I got Stuck on The Smiler! (pov)

[@frikintrash5360]

You do realise that this is regular and proves the ride is safe

[@nexaini]

HeyItsBen Correct :)

[@dantopps7332]

The ride operator does not make the ride stop, its the ride sensors, break downs only happen if the ride sensors detect any fault in the cart or the track

[@ItzBlazeofficial]

Dantopps or if the two cars are too close together

[@pepargajeb]

@@ItzBlazeofficial but wouldn't the block brake restart when the cart on the block Infront moves?

[@justarandompeep412]

@@nexaini correct-ED

[@kieran69]

First time I've ever seen the smiler be stuck in that part of the track!

[@liamwright1105]

Well it's nothing surprising. It is a block brake so it can easily to stop there.

[@lotte2899]

@@liamwright1105 I expected it to at least complete the chainlift hill if it was a block brake issue. since there is a block brake at the top of the chainlift wouldn't the systems detect theres nothing on the chainlift and at least get the train to the top before stopping it? or was there an issue with the lift hill itself?

[@thrillseekers_united]

@@lotte2899most likely the lift failed to start and that was the technical delay, Probaly why the delay resulted in 2 hours as they will have had to evacuate them (25-50 mins) checked/restart the lift (5-30) mins and the rest to test as each test will have been around 1 mins

[@cedricdiggory9629]

The guy for the delay announcement Is the UK train guy announcer

[@servertoaster]

It's a lady announcer at my two local stations. One of them called 'Anne' and another one called 'Celia Drummond'.

[@HTCGaming1000]

It is indeed. He did all the announcements for The Smiler, but I believe he passed away not long after it opened.

[@bulletnotloaded3586]

@@HTCGaming1000 Do you know what his name was?

[@1hundrednotaspy319]

Sitting there for 2 hours with that music How has no one lost minds

[@thanosbrub9136]

1Hundred%NotASpy imagine being a worker

[@sugarlover1225]

1Hundred%NotASpy there are probably loads of break downs because of the workers becoming insane because of the music

[@thanosbrub9136]

Darkstar The cat nope, I went there last week... they wear earplugs

[@dannykd17]

Tbh, I wouldn't bother me much. I acutally enjoy listening to it 😅😅

[@fire_v_ice4555]

1Hundred^NotASpy I was in the queue when it happened and i had to listen to the music for 2 hours and me and my friends started going crazy

[@happymealkaka]

Even the announcements of this coaster are amazing, how could it get even better? Also thank you for the back shot into the hall, it looks incredibly cool

[@LoskLive]

Yes BUT it can have an unexpected effect (and that's the reason why in many parks, automated messages about evacuations aren't themed) : it scares the hell out of someone. It's a real factor if panic for people to be stuck in a ride (and thanks to many media outlets who uses it. No you can't be stuck for 3 days on a rollercoaster, and no the accident shown in Final Destination 3 couldn't happen in real life, no that way) and breaking the theme can help to get people calm as they understand quicker and faster that : - Immersion is broken so the ride might be - I'll have to listen to these announcements as they aren't show - They tell me that someone is coming or what to do to stay safe I mean, yeah these announcements are great but they *might* freak out less experienced guests. In the park where I'm a ride op', they encourage us to also do ourselves public announcements, multiple times and with different operators, to calm people as it means we're many to come to get you out.

[@scott9200]

The smiler stops. No one: Literally no one: Halfway music: Hahahaha

[@zizxy9441]

People Hears About The Smiler Crash: *Someone Has Their Phone Out On The Ride* Ride: *Stops On Lift Loop* Everyone:WERE GONNA DIEEEEEEEE Me: owo

[@idklol866]

This shows that they know what they r doing and the ride is safe

[@sugarlover1225]

Even the harnesses are smiler themed

[@hopespeak5852]

I love how everyone is talking and then you hear the music, laughing at you.

