What if Alton Towers BUILT ABOVE the Trees??

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Жыл бұрын

Alton Towers CANNOT build above the trees, mainly to keep the park within it's surroundings but also because locals can't handle the immense sounds of Oblivion and Nemesis. To deal with this restriction, Alton Towers has tended to dig down far beneath the surface, to allow more rides to go higher and faster without breaching the tree line. Galactica and Rita to name 2. Today I look at the 'What If' scenario, of what it'd be like if they COULD build above the trees! Enjoy!
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@TP_72 Жыл бұрын

I feel like the tree line restrictions kind of add to the atmosphere of the rides like nemesis and oblivion

@dogeclanleader1 10 ай бұрын

Ye I like the low to the ground tans under ground elements

@Jolopizza 10 ай бұрын

Nah I like see big coasters

@FROZENPWR 10 ай бұрын

Ja. Oblivion would be 300 percent worse if it was all underground

@Phasmowatcher 3 ай бұрын

I still wonder why this park has a height restriction because it’s literally in the middle of nowhere

@thehoodiegod123 3 ай бұрын

@@Phasmowatcherprecisely. It’s literally built near where people live so they want to see scenery not rollercoasters

@l0wh1n Жыл бұрын

The restriction really gives the park its character, while limiting them I think it is a really good thing. Awesome video Dan, amazing as usual!

@DigitalDan Жыл бұрын

It really does! Thanks so much 😊

@stupersquad6142 9 ай бұрын

Just build a giant tree

@Berryshark 7 күн бұрын

😮

@twistedcoasters1533 Жыл бұрын

I don’t know if this would be a good or a bad thing, it could mean we’d end up with much more mundane rides, but they would be objectively better. At least our rides are unique now

@adamtrue7691 Жыл бұрын

Anyone else like REALLY REALLY looked at the proposals for the new ride. In the smallest of fonts Alton towers says they are planting oak trees, yew trees and wellingtonia. Wellingtonia is a GIANT SEQUOIA tree and grows quickly to the size of the statue of liberty :D

@rovi4515 Жыл бұрын

I feel like the tree line rule also helps to give more immersion in the different lands; the atmosphere in the Dark Forest is so different from X-Sector, in part due to there being no signs of the outside world except for the pathways. Really helps sell rides like Wicker Man and Nemesis as themed.

@Dan-uy2ld Жыл бұрын

SW10 to be themed to a 500ft tall tree so it blends in and doesn't disturb the locals.

@DigitalDan Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@cwehden 2 ай бұрын

ride concept 'journey to the centre of the earth' giga coaster at AT that goes deep underground a 300 ft tube straight down, followed by a vertical lift back to the surface with themeing and interesting things to look at as you 'return to earth'

@oneplusfour14___ 14 күн бұрын

Put my science teachers on that while still in construction

@TheRealKensterBoosteryt Жыл бұрын

“They dug so down for nemesis, that the ride currently doesn’t exist” Me: “well yes but actually no”

@86wellacre Жыл бұрын

I do feel the biggest drawback to this height rule AT have is it makes the rides quite short in comparison to rides at other parks in the states for example. The Smiler is an exception as it’s a bit longer.

@QuotidianStupidity 2 ай бұрын

That’s just UK rides in general.

@stratoreyener461 12 күн бұрын

at least the rides are free so can't complain there

@princessmemeulous Жыл бұрын

id love to see them build even further under ground to make a taller but still compact ride, i think it could be pretty cool

@liamh3710 8 ай бұрын

I’m glad that Towers have the tree line restriction. It forces them to improvise and innovate when building any major coaster. A lot of other parks are more focused on “taller = better” when that necessarily isn’t the case. Cool, you may have a 200ft+ coaster. Does it do anything unique compared to others of the same height? Not always. Towers always have to ensure both the layout and terrain work hand in hand and that’s what I love about it.

@tftism Жыл бұрын

ooh i’m early:0 i absolutely love these videos they fuel my every single day, the titles and the thumbnails hooking you in and then once you’re watching the video is completely different to the way the thumbnail and title comes across and it’s amazing, also to say you are an extremely underrated youtuber is awesome

@lennyhorn7938 6 ай бұрын

oblivion would be really scary if it wasn't under ground because when it is underground you don't realise how far the drop is because you can't see it.

