The END of Galactica at Alton Towers??
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- Опубліковано 17 чер 2024
- Galactica at Alton Towers has had cameras and laser scanners pictured outside of it... which are usually present when a new ride is being considered in the location. So is this the end of Air, or Galactica?? Today i talk about the ride, it's history, what happened that makes us think itll become something new and what it could be! Could it be a new rollercoaster in the form of a Mack Stryker? An intamin launch? What could it be??
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It’s speculation time 🔥🔥
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probably the only thing they can replace it with is another b&m flying coaster to avoid outrage (or just add a mack striker then nobody complains)
Hi- the seek the truth logo on the back of the sign was just a guest mucking around. Alton basically confirmed it when they didn't like or reply to any comments talking about it (they usually do) but did like a reply saying that it was a guest.
K, less likely.
THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN TAKE THAT SHIT DOWN
Alton Towers might be lying tho
Fair enough! Reminds me of the Thorpe park RMC 2020 carving in a tree, glad I didn’t just go off that then 😂
@@oneplusfour14___I was working on park as part of my work experience and another member of staff mentioned that it was done by a guest, and that it wasn't official
"A Vekoma Flyer would be too similar to Galactica," he says, while discussing a land where Nemesis was replaced with Nemesis and Ripsaw is being replaced with Ripsaw 😅
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Also … wouldn’t a Mack Stryker not be to similar to a Gerstlauer Infinity … a.k.a. The Smiler ? 🤔
2 years before you were born....I feel old! :(
Yeah, that stunned me a little.
Yea that hit me hard too
Same! I remember the first advert and when it opened lol
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@@Upndouin Those are *still* on YT, I think... 😳
And yeah, that hit me like a truck as well. At least it finally explains why anything I upload to YT gets auto-hidden... 👴🛂📈😔
I know a lot of Enthusiasts want it either gone or rethemed, but most of them seem to forget how popular it is to the general public, and its a great ride for all ages and for those who are too scared for nemesis' intensity and its darker theme.
Galacticas chill and less thrilling layout and theme wouldn't compliment a new darker theme no matter how many times people say it will.
Ideally, split Galactica from forbidden Valley and make it into its own little area, a more light hearted area, something more appealing for the wider audience. As beloved as Nemesis is, Galactica is easily the more popular one for Guests in general, especially when it was still air, that brand was really iconic and popular. Love to see the park bring the old name and theme back and finally complete it.
Nemesis is mostly for Thrillseekers and Enthustiasts, while Galactica has a much broader appeal for all ages.
I dont think the ride is going anywhere soon, last month they managed to get both stations and all 3 trains back in operation after who knows how long. Pretty evident they want to keep the ride for the foreseeable future.
Yeah, I don't like extreme rides, but I loved Air, as it was at the time. Actually it was my first "major" coaster... and sadly, my last. Haven't been to a theme park since. Honestly I would love to go on it again, a few times, and then perhaps I'd feel ready to take on Nemesis haha. But sadly I don't see myself going back to Alton Towers any time soon, can't really afford it.
I think they should re-track it and give its old name back. But sadly I don't think that's what will happen.
I also think they should re-track / replace Oblivion with... Oblivion 2. Instead of putting a new ride in the empty space in X-Sector they should extend Oblivion so there's more to it than just the drop. They could make it an actual vertical drop too... but maybe not. Maybe the drop should stay true to the original.
Completely agree, one of my favourite coasters.
@@PiousMoltar Personally? There's a part of me that - For whatever reason - Would like to see Oblivion jokingly themed with a large toilet built around the „Drop zone“💩 and a flushing sound accompanying every train. 😋
It'd certainly be a good and truthful moniker for the UK economy post-Brexit💩, that's for certain! 🤣
No. Galactica cannot be replaced. It’s my favourite coaster at towers. And one of my favourites in the world. Alton can retheme this coaster all they like, but they CANNOT remove it completely. Galactica still has TONS of life and popularity left in her!
Really?? It's so boring and has been since opening!
@@mostlymowiewowie2544 Boring my arse.
