Benin Posted September 25, 2014 Report Posted September 25, 2014 there is loads of room for a dark ride I bet it may be something like this Cannot remember where those plans are from originally... But if you think Thorpe/Merlin would build that, abject disappointment is around the corner... pluk and MattyMoo 2 Quote
J.S217 Posted September 25, 2014 Report Posted September 25, 2014 Cannot remember where those plans are from originally... But if you think Thorpe/Merlin would build that, abject disappointment is around the corner... I think it's the Vekoma Pandora's box Concept I can be optimistic Quote
Benin Posted September 25, 2014 Report Posted September 25, 2014 I think it's the Vekoma Pandora's box Concept I can be optimistic Oh yeah, the thing that Efteling have been trying to build for about a decade now... Defo won't happen then... Quote
Matt 236 Posted September 25, 2014 Report Posted September 25, 2014 Good to see Fungle finally destroyed now as it was just rotting there for the last 5 years (or what was left of it). Really hope we see a new ride put there in its spot soon as it's quite a decent patch of land there. Would like to see a dark ride there personally as it would fit like a glove and possibly fit in within the surrounding area. 2015 could be an interesting one for development with Fungle and beach ear marked for possibilities not to mention a possible Rumba retheme, This would leave just 1.5 derelict ride sites at the park then. Quote
alexander Posted September 26, 2014 Report Posted September 26, 2014 Interestingly, the Fungle Safari site is finally being cleared up. Could this mean it will be used for a new attraction soon? Photo from Theme UK Facebook page. YESSS, finally. I hated those fence just to hide it as if it wasn't there Quote
Kerfuffle Posted September 26, 2014 Report Posted September 26, 2014 This is great news...but still: R.I.P: Miss Hippo's Fungle Safari (1995-2009) Quote
OldFarmerDean Posted September 26, 2014 Author Report Posted September 26, 2014 So... Top Spin. Altitude and MattyMoo 2 Quote
Project LC Posted September 26, 2014 Report Posted September 26, 2014 S&s 4d freeflyer. FrightNights04 and James_C 2 Quote
OldFarmerDean Posted September 26, 2014 Author Report Posted September 26, 2014 I like intamin zacspin... But yeah either sound good to me if not a top spin (which I genuinely want to see)! FrightNights04 1 Quote
Project LC Posted September 26, 2014 Report Posted September 26, 2014 The freeflyer has a better capacity however that or a zac spin I don't think would add much. All it would achieve is long queues and a let down. Top spin may work at Thorpe but it would need to be different to ripsaw. A suspended top spin may work with a few water and fire effects themed around the nemesis volcano going off, or the aftermath. However it wouldn't bring in a load of guests as they are still pretty generic. FrightNights04 1 Quote
Will Posted September 26, 2014 Report Posted September 26, 2014 All I want is a good ride with high capacity & throughput / RPH (riders per hour) Quote
Project LC Posted September 26, 2014 Report Posted September 26, 2014 Suspended top spin if it has good operations can achieve 900pph (people per hour). That is pretty good on Thorpe park scale so it would reduce the queues. However to do that maybe it shouldn't have water so on cold days people still go on it. Quote
Kerfuffle Posted September 26, 2014 Report Posted September 26, 2014 Why are we talking about tiny flat rides? The old site for MHFS, combined with the (soon to be) Studio 13 building, would provide enough space for a fairly decent dark ride! I can already see them adding in a Sub-Terra clone in 2021, themed around Nemesis Inferno! Quote
Project LC Posted September 26, 2014 Report Posted September 26, 2014 The potential dark ride is currently designated for the arena. Also some of those trees cant be removed as they are there to hide the park from the other side of the lake. Also if you look on the mtdp it shows that the land behind the old railway tracks they dont own. So achiving planning permission for a large building there would be hard. Quote
