SW7 is no more...

New SW7 stuff has been released, and ultimately means that the name 'SW7' is no longer the way to refer to Alton Towers' newest development. This morning, it was released that the name will in fact be 'The Smiler', I was initially disappointed, but I have to say it has already grown on me massively already, and that is probably most likely due to some of the other stuff released today.

The SW7 mini site had two updates today, with the domain of www.altontowers.com/2013 still showing the initial update, including an amazing concept image which got me more excited than I would have ever believed it could. It's disturbing due to the woman's face, but it also shows it's fun, exciting and also gives an idea of what the trains will be like, despite the restraints being B&M.

The second update flashed up on the site for a few minutes, before being removed and was due to have a section called 'The Lexicon' thought to be a similar character to 'The Lord of Darkness' from Oblivion. This was replaced by a Facebook tab instead. The latest update can be found on two domains, www.the-smiler.com and www.altontowers.com/thesmiler . There is also a game due to be released in February, screen shots are shown on the newest mini site, it will be for both iOS and Android. It does lead to the idea that at least one lift will be a chain lift though, and also that each section of the ride may have a name, as the area approaching the lift hill seen has 'Converter' or similar, and we already know about 'The Inoculator' so how many sections will be given names?

The Smiler's (It still feels soooo weird not calling it SW7) opening date has finally after much speculation, and to my disappointment been pushed back. This has not however the few weeks that was expected, it has been pushed back a full two months until May, so yes, I am slightly disappointed, and it out a downer on things today, but overall, I will stay positive. There's still the Towers2Go thing being released on Wednesday, and I think it must have something to do with the game, due to the repeated use of the #play hashtag.

So, until Wednesday at least, farewell.