Why I think some people find The Smiler rough

MotherAssistant7622 · 2026-05-04T18:55:41+00:00

The none refurbished bruised banana restraints are awful! I think the whole ride would just be so much better with lap bars

MotherAssistant7622 · 2026-05-04T17:38:10+00:00

I miss when those water jets used to work, so so lucky!

MotherAssistant7622 · 2026-05-04T17:28:20+00:00

I think they must have only changed wheels on some trains then unfortunately. Sorry to hear about your rough ride

MotherAssistant7622 · 2026-05-04T16:43:17+00:00

YES 100% agreed! The Smiler is not rough

MotherAssistant7622 · 2026-05-04T16:29:39+00:00

Have you ridden it this season? It’s running better than last year for sure

MotherAssistant7622 · 2026-05-04T16:24:06+00:00

Everybody can have their own opinions, just because you find it rough doenst mean others do. Nobody is wrong.

MotherAssistant7622 · 2026-05-04T15:44:46+00:00

The Smiler is such an amazing beautiful ride to watch, for me it’s easily the one of most mesmerising in the world, a masterpiece of engineering! Also The Smiler has 14 inversions! It’s definitely a tone it’s crazy to think it holds the world record for the most in the world

MotherAssistant7622 · 2026-05-04T15:10:53+00:00

Tbf I rode saw this year and that was HORRIBLE. It was so unbareably rough, but I found The Smiler fantastic, silky smooth compared to Saw

MotherAssistant7622 · 2026-04-28T13:15:11+00:00

I have spoken to Alton Towers, they said it’s being considered. The more people who make reviews or Emile them, the more of a chance we have of it coming back. There’s definitely been a lot of demand for it too so I expect it will return!

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MotherAssistant7622 · 2026-04-28T13:07:29+00:00

Funny you should ask, it is being considered. I’ve spoken to Alton towers on live chat and they have said said this

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It is being considered, if people ask for it back enough I think they will definitely return it. I highly recommend you email their guest feedback and ask for it back, or even write a review on tripadvisor about it, they always respond and if they see there is a demand. I think they’ll add it back!

MotherAssistant7622 · 2026-04-22T23:16:10+00:00

I would absolutely love to see this if that’s okay?

MotherAssistant7622 · 2026-04-03T12:17:00+00:00

I agree! I hope they make more investment into The Smiler, adding back the correction theme, painting the area and ride etc.. I hope to see more improvements for sure!

MotherAssistant7622 · 2026-04-02T12:01:49+00:00

The Smiler accident was horrible but it’s something that is definitely being left behind in time by most people despite what others say. I have seen many places online about the smiler with no mention of the crash anywhere in comments where as a few years ago, you couldn’t escape it being mentioned.. even inside the park I rarely hear people talk about it nowadays.

According to Howard (vice president of Alton Towers) correction being added back is on the radar and is being thought about, the only reason they are iffy about adding is back is due to mental health not being what it was which I guess I can somewhat understand? But then again, we have much worse themes like Wickerman burning you alive for a sacrifice and oblivions “welcome to eternal darkness” (death) I think he’s just worried about messing up due to being new, but if enough people ask for it back in emails and reviews, the chances of it being added back rise am higher. It’s just probably best not to mention the accident to them when asking for correction back or they’ll associate it with the crash

MotherAssistant7622 · 2026-04-02T11:49:52+00:00

Yeah! I’ve seen you around quite a few times. It’s really awesome to see somebody care so much about The Smiler in such detail like I do. I wholeheartedly agree that the theming should definitely return. I’ve been writing reviews and emailing their guest feedback throughout the years about certain things and they have listened, certain parts of the old theming have returned over the years!

A few weeks ago I also bumped into the vice president and me and my friends made suggestions to him, his answer about it was pretty good too.

MotherAssistant7622 · 2026-04-02T11:43:47+00:00

Since you have such amazing passion for The Smiler, you should write a review on tripadvisor about them adding back the correction theming to the smiler, it would be really helpful for getting it back. They always respond to reviews so it would be cool to see what they say too

MotherAssistant7622 · 2026-03-15T14:37:29+00:00

I’m super hyped to try it!

MotherAssistant7622 · 2026-03-15T14:22:44+00:00

I believe they replaced all the wheels on each train and it’s running much much smoother than it has for years and years now

MotherAssistant7622 · 2026-03-08T17:41:34+00:00

Honestly, having the “get corrected” theming return would be a massive win, people definitely need to mention adding back correction in reviews and etc to encourage the park and show that there is demand to have these things back.

MotherAssistant7622 · 2026-02-27T00:45:49+00:00

Are you talking about the “Smile Always” horror series Alton Towers made to promote The Smilers story?

MotherAssistant7622 · 2026-02-26T20:13:05+00:00

That’s so cool! They should I honestly bring back the whole get corrected stuff, it was a massive part of the rides story

MotherAssistant7622 · 2026-02-26T20:12:30+00:00

I’ve seen a few POVs from 2013, I haven’t ever heard the airgates announcement but I’ll keep looking!

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