Before You Ride... The Smiler at Alton Towers
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- Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2019
- Find out everything you need to know about The Smiler at Alton Towers! Including who it's suitable for, whether it's worth a 100+, up to 60 or less than 20 minute wait, and finally whether it's worth making a trip at all.
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i went into the smiler expecting to be terrified but when it started going, i genuinely couldnt stop smiling
Hence the name, “The Smiler....”
HA HA HA
@@thatperson1527 Ha! Ha! Ha!, Ha! Ha! Ha!, Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
@@touristattractionalfie9376 HA HA HA
Thats great! After all, who wouldnt want to have eNDless happiness!
For anyone who heard about the crash, I’m a local and I have spoken to a few of the senior team (those who manage the specific areas of the park). And they have all confirmed that each train has 200+ safety features, which means the train can’t be sent no matter what if there’s a problem. So please, put your mind to rest and do not hesitate to give this a go!!
TxTFizzy is love to and this is by far my most favorite rollercoaster int he whole world and; I haven’t even rid it but I live so far away
Also since you’ve been to the park does the soundtrack play while on the ride?
@@smilerthemechanicalcreatur3150 yep, still does in all its horrifying but beautiful glory
Also, the coaster did it’s job stopping at the top. It was the mix of the parks fault, for having it operating at higher winds than it should’ve, the operators for not communicating with the engineers and the engineers fault for not making sure where five cars were at the time of the stoppage, it’s very sad for the people who where seriously injured as this accident was completely preventable
@@caileyandrews2096 I know it’s just there are far too many stupid people. Like couldn’t the operators and maintenance be a bit more aware??? Why didn’t they look through the whole layout from start to end to see if there was a stalled train. But tbh Alton Towers takes most of the blame by opening the ride in higher winds than it’s meant to just cause there was loads of people in the park
I rode this in the dark while high as f*** and completely smashed on a bottle of vodka. Didn't have a clue what was happening but it's f*****g lit! 👌
I can imagine mate 🤣👍 Bet that was nuts!
@@ScrewyLoops I can tell you that after 3 days and 2 nights in the park, I overcame any left over anxieties I once had of coasters. Cannot wait to go back in 2020! 😊
@Adolf Hitler I'm tempted taking booze into Alton towers but it's one of the only places I can really enjoy sober
you’re not really meant to ride smiled under the influence lol but i bet it was pretty fun
@@AutisticAl Bad news 2020 sucks
Screwy loop and expedition theme park colab,
MAKE IT HAPPEN
ELECTRO HALO8 I love this idea
Yes please!!!
ELECTRO HALO8 I never knew I wanted this. But now I know I do!
*T H I S*
Let's go spam his latest video to get his attention!
keniakittykat ***YES***
For all you disabled guests , there is a disability lift up to the station, you can find this in the smiler shop, also non ambulant disabled guests can only ride in the back row
Looks like my step mum is going on the smiler
I had a disabled access pass for the firework day a couple of weeks ago, and they put us on the front both times we rode it. I am 'ambulatory', i.e. can walk onto platform, so not sure about wheelchair users, that may be back row only.
@@catsandcrafts171 my step mum can walk if she's linked with someone but is not allowed to do stairs so she has to use lifts also just as a warning sometimes my step mum needs two people to help her so it normally me and my dad and my sister rides with us but alton towers can be a lil aquard and they tried making my 9 year old sister wait in the main que on her own because they only let 2 carers with one person at a time but we complained and got fasspasses for the rest of the day
@@catsandcrafts171 ambulatory disabled can ride wherever , if you are ambulatory you have to use the dedicated entrance near the normal one , if you come up in the lift they put you at the back
@@accessallexperiences4719 That makes sense. The problem I found on the Smiler was that 'ambulatory' is fine, but they didn't point out that there are several flights of stairs each way, as the queue winds through the tangled ride! I started out 'ambulatory' and nearly ended up 'flat on my arse with exhaustion'. But hey... totally worth it... went back on again later in the day when I got my second wind :D
This ride is utterly incredible IMO. It truly does give an “oh shit!” moment or two, and that’s what makes it amazing! This was also my 10 year old nieces favourite- can’t blame her 😂❤️🎢
Snap number 1 the smiler
I love your nieces everyone told me I was to young to ride it! When I was 10 but I loved it
When i was 8 i was terrified of it and was even tall enough for it
but wasnt scared of rita
10 yo?
