AdamY

Finally got around to properly finishing the Intamin I showed a bit of before - enjoy.

A little 'might have been' courtesy of ThemeParkGuide - me gusta.

After floods, delays, floods, floods, floods, delays, delays, delays, delays, delays... Skyrush is finished! Well that took forever.Photo from CF http://www.coasterfo...&start=854]

Another Twitter review: "Ah #sub_terra - so impressive right up to the ' oh that's it...' moment."

People seem to be disregarding the entire experience from what I can see so far, but if the ride really is that rubbish then fair enough... Personally from behind my screen it wins points for looking kinda cool outside, having cool stuff like the TV screens etc but I guess it means little if the actual ride can't hack it. It did look exciting though an hour ago with the photos of misty Forbidden Valley, but that's no thanks to NST really

Reading some of the comments about it being a let-down, I'm really not sure what to think. While sure it is probably too short like most stuff recently, I personally would kill for an experience ride like this at Thorpe even if the ride itself isn't quite as strong as it could be - perhaps Alton's clientèle are just too used to nice experience rides because it would be such a nice relief at Thorpe to break up the plain ride-ride-ride thing we have. Not that I don't still love Swarm you understand

Loving the new approach to queue videos with this and Swarm, they're really good

Think it'll be another love or hate like Hex in all probability.

Looks like the queue gives a nice view down the rest of FV for some of the way! From TowersNerd.

The ride is now open!

Got it open too, new ride opening days are so exciting

This is the first time I've even touched my laptop since Tuesday... Show = really fun but killing me! One night left!

Mr Monkey themed ZacSpin would be <3

Been told today we're going to be offered a Drama trip to New York next year! Will possibly be the most amazing trip ever

That's brilliant!

How were bridge actors not there to 'start the story' when they were in the same costumes as the ones on the island, and were surrounded by supplies boxes and other such appropriate detailing?But meh, I can see you're determined not to see anything positively so don't think there's much point continuing this.

There were actors on the entrance bridge. Is that part of the area too? You'd have thought people would be happy there was extra stuff not just around the immediate area of the ride, but instead just more criticism. Thorpe could be forgiven for wondering why they bother.

Like that idea actually. They look fun, I've just never thought of one for Thorpe before because it'd be a bit disappointing as an actual 'coaster year' coaster imo. But as a medium year investment, it would be a lot of fun!

I don't personally get what is so special about Huss Jump2s... Maybe I'm just missing something or maybe it's that Thorpe do pretty much have every conceivable axis of rotation etc covered by their collection already Plus I don't think they look very nice really. I don't know, maybe with the right paint job and surrounding area it might look okay.

Too open? So if it had been more cramped and full of more stuff, would you have abstained from the "It's too cramped!" comments that would have ensued? And as for this thing about it being an abandoned town, I really don't know what people were expecting. How many rides, even globally, have an entire town built around them? Expedition Everest... I'm stumped other than that. And where exactly do you propose Thorpe should have built all these other buildings? On a bit of island currently taken up by ride layout? In the way of the path that will go to Island A?

It just makes so much more sense. If you look back at that first piece of concept art from before it was Saw (you know, the really woodsy sawmill-y one), a woodie with station & whatever other buildings in that style would have been so good. Would have actually seemed like the "Canada Creek Coaster" it was referred to as in the plans...Edit edit editGCI + ^ = Profit.

This being a 'fan site' has no bearing what so ever. Have you seen the amount of bashing Thorpe get on here? Samurai trees? Inferno effects? X? The arena? Stealth queue? Entrance music? People have no qualms about voicing there opinions on here so don't try the condescending 'fanbois' approach. If it was bad people would say so without hesitation. And to be honest I do think it's silly to complain about the marquee. It isn't like it's on the island? And I personally am glad of a bit of grass, given it's in rather short supply at Thorpe. But how you can say walking past a marquee ruins the ride you're on your way to is beyond me; that's like saying Saw is ruined by the fact Colossus is near it o.OOn my personal ride background I have plenty to compare it to, although to be honest unless you've been on Raptor I don't see how any comparison is really valid; Baco is an entirely different ride which is aiming itself in an entirely different style.And on your last point; the absolute overwhelming response I heard on Saturday was positive, many seemed blown away. And that's all I've been seeing since then on Twitter as well. So I don't think your view is as widely held as you seem to think.

Sorry Rob, but it really does sound as if you're just trying to tear it apart. You're not doing much for the way in which people view your post and the opinion you're trying to put across when you just say "of course it will, it's in a much better park ". Doesn't really make me feel like you're offering an objective view.

Woohoo! A true pioneer and still stands tall amongst the new flyers. Happy birthday <3

Was just about to post that article... The sensationalism machine whirs into action. That didn't take long.