JoshC. Posted September 26, 2014 Report Posted September 26, 2014 The potential dark ride is currently designated for the arena. Also some of those trees cant be removed as they are there to hide the park from the other side of the lake. Also if you look on the mtdp it shows that the land behind the old railway tracks they dont own. So achiving planning permission for a large building there would be hard. I'm pretty certain that all the trees on the Fungle spot can be removed - there's a second set of trees past the service road (so around Monk's Walk; which Thorpe don't own as you say) which I think are taller and hence block the view. The MTDP also stated plans for a 'Staff entertainment building' behind the site, so a plan of a building there isn't wholly new. There's enough space for the park to build a dark ride in the MHFS and surrounding area if they're clever. (Image from TTP) Yes, achieving planning permission would be extremely difficult, but not impossible, especially if they stay within the constraints of the MTDP about floorspace, building heights and so forth. Quote
Mark9 Posted September 26, 2014 Report Posted September 26, 2014 Why are we talking about tiny flat rides? The old site for MHFS, combined with the (soon to be) Studio 13 building, would provide enough space for a fairly decent dark ride! I can already see them adding in a Sub-Terra clone in 2021, themed around Nemesis Inferno! Suspended top spin if it has good operations can achieve 900pph (people per hour). That is pretty good on Thorpe park scale so it would reduce the queues. However to do that maybe it shouldn't have water so on cold days people still go on it. Top Spins and Sub Terra clones. Such ambition is unparalleled. EC!, Altitude, HermanTheGerman and 2 others 5 Quote
Benin Posted September 26, 2014 Report Posted September 26, 2014 I loved the 2021 prediction tbh... Interestingly, Thor's Hammer at Tusenfryd cost a massive €8.5million... The way Merlin seem to budget their parks, that would never be seen as a filler season addition... Which is naturally disappointing, as that could be very affordable, as I'd assume that a LOT of that budget went towards creating the massive caverns in the rock that the ride lives in... A slightly more realistic addition, especially if it was like Huntik <3 Quote
JoshC. Posted September 26, 2014 Report Posted September 26, 2014 I loved the 2021 prediction tbh... I think the idea behind that one was it being 18 years after Inferno's opening, much like how Sub Terra was 18 years after Nemesis' opening. Y'know, because of the long-standing joke about the parallels and whatnot.. Kerfuffle 1 Quote
MattyMoo Posted September 26, 2014 Report Posted September 26, 2014 How about getting a permanent "Rock Rage" at Thorpe in that place....? Or would it be too "Vortex"-y? Or perhaps they could brand it as the evil offspring of Vortex... Quote
Altitude Posted September 26, 2014 Report Posted September 26, 2014 The potential dark ride is currently designated for the arena. Dark ride? Can you tell me where this is coming from? You sound very sure it's happening. Quote
Whatever Posted September 26, 2014 Report Posted September 26, 2014 If they wanted a really BIG dark ride, they could use the whole of the Ranger county, as the carousel and Banana boat don't really bring in the people, they're a bit of a 'meh, alright let's go on it ride'. Quote
Kerfuffle Posted September 26, 2014 Report Posted September 26, 2014 If they wanted a really BIG dark ride, they could use the whole of the Ranger county, as the carousel and Banana boat don't really bring in the people, they're a bit of a 'meh, alright let's go on it ride'. ...therefore creating a navigation nightmare regarding pathways, of which there won't be any left in that area! Quote
Whatever Posted September 26, 2014 Report Posted September 26, 2014 ...therefore creating a navigation nightmare regarding pathways, of which there won't be any left in that area! Well, leave a little space outside, and you will have a pathway! Could Nemesis Inferno- Sub Terra could just be the Flying Fish painted again and put in a shed shipping container and make it look moderately like a volcano? FrightNights04 and Whiteknuckle 2 Quote
Kerfuffle Posted September 26, 2014 Report Posted September 26, 2014 Could Nemesis Inferno- Sub Terra could just be the Flying Fish painted again and put in a shed shipping container and make it look moderately like a volcano? No. It'll be a set of ABC drop towers! Quote
TPJames Posted September 26, 2014 Report Posted September 26, 2014 How about getting a permanent "Rock Rage" at Thorpe in that place....? Or would it be too "Vortex"-y? Or perhaps they could brand it as the evil offspring of Vortex... Is there anyway to modify vortex so it can do a full 360? I think that would be pretty awesome Quote
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