I had a dream where Merlin knew Rita was too boring, so they made the track invisible.

@Maccakit

10 ай бұрын

💀

@danielward4868

10 ай бұрын

That will kill people's necks after the launch

@DigitalDan

10 ай бұрын

😂😂

Oh Dan that bloody strobe effect, glad you mentioned it. It is the worst addition to a queue line ever. It's ever worse how they're on like 3-7 second intervals and some last longer than others. It really gets on my nerves lol. I agree, they should defo make Oblivion or even Rita last a bit longer, I'd say they are the best possible coasters for a re-track as they are both pretty old. Great video once again, keep it up! 🔥

@DigitalDan

10 ай бұрын

Completely agree 😂, and thank you!!

You know it’s a good day when digital dan uploads

@Videgahgames

10 ай бұрын

Yep

@dino2k09

10 ай бұрын

He uploads every day😭😭

@mythergirl5050

10 ай бұрын

@@dino2k09every day is a good day 🎉

@Yeetapple

10 ай бұрын

real

@tn12gaffer

10 ай бұрын

Yup

Tbh I think we’ll see galactica get rmc’d soon 🤔🤔🤔

@waddleduck54321

10 ай бұрын

I don’t know if this is a joke but still funny 😂😂

@Geofle

10 ай бұрын

Lmao

@williamjuckes2872

10 ай бұрын

Very bold statement 🤔 🤔 🤔

@user-vi7zu4ul6b

10 ай бұрын

@@chibiesora270 nah just u wait bro I have someone on the inside he just confirmed it to me last week

@meggymunch361

10 ай бұрын

Galactica can't get an RMC

Based on age, Oblivion would be next, but i still find Oblivion to be a smooth enjoyable ride. Part of me thinks Rita goes before Air purely because its not a secret weapon and they could make something incredible in that area without digging down

@geobroplayz

10 ай бұрын

Oblivion would be a logistical nightmare to remove and replace because so much is underground

@user-vi7zu4ul6b

10 ай бұрын

@@geobroplayz which is why I see them extending oblivion instead of retracking it

@ml4757

10 ай бұрын

I can definitely see them doing a new version of Oblivion. Same drop, except actually 90 degrees this time around, and add a lot more to it. Call it something like 'Oblivion: Limbo' or something.

@Sonderax

10 ай бұрын

@@geobroplayz They could leave the track in the tunnel maybe?

@Daisy_WildHorseIslands

10 ай бұрын

It is at the end of 2023 season. 😭

I think they will work on galactica in the off season. I think it has at least ten years left in it if they maintain it properly. However, the area it sits in could be reworked to be the home of a new secret weapon

I think Rita will go. Dark Forest seems like a prime area of the park for a total retheme imo. I've always thought an Aztec Jungle theme would work well. It'd be cool to have a Mack launch coaster themed to the Aztec night god "Smoking Mirror" - and th13teen rethemed to an explorer finding and trying to plunder an Aztec temple and getting ensnarled in a trap (the drop track section).

I think the most likely roller coasters to be removed are Spinball Whizzer and Rita because they've been around for almost 20 years, they're not very popular compared to others, and they aren't very special anymore. There are many rides like spinball whizzer in the UK and Rita has pretty much been destroyed by Stealth. As for Runaway Mine Train I'm not sure if they would remove that because its iconic and one of there two family coasters (also easily the best out of the two)

you're absolutely right about the smiler's strobe effect in the queue, i did the solo rider line 3 times when i visited last year with a half hour wait each time, and the strobing and carnival music drove me mad

Watching this in the queue for Flip Flop at Flamingo Land rn

When digital Dan makes a new video it is a good day

I think you meant, Only Alton Towers is the type of place to remove a tent and replace it with a bowl of spaghetti

2:05 I knew you’d say that 😂

I think Galactica is unlikely to be fully removed... Maybe they could do something similar to top thrill 2, changing the layout quite a bit to make it a little more exciting, while still keeping the best elements of the ride. Obviously a re-theme would come with this... It's a very popular ride for those who don't like speed or G-forces, and it's still one of the very few flying coasters in Europe, so it would be a shame to see it go. But it's definitely not one of my personal top coasters. Honestly though... Rita would make the most sense to remove (for now)... It's good... But it's queues aren't ever worth it. There's rides with *much* better elements and I personally never feel bad for missing out on it. Lol

Well dan,I've been to towers today and all 3 trains were running on Galactica. I also noticed all the screens and any reference to EVE seem to have been removed. The trains on Galctica were the most expensive ever built at the time so I think we are going to see a re brand and an upgrade to the theme,not a removal. RITA will be the next coaster for the chop,she's knackered bless her.