@@dominatedloveslave_ if you enjoyed Rita then finally another person!
I’m weird enough to prefer Rita to nemesis- feel free to attack me
Honestly, the cattlepen nature of the queue goes quite well with the theme and lore of the ride. The lore for the ride is that it's actually a correctional facility and Orwellian brainwashing machine operated by the ministry of joy, to induce an artificial state of happiness on people who are "unhappy". Such an organization would likely use cattlepen queues for a machine like this.
Very well said! 🙂👍
it was a really clever way to be lazy haha!!
@@chrislinton03
I wouldn't call it lazy in this case. I'd call it resourceful. This coaster sits on far less space than a ride its size really should.
best way of wording it
Story time lmao 😂
The first time I went on the smiler I was on my own because my friend felt sick ( I think she was being a wuss 🤣) so I went to the single rider queue, I practically walked on and they put me in the front thanks to my luck :) .we went through the ride and it was amazing, I loved the 2 airtime moments. But when we got to the end, we were stuck just outside the station for 45 mins. So I was on my own stuck in the front row while a lady working there started talking to me since she could tell I was bored. Great first ride 😂
The Smiler is still my fav coaster and I get to go back to the park for free because of the stoppage 😂
lucky
Did they give u an annual pass?
I personally don’t get sick on this ride even tho I get car sick. And thx 4 all the replies and likes love you all show this guy some love xxx
Same and not even slightly
I feel sick on a swing but the smiler is fine
Same
Ember same
I dont get sick on any ride, even saw, stealth, oblivion, nemesis and much more
Great video! The Smiler definitely gets more hate than it deserves.
Thanks mate 🙂👍 It has its flaws but it's such an impressive piece of engineering. I personally love it!
I went on it yesterday for the first time and I went on it 5 times after ( I had a disabled pass btw so I got faster in)
evie hall Can I ask what was wrong with you? as I’ve seen hundreds of people getting disabled passes when their absolutely fine to queue, not hating on you
Ryan I had a broken foot and I couldn’t stand for long
@@Ryan-rb4xj Not all disabilities are visible. How do you know that they don't have other issues that stop them queuing that you can't see?
I BELONG TO THE SMILER.
In my opinion the theme and art behind the ride helps create one of the best experiences on any coaster. And oml when I dueled on a train... They look so close together in person.
To be clear: The roughest part is coming out of the 1st inversion after the 1st lift hill; it's the only part of the ride I find at all painfull. My favourite moment was the airtime hill in the 2nd half. Besides that you're assesment of The Smiler is perfect.
I was scared of rides like I got butterfly’s in the teacups then I sucked it up got on the smiler and loved it
The Smiler is not my favourite but when I think of a rollercoaster I think of this steel spaghetti. The theme, layout and that soundtrack makes it one of the most iconic coasters, in my opinion anyway.
I agree. I feel its successful marketing let down its layout. A colossal achievement of of 14no inversions and double the track of a Jet Star 2, but it isn't the innovative uniqueness of what i see and rode on the opening day of Nemesis.
"Steel spaghetti" I nearly choked on my drink, man!
Ricki Goode I think it is very innovative! It broke several records, most inversions, most track per square foot etc. Even though it does feel a lot like other rides, you have to admit that there is something special about it!
YES. FAVOURITE RIDE EVER!! I've been to America, Spain, France and Germany for the theme parks and this is still my favourite ever. And I live in the UK! Thank god lol.
Germany and British parks are great but Germany is my favourite.
Closed season boohoo 4 weeks 6 days till Xmas guys . And someone in UK won 105 million lucky sod
kkrispy2009 P it was me
@@rk3340 bullshit
I plan to become a rollercoaster designer when I am older, I’m currently 11 and I know one or two things about the designs, but your videos give me the extra boost of knowledge. 🙏
Chase that dream! 🙂👍
As long as you are creative and are persistent chase that dream kiddo, I can't wait to see what you create
I’m the same age and have the same ambitions, what a coincedence
Same except I'm 14. That's why I'm getting an apprentiship in engineering.
