Marhelorpe Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Honestly, I just can't understand the amount of hatred towards Slammer. Even though yes, it's impossible to deny that the reliability isn't good for the ride, I actually find the experience you get with it to be really fun and intense. It is one of the only rides today (up with Detonator and Oblivion) that still genuinely gets me really nervous every time I queue/ride it, which makes it a lot more fun. I've been fortunate enough to visit almost every time since 2005 and get a ride on Slammer. The only exceptions I've had where the ride was shut all day was during Fright Nights 2010/2011. But to me, even though it might not be the most popular ride at Thorpe and has bad reliability, it shouldn't be hated just because of the amount of downtime it receives. If the hatred was targeted more towards the experience with Slammer, that I can understand, but definitely not just the downtime. Others have different experiences with Slammer to me, but I actually enjoy the ride and hope it stays for the next several years. Adam P 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Honestly, I just can't understand the amount of hatred towards Slammer. Oh dear, not another one! What hatred? Where? The only person in the above 'discussion' I can see who has anything approaching hatred towards Slammer as a ride experience is Josh. Boo Josh, it's all your fault! JoshC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Well maybe it should burn to ground ASAP, then none of this would be happening? But I do agree, I seem to be the only so far who has expressed a great dislike to Slammer as a ride. All other negative comments are about the reliability / operations - so I don't see why people think there's great negativity towards the ride itself? I'll leave the Slammer discussion alone now - think I've gotten my opinion across too well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Has this thing been removed yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideAddict Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 I give up. No offence Steven, and I ain't having a personal go at you here, but this is what I am sick of generally on the net. People are obsessed with getting rid of this ride. It happens every year to rides, and people convince themselves a ride will be removed, and then they're dumbstruck when it's still there months later! So no - it will be there this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 So no - it will be there this year. Really? With these powers of yours could you let me know the lottery numbers for next week please. Ta. (Lets not start this again!) BigBobJones and Ricky 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis. Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 I love Slammer, it's one of the only rides at Thorpe that's actually ever terrified me. It's an incredibly imposing, aesthetically pleasing ride. It would be a shame to see such a unique and thrilling ride go, but in my opinion it is inevitable that it will go sooner rather than later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 (Lets not start this again!) I'll keep quiet about Slammer this time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 I give up. No offence Steven, and I ain't having a personal go at you here, but this is what I am sick of generally on the net. People are obsessed with getting rid of this ride. It happens every year to rides, and people convince themselves a ride will be removed, and then they're dumbstruck when it's still there months later! So no - it will be there this year. It was sarcasm. BOOM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 It was sarcasm. BOOM. Don't even TRY taking my award mmm k? JoshC. and Luke_A 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 I don't think he tried at all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 It's good to be back... somewhat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Six Flags New England seem to have announced the closure of their S&S Sky Swat, Catapult...which if my calculations are correct, means...Slammer is the last surviving Sky Swat in the universe! (Unless of course, six flags sell it on) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Oooh, nice spot http://www.coasterforce.com/news/park-news/2143-sky-swatt-at-sfne-to-be-removed If no one wants it how about Thorpe buy it for spares? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Six Flags New England seem to have announced the closure of their S&S Sky Swat, Catapult...which if my calculations are correct, means... Slammer is the last surviving Sky Swat in the universe! (Unless of course, six flags sell it on) I doubt six flags will be selling it on due to its technical problems, however if they do try to sell it on, I doubt anyone will buy it!Which means that slammer IS the last remaining sky swat in the world, however I have a feeling that in a couple of years time there will be no sky swats left in the world. I have never tried slammer, and I am desperate to try it this season and if it goes I will be very disappointed.... At six flags did catapult suffer lots of downtime aswell, because if it did, then there is a perfectly good reason to close it. EDIT: it would be good if thorpe bought catapult and took it apart for spares, it would mean thorpe would have the record of only skyswat in the world AND it would mean slammer would be able to survive for a bit longer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Here you say that it does have technical issues... I doubt six flags will be selling it on due to its technical problems, however if they do try to sell it on, I doubt anyone will buy it!Here you say you don't know if it has technical issues... At six flags did catapult suffer lots of downtime aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 I meant that skyswats in general suffered technical problems... I hope slammer does last for a couple of years more, if thorpe do remove it in a couple of years, I hope they replace it with a good flat ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 At least Thorpe can say they own a one of a kind ride now Even if the concept is diabolical the ride does get me feeling tense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mah boi Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 I know I will recieve responses that I may be mad, but it just came to my mind that what if they put slammer indoors. Then they could incorporate effects like in Nemesis Sub-Terra. That would make it unique in ride terms, and exciting. But the techincal difficulties will be the only setback, and the height of the building required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Thorpe should have signs at the entrance saying something like "The only ride of it's type in the world" or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Thorpe should have signs at the entrance saying something like "The only ride of it's type in the world" or something like that. Yeah, right next to the "Unfortunately Slammer will not be available today due to technical difficulties" sign... Ricky, Tom, BigBobJones and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBobJones Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Looking at the POV on the CF page, Catapult looked like its operation was smoother and quicker than Slammer. For example when going down, Slammer stops goes up then continues to go down, where as Catapult just slowly goes down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 S&S must be proud to of made a ride more unreliable than a Intamin Accelerator Coaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RideAddict Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 I doubt six flags will be selling it on due to its technical problems, however if they do try to sell it on, I doubt anyone will buy it!So there is another unreliable ride in the world other than Slammer then! I hope slammer does last for a couple of years more, if thorpe do remove it in a couple of years, I hope they replace it with a good flat ride!In a couple of years time I shall come back to this post...when Slammer is still fully operational. I know I will recieve responses that I may be mad, but it just came to my mind that what if they put slammer indoors.Yep, you're mad. When Slammer is at the top horizontally, it's about level with the top of Colossus' lift hill, so about 30-35 metres high. They would need to build one mother of a building to fit Slammer in, probably about 50 metres high to allow clearance!One thing that I have never understood about it is the fact it's unreliable yet it runs mainly on compressed air! I know the air isn't always it's reason for being down, but it should be the parks most reliable ride, along with Rush. That has problems too and I don't know if it's the air that causes it to run 1 arm at a time sometimes, but it's always the simpler technologies that go wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Compressed air systems are just as complex as other systems (such as closest example being hydraulic launches)... And are also quite similar in a ways (fluid vs air (which in turn can act like a fluid and tends to do so in such systems))... Simpler technologies in rides these days are ones which just have a lift hill... And even those have complex systems... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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