@@mostlymowiewowie2544 its not "boring" its great and relaxing
Oooh new digital dan video! Great way to finish a day at thorpe park!!!
Hope you had an amazing day!!
Ohhh I was there too! Hyperia 🎉
it’s probably just a retheme. you legally need land surveying anytime there’s a new structure built, so that’s what they’re getting.
Hi Dan, thanks for covering this, i'm hoping it doesn't get removed as it's the only B&M Flying Rollercoaster in Europe, I hope it will get a full refurbishment or retrack. Cheers Peter :)
I love this ride. Its so different from anything else with being in the flying position. I really hope they don't remove it.
Haveing visited the roller coaster restaurant when at alton earlier this month that's popular enough to need an extension.
Love ur vidsss! I love Galactica it was my first ever rollercoaster with inversions, I was SO scared to go on it I went on it and LOVED itttt!
Top vid, Dan. Love it!👌🏼
Thank you!!
I don't think Towers will remove Galactica, as it was the world's first flying coaster. Too many people love the ride.
The only problem is it isn't the first flying coaster, it's the first B&M flying coaster. Just titled that to give it some status as a worlds first where it probably shouldn't be. Love the ride but it definitely doesn't do much for towers' reputation
@@emily0695It's the only rollercoaster I feel comfortable about going on.
If they removed it, I would probably lose any reason to go back.
I'm just 1 person, but I'm probably not alone.
@@robotrocket1 I completely understand that, it took me a lot of time to build up going on everything else at towers and galactica was a massive jump for me. But With the downtime it's having currently I'm not sure is profitable for towers anymore
@@robotrocket1 literally this. It is the PERFECT introductory ride for people who aren't confident on riding coasters.
This is a very unpopular opinion but galactica is my favourite ride and if its removed I WILL question my life (it is also my first Alton ride so its very special to me) :)
I love the ride. But it needs some love!!!!
You’re not alone
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As Air it is my favourite ride at Alton Towers. It’s a sensation like no other.
Glad you posted, but if galactica gets removed I WILL cry.
I can completely agree with that!
real
We hope….. We need a Intamin Multi Launch
Wait isnt Taron an Itamin Multi launch? Lets copy paste it
you better be joking. Get rid of rita for that. A new intamin means another ride that will be closed all day.
Thanks for the video Dan! I really hope that Galactica doesn’t get removed, it really is an awesome ride. Great watching your videos!
🙏🏻🙏🏻
I think it would be cool if they refurbished Galactica and made it so that it launches you out of the station creating the worlds first flying coaster with a launch. Lore wise they could say that the Phalanx has taken control of the ride and turned it into a weapon to fight against the nemesis creature. Seems like a fun idea to me!
F.L.Y. is already launched no?
launched lift hill with a redone layout would be great though marketability is limited due to fly you could say first launched flying coaster in the uk would be quite unique B&M has shown they can do launches on previously lift hill based models so it could be a possibility if not a tryker or blitz would be amazing however though not close in any way the other big major themepark in central/northern england is blackpool with icon so maybe merlin should put the blitz at thorpe, the stryker might also be too similar to the smiler idk about that but it might GP don't really look out for details but they might notice this
@@MGMutt I completely forgot about Fly lol
@@antonytsai6611 I completely forgot about Fly! It would still be a great addition to the line up at Alton Towers and you can still sell a coaster through it's story and theming. Nemesis has also proved previously that you don't need any world firsts to be a successful coaster you just need an exceptional layout and great theming!
Hmm, thatsimply isnt true. I guess you havent heard of F.L.Y which hastwo lauches and leagues above other flying coasters.
reckon its getting rethemed back to air but with all the fancy rocks or whatever it was meant to have in the first place tbh
Part of me is wondering if it could see an added LSM or two for that extra _kick?..._ 😇
Thank you for the update !! YOUR THE BEST!!💙I hope its a new coaster because by technicality it was BIG BOB so if a new coaster then I'm driving down there straight away,maybe like volition or maybe duplo coming??
You're *
Thank you!!
You are actually so close to 80k already!!!
Great video Dan! i'm hoping for something like Voltron too!
Thank you! I hope so too!
