CeeJayy Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 That is a great idea for Thorpe! Due to popular demand SAW, Stealth and Rush are currently unavailable Erm sorry but, are they really unavailable? I'm going tomorrow.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Stealth is down apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry.D.C Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Erm sorry but, are they really unavailable? I'm going tomorrow..No! just joking lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeJayy Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 No! just joking lol Whoa! You nearly gave me a heart attack, lol! We have had this trip planned for so long, so I hope all the rides are open! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry.D.C Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Whoa! You nearly gave me a heart attack, lol! We have had this trip planned for so long, so I hope all the rides are open!Well I hope you have a great time (busy) but great time! I hope everything is running for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeeJayy Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Well I hope you have a great time (busy) but great time! I hope everything is running for you!Thanks, picking up my Annual pass and getting UFT. So I'm really excited! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry.D.C Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Thanks, picking up my Annual pass and getting UFT. So I'm really excited! !That will be great with uft! Have a good time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokesyboy Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Yeah my cousin said that stealth had broken down :DI think it should be up and running by tommorow Have fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrillseek3r Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 King da ka at six flags looks amazing.. really high too 128 miles per hour (206 km/h) in 3.5 secondsreaching a height of 456 feet (139.5 m) I wanna go there ON-RIDE FOOTAGEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvuA0jVr3Yg...feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam P Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 King da ka at six flags looks amazing.. really high too 128 miles per hour (206 km/h) in 3.5 secondsreaching a height of 456 feet (139.5 m) I wanna go there I would love to go on that looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 You think Stealth is the most overrated? IMO Saw beats it to that positon by miles!In regards to striking a balance, a 205ft top hat is an element that not many people will get the opportunity to experience unless they go to the USA so I think they've achieved the interesting layout enough for average guests without the overbanked turns. Most average guests will just look at the top hat and think 'wow!' and thats plainly obvious by the huge screams on the TP Express when arriving and everyone sees Stealth.The overbanked turns would have made it better but then we would have just been slating it for being exactly the same as Xcelerator and half the guests would probably just think "those turn things are bare boring init bruv they dont do no loops or nuffin". If ya get my point.It may reek of lazy ride planning to you and a lot of other people on here but to the general public they achieved the iconic coaster and breathtaking experience they set out to give people, which is all the matters right?Well quite, just a few points to bandy about.Numo 1. I'm not really going against what Stealth does. it's clearly built with the simplest in mind. 200 feet, wow, 80 mph, wow. Oh my god, all these huge numbers being bandied about. Will drive you mad! But there is no substance there. Numo 2. "those turn things are bare boring init bruv they dont do no loops or nuffin". They don't say that at the end of Inferno so why would Stealth having a few overbanked hills make people call the ride boring. It seems like crazy logic to me.Numo 3. The general public. Ah you see, they wouldn't know any different, these ignorant little souls. Except they do bang on about this sort of stuff. Queuing 2 hours for an 8 second ride? They think it's bloody madness, and if you think about it, they are totally on the money. Stealth is a great launch coaster but my problems aren't anything to do with the ride itself. What it does, it does well but when you think of what could have been done, and then see what is done it really is the bare minimum that they could get away with. I always think of it like this. In 1998, Tussauds built Oblivion. Now it's only a very good drop into a hole and yet look at that queue-line interaction, the effort put into making it more then just a ride. The stuff added to Stealth such as the Dj doesn't happen anymore.. so Stealth will always scream COULDN'T BE BOTHERED at me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Stealth's perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Stealth's perfect That why it breaks down so much yeah? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subculturehero Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 Most of the people I've talked to do think that Inferno is boring. Which of course is completely wrong, being entitled to your own opinion or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPAddict Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 No ride is perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrillseek3r Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 That why it breaks down so much yeah?Haha well I'm sure like me, most of you have been on Stealth many times.. I like the ride very much. But boredom has set in already.. And as the thrill quickly fades of the 0-80 speed and the height. You realise that's its a pretty boring ride, and wont que longer then 30/20min for it. There could of been sooo much potential had they of taken aspects of KDK.. Though I do ponder on the thought of.. .. adding track to the existing coaster? Extending the ride etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry.D.C Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Haha well I'm sure like me, most of you have been on Stealth many times.. I like the ride very much. But boredom has set in already.. And as the thrill quickly fades of the 0-80 speed and the height. You realise that's its a pretty boring ride, and wont que longer then 30/20min for it. There could of been sooo much potential had they of taken aspects of KDK.. Though I do ponder on the thought of.. .. adding track to the existing coaster? Extending the ride etc..Would be cool but will it happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrillseek3r Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Would be cool but will it happen If TP are intending to compete with a european/usa theme park market. I'd advise them too Though cant say I've seen or heard of a roller coaster being updated, by extra tracks/loops/drops being added.. But I'm 100% sure it could be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Okay, Stealth could have been better. There could have been some great queue line interaction like Oblivion, and perhaps a better story line. The live DJ coudl have been kept, that really added to the atmosphere of the area.However, looking at the situation, not much more could have been done with the track. Okay, an overbanked turn or two would have been possible with some careful positioning. That would make the ride longer, but would it also reduce capacity? Plus, it would increase costs of an already over budget(?) rideStealth is at the moment an up, down and it is over ride. I personally think it was a bunch rubbish with too much hype. (SAW on the other hand gave out one tagline and then all of the other hype was made by each person - in my view). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 In terms of the ride itself, I think it's a great attraction, and is the main iconic attraction for Thorpe Park. Obviously, many people are saying that Kingda Ka etc are better, which again is true, imo. But you have to think about the position of Thorpe Park, and the boudries that the area has. For a UK coaster in Surrey, I think Stealth couldn't be better in that sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 However, looking at the situation, not much more could have been done with the track. Okay, an overbanked turn or two would have been possible with some careful positioning. That would make the ride longer, but would it also reduce capacity? Plus, it would increase costs of an already over budget(?) rideIt wouldn't effect throughput that much as if you look at Stealth at the moment the train has done its thing and is back over the bunny hop before the other train has even started to move into the on-load position.aha well I'm sure like me, most of you have been on Stealth many times..Afraid not, it is always closed when I go. I've seen it open once in an entire year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 In all honesty, I agree with what A-Kid and James said on the previous page - if Stealth had T-Bars if would be infinitely better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokesyboy Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 If it was floorless and had a few loops in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam 795 Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 If it was floorless and had a few loops in it I rekon I could have been like thunder lopper so as you came down the 200ft height -you went into a big slow loopp.s what are t bars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokesyboy Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 I rekon I could have been like thunder lopper so as you came down the 200ft height -you went into a big slow loopThat would be rather cool and I was thinking it could have been a bit like that But what if the carriage had flown off the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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