Our Awesome Wicker Man VIP Track Walk - Alton Towers NEW Experience Review

[@CatsnCoasters]

Brilliant move from Towers to offer the experience again and to change their stance. Not many companies would act so swiftly. Credit where its due.

[@morph-]

I have a feeling its because of the negativity of his video. If it wasn't a youtuber it would probably be a different story. They arnt sorry about their mistake, they are sorry they got caught.

[@morph-]

@@Costercorner more context or just no?

[@morph-]

@@Costercorner cool, a person of a few words.

[@blank-dr2kx]

@@morph-agreed

[@CatsnCoasters]

@morph- You could well be right, but at least they've taken the feedback on board and implemented the changes. Can't ask for more...well, they could make it a tad cheaper, too!

[@LiftHillsandThrills]

This sounds like a MUCH better experience, glad you guys enjoyed it

[@CoastersThrillsAndAirtimeHills]

@@Themeparkchloe😲

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It was great!

[@Thedallylifeofanthony]

​@ThemeParkWorldwide I will miss nemesis sub terror

[@thellamaking7248]

For a future VIP experience I’d absolutely love a full walk around of Alton Manor so I can fully appreciate all the scenes and see the ride with the lights on as well Another good suggestion would be a Thirteen behind the scenes including a lift walk and a tour around the drop section so everyone can see how it works

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Now that would be great!

[@eviladam23]

They did that with John wardley at some point

[@PhoebeLayzell-ph7ij]

We just saw you at alton Towers today. we were very happy. We always watch your videos before we come to any theme park.😊

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Hope you had a great day!

[@dawnie3533]

Looks absolutely brilliant, thank you for taking us along 😊🎢

[@suerichardson4381]

Glad you had a better experience 17:23

[@christineblower6554]

Oh I am so pleased for you all it just shows at least they took notice of your feedback I'm really glad for you both xx

[@claireandclaws]

Good to see you had a much better experience this time round. I bet they’ve been watching your last review and taking notes 🤣 great to hear that they’ve invited you all back for a redo on Oblivion now too!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

We’re looking forward to giving it another go!

[@sotjuan6604]

10/10 video this, never really seen the behind the scenes much and it's really interesting to me. Hope you both had a great day and enjoyed it!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thank you!

[@surrendersweet]

I’m so glad they’ve changed their policy on photos & are allowing you back for another go.

[@MANNERSMUSICOFFICIAL]

I’m doing this at the end of June and I’m SO excited! Last time we went to towers, we rode wickerman all day (managed 11 rides) so this is going to be an extra special experience for us!! Thanks for sharing your review!

[@martingibbons2488]

Why do the fire torches near queue line entrance no longer have fire? Seems such a shame special effects are left non working at a theme park. Looks great though.

[@louisesmailes1235]

Thirteen would be a good one to do to look at the drop and lift hill in detail

[@chrisbaker9767]

Great video and photos Shawn and Charlotte from Wicker Man VIP Track Walk - Alton Towers, keep the good videos and photos s coming on the channel, Shawn and Charlotte.😀😀👍👍

[@xrexx]

6:13 I did the swarm coaster climb earlier at the start of the season and because of how the timings worked out we climbed up in the dark and the the slightly annoying thing was the picture quality probably isn't as great as if we did it in daylight as there was a sort of bloom effect to them so some of the pictures were there were light sources so some of the pictures aren't great as there is just blooms of light but in all fairness we did it at night which is cool in itself as that is a lot rarer but it's something I would definitely like to do again (perhaps colossus next time) in the daytime to hopefully get some nicer quality photos

[@CoastersThrillsAndAirtimeHills]

Pleased you enjoyed it. So gutted I had to cancel, would have been great to have seen you again! ☺️

[@swift-bc4rp]

So glad we have chosen this one and not the oblivion one! We are so looking forward to do this during our stay in june

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It’s a great experience

[@RMTheMan]

Very glad to hear that this was a much better experience for you guys, now I have motivation to do one of these!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

We had a great time!