@daisy..t.p Жыл бұрын

Dan's videos are so creative I don't know how he can come up with so many ideas 😂

@Ovan_dm_yt Жыл бұрын

I would have 1 upload a month cause I can’t think of anything 😂

@rowan_8755 Жыл бұрын

@@Ovan_dm_yt van der Merwe? you don’t have any connection to the rugby player do you?

@DigitalDan Жыл бұрын

Haha thank you! I don’t know how I do it myself sometimes to be fair 😭😂

@Ovan_dm_yt Жыл бұрын

@@rowan_8755 no unfortunately not

@rowan_8755 Жыл бұрын

@@Ovan_dm_yt shame. he’s a fucking beast of a winger

@oliverlande5423 11 ай бұрын

This video had me in bits. Love finally finding a genuinely funny UK coaster youtuber

@JackClarke44 Жыл бұрын

Love the videos at the moment Dan

@hazzabazza2696 Жыл бұрын

I have been watching this channel for over a year now and I have not had a single video that I did not like

@user89userrrr Жыл бұрын

Nothing better than a new video from dan❤️👍

@midnightmoonlight04091 Жыл бұрын

Video idea: What if Thorpe park could only build under the treeline

@DigitalDan Жыл бұрын

Great idea! Shall note it down! 🙏🏻

@jackamos9483 Жыл бұрын

Love your content mate

@RollerCoasterBeth Жыл бұрын

Loving the new wickerman bedding 🔥🔥 I’d love to maybe see a what if for chessington! Maybe a what if chessington coasters were more thrill/scary rides 😂

@Hangtime_Davi64 Жыл бұрын

I don't think a pretzel loop would have been way to advanced for its time considering the first B&M flying coaster with a pretzel loop opened a month later than Galactica.

@nssportstv7231 Жыл бұрын

You my friend have just earned a new subscriber

@dababybeesechurger Жыл бұрын

The Smiler would probably not exist as the park wouldn’t need to break the inversion record for marketability

@LiminalN0A Жыл бұрын

Love the video!

@Ovan_dm_yt Жыл бұрын

Every time Dan makes a new video I am so excited to watch it 🎉🎉

@DigitalDan Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoyed! 🙏🏻

@thegamingsuspect Жыл бұрын

Maybe is Alton Towers made a mountain with cool stuff on and planted a tree on top, maybe could they build higher? I love your cool videos btw. let's get this guy to 50k subscribers!

@Haddock_Muncher Жыл бұрын

Thunder looper might have stuck around a bit longer aswell

@Richardryan84 Жыл бұрын

Well said at the end

@arollercoasterguy1732 Жыл бұрын

Great idea for a video Dan 😎. What’s that oblivion clone called and what park is it in?

@random0982 Жыл бұрын

I don’t know why but I absolutely love nemesises little first drop 😭

@themeparkegghead5512 Жыл бұрын

Olbovion

@toainsully 3 ай бұрын

This would actually work if Alton Towers planted some Giant Redwood Trees around the park

@themeparktiger8112 Жыл бұрын

I honestly think it would take away from the atmosphere. And make the towers, gardens and lawns look less quaint. But “it would be greatly appreciated”never gets old 😂

@DigitalDan Жыл бұрын

I need to change up my words 😂😂

@mufcyouth1999 Жыл бұрын

My solution to the problem....plant taller trees, or do some genetic modification to the trees to make them taller

@drawsomethewizard3006 Жыл бұрын

6:30 I would not say that advanced personally given that Superman-Ultimate Flight would open at Six Flags Over Georgia three weeks later which was the first to feature the pretzel loop

@radom_guyoxley2935 Жыл бұрын

The smiler actually only had two lift hills because of the height restrictions

@SonOfFurzehatt Жыл бұрын

I can't really see Oblivion changing that much. John Wardley's vision was to be entering the ground face-first, which no other dive coaster has done since. On the other hand, had there NOT been the height restriction, then we might never have got the B&M dive coaster - coasters could have just got steeper in the way that RMC rides feature 90° drops.

@MrLProductionsOfficial Жыл бұрын

I imagine Oblivion without treeline restrictions would just be Oblivion but taller and maybe with something tall on the other side of the drop like a top-hat or something.

@WillBebbington-co4ie Жыл бұрын

Hey dan, i was chatting to a towers employee yesterday about a few things, they said nemesis (reborn) will be completed by the end of next month and the more breaking news is that project horizon will be SW9

@Coastersnoot Жыл бұрын

Cool vid!