Let’s gooo another digital Dan upload

The pigeon returns

Wake up babe DigitalDan just dropped a vid

I think they should replace Rita with a launch motorbike coaster, much like Velocity at flamingo land!

@RRSeditz1

10 ай бұрын

Yesss!!

@RRSeditz1

10 ай бұрын

I also think they should make a retract for runaway mine train and make it more intense but still make it a junior coaster.

I think they should remove spinball and extend octonauts to have a drop track,zero g, dive loop and a 456mph launch

@Geofle

10 ай бұрын

If octonauts was a horror show then maybe

@Maccakit

10 ай бұрын

I agree

@peedlejaydle

10 ай бұрын

so make Octonauts more tame?

That lego sound kills me😂😂

the pigeon has returned

THE PIGEON OUTSIDE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Thanks Coasterbot!

So weird how you and the Coaster Bot channel released videos on this topic on the same day! Great vid as always

@DigitalDan

10 ай бұрын

Genuinely the biggest coincidence haha, thanks so much! 😂😊

i need to ride rita before it closes

Big dipper is kind of a thrill

We need a video on potential expansion space!

@DigitalDan

10 ай бұрын

Coming soon! 👀

Rita Hopefully. Realistically the mine train. Amazing video Dan, Awesome as Always!

Rita is the only hydrollic launch coaster left

i hope galactica gets the nemesis treatment as it is my second favrouite ride at alton towers and a new track and paint job would make it even better aslong as they kept the the bit where your facing up

6:03 scared the life out of me 😆

@k1zm3t

10 ай бұрын

FLATTENED JUMPSCARE

I think Towers should retrack galactica and theme it around phalanx. Maybe towers could make a pre show for it. If Towers got rid of galactica, Alton Towers would never be the same.

@_Jensxv

10 ай бұрын

galactica doesn’t need retracking though, just a retheme

@Scurz34

10 ай бұрын

Galactica is a great ride, but ever since towers got rid of air its needed a bit of retheming

Keep the good vids up 🎉

@stewartwilson6990

Ай бұрын

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

the complaint about the strobe effect in the smiler queue is so real 😭 i tried to go on the smiler and it shut down for an hour or so and we got stuck in the place with the strobe light for about 30 minutes (before we ended up leaving the queue since we hadn’t been in it for too long thanks to ride access pass lane) and when i tell you that light could be used as a torture method i seriously mean it

My answer to Galactica: Air

Galactica is my favourite ride at towers, UK even.after riding everything in towers, Blackpool, Thorpe, and flamingo land I feel nothing beats it bc it’s so special to me as it was my first “thrill ride” at towers, and I love the space vibe and soundtrack. I really do hope they give it a retheme and fix up, I would clean the tracks, have a better preshow, improve the station and make it dark with stars in the sky and make it really intergalactic. Add planets and portals outside to fly around and though. Story line could be you are the hero fighting the nemesis monster. Really hope that ride gets the love it deserves though.

Another great video 😊

@DigitalDan

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Whoa retrack time makes me laugh for some reason 😂

how does dan know which time of day it is every time i watch it 😂

WE NEED THE INTRO

I feel like rita would be a good fit for somewhere like drayton manor, as it would be a good fit for a family park, first launch coaster, and a big step up

Honestly thought Spinball Whizzer was operated with elastic bands and a prodding stick. Genuinely surprised they paid out for a new computer system.

@DigitalDan

10 ай бұрын

😂😂

I think with Rita they should replace the restraints with the softer restraints like on Maverick & Storm Runner because with lap bars I think your next would get injured from the lateral Gs

They should give Galactica 'the nemesis treatment' before oblivion as yes oblivion is older but i feel galactica needs it more. It should be rethemed to Air and i feel that area of the park and theming around it could have the theming like it was supposed to have before... uh budget cuts. Even though this might not happen i do hope for it.

If they was to retrack oblivion, what would people's thoughts be about extending the track? The drop is great, but that's all there really is. Imagine coming out of the tunnel straight into a vertical loop and then a pretzel knot to the station.