[@kristiphillips4479]

So glad you two had a good experience this time! I know Kings Island offers this a couple times a year for The Beast but I have never done it. They use to offer a camp too where you could camp under it in tents. I have no idea if any of this is a thing anymore since the pandemic or a couple years before. I do though have to say a couple cool experiences I had was during an event they had called “Coasting for kids”. It was to raise money for a place in Orlando, Florida. A little like make a wish but they have a fairy-tail land fore entire families to stay. I basically raised money and had so many hours to see how many tides I could do on the racer. They closed one side just for the event. We got special ride times on other coasters too. The cool part was walking through the park before it opened with no one but some maintenance workers. It was so quiet and peaceful! It was a very cool experience!! Some parks in America still have this advent but unfortunately not KI. I did it 2 or 3 years before they stopped. Can’t remember.

[@blank-dr2kx]

I went up that lift hill too. When I went on the ride 🤣

[@EmmaDaniel-q2u]

So excited to be coming to park on Saturday for after dark event. Wickerman will look fab, we are coming for hubby's bday so for extra magic have ordered a cameo from you for him to see before the long drive up!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thank you for your support!

[@Marveleditor12]

I absolutely love your videos my brother got my mum into you now I have been watching you since 2022 keep up the great work Shawn and Charlotte 🎢

[@itz_cody01tiktokpfficial63]

I know every single member of staff up on the track walk in those clips and they are an amazing group to work with and I remember meeting you 2/3 weeks ago Shaun I was in baggage at the very end of the day it was lovely to finally see you on wickerman 🎉

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Great to see you. The staff were amazing and did a great job!

[@gavinhodgkins6643]

Would love to have a go at that guys so great video. Thank you so much. Good to hear that they have reversed the photo situation in the future so looking forward to Oblivion take 2.

[@CharlieFarrow07]

Looks like you guys had a much better time than last time. Glad that you guys had a better experience!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It was great!

[@cjr_2009]

same route as where i got evacuated from the lifthill, basically the same experience but for free 😂

[@kaywalker9549]

Really enjoyed your review and photos/videos of the Wicker Man Experience, so glad you enjoyed it - credit to the awesome staff too. Looking forward to your Oblivion re-visit vlog ❤

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

We really enjoyed it!

[@MegRay]

Nice that they took the feedback to heart from last time

[@hc-qt4hm]

I’m glad you had a better time on this walk!

[@andyfirth5931]

Sounds great. Would be great if you could get up close and personal with big bob. Even if it's just the maintenance area in the middle at the bottom of bob.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Now that would be great and really add to the experience!

[@freddieopmeer]

Amazing video like always, very detailed and enjoyable. Keep up guys!

[@nigelneale1773]

Love the photos Shaun but I do think you should be wearing harnesses as the height at the top looks pretty high and if you were to trip there's quite a gab at the top off the lift hill looking down on the photos

[@Themeparkchloe]

You’re absolutely amazing shawn! Your blogs are amazing! I think at this point, you are probably the king of theme parks.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thank you!

[@lucysharpe7321]

I'm definitely going to ride this on Sunday 31st March. I've always wanted to but haven't yet.

[@attractionshubno1]

Great video as always Shawn and Charlotte, I’m glad you enjoyed your Wicker Man VIP Track Walk Experience

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thank you!

[@attractionshubno1]

@@ThemeParkWorldwide you’re welcome

[@joannanice1492]

This sounds like a much better experience! Looking forward to seeing the oblivion one again. Also my 2 year old Son asks to see Charlotte every time we turn the TV on 😂😊

[@Dazalton]

We are seeing a massive change at Alton Towers. Really quick response to feedback, putting guests at the centre of what they do, and investing in the quality of the product. How bright does the future now look for this resort!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It’s good to see them starting to make some positive changes

[@iMizzy777]

BIG BOB LOOKS SO COOL

[@christianshields4164]

Its crazy how steep those drops and banked turns are once you look at them in the ride area

[@Bekkiii46]

Sounds like you had an amazing time! I would love to do this one day 😮

[@mrvengerfc8049]

Happy to hear it was good. Seems like towers have listened to feedback already 👌

[@ollyl4606]

Glad you had a better experience than you did with oblivion.I’m going to towers this Saturday and I can’t wait!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It was great!

[@danielharrison8565]

Love your videos. You come across as so friendly and easy to get on with

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thank you!

[@nedbradley-n3z]

I think a wickerman themed restraunt would be very nice, just not if it was done by arrowmark 😆😆I personally think a vip tour of the curse at alton manor would be a great experience, getting to see the scenes in there and how they are done.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Now that would be awesome!

[@owenhewitson7140]

1st so glad it was better and the staff interacted at the start 2nd I think the price is okay for 3 people at max anymore I think would be too much 3rd looked great and can't wait to see the new oblivion one if you vlog that one

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

We definitely enjoyed this and we will be!

