK strongly suggested the affected seek medical attention.

There has to be a twist...

Not a good year for theme parks is it....

...or Carolina Beaches...

There has to be a twist...

Perhaps the twist you're referring to is an interview the media conducted with a local medium over there (after the fact) who claims the park is haunted and/or cursed by evil spirits that she has apparently seen there at different points.  

 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/alton-towers-ghostbuster-claims-accident-hit-5991019

The Mirror is not unlike The National Enquirer.

Perhaps the twist you're referring to is an interview the media conducted with a local medium over there (after the fact) who claims the park is haunted and/or cursed by evil spirits that she has apparently seen there at different points.  

 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/alton-towers-ghostbuster-claims-accident-hit-5991019

Well no, I was quoting "Pinball Wizard" by The Who, since the ride was originally named Spinball Whizzer, and played that song outside.

Incidents aside.  How does a ride reopen soon after 2 trains impact each other?  Seems with recent history the park would have been smart to shut it down for the day to fully inspect the failure.  This should never happen on a coaster.

"On Thursday, Alton Towers apologized after customers were stranded on a monorail on the hottest day of the year....Around 80 passengers were stranded for an hour on the monorail train in sweltering temperatures of 82F."

 

Wow, sweltering temperatures of 82 degrees!  Is it just me, or does 82 degrees not seem too bad for a summer day.  Was there something more to that part of the story?

I would like Kings Island to get one of these next but with perhaps a slightly cooler layout.  I haven't had the chance to ride one...but they always look like a nice, interesting ride.  Put one in as a dark ride and I would love it.

^^ Agreed, 82 doesn't seem like much to me, but I live in a place where temps in the 100s are almost an everyday occurrence. (Blech.) I don't think it typically gets that hot in England. They're used to cooler temperatures. If you're not used to that heat, it can seem really awful.

A closed up car at 82 very quickly heats up to far more than that...

Very true!

A closed up car at 82 very quickly heats up to far more than that...

That's it.  That's the piece I overlooked.  If this was an open car, then it probably wouldn't have been as bad.