I’ve been building up my coaster tolerance / getting rid of my fear of coasters (I went to Paulton’s recently and rode every coaster there except Storm Chaser) and I’m a big Towers fan so my next trip I’m gonna do a few coasters (Spinball, Wickerman, Th13teen) and I really want to do Galactica because I enjoyed Flight of the Pterosaur so I actually hope it sticks around for a bit longer
Yeah definatley do galactica it's 10x less thrilling than wickerman honestly you could argue spinball is more thrilling
Do smiler and nemesis pussy
@@ronaldhobblesteincool Spinball and Air were the only ones I dared go on when I was there. Air was awesome. I'll be really sad to see it go. Spinball was honestly a bit too extreme for me, especially that vertical hairpin bit, and I think it was just how we happened to be spinning at the time, got some pretty intense Gs and I hated it. Honestly there was one turn towards the end of Air that I didn't even like either haha. Too many Gs make my stomach hurt.
I probably would have gone on the Mine Train but I think it was closed...
Before rita or spinball would be crazy
urgh Spinball is dreadful. as a 6"4" person its horrific. I have to fold myself threeways to fit in it.
Spinball just got a new computer system
Would you please excuse me for a moment whilst I cry into my pillows
This
Spinball is so uncomfortable. How can it hurt so much more than dragons fury at Chessington?
😭If Galactica closes I would never forgive Merlin as it IS the BEST ride in the UK 😭
I so agree when this video came up on recommended I cried. I am in love with it I just don’t want it to go!!! 🙋♂️😭😭😭😭
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oh booo hooo grow up its a ride so what if it closes
Realistically tho it’s not even the top 5 in Alton Towers
@@RollercoasterShortsofficial It is, it's easily fourth, Nemesis, smiler, wickerman, Galactica, Oblivion, rita, thirteen
AIR was designed to be the "hero" to Nemesis. I think a Vekoma Flying coaster would absolutely fit there. It has less capacity maybe, but a much faster loading and unloading of guests. You are being loaded seated and transition on your stomach after departing the station and you sit in the brakes on a seating position. So it would make sense to bring the hero of Nemesis back into the area.
I'd love to see them revisit the air theme and complete the theming. It looked so cool with the proposed geysers and rocks.
Hey Dan! I met you on hyperia opening day and it is still my friend and my Lock Screen. Tysm
Was great to meet you!! Hope you had a good day! 😊
I was at the park very recently, and it just felt like the park had no love for Galactica. All of the screens in the station were off, there was no music and obviously, the VR is long gone. It just feels like all the theming has been stripped back and it’s just really depressing.
Your videos are so awesome, how do you not even have 100k subs yet
Thanks so much!! 🙏🏻
I love your vids dan ♥
I'll be sad to see it go. I'm a wuss so I didn't dare go on Nemesis but Air, as it was at the time, was fantastic. You really felt tlike you were soaring through the air. I don't like being thrown around all over the place, so it was perfect for me. I wish there were more rides like it. And it was the first flying coaster wasn't it?
I'm going to Alton towers (for the first time) soon so Galactica is going to the top of the list in case these rumours about them removing it are true (it also looks like a really fun ride).
They probably aren’t as the ride costed millions!
@@Glitchy_Moonie0101I mean most coasters if not all cost millions
@@Freddimatronic true I’m pretty sure galactic was 8.3million and is the only flying coaster
Make sure you go on the run away train....choo choo
i might actually cry if its galactica that was the first alton towers ride i went on and will forever be my favourite and tbh i think they should just keep all the rides and expand the park instead
I think Galactica will get retracked like Nemesis did instead of being completely demolished because Alton Towers has never gotten rid of a Secret Weapon rollercoaster, and I don't think that they will do it now with Galactica.
The secret weapon program only started in the 90's, outside of nemesis they haven't needed to remove one.
@chazer0075 Nemesis wasn't really a removal. It still kept the chain lift and brakes, and B&M's don't really last a long time, so that's the reason why there's a lot of speculation about Galactica even though it's not even 25 years old yet.
