Thorpe Park Discussion Thread

[LcHg5265“Fear can make a donkey attack a lion”]

See, this is why I don't get the Intamin hate!!!

The Intamin ride comes back down nice and safely, the S&S ride hurls a four foot piece of metal and people want to build more of their cheap a$$ rides!!!???

Intamin rides come down nice and safely...yes...just with some people missing evey so often.

[raptorcrew2002Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Donkey.]

See, this is why I don't get the Intamin hate!!!

The Intamin ride comes back down nice and safely, the S&S ride hurls a four foot piece of metal and people want to build more of their cheap a$$ rides!!!???

Intamin rides come down nice and safely...yes...just with some people missing evey so often.

^ What they said...

Intamin does build far better quality rides. Well minus they usually need to be re supported after build, and I know MF sometimes coughs up a nut or 2. Don't ask I will not tell.

S&S
*Cough "Collapsing tower" *Cough "Vertigo... Cough...


Conclusion. I would rather see nuts falling from a coaster at times far and between then large parts being tossed off or collapsing.

Hey at least the ride op's hit e-stop. Had this been a Six Flags park... Oh boy.

[MGI eat potted meat.]

No wonder they boosted Stealth Up to 80mph Because it was roll backing so many times but i think they should make the tower higher and make the speed at least 85mph because it may solve their problems.

When they supposedly "boosted" Stealth last year they did not actually increase the top speed. The original top speed was 80mph, its top speed now is 80mph. All they did was "tweak the nitrogen boosters" so that it accelerated more quickly. Before it did 0-80 in 2.3 seconds. Now it supposedly does 0-80 in less than 2 seconds. (I think I read 1.8 seconds somewhere)

[handy-andyWhich came first the turtle or the donkey?]

Wow I thought parts of S&S rides were, well, attached to each other properly, imagine if the that happened on a space shot or something. Anyway hope they have sorted everything out by my visit in Summer as I use my head a lot and don't want it to me snapped off when its hip by a 4ft metal pole at 60mph!

[divykingMacaroni and Donkey]

Heres the TV report on ITV London news;

www.itvlocal.com/london/news/?void=194829

[Real-TekI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

Hello all first post here

Anyway, back to the topic. When I was with my school on a Business Studies Trip (which we got a talk on how the new coaster is based on a saw mill/texas chainsaw massacre theme) in March, Rush was in pieces, im wondering if they are having trouble with it, could be nothing. They may be overlooking all the rides for the new one which is to come, and they have also only just changed management from Tussauds to Merlin.

Stealth could get stuck anyway.

[rollerboyI ask stupid questions...but then again, I'm British]

I cant wait for this coaster! It will be so awesome. They have taken out the last inversion (so there is now 3) due to restriction of space, bummer really as I have not yet experienced a dive loop.
Jordan.

[coasterguy618El Toro totally owns the Voyage!]

Too many dive loops and immelmans!!

This coaster looks really neat. It's actually spread out unlike all of the other Gerstlaurer Eurofighters. Also, that cutback at the end of the ride reminds me of a certain Arrow coaster. You all know what I'm talking about.

-Gaven

[verticalzeroDon't make me kick you in the donkey!]

Track layout once again for Project Dylan".

[neovortex2kHoly crap you have a HUGE donkey!]

Wow definitly looks like a cool layout.

After riding speed in Oakwood i'd definitly go the Thorpe park to ride that coaster. The pre-lift section looks cool