Mark9

Even beyond the subjective, Colossus is a success in every meaning of the word. The ride succeeded in putting Thorpe Park on the map, and remains the parks’ main workhorse in that respect. Furthermore, whilst many immediately write off multi-looping coasters, to the public they remain a unique phenomenon, especially Colossus which is quite unlike any coaster in Europe.

Riding Tidal Wave or Loggers Leap sounds like a much easier option then. Better rides, more exciting, wetter.

When you say very very parks build coasters year after year. Well Thorpe isn't. I'm not denying we are lucky to have another coaster 3 years after Saw, but what I am saying is that there will come a point when construction at Thorpe will slow.

Nemesis Inferno a year after Colossus is coaster after coaster. Three years is a long time in the coaster world..

I've had one vote through PM so far, please feel free to message me guys.

Probably as quickly as 2000-2006 when the park saw three rollercoasters, Tidal Wave and 7 flats added. Lets not jump the gun here, old day Thorpe had a lot of main-land to play with and many attractions which had seen better days. Modern day Thorpe is a park of technology, where the average ride age is very young. It will be a while before Thorpe throw coaster after coaster at the park again.

I feel so sorry for Hershey here, quite clearly B&M have designed a ride that has set a far higher standard with their new wing-rider trains and Hershey are left with an Intamin that is trying to improve on Furios Baco by trying to be the jack of all trades and the master of none. I look at that video and just can't quite work out what the ride's main purpose is because Farenheit and Storm Runner pretty much cover all bases anyway.Ah well.

Fire would be a good effect to have but even if it was added I couldn't see it being there for long. Before Tidal Wave's fire ball lines were cut, the effect completely stopped in 2004 due to the rising cost in fuel. Whilst they may not effect Swarm in its first year, it could easily come and bite it in the bum later on in the rides like. I would much rather the park added something that will have longevity then a pyrotechnic that will be turned off on the first days of 2013.

I'm guessing Amy Winehouse can't be used as an effigy now...

Agreed with both points. So who do you guys want to pm their choices to

Indeed. Which is why I think a voting system would be the best way of doing this. Yes this is just a fun little theme park forum but often you guys have expressed how you want the forum to run and how we haven't met your expectations.I think the best and fairest way of doing this is for members to private message me the two members they think would be the best choice to be moderators on TPM. Which means everyone has a potential shot at running the forum, not just the members who post the most frequantly. Will need to okay this with the rest of the moderator team but I think this is the fairest way of doing it.The only issue is it could become a popularity contest which is not what we want.

My main thought on this is whilst Sheepie is on holiday we trial two new moderators a week. This will give them a chance to mod the forum and us the chance to see how they go about it. obviously, I think the forum should decide on who takes these positions. I'm sure us on the mod team have ideas who we want, but we'd like to hear you guys views first.

Agree with Marc here. If there was a relation to an IP surely they'd release that information with the ride announcement.

I support this notion. We'll start with lost City and Saw.

Ah excellent, nice and original name for the park there. Good video to build up anticipation to. The ride could go in any direction really. Like Raptor, Merlin are definitly going down Nemesis routes with their wing-rider coasters.

Members are reminded that if they have nothing to add to discussion, could they please stop posting one word posts.

Never visit a theme park on traveller day...

Isn't that the point in feedback. They don't just want one person to give it to them...

Thorpe is quite far away when you live in Stoke on Trent... whats your point?

Everythings fair in War AdamY.

This make me angry to, I love F1

We've had this discussion before actually in private and we came to the conclusion that the park with one coaster, it's second in command Tidal Wave and Vortex is not going to be as popular as the park with Saw as its new ride and Stealth, Colossus and Inferno as support.Of course it's going to have grown in popularity, its had 4 major coasters and heaps of new rides thrown at it. Whether Saw is a favourite is more down the personal preference.

A side point here, how are we measuring success?

Surely both parks are going to be advancing at the same level now, both parks are on a major coaster every 3 years and Alton have been wanting a third hotel for quite some time now. One day our parks will learn rollercoasters aren't everything. *sighs*