[@justarandompeep412]

*the smiler is laughing at your safety*

[@PoliceMalachi7]

@@justarandompeep412 XD LOL

[@SmileAlways7144]

@@justarandompeep412 yep

[@Bugbreach]

Okay but seriously, The Smiler is my absolute favorite ride ever and Alton Towers is my favorite Park as well! And i am amazed to see how much they do to ensure security and getting all that stuff to repay for the trouble is absolutely mind blowing! In a park here in germany i went on a ride with friends and just as it started one of my friends seats just deicded to open up. And that coaster was something like Nemesis, alright? So me and other friend had to hold third friends seat closed - it was absolutely terrifying. But of course when we got out the seat would be completely fine again so no one did anything about it.

[@myrajones8776]

Why is yo comet so big dude a big old comet

[@deejasart7766]

That sounds scary, Espeically on a inverted coaster

[@khadijah2446]

The smiler creeps me out

[@sovicaxx2170]

2:49 Lol RHETT IS ON THE CASE PEOPLE!

[@nexaini]

EvieKittyQueen EvieKittyQueen He looked exactly like rhett

[@JohnnyForRansom]

Good mythical morning

[@TiamatStorm21]

John Wardley would be so pleased his ride is safe and that the precautions stopped the ride before something worse could potentially happen. It's something i have on my rollercoaster bucket list, to get at least one ride of the Smiler. Glad you got free tickets mate, must have been really boring just sat there like a lemon for two hours

[@Yasin_2312]

The Smiler was laughing at you

[@leigh0329]

This means the ride is now safer!!!! Very glad to hear it! Thanks for the recording

[@danielledewitt1]

Smiler wasalways safe.

[@cherrytop6966]

@@danielledewitt1 Correct. The smiler crashed in 2015 due to human error, the fail safe kicked in, but the staff decided to over ride it

[@danielledewitt1]

@@cherrytop6966 Exactly.

[@peterashworth6217]

1:42 well its not like they can go anywhere.

[@peterashworth6217]

2:01 oh haha

[@themeparksilas5872]

Ikr

[@boredoli]

I like how it keeps the theme”your progress has been delayed”

[@themeparkwirral]

I'm still going front row on it next year :D

[@nexaini]

S4credXPr0 I love it. Also they don't let you choose .-.

[@themeparkwirral]

Nexaini I know but i mean id still ride it front row! 😀

[@needhamj1000]

Nexaini it really makes me angry when they don't let you 😂😂😡😡

[@sleepingcrocodile777]

If i go to alton towers this year i want to go on the smiler... But i might be to small? Or to young? Im under 10. But my dad said i should be big enough for The Pepsi Max at Blackpool!!!! Yass brah

[@charliedCharltube]

Cuteteam567 AJ go check how tall u are, u might not if ur under ten, but the height limit is one meter 40 cm.

[@iMizzy777]

I cannot believe people got stuck and you are just listening to the smiler laughing😎

[@piperthecollector]

So I heard that the staff on this ride wear earplugs because of the music. What kind of smiling advocate blocks out the theme of joy? I'd love to be there and hear the music all the time! Might even laugh along or dance a little.

[@pearls925]

"1 time is funny 2 times is fucking annoying"

[@sammy2745]

Same 😂😵‍💫🤪😂

[@GalaxysPimp]

I love that announcement so much!

[@x.sanneg]

Those harnesses are so good though! I'm afraid of heights and would probably be crying about how I wouldn't want to walk the stairs and all

[@getoutim07]

Heights

[@getoutim07]

You dont go high

[@getoutim07]

Alton towers cant build above their tallest trees

[@jevil6767]

I Like How When You Were Stuck, It Just Played The Music, Probably Making You Insane.

[@Kai-fr2fd]

"no-no-no-na-na-naAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *breathe* AHAHAHAHAHHAAHAH NO PLEAsE NOT MY TOES UWU AHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH

[@justarandompeep412]

*IMAGINE BEING STUCK! HAHA! STUCK!*

[@Martymcflyeditzz]

Omg this must be scary I could hear the music in the background

[@budgielife8048]

When you looked behind you I thought another cart was gonna come down I’m seriously so scared after that crash happened

[@JS-xx7cf]

The smiler is 100% safe and even safer now as additional safety measures have been added.