@@SK99v1the brakes are new on nemesis reborn completely different brake system
@@paulgreenhough835 Yeah, but the track is the same.
I don't reckon it'll be a 'new' coaster but I reckon they'll definitely be updating it in some sense as it really doesn't fit the theme of the area anymore
Could be relocated but it won’t be demolished, it’s the first B&M flying coaster and unique to towers and the UK as a whole
I mean if a Mack stryker were to replace galactica I would love that tho
I really hope it gets relocated, and the terrain doesn't make it impossible since Zambezi zinger (which was a bit of a terrain coaster with alot of tunnels, and when parc del cafe bought it they made it look like the coaster was made for that spot by adding and removing dirt where necessary
im hoping they give it the shockwave treatment and add new sitdown trains to make the worlds first fully upside down rollercoaster
They arn't cameras. They are called total stations and are used for Surveying.
Yes! They are called theodolites (generic) and total stations (brand name).
Whoops haha, at least I got their purpose right 😅😂
Yo Dan! Has voltron overtaken ride to happiness in ur number 1 spot. Ride to happiness is a beast especially that launch, but voltron looks so good
They need to build behind Galactica, the carpark is a huge space for expansion
But then where do they park all of the (increasingly larger) cars that everyone comes to the park in? Bob-hope of any parking to the north of that area, not with JCB owing that site... ⛔
Digital Dan is the goat
As a Telecommunications engineer I can confirm that these surveys are not needed for a telephone pole. So youre good there.
However it would be needed if they were installing a new mobile mast so who knows 🤷🏻♂️
Haha thank you for the confirmation 😂
I think it’s more likely Alton will revamp the ride to fit in with the new Phalanx Facility theme. The OG Nemesis looked fairly run-down before the retrack, so I expect Galactica will have some kind of takeover event at the end of the season they intend to begin work in, is closed for the season after that before opening as some new version of the ride, probably with a blue and black theme (like that Coke Freestyle booth close to the entrance.)
towers need another crowd cruncher. Having 2 in 1 area would be insane.
I’m going next Friday , wasn’t planning on going on it but if it’s open might have a final ride
Hi dan when nemesis opened i met you i wore a krusty burger jumper and you were really lovely and its a tick off my bucket list ❤
Nice one
You were the true first
bro is like, wow! 'some cameras have been placed! thats a 100% sign for a new coaster!'
This happens a lot at theme parks, as said in the video Hyperia at Thorpe park had them outside way before it got built… and look at it now! Just some harmless speculation 😃👍🏻
ah yes a digi daniel video to cheer up my tuesday very nice
Could be but there just basically lazer measuring tapes they use them for loads of stuff like drainage and electrics and gas works but it could be to check out the size of the site for a new ride for sure
The statement about it by being well kept is true, it closes down do to maintenance issues quite often some days :( I hope they just refurbish and retheme the ride instead of getting rid of it, it may be old but it’s still iconic!
Yeah but as it’s in Forbidden Valley it might be the new ride because when I was speaking to a member of staff they were saying something is definitely happening in forbidden valley. Personally I thing it’s Ripsaw Returns. LOVE YOUR CHANNEL ❤
Probably a new scare maze
You know those 'cameras' you're talking about, all land surveyers use them for any surveying work, so I'd say no, it doesn't only point to there being a new coaster, it could literally be anything, a new building, a new ride (maybe even a flat one, seeing at AT needs some more) or a change to the topography of the land or all of the above 😂. But I am thoroughly enthralled to find out what.
Why it wont be removed :
It cost millions. They won’t replace it for it
The seek the truth logo may have been fake / someone trashing the site
The cameras may be for a retheme
LAST REASON
I WILL BAWL MY EYES OUT AND CRY FOREVER
Bro my friend Isaac met you at Thorpe park on the 16th June, and I was so jealous bro I literally cried 😢
The phalanx torture device got me Dying😂
I feel like Rita is less of an addition to the park than Galactica but they can do so much more with the area of Galactica. Rita just needs a retheme to match Thirteen I think.