I’ve started art so I can try and sketch rollercoasters as well. Thank you all for the support 🙏
40 minutes wait, 5 hours trying to get hahaha out of your head.
It's toxic 😵😭
@@ScrewyLoops nemesis has my favourite sound track it's like I'm getting ready for all out war, pure chaos!
Try 3 hours was what I waited when it officially opened
@@lucasthom3249 it was 3 hours when I was there in 2015, I didn't bother 😂
Pro tip: focus on the part before the laughter in that song, and you can get it out of your head
As JW himself said, "each inversion is literally bolted on to the next". There was no room for adustments!
I can faintly hear the theme
Edit: ladies and gentlemen we got em
Thanks now I can hear it as well dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dudududududududu
Buzzing.. love the smiler
"reduce the wait in time massively"
the day i went: "This is an important announcement: single rider queueline is larger then the normal one, those towards the back may want to make their way into the regular queue, Thank You"
no seriously that happened
That kinda happened on Nemesis. People were being turned away from the fast track queue because the normal queue was shorter, so they don't waste their fast track. Never would've imagined this happening on the smiler tho
It’s a beautiful piece of tangled track that is amazing to view off ride. Some days the ride is smooth and yum other days is shaky and meh. When it’s on form it’s up there. Sort the projection mapping out, most of this season we had windows blue screen of death on lhs projections and fire door left open to let light in. Simple faults to keep the quality up
I love the Smiler...It does what it says on the tin...I laugh all the way round and get off every time grinning like an idiot. As a newly born enthusiast this was the first ride I was taken on this August and it has started an absolute obsession for me. I have to say as well I just love the noise it makes, that repetitive roar as it goes round just adds to it. As does the absolute tangle of metal as you look at it...bloody stunning! So yeah...I kinda like it 🤭
I like that the creator of this video did actual research on the ride as many people don't, you can tell by him referencing the backstory to point out that the wait line doesn't fit much in the theming.
When I first rode the SMILER, I was scared because it had broken more than just the inversion record. And it didn’t help that I was alone either. But after my first ride, I was addicted, one of my favourite coasters in the world. It’s just a shame it has a massive queue all the time.
That’s why single rider exists I was there on Friday my friends went to spinjam and since my time was restricted I just ran into the single rider queue which took 20 minutes
BEST ALTON TOWERS RIDE, FIGHT ME.
jk please don’t fight me I’m weak
FIGHHHHHHT! ✊
Where are my gloves?
If ever I get to travel here, smiler is one of the biggest reasons I want to go
Real. I want to ride Oblivion and the Smiler so bad they look so fun
My absolute favourite rollercoaster at Alton Towers, I’ve been on the front row twice (once in the dark) and it is absolutely phenomenal!!!
Rode it for the first time last night at scarefest and got the front row. Absolutely incredible coaster.
I’m terrified of roller coasters but I love watching them especially yours
Its an amazing ride on camera, and in real life, but when you go on it- It just makes you wuss out!! I couldnt even imagine me going on it 😂😂😂 I absolutely adore the ride tho! So much fascinating history behind it!!
It's one of my biggest dreams to ride The Smiler. In my opinion, it's a true work of art. The way the coaster looks, the story, it's just so amazing! I'm in Germany, so the chance that I could is very small, but I hope I can some day. Smile. Always. :)
I hope you do too buddy! One day 🙂👍
@@ScrewyLoops :)
Honestly just watching this ride is impressive, if it is running two trains and they happen to be in sync there is a particular moment where the tracks cross and you see the two trains going through the two different inversion at the same time
Love the Smiler ! Never used to but it has grown on me . As you say you get to know the layout and learn to anticipate what’s coming and enjoy it more .