[@bulletnotloaded3586]

There's no way that can happen, the system physically will not let a cart go if there's already a cart occupying the next section of track. If you know about the Smiler accident you'll know that the ride operators overrode this safety feature as they believed all the other carts were at the station and not on the track and so treated it as a system error

[@freyajonesx]

imagine being stuck on the vertical lift hill and having to get down-

[@AZV9]

freya jones that’s... not how it works...

[@alexius_1]

"YOUR PROGRESS WILL BEEN DELAYED"

[@kieranburke7627]

I was on it the other day and it almost stalled on the 9th loop. I would of been stuck if it did because it stopped for a split second. I'm glad the staff were nice though.

[@agent_605]

It's designed to be a hang-time ride where it almost stalls within the loops in order to make them last longer, giving more thrill to the ride. It does so in a safe manner, and it won't stop up-side down

[@george-pi5mo]

bullshit, if it stopped on the first part of the sea serpent roll it would have definitely stalled inside of it. stop lying.

[@vaino1801]

@@george-pi5mo what the hell is a ”Sea Serpent Roll”

[@thirstydemon]

@@vaino1801 A coaster element, its quite rare.

[@vaino1801]

@@thirstydemon oh i didn’t know that but Smiler does not have that right?

[@nexaini]

My face was so *butiful*

[@sledgehammer_floatzel]

_YE_

[@erinmc6018]

Beautiful

[@excelifts15]

the soundtrack timing after the announcement of the breakdown is too funny hahaa

[@iMizzy777]

I went Alton towers months ago I went on the smiler but it didn’t get stuck thankfully

[@Dan-ul3rc]

after the 2nd of june 2015 the smiler is the safest ride in the park now 😀

[@mi8867]

I swear that music driven me up the wall when we were queuing for the smiler for 2 solid hours 😅

[@leigh0329]

So glad it stopped and they were able to do safety procedures!

[@angela.luntian]

I'd panic if I was at the bottom before what looks like a climb

[@libby-taylorsversion6131]

That music would really do my head in. How the hell did they sit there for 2 HOURS with that music playing on repeat? I wouldn’t have been able to cope.

[@happymealkaka]

If you are referring to the crash, they didn't. There is a button they have to press for bad emergency (like the crash) which shuts down everything. (The music, the lights, etc) so yeah, no it wasn't on for 2 hours

[@libby-taylorsversion6131]

I don’t really know if I was referring to the crash or not. It was kinda just in general tbh. But yeah, you’ve got a point. x

[@happymealkaka]

@@libby-taylorsversion6131 yep, every ride has a button like that

[@azv9427]

LibbyJoKendrick I don’t mind the soundtrack

[@xxleah_haydenxx]

the ride broke down bc it is a safe ride, it stopped bc of the safety feature, if a cart is too close and hasn't completed its course yet, it will stop the cart nearest to it and hold it until the other cart gets far enough away so the stalled cart can can continue onwards (the second cart involved in the crash in 2015 stopped bc of the safety features at the top of the lift hill but the mechanics over rode it and sent it down causing the collision) it could also be because the fail-safe/safety feature detect something wrong with the cart or the tracks

[@muttzoone]

Videos like this is what makes me want to work on The Smiler even more, it's my favourite ride ever! It looks so cool

[@lilly4574]

Honestly after the crash in 2015 they do so much to make sure your safe me and my friend went to Alton Towers last year and before you go to any ride not just the smiler they do so much to make sure your ok

[@leaht4925]

That music is creepy af and I feel sorry for u cuz u had to listen to it for 2hrs!

