March 23, 200916 yr comment_49616 ^Haha.I personally couldnt care what Thorpe will be like in 10 years time. I think focusing on the present is much more fun.
March 25, 200916 yr comment_50038 another detonator tower in the saw areaWhats the point in adding another tower?
March 25, 200916 yr comment_50051 To help with the throughput. In my eyes, if Thorpe do indeed go ahead with installing another Detonator, they should make it exactly the same as the original. If the new one was taller, it would take away the force, and a lauched tower is just of boring waste of time and money.
March 25, 200916 yr comment_50052 To help with the throughput. In my eyes, if Thorpe do indeed go ahead with installing another Detonator, they should make it exactly the same as the original. If the new one was taller, it would take away the force, and a lauched tower is just of boring waste of time and money.But shouldnt they put it next to the orginal Detonator? like add an extra tower same heigt and everything but make it stand up.
March 25, 200916 yr comment_50133 I think if they are going to do something like that they should go along the lines of which six flags have done and done a double one :Dcant remember what its called but it looks pretty good, and its on their website if anyone wants to go on it
March 26, 200916 yr comment_50166 surely they can build something on the land that holds the farmHmm possibly would be good to add another non rollercoaster ride there but... I still would like to see a few more coasters built there
March 26, 200916 yr comment_50237 surely they can build something on the land that holds the farmI dont think they will, it is too close to residents to put any more rides there, it would be very hard to get permission to put rides there.
March 26, 200916 yr comment_50269 Something to note... the farm's buildings are lsited buildings, therefore any rides would have to orientate around them. Honestly, the best thing that could go there is a Sealife in my opinion, but I just can't see that happening...
March 26, 200916 yr comment_50286 Something to note... the farm's buildings are lsited buildings, therefore any rides would have to orientate around them. Honestly, the best thing that could go there is a Sealife in my opinion, but I just can't see that happening...Agreed, Sealife would never go at Thorpe next place will be Legoland Windsor.
March 27, 200916 yr comment_50402 The Farm isn't there anymore - it was flooded so Thorpe could infill the land behind Stealth.It is still there, and it's used as a storage area.
March 28, 200916 yr comment_50559 If I were Thorpe and in the initial ideas phase for their next coaster (which I'm sure they are) I'd be looking at the current coasters and asking, 'which one is the most reliable'. Nemesis Inferno someone would say. And who are they made by? B&M This leads me to believe that their next coaster will be a B&M (if they have any sense that is) which again gives us hope of a flyer or a dive-machine. I can't honestly see a mega/hyper coaster being built at Thorpe, I just don't think there is the room! Like Millennium force at Cedar Point could easily take up the whole main island at Thorpe. Of course there is infilling but still I can't see a ride of that magnitude being built. Thorpe Farm is now a storage area? Sad really, I'm sure relatively it didn't cost that much to keep the farm operating.
March 28, 200916 yr comment_50565 As to the farm costs, just think about it.All the food, drink, bedding, etc. all the animals need will cost. Hiring staff to look after them all year round, clean them up, interact with guests, etc. costs a lot. Running costs to the farm is a lot of money after a while, which is where lack of guests comes into play, then with future plans I guess (the farm would have effectively been closed thorughout last year, no train no boat). The cost of the farm was a lot...
March 29, 200916 yr comment_50636 I was going to mention Inverted Impulse, I quite like the look of them.
March 29, 200916 yr comment_50637 Thorpe (with any hope) will never build a Wild Mouse or a Spinning coaster, becuase the throughput is absolutely terrible, Thorpe need coaster with 1000pph+ if they're going to be successful. As for the Wooden Coaster, I believe it's missed it's cue. The only place I could think of that it would suit in Thorpe is the Canada Creek infill, which is now occupied by SAW.And because of SAW, I doubt Thorpe would build another vertical lift/drop coaster, it would be almost impossible to market as something original for Thorpe.
