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I'm pretty impressed with how this coaster is going, however, I'm not to keen on 4th Dimension coasters quite yet. Can't wait until it opens :D
I hope that the queue will be as detailed as some of the rides at Universal and Saw The Ride, I think it really adds to the experience of the ride
I also hope it shoots video like Saw did
I don't think this is a 4D rollercoaster. It's a winged one, the seats don't rotate.
I agree with you, Thorpe Park is definitely going at full steam for 2012 =)
What's up, just wanted to mention, I liked this blog post.
It was inspiring. Keep on posting!
So far Thorpe Park is a mixed, theme park. I mean, there are rides for 5 - 8 year olds and rides for people 10+ as Thorpe is gradually adding bigger, faster and scarier rides to it's location, then shouldn't they just scrap the baby rides so that young and old don't clash?
The arrival of the 2 Saw attractions and the future arrival of LC12 and others, has proved that Thorpe is planning to do even scarier and extreme coasters. In no time, Thorpe will become a no toddler/young child site anyway.
Anyway, the new coaster looks awsome - cant wait, 2015 + 2018 are the next dates for the new coasters i think, and Saw Alive experienced a small fire on April 5th 2011 and it is closed untill they find the source of the fire, so they can repair it.
LOVE THORPE PARK!
Thorpe Park is the best i love STEALTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stealth is awsome, so are Saw and Slammer x :)
I like the whole idea of the wing seating, and the seats twisting, much like a stable samurai,but i wish thorpe would be more like America's theme parks.
I know Thorpe Doesnt have alot of room compared to places such as six flags, but Thorpe's coasters are so short, its not really worth queing for more than an 45 minutes-1 hour as their over in 3 minutes. They should builed them on the height and length scale of America.
I would also LOVE to see an underwater coaster, as mentioned up there, a man made island over a lake, surely that becomes compulsory? And, additions such as a 'standing up' coaster, or lying down on your stomach, flying head first, as they do in America.
What are the Theme Parks in the USA like? I've heard they're great and a few names i've heard are six flags, universal studiods, disneyworld florida, cedar point and ils of adventure, USA have alot more space which is why the coasters are so big and long - i think?
Whta are the best coasters? i havn't had the chance to got to the USA yet
You mean like air? #fail
Unfortunately THORPE PARK have limited space to play with and a limit to how high they can build, so no we will never see the mega coasters like in the US. There is a limit to how far they can expand into the lake as well so they can not possibly fit one in.
I for one am looking very forward to riding this, it should be a great achievement for the UK.
LC12 should be amazing. 127 ft is a great achievement for the UK. It is not often that rides are built here that break the 100ft mark. Also really happy to see that B&M are making this, and that it will be a wingwalker! We should have a world class ride next year.
They have a 220ft restriction due to it being near an airport.Stealth is well over 200ft so there was no restriction in height on the new coaster.
does anyone else think that a theme park situated on man made islands in a man made lake is begging to have a roller coaster that goes 'underwater'?
by which i mean, takes riders through a transparent tube as part of the journey.
if we can build the channel tunnel, surely this isnt beyond the possibilities of a good engineering team?
thoughts?
Nice article. This coaster sounds great even if it is a little on the short side. It's B&M and it looks to be highly themed. I'm in!
If the seats do rotate, then it could top X2. I'd prefer a few perfectly executed maneuvers and elements over X2's seemingly endless onslaught of rotations.
Thanks Joel. I agree, apart from the length it looks like a really exciting addition and I'm pleased to see that Merlin looks like it will go all-out on the theming after the let-down of Thirteen at Alton Towers.
Could The Coaster Critic or some one else tell me what X2 is? It sounds cool.
Also, whoever wrote this article did a great job. I found it very interesting and imformative, it also helped me explain to my friend what a B&M Wingrider is
Thanks!
The coaster looks a great design & some fantastic theaming, but seems the layout needs to be longer as not everyone likes tight turns.
What Thorpe Park needs to build is a "wooden coaster" like "Kingda Ka" but on a smaller scale say 120ft high.
Making a woodie that tall would cost way to much money for a park to actualy consider doing so. Anyway, no park would ever have enough room, unless we're talking about Kings' Island.
How can a 500 acre site not have enough room?
Kinda ka is not a wooden coaster
Kingda Ka isn't a woody? Its a launch coaster like Stealth.
I think the new plans released this week look great. The theming should be amazing especially the crashed plane! I can't wait to see what the finished product will look like. :)