[@lemonamon]

i got stuck on the swarm's break run for a bit once bc the train ahead of us was being prevented from going onto the lift hill for some reason

[@joebarton3234]

This was a few days before I went and 2 days after my birthday

[@nexaini]

Joseph Barton wow.. late reply but happy birthday :)

[@fire_v_ice4555]

I was in the queue when it happened

[@kingconnor3957]

I don’t know how to start this comment soo here I go When you get off the smiler you have to walk down the stairs to get out so I fell down the stairs because I was stupid and I ended up not being able to walk so they got a wheel chair and they helped me on and they took me behind the smiler ride and there was a pathway. I don’t remember if the pathway went to the car park or to the entrance of the park or maybes some place else. I was 10 when this happened and I was also in a lot of pain so that’s why I don’t remember where they took me.

[@freyajonesx]

yikes um-

[@UKThemeParks2013]

1:20 the smiler literally laughing at you because ur stuck

[@gemmalouise2636]

I got stuck once literally on the tilt before Oblivion drops one ride operator came up to the box by the drop to press the button felt like so long was probably only 20 mins but the restraints made it feel that much longer when your stuck for ages, Was a Massive bang the train car dropped.

[@kaydub0623]

that music must have been stuck in your head for about a week

[@Kinggoldyz]

Just hearing the music 😂 also at this time I’m at Alton towers in a pod

[@JJ-fq5rl]

7:17 I mean u can’t get too angry and all because u got a lot as a sorry! That’s pretty lucky, I wonder what the problem was with the ride.. probably test running again

[@terribrazier-kirkup920]

Hope you got to go on the ride though and glad to hear you are safe

[@valkimuna]

I got stuck as i was getting off haha

[@its.emmaokay1489]

This looks so exciting to get stuck on I didn’t go on it I was scared 😒 I will next time

[@garethmartin9058]

I love the Smiler and Alton towers I would say its a very safe ride now they have learned there lessons from the crash and made it very safe

[@PoliceMalachi7]

1:26 the smiler laughs at your safety

[@SominaAlam]

I got stuck at the half way part before the vertical lift hill 2 days ago! It’s normal though, and we got free tickets to come anytime between now and next year!

[@simplestuff1247]

I feel bad since you probably had to wait 2 hours just to get on the ride just to do 1 inversion and get off

[@lilly4574]

People are saying this is to make sure the ride is safe and Ik that they do so much to make sure your safe but if this happened to me I’d be so scared

[@clxmsylivv8]

alright let me get stuck now so i can have fast tracks

[@interdnetpigeon9526]

Guest name: The Smiler

[@HorrorPrincess]

Adress: The Smiler

[@Account-fz3do]

That happened to me on the start of the 2nd lift hill

[@jgurnfhjfjrnfh8246]

It’s when 2 or more trains are not allowed to be allowed on the block 1 or 2 when complete the ride may operate as normal

[@athing8846]

Everytime I get stuck on the smiler I start hyperventilating now XD

[@nomi7743]

it's not often you get stuck???? and if you did why would you start hyperventilating?? it's part of a normal procedure. unless you valley

[@leigh0329]

Megs I’m pretty sure it’s cuz of the cart that got stuck in 2015 ):

[@marcusmccombs6750]

They should have given you fastpass tickets for the rest of the day!

[@elmianprincess]

I love the ahahaha captions

[@nexaini]

Megan Horan Thanks, they where a pain to make

[@yorkshirepiratesfm1322]

Also Involved in a similar incident 2 weeks ago yesterday, The smiler stalled in the exact same location and We were all spooked out of our lives, I were sat on the front while this happened everybody were strapped onto harnesses and made to walk up a staircase with a right height. Glad it weren't as severe as the collision between the 2 carriages that occurred in 2015

[@LoskLive]

These incidents can happen all the time and are benine when treated correctly. An incident like the 2015 one is really unlikely. There is no such thing as 100% secure BUT many park already had mesures to prevent the 2015 accident (like evacuating the ride even if not needed when there's an estop) and Alton towers do apply these now. Parks don't want people to be injured. Of course.

