January 5, 201312 yr comment_147010 Wasn't really like that tbh - there was a LOT of focus on booking for the hotels, with all the benefits and such. They showed some rides, certainly some clips from that ad are used in this one though. No doubt someone will get a recording of it and upload soon enough though.
January 5, 201312 yr comment_147019 It's that advert. But without the shopping trolley, replaced with stock footage of waterpark. It is almost exactly the same as 2011 advert, minus the first 5 seconds.
January 6, 201312 yr comment_147072 I've just seen the latest aerial shot on TTF. It looks like they've started work on the station building, but the whole area is still way off completion yet.
January 8, 201312 yr comment_147224 Apparently if you ring up advanced bookings now they are saying that SW7 isn't scheduled to be open on time? ... I haven't actually rung myself but a friend has let me know!
January 8, 201312 yr comment_147225 Ooh, that it why they have removed the countdown off the website! I was planning to visit in October anyway
January 8, 201312 yr comment_147242 Sorry, but calling the contact centre which have been known time and time again for having the wrong information isn't the best source to rely on. Related to the previous post a few days ago. They're telling truth now though!
January 8, 201312 yr comment_147280 For those of you on about the advert here it is! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGwRcq3psoE
January 8, 201312 yr comment_147288 Guys has anyone noticed that sw7 is having worlds first interlocking cobra roll? And most people are now saying its not gonna be more inversions its only gonna be 8-10!
January 8, 201312 yr comment_147290 And most people are now saying its not gonna be more inversions its only gonna be 8-10! Who are 'most people'? I'm pretty sure they are building it according to the plans that were submitted and accepted. Any changes to the original track layout would mean renewed planning permission, as we saw with Saw: The Ride.
January 8, 201312 yr comment_147292 Umm it's only having 8 inversions outside and no one actually knows what the 'secret element' is only towers times have posted what they think it is! And as for the interlocking cobra's, well done alton you got a worlds first(not a very good one!)
January 8, 201312 yr comment_147315 Who are 'most people'? I'm pretty sure they are building it according to the plans that were submitted and accepted. Any changes to the original track layout would mean renewed planning permission, as we saw with Saw: The Ride. I think that the way Alton's planning permission works is they have a General Development Order (not entirely sure if that's right?) so that they don't actually need to apply for planning permission for any coasters in the main park, as long as they meet the pre-agreed conditions in the GDO. The planning permission was more for the construction of the station building and large theming, I think.So, in theory, it is possible that the layout we've seen on the plans could differ to the layout we get. There are a couple of things which lead people to think this is the case, such as the track crossing bits of theming / itself on the plans and the rumours that what we've got was not the original plan for SW7. Personally, I don't think the track will change dramatically / at all, but the hole for the interlocking batwing / cobra roll is a lot deeper than shown on the plans, so possibly the track is too? There's been the rumours of the 'actual' SW7 being pushed back till SW8 due to technical issues or something, hence why we've got this unexpected coaster. I've heard rumours that trick track was meant to be involved, possibly what TT had mentioned, and then that had issues, which has resulted in the delay we've got now. Really and truly, this project is a complete mystery, and my goodness I'm loving it.. Personally, I think that SW7 is the first coaster to feature invisible track, and most of the coaster has already been built...
January 8, 201312 yr comment_147317 I'm honestly not bothered if SW7 doesn't have a world first element in it, to be fair I will be glad if it doesn't! It means less downtime! Alton don't need to build worlds first to make there rollercoasters great (Nemesis) I think SW7 can be like Thirteen in reverse, now as much as I love Thirteen its only logic to believe that the drop (worlds first) is the key element in the ride, with SW7 the ride is/should be the key element, because thats all they need, no gimmicks or worlds first, just a good thrilling rollercoaster
January 8, 201312 yr comment_147327 Wait so sw7 isn't gonna be sw7 it's gonna be sw8, does this mean it will have less than 8 inversions?
January 8, 201312 yr comment_147328 No, the original plans, plans we have never seen and the first to be tagged SW7, were for something else, probably on Air carpark and probably by B+M. The plans we've seen from Gerst replace that coz it wasn't ready or something, those original plans are likely to be revisited in the future and may well become what will be known as SW8.. So they are building to the plans we've seen called SW7. Roughly. Because the coaster plans don't have to be exact and the groundworks suggest it is at least a little different to plan. The high points, station, and large themeing objects will be as planned though, as that is what the permission was actually for. That, in theory with a lot of (reliably sourced) speculation, is SW7 in a nutshell.
January 8, 201312 yr comment_147342 Personally, SW6 was that old wooden valley coaster, meaning that this wasn't even SW7 to begin with!
January 8, 201312 yr comment_147361 Personally, SW6 was that old wooden valley coaster, meaning that this wasn't even SW7 to begin with! No, you're thinking of SW9. Fingers crossed!
January 8, 201312 yr comment_147364 No, you're thinking of SW9.Fingers crossed! Nope, thinking of the old Cross Valley Coaster concept, the last of the true Wardley designs... http://old.towerstimes.co.uk/history/plans/woodie.htm Sigh...
January 8, 201312 yr comment_147368 Yeah, I know. Just thinking if they will revive SW7 as SW8, why not SW6 as SW9?
January 9, 201312 yr comment_147412 He was too focused on correcting you to understand the 'dream' of your post. Classic TPM.
January 9, 201312 yr comment_147413 That's top moderator behaviour that is. Benzin for mod. In any case, SW7 is boring, shall we turn this into a SW8 thread?
January 9, 201312 yr comment_147419 He was too focused on correcting you to understand the 'dream' of your post. Classic TPM. Not my fault in my experience a fair few people in coaster communities often need stuff spelt out for them... It's a fair assumption to make (especially regarding an old unbuilt project, you can never tell who might remember such an idea being mooted)...
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