Good morning, we plan to be at the resort by 9am for another Towers Nerd LIVE adventure! If there’s anything in particular you’d like us to cover today—please fill out the box below.

We’ve arrived, it’s a foggy morning!

It’s looking busy this morning, the queue for the monorail stretches outside.

We’re at the entrance place, we’ll be in the park in a few moments…

Just waiting for Mark…

We’re in!

The new map.

On our way to Forbidden Valley…

Creepy…

Ride security…

There’s quite a queue outside!

It keeps going…

We’re in the queue—here’s our current view to give you an idea of how far back it stretches…

Just to be clear, the queue is from the ride entrance. The ride itself isn’t due to open until 10am of course! Here’s the ride entrance…

Queue’s not moving terribly quickly, unfortunately… (As it’s not open yet!)

The Nemesis: Sub-Terra entrance sign.

The ride information board.

Looking towards the building entrance.

The side of the Sub-Terra building.

Fasttrack and main entrance signs.

The baggage hold.

A closer look at the entrance.

Unit NS-T selling Nemesis Sub-Terra merchandise.

A T-Shirt.

Another T-Shirt.

Other goodies!

The queue length has settled, stretching back to Fresh Fish and Chips.

Morning all, on park and greeted by a pirate ship playing I’m too sexy. With that bizarre start Alex, Carl, Snobbishbob and I are heading to Nemesis.

The ride’s finally open! Video of queue line and surrounding area to follow…

The queue line for Nemesis: Sub-Terra on opening day.

We’re slowly moving into the queue…

Nearly there…

People in the queue…

Queue line…

The queue line runs parallel to the monorail for a way.

Looking up at the entrance sign.

Alton Towers’ definition of queue jumping, Sub-Terra style…

Phalanx security staff.

Looking over at the baggage area.

Getting closer…

Part of the queue.

Phalanx helicopter on the queue videos.

Another shot of the queue line video footage.

More of the queue line screens…

A shot of the monorail track you don’t usually get to see…

Nearly there…

We’re hearing reports that it’s a rather large let down… We’ll see for ourselves in about 5 minutes time!

We’re out!

So the ride’s basically the same as that at the Dungeons, pictures to follow…

The room before you enter the lift…

The lift’s screen…

The lift again…

Well we’re out. To be honest, for me it was pretty much what I expected. It’s not the best ride in the world, but it’s not supposed to be. An average addition to the park.

Theming was good, and acting was good, the actual drop isn’t exactly very thrilling…

Ok just got off NST. Urm… Urm..urm.. I now like Charley and the Chocolate factory.

The egg!

We’ve heard that Nemesis: Sub-Terra has a number of effects missing today, including “back pokers” and “leg flaps”. So maybe it’ll be a little more special when everything is fully working.

Are you looking forward to trying out Nemesis: Sub-Terra yourself?

Still a bit misty, but the sun’s finally out!

We’re approaching Ice Age 4D, now…

New Cloud Cuckoo Land signage.

And the back…

It’s chilly over in Cloud Cuckoo Land!

An overview of the theatre.

The entrance sign.

Queue line…

An overview of the ride entrance.

The attraction information board.

We’ve heard from a number of people that the Ice Age show is excellent… We should find out for ourselves in about 20 minutes time!

We have a photos taken in the queue line…

Front of the glasses we receive…

Queue line video.

The back…

The glasses, being modelled by Chloe and Gemma.

…and what they look like when they’re on!

The sign on the front of the theatre.

The area people get batched into before entering the theatre.

The 3d glasses are brilliant. Already I am swing depth in the queue line. They really make the world 3D. Oh sorry Mr operator. I am duely informed that the world is actually in 3 dimensions and health and safety say that you aren’t allowed to wear the glasses outside the theatre.

We’re going in!

The screen…

One of the pipes which hit your legs throughout the film…

We’re out! And… I liked it! Certainly the best 4D experience I’ve seen—not that I’ve seen that many! What struck me about it was the quality of the footage—it was very crisp and vivid. That coupled with the fast paced action scenes made for an immersive experience, and in the middle of the action I certainly found a smile creeping across my face!

The exterior of the Ice Age toy shop.

Gemma and Chloe with the Sloth character outside the show.

It says iPod… But they’re not really iPods! They’re fakes, Apple wouldn’t be happy…

Mysteriously, some crosses have been drawn on some of Rita’s supports…

Various ‘X’ marks can be found on Rita supports, which seems to have got Shawn Sanbrooke excited, who’s in the queue next to us.

Nearly at Thirteen…

My verdict on ice age. I was actually very impressed. The video was extremely well produced. The story was a real story. The comedy was funny. I didn’t know the characters having never seen the films, but at the end I had an emotional attachment to the characters. The 3d was cleverly used and not at all gimmicky. The added effects of snow (bubbles really), wind and rain added to the experience tastefully. Overall I enjoyed it. A good solid addition to the park.

The Snobbish Bob Review: It’s a good short film, but the snow seemed to come down a little to heavy at certain points for my liking. The music seemed a little to loud in places, drowning out the speech, but that didn’t matter in my opinion as the score was brilliant. Overall a very good investment for the park that will definitely always have an audience.

King Nemesis—my turn now it seems, Ice age 4D is a great addition to the park. Fun family entertainment and like the other said very good and crisp visuals. Best addition for 2012 in my books and I thank the lords of merlin that no cheap 3D tricks were used. Overall opinion—can I go on again?

Pete: fandabidozey

Been on Thirteen, we’ve met up with John and are heading over towards X-Sector, now…

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Sub-Terra advertising outside X-Cite…

We’re about to ride the Flume…

Are you looking forward to experiencing Ice Age 4D for yourself?

Some nerds on The Flume.

New entrance choices on the Rapids…

A last ride on Nemesis.

Expect a final shot of Nemesis: Sub-Terra on the way back…

Speaking of which, N:ST still has those back/leg effects missing—they haven’t worked throughout the day.

Nemesis back row: how we’ve missed it!

Nemesis… The original and best!

The entrance sign.

A Phalanx security guard protecting the entrance after ride close.

We’re walking back to Towers Street and a pirate in a ship with wheels spun past. Justin Bieber was playing, we heard the Titanic theme too… It was musical Ruth style!

Towers Street empties, the 2012 season has just begun!

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