September 21, 201113 yr comment_123611 There's loads of rumors around Rita though. I recall once Camelot claiming they sold it to Towers because it didn't fit (was in a news article).Rita was meant to be the family launch coaster. Stealth was the daddy. But to be fair, if you go on Rita before Stealth it's still quite an experience. Rita was first for me, and Stealth second. Yes Stealth is superior but I like Rita for it's airtime
September 21, 201113 yr comment_123617 There's loads of rumors around Rita though. I recall once Camelot claiming they sold it to Towers because it didn't fit (was in a news article).Lol wut?Please post up the news story for that... Would make my week...
September 21, 201113 yr comment_123650 Lol wut?Please post up the news story for that... Would make my week...I'll try and dig it out. Was on a BBC News article from 2005
September 24, 201113 yr comment_123777 I never heard anything about Stealth being a mistake; as much as people may gripe about some of Merlin's decisions, I highly doubt they would make a multi-million icon ride investment kind of mistake. Only thing I ever heard about the two Intamin Accelerators for the Merlin Parks was that they got Rita cheap because it was pre-built for some reason (a test model or built for another park but the order was cancelled) and Alton jumped at the chance to take it cheaply and almost shoe horn it in as quickly as possible.
September 24, 201113 yr comment_123778 They got RITA cheaply due to their order for stealth - Stealth was in the planning way before RITA was even thought of.However, Rita wasn't a pre-built, as it had to fit around corkscrew - hence the weird layout.
September 28, 201113 yr comment_123983 Anyone know why Stealth's advertised on the website as closed at the moment?
September 28, 201113 yr comment_123984 Anyone know why Stealth's advertised on the website as closed at the moment?Probably because it's closed
September 28, 201113 yr comment_123992 Probably because it's closedI meant anyone know why it's closed? -,-
September 28, 201113 yr comment_123994 Because Fright Nights are approachings. It's the annual I hear.
September 29, 201113 yr comment_124017 I Think this is the 3rd time in a row its been down, coincidentally around the same dates too >__>
September 29, 201113 yr comment_124018 An Intamin is broken? Are we sure? Such a rare occurance indeed...
October 1, 201113 yr comment_124092 Joking aside () anyone know what's up with it? I'm off to Fright Nights on Friday 7th... Thorpe Park without Stealth is just wrong I would hope it gets sorted within a week...
October 1, 201113 yr comment_124109 Only thing I've heard is that it is waiting for a part. Dont know what in particular though.
October 3, 201113 yr comment_124171 Thanks for that... Stealth does like to misbehave when Fright Nights are due to start...
October 7, 201113 yr comment_124430 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfbaqU7mLsMCheeky little POV in the dark. Sorry about the blurryness at the end, the launch is pretty sweet though.
October 29, 201113 yr comment_126146 I thought that too. How soon was it after Stealth opened was it tweeked to accelerate faster?
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