[@SleepExports]

*wasn't

[@zhou.__]

Sometimes a rides break down isnt the theme i want it to be: Sorry ladies and gentlemen it looks like our smiler spider has stopped working. Please be patient as we try to fix it. If it failed. We will try to send smilers on track to save your lives. SMILE ALWAYS..

[@bubsmybeloved]

thats annoying especially when you have to queue for like 40 minutes (well thats hoe long i queued for and it was early in the morning . is said wait time 10 minutes, too)

[@AidenMonroy-r3l]

Do you want to get dizzy? Well you’ll probably get a headache and there’s a chance there’s a 50 chance to get a headache

[@cad2565]

Reason it stopped was because it saw you had the camera in your hand and that’s not safe so they make an emergency stop

[@captain-Dan]

they don't take 2 hours to resolve a guest carrying a loose object, but i agree most of the time that's what it is.

[@nexaini]

No. I got my camera out because we had been stopped there for over 5 mins.

[@danmcevoy8837]

Not always the reason, and besides that wouldn’t require the ride being evacuated, it was more likely a technical issue and in which case, the safety systems did their job and stopped the ride. With every ride (not just The Smiler), there’s always potential technical issues that can arise, and in many cases an evacuation is required for safety precautions. What happened before with The Smiler was 2 members of staff overriding these safety systems, and not realising there was a train stuck on the track. Accidents like that are very, very, very rare and unfortunately even now that a few years have passed, people still make a fuss over every single ride that stops for a routine issue like this, especially at Alton Towers and especially for The Smiler. In many cases it is for cameras, phones or loose items being in your hand, but as they evacuated the ride and had test dummies in one of the cars in the station, I’d say that it wasn’t to do with the camera. Kudos to Alton Towers though for offering free tickets and fast track tickets for the inconvenience - they didn’t have to do that, but the fact that they did I feel is a very nice touch from them personally

[@nexaini]

Dan McEvoy I believe the manager said it was something to do with the block section breaks. So either the ones the train stopped on, or the ones before the station.

[@danmcevoy8837]

Nexaini Could have been the ones before either set of lift hills, or the ones before or at the station. Either way, the safety system did it’s job & stopped the ride. Good to see Alton Towers very proactive on this, even when we went last year and the queue line was evacuated, the staff were helpful and reassuring the public that the ride will be back up and running again as quick as possible, and about 30 mins later test cars were back flying round the track again. Credit to Alton Towers for offering something back as compensation. Did you get the chance to get back on the ride afterwards?

[@lottie_9544]

I like how it says please remain seated but you’re secured in so you can’t exactly stand up🤦‍♀️😂

[@morph-]

It's a legal requirement to put harnesses on public

[@intamin.enthusiast]

This song is so catchy

[@georgeanddodohooves3374]

I'm so sorry! We went on Tuesday. It broke once, but it was raining. I wasn't on the ride at the time, but had gone on that day. I know that this is going to sound really picky, so apologies in advance, but please improve your English.

[@nexaini]

Georgeanddodo Hooves Don't be sorry, i love breaking down on rides, also its hard to be good at english when you are dyslexic

[@allykins1767]

You really do belong to The Smiler, now...

[@ThibautVanH]

Wtf thats so scary with thats sound and get stuck

[@thedemigorgon]

this would be amazing

[@zunchyboii2161]

not with the music doing your absolute head in, driving you mentally and physically insane

[@shabnamrafique3638]

So you have to get yourself stuck on the smiler to get free bees from alton towers.

[@fantasysneaselselar]

Stuck before the first lift hill? It will get worse if is in the second lift hill.

[@malachypringle9915]

It's actually bullshit because say if you were stuck on the chain lift hill for 1 hour all they will give you is 1 free food or a shit pass for 1 person only once

[@nexaini]

pringle100 Pringle I got 6 fast tracks and 3 maze tickets (both valid for 2 people)

[@adambrown3336]

The 2nd time I got on the smiler was the 3rd July 2016. I think it just stalld

[@superbroche]

Hmmm that remember me something... Ho shit

[@jakesgreatadventures]

Probably because they saw the phone

[@XGaming1]

Awsome intro

[@nexaini]

The Flip Thanks!