Also the coaster I most hope to come to towers and replace it is a vekoma launched flying like F.L.Y. because that coaster at PhantasiaLand is SOO GOOODD :D
Could be for a new flat ride?? But I'm also sure a few months ago they was looking at a car park extension to the area.
I absolutely love galactica, favourite in the park. And I really hope galactica doesn’t get removed, i just think galactica needs a bit of a re theme or new paint job but i love galactica and it’s a experience like no other ❤❤❤😢
The uks only flying coaster and the world only has a few, it’s unlikely, maybe they will re-do it and theme it to the area. Definitely not going tho
Galactica (It's still Air to me!) is my favourite coaster at Alton Towers. I really hope it isn't going.
I think Rita gets removed before Galactica does. Galactica has much more significant history for the park and industry compared to Rita
Love your channel btw....to add to the 'not a camera' bandwagon 🤪 the surveying equipment could just be to check heights of land or supports, for example to check the ground isn't subsiding or that support foundations haven't moved position over the years which could cause undue stress on the coaster...(London Underground have permanent little reflector targets in some tunnels for this purpose)
Dang if this is the case, then I'm so glad my boyfriend and I got to ride Galatica just last week.
The German in me wants a Red Barron flying coaster. Manfred von Richthofen, 80 confirmed air combat victories, wedgier of Herman Georing and commander of Der Filegende Zirkue. His story deserves to be told in the most emersive of all media, roller coasters.
But honestly a WW1 fighter pilot themed ride, that goes over no man's land and ends with a giant drop (to signify the death of Der Rote Baron) that's simular to Oblivion (have it go through another hole), would be my favorite ride of all time.
My view is it is either a new "dark future" theme with galactic-air or a future plan for a new coaster. As much as i enjoy the flying aspect. its now 22 years old and has been a problem basically all its working life. As it is still the prototype.
But that being said I dont really know what coaster would take up in that space. What ever it is that could replace it. I would want it to be a "people eater" high capacity ride.
Heresy, you can’t really remove a b&m even a bit of a mild one like Air. Manta is a good flying coaster tho. But it would have to be something decent. Mack rides are everywhere at the moment. The new duelling coaster at Epic looks a monster when it opens.
AT have been considering options of moving the main entrance to that area for a number of years so it could be further work to look in to that option. The good thing about moving the entrance is it would free up the current entrance area for a new coaster so the speculation can continue 🤔
However the next new major investment is known to be Project Horizon so I feel we may have to wait some time for for a Mack Stryker 😔
I personally think a re-theme would be better as this was the first ever B&M flyer and it really was very popular when it first opened. If they added lots more theming, gave it new trains, a repaint and re-did the station, I think this could be a great fit in forbidden valley!
i really hope that galactica doesn't get removed, its one of my favs and i would rather it was retracked or rethemed
for everyone saying that Galactica being removed would be a loss for UK flying coasters - my simple answer is just build one somewhere at Thorpe Park instead and make it a crazy layout more akin to something like Flying Dinosaur
Yesssssss
@@Ellie-hr7cc yeah, I don't want to lose Galactica either but if we do have to then this would be a great opportunity for Thorpe Park to get one that's bigger and more extreme
Yes I think it will be a grate opportunity for Thorpe park as that can build higher and could even fit more inversions in the ride
I’m going to Alton towers in late July for my birthday, it’s gonna be my first on oblivion, Rita, nemesis ext… If they do remove it I hope they do it in in about a year because i atleast want to ride it once
i was thinking maybe an s&s axis coaster could be a viable option as that has a launch aswell
i live super close to towers and go all the time only last month a member of staff told me that its getting removed and tbh everything you said is true they dont care about it anymore as it breaks down at least 3 times a day so its defo going.
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My friends and I were speaking to a ride host on galactica at the start of the month when it went down because station 2's floor didn't wanna pop back up. And he said it's closing in September for a retheme and it's gunna be a "base" for the protesters that we see over at nemie.
So I'm guessing the cameras are for theming
I cant lie mate, they are lying. The staff last year literally said galactica will be rethemed this year. Ride opps wont be told about a retheme
The cameras could also be pedestrian counts as they did it in areas around my school and is shows where people walk and how many
The problem with this is the fact that towers would never remove a secret weapon. We’ve never seen it happen yet. While many would like to see something new in that spot, I fear that towers would rather retrack galactica than build a new coaster there
There is no bad coaster in the park, so it would be a shame to see any of them go.