[@bearshorty4659]

In years to come, it would be nice to see Alton Towers have a log flume again something epic would be amazing, especially in like summertime it’s nice to be on a water ride

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Would love to see a new water ride!

[@Thedallylifeofanthony]

Nemesis reborn looks awesome and the station is bloody brilliant

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

They’ve done a great job!

[@Thedallylifeofanthony]

​@@ThemeParkWorldwide I wish I was there with you and Charlotte

[@fazeridge6965]

Crazy how in the same park you can get one bad track walk experience and one good track walk experience. Maybe they need to work on training their staff to accommodate a fun experience for any track walk! Would love to still do this one day!

[@Emiliaa_12]

I saw you today!! We were on Wickerman at the same time u were half in my photo!

[@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer]

I'm glad Towers have rectified and compensated for the oblivion experience.

[@TSL_jack]

Hi Shawn and charlotte, are you going to Alton towers this Saturday coming up? I went last weekend and going this Saturday again. Hope to see you there if you are

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

We will be!

[@DJSOfficialUK]

Sounds interesting and good VIP Experience & better experience compared to Oblivion one, its good they have re offered you to go on that again, with a different experience. With Wickerman tour, although the lift hill you get nice views over whole park, something that would make it more epic is if they take you into sections around statue itself? Especially three pieces of track sections that pass underneath & through it? Thats would be good to experience aswell maybe tunnel tour from top of drop to corner drop section? That would be good addition along with yes the tour of maintenance shed, brake run etc. Hopefully they might consider adding these to experience? I hope so. But nice review, enjoyed and look forward to more VIP experiences in future. Have liked & shared. 😀👍

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[@RyleeRides]

Glad to know you had a better experience. Looks amazing and i really want to do it, And also Shawn, or if anybody could answer. Do you get Merlin Discount? Thanks.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thank you. Unfortunately not!

[@ingowahlen602]

What do you think, is there a market for commercial ERTs, for example the Wicker Man, after parks closing?

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

I don’t think there’s much of a market for it other than enthusiasts really

[@rikspector]

Shawn and Charlotte, You are both genuinely nice people, come to think of it your parents are as well:) Cheers, Rik Spector

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thank you!

[@wendywardashley]

Well done to the Wicker Man staff.

[@hollybabyyy]

But would they have done this and made sure it was a great experience if you hadn’t publicly posted a negative review on a big channel

[@ENSŌ_queen]

Is there a time limit which to get back down to ground level? I mean, I'm not very fast going down slopes ...

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

No time limit at all

[@VxGachaBo.0xx2023]

They should do video politic on it too and I think it’s just because people wanting to record it

[@theweakestlink2278]

This was so much better than the Oblivion lift hill tour. Always loved the theming on Wickerman. Too bad the fire effects were turned off.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It was a great experience

[@richardburgess6040]

Love your content and you're great at doing pieces to camera without any edits, how do you remember everything you need to say?!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thank you! We usually just get the conversation flowing and go from there!

[@kayleighstacy9840]

Would love to see the behind the scenes of hex as im still confused on how that one works 😂

[@suerichardson4381]

Could they take you to any other areas of Oblivion 20:41

[@michaelwhiles5282]

After last week this is so much better 😎👍

[@xix94]

The fire was on I thought you said it was switched off Its on inside big statue

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

That’s the screens, the real fire is on the top!

[@Wickerlad_2002]

Will you be doing the lift hill walks on Colossus and The Swarm at Thorpe Park? I lift hill walk on Hyperia would be awsome but i dont see them doing this with how tall it is standing at 236ft tall.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

I did them a few years ago and would like to redo them at some point!

[@annaverano5843]

I loved the wicker man roller-coaster

[@dylanphelps5820]

Are you going to do the oblivion walk with photos and possibly a video if you can because i want to do ot because of my love for the coaster and to know if it would be worth my money. Please answer this if not its ok.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

We will be!

[@trackmidi]

You mentioned old bits of the flume were there any pictures of them?

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

I didn’t take any pictures of them!

[@trackmidi]

Oh ok - I went on wicker man twice today and I couldn’t see any so I’m even more intrigued now

[@Thedallylifeofanthony]

£61 each per person that's not bad

[@Thetourturedcoastersdepartment]

Looks so cool !!!

