mah boi Posted October 2, 2012 Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 I feel that this coaster is going to be a potential coaster that could be one the best coasters in the world list. Maybe a worthy competitor to Nemesis. With those near misses at great speed, and the possible rumoured underground section with a world's first add up, for me, to become a great coaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjh123horry Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Wasnt sure where to post this, but I dont know how many have seen this video. Looks pretty good and is gonna influence The Sanctury and SW7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentez Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Wasnt sure where to post this, but I dont know how many have seen this video. Looks pretty good and is gonna influence The Sanctury and SW7. "Alton Towers Resort tests the minds and bodies of the nation" Ah so I take it they'll be visiting Wolverhampton, Ashby, Todmorden, Chester and Milton Keynes then? Mer and Luke_A 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 No, just London... Because it's blatently superior... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mah boi Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Watching that video, I searched up the word threshold. On wikipedia it says that the scientific meaning to it, is related to the senses and perception. Could that be the possible name to the ride? Threshold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDan Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 The Sanctuary is going to be a fantastic 'prequel' to SW7! Really looking forward! Liam T 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 The Sanctuary is going to be a fantastic 'prequel' to SW7! Really looking forward! I hope they put more effort into it than they have the MS Paint logo! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDan Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 From what I know, it is going to be a very long, scripted, interactive maze which has taken the vast bulk of the 2012 SF budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted October 4, 2012 Report Share Posted October 4, 2012 Watching that video, I searched up the word threshold. On wikipedia it says that the scientific meaning to it, is related to the senses and perception. Could that be the possible name to the ride? Threshold The word "Threshold" to the lay person though doesn't appear to make this cognitive connection, and would therefore be interpreted as "doorway" or "entrance", which doesn't strike fear as much as SW7 intends to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mah boi Posted October 5, 2012 Report Share Posted October 5, 2012 A picture of the site from yesterday. If you zoom into the station area, you can see that rebar is being placed for the station walls. Picture taken by towerstimes. http://www.towerstim...7/construction/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretchy Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 HI All. Today's Photos. The whole site looks much tidier. From the Toilets Towards Blivy From the toilets towareds Enterprise Side View Back of the site Bit further along the back of the site Traditional overview from blivys queue Down the hole 1 Closeup of the hole You can see a zig zag cut into the floor. quite odd. You can see it clearly when on bliv. And finally... The swimming pool in the hole. Luke_A, Mitchada04, Liam T and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 nice pics, were the holes in the plans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretchy Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 Not that I can see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Coaster Man Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 This whole storyline and ride reminds me of "Operation Mindcrime" by "Queensryche" Give it a listen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mah boi Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 Great pictures stretchy. Thanks for them. Well, as it appears there may indeed be a underground section to this coaster. Should be very interesting to see, if there is, what will be in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretchy Posted October 6, 2012 Report Share Posted October 6, 2012 Re Queensryche: operation mind crime. .. Scarily I was listening to both that album and empires whilst walking through towers this morning, did a tidy out and found the CDs last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretchy Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 And as a special bonus. A couple of photos from this afternoon. Whats that black stuff down there.. Ohh it looks like concrete is coming real soon. Stokesyboy, mah boi and pluk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 Thank you for the updates When is the construction of the track supposed to begin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDan Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 The original date for track arrival was *rumoured* to be October 1st. I say rumoured, because this date hasn't obviously been put out by Alton Towers, however a lot of staff have given this date. Obviously, this was last week. Concrete will be arriving on site this week and, after that, trackwork can begin. However, I checked in Car Park J today, and scanned minibus and other car parks, for signs of track, but there appears to be none on site yet - unless it's being hidden somewhere. That's unlikely, though - the Th13teen track was held on Car Park J prior to construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretchy Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 Rumours have it that some supports we're delivered on Friday but I've also looked everywhere I can think of and haven't seen any sign. Unless they are hidden in plain sight and don't look like what we think supports are supposed to look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Iv'e been wondering how do these fit in with the sanctuary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mah boi Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Iv'e been wondering how do these fit in with the sanctuary? That is one thing we enthusiasts will have to speculate. At least the whole story isn't leaked. But one thing I can say for certain, is that the mesh canopies are to protect the people from flying objects from a person on the ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Is possible for them to change their theming plans and if so do they need to re submit the plans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 They could do, but will be too late to do that now in the process. They don't need to resubmit any plans, as long as anything they build isn't gonna encroach treeline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokesyboy Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 A crane has now arrived on site! If someone could pull up the picture it's on Towers Nerds facebook page! (PC is doing a backup and it's incredibly slow!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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