@Itsjaysmother 23 күн бұрын

Where did you get the wickerman poster ive been looking since november...in thay space of time ive gone to alton twice and Chessington once

@coasterswithmwah Жыл бұрын

Amazing video! You should do if thorpe park had Alton towers height restrictions 😂 🎉

@DigitalDan Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! That’s a great idea!! 🔥

@user-hn6ru2wx4j 11 ай бұрын

the rides are still great even if they cant build above the trees.

@more-reasons6655 Жыл бұрын

They just need to introduce some Canadian redwoods to the area which would greatly increase the coaster restriction height without them being seen Will need to wait a good few hundred years before they're fully grown though :/

@urthvox Жыл бұрын

Thumbnail Rita be looking like Xcelerator

@Tomneom Жыл бұрын

Considering the first superman clone opened a few weeks after Galactica, it could have definitely had a Pretzel loop, (Tbh it would probably look like a superman clone as they share a ton of elements, minus the Pretzel loop and taller drop)

@DigitalDan Жыл бұрын

Good point! I forgot rollercoasters outside the UK existed 😭

@gracebastable4214 11 ай бұрын

This is the funniest coaster video I’ve ever seen, it’s not even meant to be funny 😭

@suerichardson4381 Жыл бұрын

Interesting vlog, bigger isn’t always better

@uniunicorn9507 17 күн бұрын

The new ride 🫥

@rowan_8755 Жыл бұрын

if they didn’t have a higher restriction we could have a B&M Giga

@user-gw4sy6es7l Жыл бұрын

Could you do a video on what if Thorpe park had the height restrictions that Alton towers has. What like to see what your idea of the rides would be.

@danfirewolfthorpe4550 Жыл бұрын

In an answer ..."the Ropers would be pissed"

@tayo0404 Жыл бұрын

I bet Alton towers would've carried 'tallest ride' title.

@ALawrence725 Жыл бұрын

I've never been on Nemesis before- I'm hoping it is good when it reopens and when I ride on it. (It's too far away- 4 hours away, in the car.)

@rollermad341 Жыл бұрын

Watching this on the way to Alton towers!

@mattymidland1 Жыл бұрын

Phantasialand has much the same (and even tighter) restrictions and they are way waaaaay better at it! Look at Taron, Alton could build something that awesome if they wanted to, but they like to faff around with world firsts with absolutely pants short layouts.

@xsm5525 Жыл бұрын

AT just have to dig deeper if they want taller rides, which I'm fine with, makes it unique.

@EwanThrelkeld-dd4en Жыл бұрын

You should do what if thope park has the tree line restriction

@ryliiiiiiii 3 ай бұрын

*Shropshire disliked that*

@karengovern4933 Жыл бұрын

0:24 huge nemesis crane

@mattykubota3603 11 ай бұрын

What the small population of residents in Alton needs to look at is how much money towers brings into there area in comparison to what they bring. It needs taller rides without a doubt . Went there few months ago again and got bored super quick

@gamingandcraftswithlogan8714 3 ай бұрын

I would imagine that with Alton tower’s nature to break world records, they would have made the tallest rollercoaster in the uk one of their records a while ago for some secret weapon.

@keatonward7693 Жыл бұрын

Dan what about a video where u talk about if Thorpe park had a height restriction

@dora3563 Жыл бұрын

Best KZfaqr ever

@iLoveCamdy 5 ай бұрын

Agreed

@brookebryant6444 Жыл бұрын

Life hack; built a massive wooden pillar at flight level 10 and put the old earls branch at the top. That's part of a tree so surely they now have a 1000ft ceiling to work with! Or just stick it on top of Nemmy's crane, they both seem to be round about the same height.

@The8BitNerd Жыл бұрын

You should do this in Planet Coaster.

@kingtheselands5498 10 күн бұрын

I reckon thorpe park is where they throw everything that doesn't fit in Alton Towers

@jamesmnaylor Жыл бұрын

I can think of only one ride that ever went above the tree line. That was the thunder looper and that was removed because of that very reason.