Love the roar too , it’s up there with nemesis’s 🤩🤩😍🧱👍🏽
Amazing vid and I agree that the airtime hills are da best
Thanks mate! 🙂👍 Love a bit of airtime 🤟
I always say Airtime yeah
This ride sends chills down your back right from entering X sector! But it's an amazing ride from the theming to the adrenaline rush every inversion gives you. Definitely my favourite ride of all time! Was waiting for you to do this video!
I absolutely agree! I've been wanting to do this video since I started the series but never had enough footage 😅👍
Great footage Chris, keep up the good work 🎢👍
The best part of this manic multi looping coaster...... the 2 airtime hills, especially that 2nd one 🙌. But of the 14 inversions I prefer that first one in the station, it's a great start to the ride with that bit if hang time and gets you pumped for the mess that's about to come!
I was at alton towers for 3 days, the first day i had a fastrack, and the second and third days it was lightly raining so the queues were empty so I got to ride it 11 times throughout the 3 days and it was great! can't wait to get back and ride it again
its so creepy how addictive the cue line music is, and then when you come off the ride your actually smiling. its so creepy😭😭
the smiler is from boredom to terror to hysteria
I rode it not like not long ago and I always got the back row and it is still INSANE!
Edit: OMG I GOT A LIKE FROM SCERWY LOOPS I HAVE ACHIEVED LIFES GREATEST GOALS!
Excellent narrative. No wonder these take time for you to produce. Great job, Mr. Screwy Loops.
Thanks mate! ☺️👍
The smiler , and I just rode it for the first time yesterday and Ong it was amazing and I was putting my hands up throughout the entire ride
Plus at the top of the 2nd lift hill you get a beautiful view of the towers.
Went to Alton Towers in October for Scarefest after having not been for 4 years! Never been on the Smiler before and we queued 80 minutes for it...but it did not disappoint! We were even lucky enough to get front row too!
Same, but my sis is disabled so we got on in 10 mins
I went on this ride recently after 4 years of going to the park. And honestly, it was the best thing Ive ever done! I went through a phase of being scared of coasters and last year when I went I didn’t go on anything, this year I went on everything and found I love coasters and finally tried the smiler. It’s so smooth and incredibly fun, I could hardly tell I was going upside down!! Definitely my new favourite 😻
Love this ride - along with Nemesis, fab vid 👍👍👍
Thanks 🙂👍
the smileah and coastah had me dying
I read that you can have up to 6 rows (don't quote me on that) on an infinity coaster, but if you have a vertical chain lift (which is what the smiler has) you can only do 4.
That and the Infinity coaster comes with lapbars as standard, but OTSRs are optional.
That said, for this being the prototype first ever infinity coaster, Merlin, Alton Towers and Gerstlauer knocked it out of the fucking park with the Smiler.
The theming is great and first chance I go to the UK I am going to alton towers
I remember when it was closed for a while I was listening to the song quite alot and I still love it to this day and hoping I would eventually get a ride on it. When they opened it I heard the theme song and got emotional cos I was finally going to get on it and it didn't disappoint 😁
I wanted to go on this ride for a while and a finally got to ride best ride I’ve been on ever
Been on it 7 times still feels fresh every time
I LOVED the smiler, couldn't stop smiling the whole way round, the second lift hill is a nice little break that's absolutely needed
I know it’s not seen as being one of the best rides at Alton but it would be interesting to see a before you ride Rita.
When this first opened I was too short to go on it and I haven’t been to Alton since! I am going soon and definitely will go on this.
Hi I'm going on all the 1.4 rides tomorrow because I'm finally tall enough , but I'm quite nervous. These videos help me alot because I know that I'm not the only one who will holding their mums hand in the queue line
Went on it around opening day - get fast track for this 1... Had a 3 hour queue and they played the laughing version of the alton towers theme song the whole time. That's the real test of endurance.