March 29, 200916 yr comment_50651 Wooden would because it could provide a different type of thrills - all their other coasters are steel. Having a coaster that is wooden, makes it more unique compared to Thorpe's other coasters. I think however, Thorpe should get one after Alton because the Woodie was kind-a their thing. Like 5 years after Alton gets theirs. They can look at how that woodie performed and make improvments. Basically, let Alton make the mistakes and Thorpe can learn from the mistakes (if any). Flyer would be a good addition to Thorpe's coasters and it could have some unique elements (if possible). E.g. Alton made some mistakes with AIR, even though it was a proto. When Thorpe gets their Flyer (whenever it may be), they hopefully won't make the same mistakes. The Flyer could compliment NI, in terms of Inverted Coasters.Floorless would be a good addition and it would have some contrasts to Colossus. They could compliment each other. Colossus being rough and full-on with hardly any leg room with its 10-inversion layout. A Floorless of 4-5 Inversions of smoothness with nice leg room - feels so free. X-Car Coaster (HRRR) or Skyloop would be nice and unique. There is only one X-Car Extended Skyloop a.k.a Abismo. The Skyloop has a different vertical lift - you go up and upside down and then down but through a zero-g roll. They could also have an indoor section before you enter the lift hill.
March 29, 200916 yr comment_50664 For the next coaster you could, if you're conserative, rule out a Dive (water table), Hyper/Giga/etc. (height), wooden (location), El Loco (already got a steep drop coaster), Wingwalker (Speed coaster already there) and rides with low capacities...What's left? Obviously: Flyer, Floorless, Water, Bobsled, Mine Train, etc. Then, there's less obvious: Eagle coaster, whatever AT's new coaster is (as it's a world's first in coaster design), X-Car / 4D, tilt coaster, Dueling coaster, etc.Honestly, I'd want something different, something the world doesn't have much of and a different manufacurer to most of TP's ride (they've only used the same manufacturer once - Colossus and Stealth). Therefore, manufacturer-wise, S&S, Mack (FF doesn't really count for me), Premier or something very different.... Therefore, coaster types I'd like for the next coaster... Eagle, AT style coaster, tilt or Water.
March 29, 200916 yr comment_50672 Spinning rollercoasters, as I've said before, are meant as support rollercoasters but always end up with the longest queues in the park. There is no point adding one.
March 29, 200916 yr comment_50722 I like the Idea of a dueling Flyer!Mabye even over the lake.Unrealistic though, not even sure if it's possible.
March 30, 200916 yr comment_50809 Well, the land infills would have to be left for about 2-3 years before they can have a Wooden Coaster built on them. Also, there is a very valid point in that the supports would be deemed far too dense for Thorpe, as you cannot see clearly through them, unlike B&M's and Intamin's slender supports, which are far less annoying to the bird-watchers and local council who are obsessed with ruining thrills at Thorpe. :(The dense supports restriction also rules out manufacturers like Premier Rides, because they're supports are all boxish...
March 30, 200916 yr comment_50855 That's what I'm saying..it would be nice to have a spinner but as a support coaster to compliment a busy main coaster. A Woodie could work actually despite location.Is Woodie possible? (Expert advice needed)And as I have said before SPINNERS DON'T WORKSPinball is next to Oblivion, SPinball always has the longer queueTarantula is next to Abismo, Tarantula always has the longest queueWinjas is next to the whole of Phantasialand, Winjas always have the longest queue.IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW MANY RIDES YOU PUT NEXT TO SPINNERS, THEY ALWAYS HAVE THE LONGEST QUEUES BECAUSE OF THEIR LOW THROUGHPUT PER HOUR.
March 30, 200916 yr comment_50875 And as I have said before SPINNERS DON'T WORKSPinball is next to Oblivion, SPinball always has the longer queueTarantula is next to Abismo, Tarantula always has the longest queueWinjas is next to the whole of Phantasialand, Winjas always have the longest queue.IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW MANY RIDES YOU PUT NEXT TO SPINNERS, THEY ALWAYS HAVE THE LONGEST QUEUES BECAUSE OF THEIR LOW THROUGHPUT PER HOUR.What if we put it next to SAW? :P
March 31, 200916 yr comment_50911 Still wouldn't work. Spinners, as Mark said, offer a mediocre thrill and don't do anything for queueing times.
April 1, 200916 yr comment_51035 I like the Idea of a dueling Flyer!Mabye even over the lake.Unrealistic though, not even sure if it's possible. I like the sound of that idea I think it would be good to have a flyer in this country and one that duels would be awesome
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