Everything posted by mat
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THE SWARM: Construction Updates
Raptor looks REALLY great. I really hope Thorpe can deliver a ride as this and as extensively themed as this. Does anyone happen to know how the contracts for the construction of new rollercoasters such as LC12 work? Do thorpe park pay B&M for just the track and they pay another contractor to construct the ride? Or is it B&M who actually build the ride?If it's not B&M does anyone know who actually puts the ride up and what the sort of budget split there is between ride hardware and construction costs?
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Slammer
The loading times for Slammer are extremely slow this season. I know it has never has the fastest loading times due to its unusual type of restraints but I'm sure its loading never used to be as slow as it is now. Is there a problem with the ride making loading take longer than usual? or is it just an issue with low numbers of staff working on the ride?
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MTDP
I heard that x is ment to be going around 2018 to make way for an LIM coaster in that area. But that's not for along time yet and the plans are most definitly going to change befoe then.
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Drayton Manor
Yer the restraints get tighter the ferther you push them in and when you go round the loops it gets pushed in and locks in tight. I tryed having it realy loose when I went on it and by the end of the ride it was tight again. It is so uncomfy at the end waiting for the restraints to come up. But overall G-force is a good ride but short.
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Zodiac
Does anyone know if zodiac will get back its theming over the closed season?
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Thorpe Park Trip Reports
Nice video Dann. Didnt manage to get on the last ride of stealth for 2006 then. Sham rush and slammer were closed for the last day. Did you manage to visit the farm for the last time?
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Pepsi or Coke?
My favorite type of coke is cherry coke. love it. But I dont like the diet cherry coke it just doesnt tast of cherrys that much.
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On-ride Photos
The time we went on just before that, I was on that side and it had put me completely behind the bit in the middle.
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On-ride Photos
Myself on Stealth from Saturday. I'm on the right with my sister on the left.