Went on this today and absolutely loved it icon was my favourite but I think this just took my top spot
Yesss! I love these videos, I got so excited when you uploaded this :D I hope I get to go to Alton Towers one day :)
Thanks ☺️👍 Glad you're liking the videos! You'll love Alton Towers, I'm sure you'll go one day 🙂
Been waiting to long for this so happy
One of my favourite ride
It’s really cool that Britain holds the number one and two spot for most inversions
Rode it twice a couple of weeks ago, and it's a fantastic coaster, but the exit passageways with the optical illusions totally messed me up, as I was already a bit lightheaded!!! I loved it! I needed that break for the second lift to get my breath back, I found it that intense. Such a long ride for a coaster.
Fantastic that’s all I can say ! Vlog to quality and top narration
Thank you so much ☺️👍
Great vid, it was definitely worth waiting a week!
Thanks buddy! ☺️👍
I did this last on my first time ever day at Alton towers, also first time ever at a coaster park, however I wasn’t scared because I did nemesis and oblivion before hand, oh and it was a smooth ride for me.
Atm my favourite ride
Brilliant coaster in my opinion, its a beast! I love taking people on there for their first time and seeing their reactions!
This! 🙌
Fab video!! Best coaster in the country. Nice to see someone appreciate it for what it is.... A World Record Holder! I’m sure if this coaster was in America every enthusiast would be raving about it...
Thanks mate! And absolutely, it's definitely amongst the best in the UK for me anyway 🙂👍
Smiler In my opinion is a really photogenic ride and wicker man
I plan on traveling out from the US just for this ride! Cant wait
It's a crazy ride! Love it 🙂
This video is just 🤭🎉 I just love this channel 😎
Thanks! ☺️👍
This might be the coolest looking coaster I’ve ever seen from the color to the big screen flashing in the background. I’m not big on coasters, i can name every one I’ve rode and they are all at cedar point, Blue Streak was my first, then the Gemini, aaand the mean streak. Never even rode a coaster with a loop. I sat near the corkscrew for a good two hours trying to gain the courage but I couldn’t. But this thing looks insane and i knkw about the accident but I dont think that will be common with this ride, it was a big screw up but probably won’t happen again. I want to ride this thing one day before I’m 40. I got 7 years
I'm 12 and I've been on this
I was nervous to go on it at first but I just got it out of the way
And it is easy as hell
So whoever is scared to go on it.
Dont be
Its amazing
@@dejahobbs7087 haha yeah the song is proper creepy bro, and the screens that show the weird video is even worse as your queuing up
I love this ride, The single rider que is fantastic too. Ive often done this ride 6/7 times in an hour when it had an 45min que.
Still second to nemesis for me, but this ride is unique and kinda insane really, Its really is a euro fighters big brother.
The Smiler was running better then ever last season in my opinion.The only ever rough part for me is the last 3 loops, But when you've been on it multiply times you learn how to ride it.
Great vid, love this Before you ride series.
Honestly last ride at night during the final day of the season was my favourite ride I've ever had on anything at Towers! Unreal! Thanks mate ☺️👍
The scariest part of the smiler is not its 14 inversions but the verticle lift hill, its the stuff of nightmares
never ridden the smiler but hopefully i can soon! i am obsessed with the layout and everything about it! the ride looks amazing and i really want to ride it.
It's such a crazy ride 🙂 I love it 👍
Ooh it's starting
Ride the smiler in the dark amazing dont know where you are and ride with someone who has never rode the smiler before it's the funniest thing I have ever seen went on school trip train full of 13 years old the boys had a hell of a laugh and remember smile always
I’m 10 and I went on this ride a few weeks ago. I was petrified but after it was my favourite ride there. I love the second lift hill and the double barrel role. I got to sit on the back with my dad and I was so nervous. I had to wait around 2 hours but it was so worth it!
Im 11 and I went on this coaster about a week ago and i LOVE IT
I absolutely love the single rider queue!! Last time I went 9/10 times I walked straight onto the ride! Even though I was with a group of friends. Co incidentally I got seated next to my friend on one ride! Based on my experience the single rider can fully skip up to a 2 hr queue time!
