Liam T Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Mention last night, the of the main reasons people don't think we will have lap bars is because of the amount of Inversions & tightness or the ride, SW7 has 8 compared to the 4 of Iron Shark and the 3 of Dare Devil Dive It be a nice idea, but unsure if it will happen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokesyboy Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 TT have posted a picture of the destruction of the Black Hole tent on there facebook looks like things are well underway then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackR Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Here is the picture: As bought up over on TTF, should be interesting to see where all the things stored in the Black Hole tent will go, and I also wonder where they were relocated to when CoS and BH were housed in the tent last October? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamY Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Things are starting to get exciting! Considering a month or so ago I didn't give a damn about SW7, that's pretty good going That new video does make it look very nice with all the industrial landscaping etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joegibbon Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 Considering a month or so ago I didn't give a damn about SW7 This is exactly how I felt, with The SWARM just opening and everything Good to see the Black Hole area being put to good use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam T Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 If that was done in a day, I think we will have no tent by next weekend Credits to coasterforce Cornflakes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamY Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 It's weird, the tent looks huge but it's still hard to imagine a whole new coaster on that plot. Still, Island C never really looked big enough to me so maybe I'm not a very good judge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornflakes Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Did a quick mock-up of SW7's track design according to the plans; Strangely enough, It looks a lot like Intamin's new Mega Coaster track design, I've always found Gerstlauer track has been almost identical to Intamin's, Could they be taking it a step further with SW7? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamY Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Don't think so; it also looks fairly similar to Maurer's, and Vekoma's latest as well. Pretty generic tubular design really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 ^Agree Plus, on plans doesn't all coaster track look the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 From TTF member 'LordofDarkness' It's going quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam T Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Green and Yellow tent makes me sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Green and Yellow tent makes me sad Sorry, but how old were you when the tent was green and yellow?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 I am 21, and the tent is definitely green and yellow in that picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 I can see that thanks As in, why does the green and yellow tent make him sad if he was 2/3 when it was green and yellow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornflakes Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 I can see that thanks As in, why does the green and yellow tent make him sad if he was 2/3 when it was green and yellow? Probably because its his home park, and a bit of its history is just being ripped out. Its like I was sad when CCR was closed, its understandable. Liam T, JackR and Whiteknuckle 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam T Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 From theme park guide Cornflakes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Not faffing about are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 From theme park guide Genuinely feels like the end of an era there. Loved the Black Hole, so it was good of Alton to keeps its carcass there for 7 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDan Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 We're actually lucky that they never installed anything in there. Plans were drawn up several times for new rides within! None of which would have been as good as what is now being proposed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Depends what kind of things really, it's hard to tell sometimes with plans what would be good or not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDan Posted April 23, 2012 Report Share Posted April 23, 2012 Well there were robo arm plans, some strange flat ride plans and a major show plan. All of which would have been well themed, but an 8-looping coaster is pretty hard to beat, really. What really makes me positive about this move, is that the site of SW7 was not one of the sites identified in the Long Term Plan consultation a few years ago. So it almost feels like bonus coaster ground! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Or a rushed "quick, let's pack one in there" ground..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Not really rushed is it? And besides, as Dan said, it's good to see that location actually getting something rather than a rotting corpse... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDan Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 Or a rushed "quick, let's pack one in there" ground..... I wouldn't say it is rushed. Initial plans for the ride were applied for in December, and work to put the application together will likely have begun several months earlier. All in all, I would say the process from start to finish will be around 18 months, with planning granted a full year before opening. Rita was far, far more "rushed" - in fact it was around 9 months from start to finish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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