Project LC Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Measuring the arena makes sense as does the marking of the trees. Also the idea of not building on the swarm island fits with what ive been told. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prickles Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 I think they will have a top spin new for 2015. Cornflakes and Altitude 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 I think they will have a top spin new for 2015. OK, this one stays! OldFarmerDean, Tom and paige 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles1 Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 It'll be a sad day if they ever actually get a top spin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altitude Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 ^ Why? The newer Topspins like Talocan are great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles1 Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Oh no, I wouldn't mind one. But what would we talk about here?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam T Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 To those people who want Thorpe to get a Top Spin... InfernoMartin, paige and Kerfuffle 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pognoi Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Last time I checked the Pinfari zacspin had a good amount of fabrics on its site. I wonder if they'll finally build it this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altitude Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 If we did get a Suspended Top Spin, I'd be happy. But I doubt we'll get anything that good for 2015. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.S217 Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Gerstlaure Sky fly please in the place of Zodiac OldFarmerDean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Ghost Train! There is the perfect space for it in the Arena. Kerfuffle and darkadder312 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 ...or just rip out the whole lot in that space and build a haunted indoor coaster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Remove Storm Surge and put anything that isn't Storm Surge in it's place. GladiatorFanKyle, darkadder312, RubyRed95 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Well clearly Intamin Zac Spin isn't going to happen but... Thorpe have a great relationship with S&S so S&S Free Spin anyone? It's like a Zac Spin but made by S&S! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 6, 2014 Report Share Posted September 6, 2014 Well clearly Intamin Zac Spin isn't going to happen but... Thorpe have a great relationship with S&S so S&S Free Spin anyone? It's like a Zac Spin but made by S&S! I doubt they do really, considering all the trouble that Slammer and Rush have brought them over the years. Kerfuffle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraX Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 I dread to think what any kind of dark ride would be like at Thorpe. Merlin don't seem to understand dark rides. Th13teen, Saw, Smiler all had amazing potentials and they screwed all of them. Kerfuffle and pluk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project LC Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 It will be a indoor doctor who aqua trax which becomes a RMC half way round to finish by breaking the 200mph barrier. The pre show will be a top spin as well. HermanTheGerman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 I dread to think what any kind of dark ride would be like at Thorpe. Merlin don't seem to understand dark rides. Th13teen, Saw, Smiler all had amazing potentials and they screwed all of them. Well, there's always Sub Terra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 I dread to think what any kind of dark ride would be like at Thorpe. Merlin don't seem to understand dark rides. Th13teen, Saw, Smiler all had amazing potentials and they screwed all of them. I guess you could argue that those three rides aren't dark rides though - they're rides with an indoor section. Sub Terra, in my opinion, is a good dark ride (even if the original version was apparent rubbish and the scare maze ending is a bit of a silly idea), and shows that they can do good things. The Haunted House at Legoland Billund is apparent decent as well. I think there is hope for a good, major, dark ride at Thorpe / Merlin parks. Won't be easy and won't be cheap, but definitely feasible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 I've said it a thousand times but I'll say it again, dark rides don't have to be expensive to be good, but they need to be considered well. A simple laugh in the dark ghost train (but with better throughput than most others do) would go down a treat with Thorpe's current target audience, and they could make it scary and fun rather than spending too much money on a specific theme. If it was a large investment obviously a theme would be necessary, but then again look at the original Haunted House at Alton Towers - didn't really have one set theme, but it was fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Bla Taget from Grona Lund is a good example as a 'cheap' dark ride... But it wouldn't work in the UK as we don't embrace the crazy European nature of things... Badly done cheap dark rides can look awful though... Would love to see a Huntik style ride with or without the guns, but it would be immensely expensive, as much as a coaster and I doubt Merlin would think a typical modern dark ride would get the guests coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 I've said it a thousand times but I'll say it again, dark rides don't have to be expensive to be good, but they need to be considered well. A simple laugh in the dark ghost train (but with better throughput than most others do) would go down a treat with Thorpe's current target audience, and they could make it scary and fun rather than spending too much money on a specific theme. If it was a large investment obviously a theme would be necessary, but then again look at the original Haunted House at Alton Towers - didn't really have one set theme, but it was fantastic! So fantastic they felt the need to rip its heart out and replace it with a gimick after just a few years because of the general apathy towards it from the public? Just like they had to with the magical 5th dimension previously. Even something as perfect as Hex is largely overlooked by non fanboy visitors. Don't get me wrong, I agree with you entirely, but you can see why they are apprehensive of throwing money at a proper dark ride when the public are largely idiots and don't appreciate them. HermanTheGerman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 I've said it a thousand times but I'll say it again, dark rides don't have to be expensive to be good, but they need to be considered well. A simple laugh in the dark ghost train (but with better throughput than most others do) would go down a treat with Thorpe's current target audience, and they could make it scary and fun rather than spending too much money on a specific theme. If it was a large investment obviously a theme would be necessary, but then again look at the original Haunted House at Alton Towers - didn't really have one set theme, but it was fantastic! To add to what Pluk said, Duel takes up a heck of a load of space too. Something Thorpe just doesn't have to play with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 It doesn't have to be on the same scale of Duel though, it could be much smaller but still good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 It doesn't have to be on the same scale of Duel though, it could be much smaller but still good. Well of course it doesn't, on the other hand I can't think of many small scale dark rides, even thinks like the Fantasyland rides at Disneyland take up a chock full of room and they are very small scale rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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