Worst part is walking past all of the people in the normal queue who stare at you as if you are some sort of low life criminal. However it is absolutely worth it on busy days, especially during holidays.
added to that, if you wear an item of clothing thats Smiler related, such as a hoodie and do it, they will hate you even more... theres some psychological reason behind it, but it has to be smiler related and people will get more annoyed
I went in half term. Did unlimited fast track for the family. 4 of us. It took us 6 hours to travel to the Alton towers hotel. Is it worth it? Yes as we don't go to the park very often and have to go during holidays. We went on 20+ rides also Nemesis reborn 5 times which saved us well over an hour each time
@coaster_dad most queues were 70 mins plus even run away mine train! If we did it your way of calculation. Then we saved well over 20 hours of queue time. It is expensive but my kids are teens and it is their favourite break. Must mention the roller coaster cafe which is fantastic and you get your MAP 20% discount 😀
@user-of2qy5eg8z you know I did the roller coaster restaurant a few years ago and thought it was over priced and basic. But I’ve seen a lot of great reviews lately so they’ve obviously sorted it out 😀
Fast track is good when you think it'll be busy as for me standing ages in a queue I'm not a fan. But for groups and families it works out so expensive. The only thing I'd say that needs to change with fast track is if a ride is not available all day you purchased the fast track for then Alton Towers should compensate for that, either as a % back for the fast track lost eg lost one or two depending on ride availability or at the very least a fast track for the closed ride on another day of the persons choosing. Doesn't seem fair at the moment if you pay for fast track and rides are down/closed AT do nothing to compensate for it. Fast track is expensive so when people decide to do it they do so on the basis of the value for how many rides the bronze l, silver, gold, platinum etc have. If rides then reduce you can use them on the person may have opted for a different choice or individual rides on the day.
Great idea for a video.I went to the Nemesis reborn event this year and tried a similar experiment .My fast pass saved me approx 7.5 hours queueing. Did 11 fasttrack rides and sub terra, longest queue was wicker man at 30, most time saved 90 minute smiler queue reduced to 5 min.
If my next trip to Alton towers is that time of year again I would def. Invest in fast track but probably the cheaper silver tier which gets you most of the main coasters.
I used gold fast tracks in scarefest 2023 and it was really worth it my brothers friend from college came without fast racks and by the time we got off spinball his friend was still queueing worth it on busy days
I've only ever used a fast track once at Disneyland Paris & it was purely cause we had young kids then & both myself & the missus wanted a shot on Space Mountain & couldn't go together. I would consider it if it was super busy & definitely wanted on something but I've found on the late park times you can get on all the big hitters just queuing
On a busy day it can definitely make a huge difference as it did when I filmed this. But equally I was there last week and everything had a 5 minute queue. So really depends on the time of year and weather 🙂
I did a video on the Disney fast track and my thoughts on that were either scrap or make it really expensive like Universal. That way for most people it’s unattainable and only a handful can use it meaning the main queue isn’t impacted. The problem when it’s cheap is too many people use it and it kinda defeats the purpose.
@@coaster_dad I love your dedication unlike myself who can't bear to queue anymore so I don't bother going to any of these theme parks. I remember missing a day from school in the mid 90s and going to Alton towers and it was great because you didn't have any queues at all. I'm guessing their marketing these days fills the park even on school days
So normally I’d agree. But I did a video about Genie+ at Disney and my take was that because it was relatively cheap and affordable more people bought it. Which then makes the normal queue slower. So in a way a higher price point helps all the queue move.
Me and my mrs came for scare fest stayed over and did 2 days first day we had ultimate fast passes we did wickerman 20 times with rides shuting at 9. second day queing was horrible 😂
I would use FastTrack because the older I get, the more I absolutely detest long waits in queues to the point I would rather not do it. However, it is a system that favours the privileged at the expense of the unprivileged, which in itself is so very wrong. On the other hand, I can well remember the insane 3 hour queues 20 years ago before FT was even a thing. It has always been a problem and I would like to have seen ways of reducing queue times that doesn't involve making life better for the privileged only.
fast track shouldnt be a thing imo. you pay to get in the park anyway, and just cause someone cant afford to pay the extra they have to wait for hours in line like cattle. worst thing theme parks ever done, but i get its a business and they are all about the $$$
I hear you. There are parks that don’t do fast track and yeah it usually helps the main line go quicker. I’ll be honest I’ve used fast track in the past when travelling internationally. Basically if it’s not somewhere I can get back to easily I want to maximise my visit. But it can be expensive. And in a way I think it’s better when it is expensive. I did a vid on genie+ and I think the problem there is it’s cheap and people feel compelled to buy it. So then it’s an absolute mess. If it’s expensive then it puts many people off and means less people use it.
