Coaster

BOO, it was much better walking in to the sound of their entrance theme than music that you can listen to anytime!(Well you can listen to the entrance theme online but you know what I mean...)

I didn't get one, might it still be arriving?

The entrance music was playing yesterday, but a slightly improved version! Also the Colossus music was the same theme but faster and a slightly higher pitch.I think that these changes are good, and I am SO GLAD that the entrance music is back!

No there were not any yesterday, great ride though!

That would be a great idea for Thorpe park to get one of, it would fit into the space well and everything. Also I can imagine that it would be quite good for the thrillseekers, and it is also quite good in that it would mean 2 new coasters in a row, something that we haven't seen since Inferno and Colossus!Also something like this would work well because it looks VERY intense and scary, which would put thrillseekers to the test!The seating arrangement flips over as the ride goes round. (I haven't been on one but I want to!)

Right, time for my review of The Swarm.I was lucky enough to experience The Swarm 3 times today, the first time with a 70 min queue, the second time with a 30-40 minute queue and the third time (very end) with about a 20 minute queue.COMPARING THE SIDES:Personally I prefered the left hand side of the train as I felt that it offered a more intense ride experience. I also thought that the first drop was actually scarier when you went under the drop than over the drop. The right hand side was still fun although the inclined loop was not as forceful as it was on the left, which on the left was the highlight of the ride for me.Ride elements:FIRST DROP -I thought that the first drop was very fun and enjoyable. It had a good mix of fear of going over the top with g-force once you were going downhill. Also going through the smoke under the plane wing was good as the train seemed to "Chop" Through it.ZERO G ROLL -This element was fun and it made your stomach go because of the way it slowed down at the top. In the front seat however the drop down from it was a little odd but it didn't really matter.INCLINED LOOP -On the left side I found this to be the highlight of the ride because it was fun and delivered good g-forces.]However on the right hand side this was fairly average however still a fun part of the ride. The corner after the inclined loop was also probably the most forceful part of the ride.CORKSCREW -This was a fun inversion which wasn't scary or very forceful yet was still very fun! It was also good because you got very close to the fire engine and you could touch the water!BARREL ROLL/INLINE TWISTThis was fun and a very good way to end the ride.THEMINGI thought the the theming of this ride was fantastic and very immersive and atmospheric. Also the tent didn't bother me and neither did being able to see the park because you can see the park from almost every other ride there. My personal favourite bit of theming was the near miss tower because it was a close call on ride and in the queue you actually go up that (if extended queue is on) and see the train go over you as well as a sound effect.I also thought that the queueline was quite entertaining compared to all the other queues for rides there as there was some scenery, theme music and a fake (but convincing) news channel on some tv's.OVERALLOverall The Swarm is my favourite ride at Thorpe park. I think that it is a great ride that is like four rides in one depending on sides and seats and it was quite extreme in my opinion. The thing that I really liked about this ride was the fact that it was extreme and intense as well as being SUPER SMOOTH! However the restraints did press on your shoulders at the end but it was not too painful.Thorpe park have got an amazing new ride for 2012 that will be enjoyed by many, and although it does have it's little problems (such as wrong timing of water effects and no fire currently) it is great fun and once these are fixed it will be perfect.THE SWARM - 8.5/10

I have now been on the Swarm and I was VERY impressed!Completley fantastic, forceful in places yet smooth!I WILL BE WRITING A FULL REVIEW OF THE SWARM HOPEFULLY LATER TODAY.RIDECOUNT:The Swarm x3Colossus x1Nemesis inferno x1Rumba rapids x1(I only went for half a day (second half))

I am sure it will at least be in the top 50.Also could someone please explain how the Front seat ticket thing works with The Swarm because I am a bit confused at the moment!

I think that it is all down to opinion but personally I think that the theming looks fantastic. To be honest with Saw the ride, after the rotating blades it just goes onto a random bit of land with no theming whatsoever. Saw seems like they built the very visible parts well themed (rotating blades), but after that they gave up because hidden theming would not really draw the public in.With the Swarm however the theming is consistent throughout (minus the final turn but it has only just opened.)I could be more picky about The Swarm but not much is perfect.I am going to go tomorrow with an open (but excited) mind because I think that if you go expecting the ride to beat your favourite ride or something similar then if it doesn't then it is a let down.The ONE thing that I think needs sorting quickly is the wrong timing of the first water splash (by the helicopter) because when that effect is timed right it is a great effect, but when it is timed wrong it looks a little bit silly.Even with these MINOR drawbacks I think that the ride looks great and I hope to get two rides on it tomorrow (one at the front right and one at the back left.)

I am going to the park tomorrow so I will be writing a review either later that day or on Sunday, please feel free to prompt me if I forget!

Thank you, great photos!Is the front seat any good or not?

That's great that there will be a bit more theming to look at than what we saw with the live coverage, because it will be a bit more extra stuff to look at

Saturday for me! Can't wait - Hope there's fire...

Nooooooooo!

Absoloutley looks fantastic, can't wait for next weekend!This week is gonna go sooooo slowly though!!!

Thanks very much for the review, I'm really excited for next saturday now!One week to go for me...Also it would be good if they kept the "Evil vicar" in the station, but he could give a quick talk while people were taking there seats so that it would not lenghten the queueing time.

Looking forward to a review later

What is it like when you go over the top bit?

http://twitter.com/#!/THORPEPARK/status/177819841330290688/photo/1Btw I think this is the fire engine that was used for Blows it up, hopefully it will be a permanent piece of theming, it looks fantastic! Also does anyone know what that massive tower is in the distance behind it?

Nooooooooooooo thats the worst thing that could happen now!They need theme music that builds up the tension, not this!!!

Has anyone noticed that the floor of the station has got an aged effect now that it didn't have on the earlier picture of the station.BEFORE:http://www.thorpepar.../the-swarm.aspx (Sorry this link just takes you to the Swarm page so to find picture click "Stuff to see" and scroll down.)AFTER:http://www.facebook....&type=1

That's exactly what I was thinking, surley they wouldn't upload it saying "NOW OPEN" knowingly?I think they might have uploaded the wrong video...

I hope the ride has proper theme music WITHOUT WORDS as that would work best I think.I know I have posted this about 3 weeks ago but I REALLY think that this could work for it, but I am not sure if it is official or not. http://youtu.be/uhpzDgUgn-4 #I think the different sections show the destruction theme well, what with it being slow then suddenly going fast and I think that the GP would like it. However this would probably only work if they played it in sections only, otherwise it might get boring and annoying if they didn't add anything else to it.

During the final parts of that POV if you look closely you can see a few glimpses of the queueline, sadly it looks like it will just be the usual winding path. But at least with this you will have an awesome B&M Train flying around above you

I think that the POV would have looked better if the camera was slightly further back so that you saw some of the theming like the top of the plane wing. The first drop looks so good in the front seat though, actually can't wait!