Hello Dan, this is a great video and it was great to hear your persprctive, personally I think Rita is most liekyl to get removed and replaced with a new Intamin Multi Launch Rollercoaster and with regards to "Galactica" I feel a retrack and a major refurbishment as well as additional theming added to it could improve the overall ride experience throughout. Cheers Peter :)

@DigitalDan

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Peter! 🙌🏻

@petermc7098

10 ай бұрын

@@DigitalDan Hi Dan, you're welcome, you deserve it and I personally think with regards to "Oblivion" a refurbishment and a retrack could also work in this instance too. Kind regards Peter

I think Rita will go first its old and takes up a big space so I think it's more likely and galatians has been doing really well I think there going to refurbish it before nemesis opens so the area looks amazing for nemesis.

i was at alton towers yesterday and galactica was running 3 trains, not sure if they have another train but im pretty sure all trains are working fine

Your subs are skyrocketing

@DigitalDan

10 ай бұрын

It’s crazy!! Am extremely grateful 🙏🏻

I say when oblivions gotten too old to operate, they might put a vekoma a tilt coaster in its place and use the area occupied by the retro squad rides for an extended layout. (PLEASE BUY MY IDEA TOWERS)

Ironic I see this while sitting on a rock looking at the towers 😅😅

Love ur content

@DigitalDan

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

I went to Oakwood before you Dan. I went today and next ride to be removed from tower’s is wicker man

I think Oblivious days are numbered. It may have been groundbreaking in the 90s to have a vertical drop, but now a vertical drop and nothing else feels underwhelming. Perhaps they could retrack it and have a longer ride after the initial drop. Otherwise the entire principle of the ride is based on the wow factor, 30 years ago.

I was so excited for Rita as it was my first time, I thought it had a inversion but it didnttt, I think they should add a few or 1 inversion it would be the ride so much better!

For thorpe the main thing I would say to go is Inferno, but it should be replaced with a taller invert

If the kill the Choo choo vibes I’ll cry

Love your video lad 🤘

@DigitalDan

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@stewart3202

10 ай бұрын

You legend!!

@stewart3202

10 ай бұрын

Hope I bump in to you and your lass at Alton Towers I owe you both a pint

For me, thouhh i would be slightly sad about it, replacing rita with an lsm launch maybe with a tophat that starts in a trench so it could be like 100 foot, maybe make the drip from the tophat the steepest drop or something, maybe the fastest launch in the uk, something so merlin's need for a record, well "record" cause you cant say that some of these arent really records

i do wish galactica gets a bit of TLC, it deserves it and i think it suits the lineup so well and it just wouldnt be the same if it wasnt there

Nemesis has brand new track but is it like the same way? Will it move in different ways or is it just new track to keep it longer lasting

hi digital dan remember me i went to alton towers on august 5th - august 6th i made a rating rides i went on video

last year i got stuck on the galactica lift hill for 2 mins then it was super smooth but i had a heary attack icl

Went to paultons for the first time today! Great park and it's confirmed that next year there building a family flume

@DigitalDan

10 ай бұрын

It’s such a good park!! Glad you enjoyed it!

Turn Rita into a rmc, and make it a horror snake themed

To be fair, although I wouldn't want to see it go. I personally think Runaway Mine Train is the next to go as no one really knows about it and I think the cost of maintenance outweighs the profit the coaster is earning.

i use to work at alton towers, chessington and blackpool pleasure beach. all different all different experiences.

Hello Dan

Another point for galactica getting removed is it breaks down,and it takes a long time to get running again.

what's the song at the very beginning

Thirteen is good because it's a 130cm vs 140cm ride, think 'baby's first BIG coaster'. That said, the second I was tall enough I hit all of the big boys in one day and rarely made the trek back to thirteen afterwards. Never been on Wickerman, it just doesn't float my boat and feels out of place. I rode Galactica right after the retheme when it still had headsets and wouldn't be surprised if that goes. Changing it from Air was stupid, and the theming didn't fit. Now it's just out of place, especially with Nemesis Sub-Terra open again. Right now, it feels like a mish-mash of theming across the park and I'd love to see it go back to the way it was around when Smiler had first opened. The flat rides in X-Sector made it feel less empty, but now you feel like you're surrounded by wasted space. At least the dead area between Rita and Thirteen has some small picnic tables and means us disabled guests can take a breather away from the crowds.

I think along with everyone else, cause of the nemesis retrack and sun terra, galactica will be removed and incorporated into the area

“Good morning” Me: Uhm.. good.. nighting I guess? It’s 23:30 😂

i honestly do not want any of them to be removed because personally, i rlly love them all. i honestly think that mutiny bay should go

I think Rita and the dungeon experience as it is just perfect area to expend dark forest and link it to what ever ride is going to be in project horizon

I'm sure that Galactica's got a few more years left, especially after the most VR update in 2016 (compared to the others it's rather recent). Rita's one that's more likely. With it not actually being considered a Secret Weapon, it may as well have a Secret Weapon replacing it. More evidence is that; Corkscrew ( not SW ) was replaced by Th13teen ( SW ). Rita wasn't a Weapon either, so it's probably more likely to be removed (much to the happiness of quite a few). Wbu? Edit: if any of you dare say that oblivion will be removed, prepare for your *CORRECTION*