[@flightoffear3349]

*your butiful face*

[@keirafines3269]

You do realise its not normal bruh for them to stop the ride put harnesses on you and walk you behind the smiler its not normal bruh

[@zunchyboii2161]

bruh bruh bruh bruh bruh bruh

[@lucyharrison-millan6300]

This is potentially dangerous.

[@user-kj8ej5vg7p]

how? the fact the ride stopped shows it is safe. the computer found an error and stopped all cars to avoid an accident, so how is it potentially dangerous?

[@AZV9]

How? Explain. It’s the safest thing that could of happened.

[@VeryPacey]

good video for once someone actually edit a roller-coaster video tbh though ur kinda lucky I love rides and I'm also fearless when it comes to rides id love to have been u and broken down there I think it would be so cool

[@nexaini]

Very Pacey I know right! Alot of people are saying that they felt sorry for me, breaking down on a ride is so fun it can be more fun then just riding it. You get to see more of how it works and places the public arent allowed to go. It almost feels like a diffrent ride! Also my editing isnt that good, its defently better than my recording though :)

[@Beanie1984]

Personally I would of left them upside down until they can learn to spell Apologise.

[@tismejaytee]

At least your legs aren’t hurt

[@odunayoadeleye9193]

Why would his legs be hurt the ride only broke down

[@energeticpencil2645]

Obviously prefers nemesis

[@BradCB650R]

you do know this ride is not The Smiler? this is at chessington world of adventures and is called Swarm (and is the Worlds first rollercoaster with 2 lift hills). not " The Smiler "

[@hshansjxna]

The Amusing Rabbit it is the smiler.early in the vid you can hear the halfway music and the captions read “HA HA HA HA HA HA HA”

[@Yasin_2312]

The Amusing Rabbit you are clearly not funny. You just trying to act dumb. Chessington will never get a thrill rollercoaster and the Swarm is a wing coaster in Thorpe Park

[@BradCB650R]

@@Yasin_2312 your clear lee not a smat pers. lnao i have rooden the smooler a lot of time like 10.more than U. i no wat am on abot

[@Yasin_2312]

The Amusing Rabbit shutup you kid. I bet you find Dragons Fury a scary ride. You kid. What are you doing on KZbin. You think your are funny but you’re not lmao

[@Yasin_2312]

The Amusing Rabbit you can’t even spell properly

[@PASTAGUY-zm2nu]

I gave you 300 subs

[@nexaini]

PASTA GUY9000 thanks!

[@R3DDYmm2]

This is haunted

[@altontowers5686]

Im so angry that nemesis opens at 12:00!!

[@agent_605]

Not anymore, it's now opening from 11:00, and the rapids are running throughout the year, and everything will be open by 11:00 every day that the park is open for

[@Davooooooooo2]

was when peoeple got stuck on loop

[@getoutim07]

Everyone else this ride is amazing Me: OMG this ride needs lap restraints

[@paperbucket8071]

It would be great, but some of the transitions, namely the first drop and dive out of the cobra roll, are far too whippy, and could cause neck injuries if you aren’t properly braced for it.

[@AZV9]

@@paperbucket8071 you would be banging into the people beside you, since the track can get rickety at times. Also, I don’t see why people think lap restraints would be good since I dont see issues with the current restraints.

[@bubbleyummer5605]

Did it smell in there

[@saikinay7005]

Why did they need you to walk up the stairs??

[@HTCGaming1000]

To get them off

[@kaos5633]

Empty cart:yo waddup

[@avardz1586]

Smiler:real Me:hdjshdhwhje

[@mxrio41]

So wait what exactly happened did it just stop and you had to get off

[@azv9427]

MarioMischief41 what happened was the ride being safe