Posted July 6, 20169 yr comment_238058 As Colossus is one of the old rollercoasters in the park that was the first 10 looping coaster in the world and was opened to public March 22nd 2002. Well I was thinking that THORPE PARK RESORT and Merlin Entertainments should upgrade Colossus by getting rid of the loud noise of the chain lift and repainting the whole track and making Colossus be a stand-up rollercoaster, this means you would have a bit more leg room and it will be the first 10-looping stand-up rollercoaster. This is just my opinion, you might not agree with me at all but this is just my opinion on what THORPE PARK RESORT & Merlin Entertainments should do to improve Colossus. -Callum
July 6, 20169 yr comment_238061 Not gunna lie, Colossus with stand up trains would be bloody hideous, its bad enough as it is and stand ups are notoriously rough so this would be a lose lose. Lap-bar trains would be better.
July 6, 20169 yr comment_238062 Yes I would love stand up trains on Colossus, because the current trains aren't painful enough. If Colossus will ever get new trains it needs something along the lines of Taron.
July 6, 20169 yr comment_238063 Not sure stand up trains would work with the five barrel rolls at the end? I think they're too tight
July 6, 20169 yr comment_238064 ^yeah im not sure if the current lay out would be able to handle standing trains without serious work. That said would love to maybe see the new Intamin trains on it with lap bars!
July 6, 20169 yr comment_238065 All it needs is a repaint and the trains of Altair CCW 0204 or whatever the numbers are! But I think floorless could be an option, couldn't it?
July 6, 20169 yr comment_238066 I doubt it would be possible for a number of reasons, one being that the dive under the shop comes quite close so a taller train probably wouldn't be an option. I would be happy to see the new style trains on it.
July 6, 20169 yr comment_238072 Some new trains with lap bars would be nice. Standup IMO will make a rough coaster even more uncomfortable..
August 17, 20169 yr comment_240097 Making Colossus standup would be a terrible decision imo. The trains are painful enough! If Colossus were to get new trains, then it would be something like the trains used on the clone at Cinecitta World.
August 17, 20169 yr comment_240104 I rarely ride Colossus anyway but the thought of riding it standing up gives me - and my back - nightmares
August 17, 20169 yr comment_240116 No no and no ..... New lapbar trains / floorless trains would sort out headbanging ..... And possibly mean they can remarket it But stand up are you mad? they are so uncomfortable maybe a chance with a supersmooth B&M and even then I'm sceptical
August 17, 20169 yr comment_240142 As someone who wants to get towed behind the Big One at Blackpool on roller skates, I'd give Colossus a go as a stand up. I've done Shockwave at Drayton no hands and no feet... and my goolies are still sore a decade later. Bring it on.
August 17, 20169 yr comment_240154 Why just standing? How about Standing and VR? If there going to make it insufferable why just ruin the throughput while there at it..
August 18, 20169 yr comment_240161 I'm shocked no one picked up on the worst aspect of this suggestion in the removal of the now iconic lift hill noise... That would be a travesty!
August 18, 20169 yr comment_240169 With new trains, it would still be there from the chainlock design on the track.
September 16, 20168 yr comment_241424 My friend and I had a whale of a time on Colossus. It was great. Saw however was literally torture though. He did not want to go back on it. Well done Colossus, you've still got it!! Although the amount of rickety noise it makes and the bumpiness reminds me of the roller coaster crash from Final Destination 3
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