I wish they'd just expand the park onto the car park behind Galactica and build another.
Galactica just needs a decend retheme. Paint it black, cover half of it and make it dark, and chase Phalanx thru space. Pring back VR to one of the loading bays as an option.
Also still hoping Project Horizon is another Coaster.
I hope they don’t remove it there are worse rides that are better off being replaced then Galactica, a retheme done properly would be better but not a removal
It breaks down too often to take up such a huge space
Air is my favourite, they can't replace it!
Aww I really like Galactica, it’s nice and gentle. Saying that though I got stuck on it for half an hour in April - got a free return ticket for my troubles. It’s definitely aging badly though, they need to do something with it
I cant even remember where i saw this so it might not be true, but i saw a picture someone took of the phalanx posters up by lost and found and it was basically a fake advertisement for tours with their "brand new virtual tour guid E.V.E."
Could just be an easter egg but id like to think it's hinting at something more
As Moulder would say. " The truth is out there"
If anyone is going to delve into the myths of amusement parks and sort the wheat from the chaff, it's you DigitalFox. I beleive🤣🖖😍
Apparently it’s being re themed to ‘’A.I.R command” , there’s Easter eggs around the park
A Mack Stryker would be awesome so long as it isn’t the bargain base model with minimal theming. Would bring something new and different to Towers that’s still well within the tree line.
A plopsa land ride to hapiness mack spinning coaster copy would be amazing .
No need to replace it as it's a good ride, it just needs retheming. Rita could go first, Spinball could go first.... Heck the boring lazy river rapids could go first. Rita is using a Hydraulic launch and they seem to be getting replaced, that could go first too. On top of that the park has so much room to work with, they could expand into the carpark by Galatica, they could go for a cross valley coaster, they could removed Cloud Cuckoo Land and that entire area which is massive and they have that Sea Life place and that area which could go. They eve have that big green which could be turned into a ride and a whole massive entrance area that is in desperate need of a total renovation.
I know this is not everyone’s favourite ride but this was my first big roller coaster and will always have a special place for me
In my opinion they should do either a dark train ride or a water boat ride I think both rides can work in that area
As much as it would be sad to see it or many of the current line up go, unfortunately this will eventually happen, I'd always have fond memories of riding Air/Galactica, but if it means we get something newer and better im all for it
It would be a shame to see galactica go as it is very iconic however i would love to see a striker coaster but with the smiler i dont think they will do that. Maybe a family coaster a bit like drayton manor or a stand up coaster? Merlin seem to like uk firsts and only 😂
Alton Towers PLEASE KEEP THE SOUNDTRACK from galactica for maybe another ride or something it is phenomenal.
Keep up the great vids dan. ❤
I think Air fits into the theme of nemesis more than people realise. Seams they have gone back to a flying start ...
Will you be doing a defqon 1 video?
When is there going to be more on the Drayton lift and launch coaster
A weightless rollercoaster could be a cool new space themed ride
I really hope they don’t remove Galactica, Alton Towers has built some amazing new additions over the years but Galactica still remains as one on my favourite rides 🙂, I understand that the park does need a new major secret weapon but I just think there are other places in the park that they can use to build it. I wouldn’t complain about a re-theme due to the nature of the area but I guess only time will tell what the future holds for Galactica, if a re-theme does happen though I must admit that I will miss the Galactica soundtrack . I personally hope it stays for many more years 🙂
To confirm, serveying isnt just about sight lines, its also about getting very accurate measurments between specific places.
I’m not an expert so I appreciate the confirmation 😂
@DigitalDan They can also be used to measure changes in distance, for example because of ongoing construction you can measure if that is having an effect on other things in the area.
Galactica is my favorite ride at Alton and I’ll be really sad if they remove it but it’s clear it’s the park’s least favoured. There is no merchandise available for the ride in the gift shop. I just wish that they replace it with another flying coaster.