I think there are some more points that could be made with galactica, for starters today it is running 3 trains so i don't think one is broke. Bad points: Galactcas trains are some of the most complicated and expensive trains in the rollercoaster industry (each seat has multiple motors and sensors and if one goes it can cause big problems, The good: It is good with capacity (when open) but also the station is quite intertwined with the terrain and the rollercoaster restaurant meaning probably a big change required to terrain and the restaurant if they closed it, also nemessis wasn't the best before the retrack (wasn't the airgates having a large number of problems) Imo it seems as though it needs a retheme and repaint and after that it would be looking a lot less tired

@joshuaellisakass122

10 ай бұрын

Nemmys airgates we’re pretty unique though, they’re the only ones I’ve ever seen built like that meanwhile at Thorpe park literally every air gate design on park bare one or two was the same design

Imagine the Phalanx vs Ministry of Joy vs The Beornen 😮

@k1zm3t

10 ай бұрын

battle of the century

@edcola6671

Ай бұрын

That would be a neat premise for Secret Weapon 9. The Phalanx maybe would be trying to launch some kind of assault on X-Sector to seize control of the maniacal Ministry of Joy and its assets.

How you get all the music from 9:15

They should re theme galactica and give it a retrack to change it from a space ride to a phalanx jet and your trying to escape the nemesis containment zone to fit the rest of forbidden valley and nemesis.

Glactca

Noooo dude we don’t need nor want more family rides….you got kids take em to Legoland or Drayton manor…Alton & Thorpe should just cater too thrill seekers aka teens & adults 🤔

For some reason, I think Hex

Nearly every time I've been on Galactica it's broken down while we were in the queue and I don't know if that's just bad luck. But I feel like if they worked on it in the off season and looked after it a bit then it could last alot longer

@PartyPoison.

10 ай бұрын

The restraints have also gotten stuck a few times but I feel like that could be fixed easily as they always sort that out pretty quickly

disneyland paris one can go into the park after 3pm after work to ride the rides, uk parks cant do that.

Retheming spitball whizzer into CBeebies themed coaster

I don’t wanna go list: Wicker man Th13teen Rita Smiler Nemesis Air/galactica Runaway mine train I do wanna go list: Spin ball wizzer Funk n fly Curse at alton manor

Hi Dan, First time commenter but I thought it was common knowledge that Oblivion was closing down at the end of the current season? Alton Towers posted about it on their twitter back in April.

@DigitalDan

10 ай бұрын

Hello! I believe people have been pranked with that post, would assume it being in April means it was an April Fools joke haha - the park has not officially announced this so must be someone having a laugh 🙌🏻

sadly itll be Rita, but it must be replaced by a mutli launch. If Oblivion gets retracked, it needs some extras added to bring it up to par with other Dive Machines. Smiler strobe effect agreed, it gives me a headache and had to cover my eyes. I dont like the idea of spinball going as its one of the FEW MIDDLE-off-of-the road coasters theyve got and with kids of 7 and 9 its needed, Too old for ceebeebies, too scared of the big rides = less trips in recent years! One idea for 420 ft coaster, import a californian red wood, problem solved. My wish a cross valley mack or intamin with lsms. I dont want air to go, it was my first "follow construction" coaster when I started CoasterForce in 2001.

The smiler stopped on me while I was in the strobe room and was stuck there for half an hour

Right rite is a whole new story that is horrible for me 😂 when I went on it first all I wanted to do was either the ride end or I die and I really didn’t mean what one, my head felt like an earthquake along the restraints, remove it, Now.

I think they could tip up Rita and install a new next gen proper thrill coaster.

I'd like to see Rita get removed for a launch coaster that has some inversions, and lap-bar restraints.... Like icon/enso

What is the photo brand-new computer system for Spinball so They could make it a Mac spinner

Oblivion will not go in my opinion its fun and still has a lost to offer my guess would be galactica/air for people who remember it i remember it having vr on the ride as well years ago but they removed it its not fun anymore and u get more fun of the minetrain then galactica there just nothing to be excited about apart from putting your trainers back on after if you choose to remove them

They should make oblivion more scary by adding an inversion or 2

They have recently just fixed rita, maybe a track exstention or re theme

I think that they should do some cleanup on the Galatica station . They should cleanup the station because it is in a complete, tragic mess. I think that they should add more theming and (potentially) Virtual Reality to make it more immersive. I have visions of Galatica meeting the Nemesis Creature and Nemesis tries to destroy the Galactica riders. Rita could get removed and have a Mandrill Mayhem launch and also a smoothening of the track. Spinball Whizzer I can see getting re-themed because I mean - they spent so much money on the new computers it isn’t goimg to get removed anytime soon.

Need a high speed dragster coaster at alton towers and a kingda kah ride at thorpe