Cant wait too get on it next year 💪🏻😏
Story time: I went with some friends a few months ago and somehow managed to go on almost every ride in one day. At 4:30 pm, we had the choice to go on the last ride of the day, the smiler or Oblivion. We chose the smiler despite one of my friends being so terrified he was hyperventilating in the queue. This may have been caused by the ride breaking down 3 times during the 2 hour wait time. When we finally get on the ride 2 an hour and a half after closing time, we got lucky and got the front. Before the first loop my friend was repeating "this is it", still terrified. By the end, he couldn't stop smiling. This rollercoaster really lives up to its name and it's surely my favourite ride at the park
I’ve rode the smiler so many times and I still watched this lol
Hello! Great video!
Hi ☺️ Thank you so much 🙂👍
A lot of this comes from the genius of john wardley.
Brilliant informative video mate!! loved it!
Cheers buddy! 😁 That means a lot 👍
@@ScrewyLoops you're welcome. always nice to give a brilliant RUclipsr feedback on their video and hear something like that back😁
@@ScrewyLoops I'll be honest also, you are one of the reasons that I had started going on all the more 'intense' rides like nemesis and the smiler. I had first gone on galactica and found that j actually quite liked rolercoasters, then after watching your videos and others alike found that rolercoasters aren't as bad as I thought they would be. therefore I started going on rides like nemesis and was really enjoying them.
@@GLXYFPV Things like that give me a reason to keep making these kinda videos. I do them for fun but to see that they're having an impact on people like yourself means so much man! Thank you for the support, I'll give you a shoutout on the one I'm currently scripting up now ☺️👍
@@ScrewyLoops I'm sure they also have an impact on loads of others too, with the info about a ride before you go on it can sometimes make the difference between enjoying a ride and not liking it, for example I'm not a fan of the ride th13teen but I'm a fan of galactica, this could possibly be because I knew what the ride would be like on galactica but not for th13teen. oh and thanks man!
I went on the smiler and I was so scared and was shaking but it was the best decision of my life. I went on it like 5 times after
Would love to see more for coasters at Thorpe etc. as these are currently my favourite coaster videos on youtube right now and I need more!!!!
Thank you so much!! ☺️ I've been toying with the idea of reviving this series! It's great to see it getting so much love. Keep an eye out 👀
Agree with you, the final 3 elements are forcefully violent. I recall the first time I rode it, I was on the 3rd car extreme left. After the painful bump of the cobra roll, the last two corkscrews caught me by surprise, throwing me to the left so much I hurt my neck. Still, this ride is one of my favourite for sure.
I rode it 5 times in the day I went and I didn’t get sick from it although it is so thrilling!
I have ridden smiler front 3 out of 4 times luckily the last time 2as at the back on the 6th of this year and at night in the rain... What a nuts experience. It just beats nemesis for me
Went on it last week. The only thrill ride I'd ever been on before was Nemesis Inferno about 10 years ago. I'm not an adrenaline junkie at all. I screamed all the way around, but once I'd done it it meant I couldn't really be scared of any other rides and I found I really enjoyed Nemesis, Galactica and Wicker Man afterwards.
Went on this last week, hungover, got off and ran straight to the toilets to throw up 😂 still loved it though
I enjoy the smiler. My favourite part is the airtime hill in the 2nd part of the ride.
On a separate note, I miss the black hole.
I don’t care what happens to my baby, my heart will always belong to The Smiler, as well as my soul, my body m and my personality and thoughts. I will always be corrected, and a member of the MOJ. I am The Smiler.
Wish it was up right now
Only 2 1/2 hours to wait ;)
@@benxyb2791 yes but I'm in school ;-;
@@benxyb2791 cool, I just got out.
It is my favourite steel coaster in the UK, went on it 3 times in one day, Wickerman is my favourite woody.
This is defo my favourite ride at Towers and in the Uk in my opinion
I first went on this ride when I was 12 (5”6, Ik I was a tall 12 year old) it was in 2014 and was the only person in my all teenager family who was daring enough to do it. Though I do remember being shaken around in the restraint like crazy due to my VERY skinny body at the time. Thanks to being a single rider I barely queued aswell. Has been on it 5 times since , 100% recommended. (And no my older brothers still havnt been brave enough to go on it )
I love this ride. The crash was 100% human error. The ride itself is a marvel in safety and technical genius.