August 13, 20196 yr comment_265807 If this really has cost Flamingoland £20 million then they have well and truely had their pants pulled down. Good to see this park get a new coaster but £20 million for a clone of Colossus is them being taken to the cleaners given you could get a Mack multi launch, a GCI woody or an RMC for that figure. Whoever sold this to Flamingoland is laughing all the way to the bank. Still, this from the same park that thought Hero would be a good idea!!....
August 14, 20196 yr comment_265840 The £18 million is going on theming to fully enclose the ride so it feels like you are actually at THORPE PARK whilst at Flamingo Land. Evidently, it isn't cheap to recreate the back of XNWO's building and fill a pit with concrete, whilst also creating a lake with a SBNO old boat-come-scare maze.
August 14, 20196 yr comment_265842 Not to mention the worn/rusty track look and the beautiful concreted finish (courtesy of 2019).
October 3, 20195 yr comment_266913 Track is onsite.. Plans indicated it would be repainted silver/grey, so if that's still the case it'll presumably happen onsite.
October 6, 20195 yr comment_266944 Please keep it red Flamingoland, I tire of these boring coloured rollercoasters.
November 28, 20195 yr comment_267679 27 minutes ago, JoshC. said: An unsurprising lack of interest for this.. So they aren't repainting it then?
November 28, 20195 yr comment_267680 1 hour ago, Mark9 said: So they aren't repainting it then? Unknown. Plans obviously said it would be silver/grey, but I don't know how strict they have to be to that. I certainly would have thought it was easier to paint it before erecting it but who knows. I do hope they clean it if they don't paint it though..
November 28, 20195 yr comment_267682 I think red suits it better than the intended colour, however I’m sure it’s still not impossible for them to paint it.
November 28, 20195 yr comment_267684 1 hour ago, Coaster said: It doesn't look as tall as Colossus. Weird. Looks the same height to me!
November 28, 20195 yr comment_267686 2 hours ago, Coaster said: It doesn't look as tall as Colossus. Weird. The joy of having a fully fledged pathway underneath the ride, rather than a grassy field... Hopefully I'll be able to attend the opening day for this...
December 1, 20195 yr comment_267705 Blink and you'll miss this construction... (From Flamingo Land Crazy Facebook group, because Flamingo Land fansites are things now apparently...)
December 1, 20195 yr comment_267708 It’s definitely going up fast. Looks like I’ll be returning sooner than I expected then.
December 2, 20195 yr comment_267715 Is it going to have a pond filled in with concrete does anyone know?
December 11, 20195 yr comment_267807 A nice graphic highlighting how much of the ride has been completed:
January 27, 20205 yr comment_268417 Apparently there's been issues with groundworks and the placement of footers, specifically around the cobra roll, which is causing a sizeable delay to construction. What this means in terms of opening remains to be seen...
January 27, 20205 yr comment_268419 1 hour ago, JoshC. said: Apparently there's been issues with groundworks and the placement of footers, specifically around the cobra roll, which is causing a sizeable delay to construction. What this means in terms of opening remains to be seen... Ok. Who wants to play the odds. Which will open first, this, or F.L.Y.
January 27, 20205 yr comment_268420 2 hours ago, Mark9 said: Ok. Who wants to play the odds. Which will open first, this, or F.L.Y. You could have a 3-way race with Mission Ferrari in Abu Dhabi tbf Not that it matters, because Energylandia will have built 5 coasters, 2 cheap flats and a dozen kids rides by the time any of them open
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