[@Themeparkchloe]

Shawn I’ve got another random question that’ll please my band. have you ever had to wear a pair of rubber gloves before? If so, why?

[@leesherman9686]

Hey Shawn, Was just watching some of you old “meet” videos! With a lot of the original people like Alex, Lee and others. Any plans to do other meets and get the old gang back together!?

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thanks for watching! We have no plans in changing the channel format at this time!

[@leesherman9686]

@@ThemeParkWorldwide yeh was more for a “one off” thing as opposed to the entire format. Something nice and nostalgic about your old theme park enthusiast crew!

[@tom45641]

would love to see towers do a walkthrough of Curse at Alton Manor

[@trevorclark4140]

How much was the oblivion track walk, missed that in your vlog…

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

£65

[@CarolWhitehouse-e7p]

I love Alton towers but I scared of rollercoaster but I get over my fobia 😅

[@Reu2Reu]

Love this channel

[@commandercody8511]

Nice one Shawn!

[@Thatcbr125]

Much better than the oblivion one. The organisation seems so much better

[@TonyKinchen]

I watch your videos alot think there great quick question what is your best theme park and why also what is your favourite ride keep up the good work 👌👍

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Europa Park in Germany is our favourite park and Steel Vengeance at Cedar Point is my top coaster!

[@TonyKinchen]

Great stuff

[@Robg60]

Imo a pin badge and printed certificate should go with it

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

That would be great!

[@laurajones5949]

When are you doing the Alton towers shops new things are in now can you do one please so I know for June time please

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It’ll be on the way soon!

[@kyematthews816]

What happened to the follow up video on oblivion

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

We didn’t get round to doing it again sadly

[@liamrankin1976]

great video both 😄

[@samuelmercer1529]

wickerman really is 6 years old ?!!!!!!😮 my my😢 that big clock we cant see really is ticking !!! Let's ride and rave !! Thrills and music is what it's all about

[@jamesabbott5242]

Awesome Video Guys 😄😄

[@BRKS1999]

Out of interest did you notice if that scare zone was still up? Or looked like the route was still there. I guess if it is that gives good idea it will come back this Halloween.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Part of it is still in place

[@robertgray1756]

Looks a interesting experience.

[@DylanByrne-et3ss]

Theme park world wide best channel ever

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thank you!

[@ajs41]

I can remember when it cost about £20 to get into Alton Towers. £65 seems like a lot.

[@ethanshackleton]

It’s £35 per person if you book in advance and there’s usually 2 for 1 offers available somewhere so £17.50 pp and that’s assuming you don’t just buy an annual pass if you visit Merlin attractions often. The track walks and the expresses are what raise the price.

[@lewtube3502]

Yes then guys another one to the steak of daily videos! would be wicked if you guys did a meet and great at Alton one day lol 😂

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thank you!

[@SonicBoom123-x6q]

I reckon that the Wickerman walk was better than the Oblivion walk

[@englishedge1988]

Great video guys.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thank you

[@Hollie_bradley17]

Looks great

[@S-rn6xn]

What are your thoughts on the new pricing?

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

They’ve already done dynamic pricing for a while now. Many parks around the world do this so it doesn’t surprise me that Merlin opted for this too!

[@Pandoaster]

I'm suprised they did the customer service is very stubborn at Alton towers glad you got what u wanted 🎉

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

We’re pleased that they have invited all of us back to experience it again

[@Pandoaster]

That's good news ,wickerman looked better than the oblivion but oblivion would be better for pictures .

[@timhart7607]

What was your best

[@OLIMERCER87]

🧗🎢🎢🪵🔥🔥🪵🎢🎢🧗‍♂️ That's a relief that it was a much better turn around experience for you both. Yet with the switch off couldn't they have just gave everyone. A little go at switching the fire on and off perhaps ?. 🤔

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It sounded like it was more complex than that unfortunately, luckily we had a great experience!

[@OLIMERCER87]

@@ThemeParkWorldwide Ohh ok that's a little shame 😕 yet at least like you said. The experience left a good decent overall feeling that's the main thing. 👌🏻

[@ODD-VR1]

I am going next Friday and I am realy excited 🎉

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Have a great time

[@ODD-VR1]

@@ThemeParkWorldwide I went on nemesis it was so fun

[@rollercoastermad1238]

Do you have any idea when hex will reopen?

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

We’re not too sure sadly