(1) Alton Towers has a long record of safe operation and as we reopen, we are committed to ensuring that the public can again visit us with confidence.” A spokesman for the park said that said that X-Sector, the high-octane section of that park where the Smiler is based, would remain closed until further notice.
(2) We do understand that there has been an accident, but we’ve been here loads of times before and there’s never been anything, so it hasn’t worried us.” All three were disappointed that the Smiler was closed.
(3) Four engineers on the day had not read or seen the Smiler’s operation instructions, the court heard, and two had not seen the ride’s risk assessment.
(4) In 12 to 18 months’ time I believe Alton Towers will be back to where it was.” He offered no update on the future of the Smiler rollercoaster.
(5) Alton Towers to open 'groundbreaking' virtual reality rollercoaster Read more The Staffordshire theme park was beginning its first season since 16 people were injured in the Smiler accident , with its owner hoping to make a fresh start in spite of opposition from some of the victims.
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(7) Bates was the embodiment of Chaucer's "smiler with the knife under the cloak"; and it was this mixture of charm and menace that was to reappear throughout his career.
(8) Loishana Ani, 18, stands next to the 14-loop Smiler rollercoaster, closed since an incident in which four people were seriously hurt .
(9) A whole area of the theme park, the X-Sector, where Smiler is based, remained cordoned off.
(10) One former Alton Towers employee explained that the Smiler could have up to five cars moving around the track all at once and a “block system” run by sensors prevented two cars entering specific sections at the same time.
(11) Queues for the Smiler were advertised at 90 minutes by 1pm yesterday, although most of the other rides were much less popular.
(12) During a previous scare, 16 journalists were left stranded on the Smiler for about 30 minutes on a preview ride before it opened to the public in May 2013.
(13) Yet Tourre was unflustered – in fact, he proved to be something of a smiler, wearing a faint smirk through opening exchanges in which senators made blustery statements of outrage over the excesses of Wall Street's wealthiest investment bank.
(14) Two passengers on the Smiler ride had legs amputated after their carriage collided with a stationary carriage on the same track at the Staffordshire theme park on 2 June, while three others were also seriously injured.
(15) This is more than just a physical rollercoaster, this is really going to be something that plays with your mind,” John Wardley, Smiler’s designer, said at the time.
(16) Daniel Thorpe, 27, was named on social media by his father, Martin, as having been in the front row of the £18m Smiler ride when it collided at 20mph with a stationary test car on Tuesday.
(17) Opened in 2013, the Smiler rollercoaster was Alton Towers’ star attraction, breaking the previous world record for the most inversions in a rollercoaster.
(18) An investigation attributed the crash on The Smiler ride to “human error” , and visitor numbers to the 200-hectare (500-acre) theme park have plunged since the incident.
(19) Footage of the Alton Towers rollercoaster crash that left five passengers with life-changing injuries has been released for the first time, showing the moment a full carriage collided at high speed with an empty train on the Smiler ride in June last year.
(20) The £18m Smiler ride, described as “the world’s first 14-looping rollercoaster” on its official website, opened in May 2013.