@QuotidianStupidity 2 ай бұрын

Think they should have planted some redwoods back in the 80’s

@Manu-gf3yl Жыл бұрын

As someone who never was at AT, do you recommend the park to someone who mainly visited all parks in my home country germany? Ok nemesis and smiler are probably the best rides. But beside that: any coaster that is worth to go there? Like galactica, oblivion, wicker man, thirteen etc? And when is the best time to visit the park? I dont like waiting hours in the line for a 20 sec ride :/

@Dannyjones1 Жыл бұрын

What if Thorpe park had a height restriction?😮

@coasternamegenerator5611 Жыл бұрын

6:29 the pretzel loop debuted the same year

@explodinggrenade3567 Жыл бұрын

A wicker man pillow.

@explodinggrenade3567 Жыл бұрын

First

@kajafreur527 11 ай бұрын

It's called Alton "Towers" for a reason. Some of the rides should most definitely be much taller.

@keatonward7693 Жыл бұрын

To put it simply. John wardley would/would’ve had a lot of fun 😂

@casuallystalled Жыл бұрын

Ngl i wanna see them try to make a 60ft tall RMC that uses terrain, would be interesting to see what they'd do

@Tiggs_ Жыл бұрын

nice vids

@LeDogeSebbyPersonGuy Жыл бұрын

The smiler would of had 100 inversions!.. wait no.. 3000!

@rossmanjoe5416 Жыл бұрын

U could do same video but reverse what if Thorpe park had height restrictions

@destinedpotato1577 Жыл бұрын

Looking forwards to when Alton Towers plants a 200ft tall tree so they can include the UKs only B&M Hypercoaster

@Rollercoaster_time Ай бұрын

7:06 i thought you were actually talking about the beast then not nemesis lol

@relaxing_memeseditbackup2453 Жыл бұрын

0:43 0:48 why is this funny😂

@Mrsquidsharkk Жыл бұрын

It would be better if they went above the tree limits so you can get better views on ride but because they can’t go above the trees that’s what makes the rides so unique!

@veronicacox9370 Жыл бұрын

I think the smilers compactness gives it more of a hipmotizatoin feel

@Hallucinade Жыл бұрын

Their next Secret Weapon will be marketed as 'the tallest roller coaster within the tree line height restriction'! Although that sounds something six flags would really do

@olliexx Жыл бұрын

Hey Dan, will you go to the new rollercoaster at Drayton Manor next year?

@DigitalDan Жыл бұрын

Hello! And yes of course! Can’t wait for it 😍

@olliexx Жыл бұрын

@@DigitalDan Will you be at the opening day?

@orionscythe Жыл бұрын

I feel like Oblivion would be a good fit to be the tallest in the park so it's not a bad idea to have it mostly above ground in my opinion.

@romthevacuousspider3565 Жыл бұрын

what is the coaster at 5:56?

@davidcrazyrides Жыл бұрын

a theme park in car park in America I think Blackpool wants words with you on that

@memesrct_official Жыл бұрын

If a B&M Dive Coasters had no inversions, then they’ll have chamshell lap bars instead of the over-the-shoulder restraints.

@TheStemmett Жыл бұрын

Can you please talk about gold reef city

@RobertSmith-ly2qd Жыл бұрын

Randomly came into my head, ever since wicker Man came out. The majority of times (roughly 3 times) I am to go into the room where you watch the backstory, my bloody arse gets properly pinched. But because it's so dark I haven't got a clue who it was. I can't look around to see if I could find the dirty bastard anyway because everybody is charging for the queue to be first on! 😂

@SmileAlways7144 Жыл бұрын

Dan, When are you doing Hero all day

@DigitalDan Жыл бұрын

The 14th of June! 24 days to go 🤯

@wol2945 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@scottking869 Жыл бұрын

Man a stealth like ride that goes into the ground would be awesome. Never been to alton towers so not sure if there is one lol

@harryhopkinson162 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately there is not

@InversionThrills 11 ай бұрын

If anyone wants to know ritas unique feature is the first launch coaster without a top hat

@LucasNinoMusic Жыл бұрын

If they were able to build above the trees they would've probably broken the big ones height record many years ago with a B&M Hyper.

@frisby7143 Жыл бұрын

Some rides like Rita would definitely benefit from this

@oneplusfour14___ 14 күн бұрын

Nah get rid of rita

@ashlinorrell3490 Жыл бұрын

I think most of the rides would have been totally different. The concepts were largely based around the height restrictions

@Mimi-tw7dt Жыл бұрын

i feel like the tree line restriction pushes the ride designers to another level and without it i dont think the alton towers rides would have the uniqueness they have!