Kerfuffle Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 I highly doubt Spinball would move to Thorpe at all... Anyway...back to the Fish! If it was to be moved to Calypso Quay, it could possibly recieve a slight retheme: a Hornet swarm for instance? Or just a slightly modified version of the Fish to make it blend in with it's jungle surroundings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 The current location is fine, the ride does the job and it is a very comfortable ride. The only thing which needs doing is a lick of paint to brighten it up and they need to decide what they want to do with the two pools in the middle of the track, one has water, the other one doesn't. Plus I would love to see the Flying Fish fountain back again. If they don't want to spend much money, they fill in the two ponds and grass it over and give it a lick of pain. Moving it wouldn't achieve anything IMO. IF and a big if Spinball comes to Thorpe, they could place it on the beach opposite the fish and remove that half of the beach. Just an idea. If they do move Spinball to thorpe that is the only place I could think of putting it, and probably the best, and I agree on everything you said, theres no point moving it. But like CoasterDude said I doubt they will actually move it to thorpe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 I actually think people are missing something here. The Abbey Lake peninsula, which is currently covered in trees, would serve as a palatable location for this type of coaster - much more so than the central area of the park, right outside Port Atlantis and metres from the Crash Pad. The tree coverage is dense on the Abbey Lake peninsula so Thorpe could leave a decent sound barrier for Chertsey town if they put Spinball there. From the entrance it will be visible behind Saw but it won't pull a Storm Surge and stick out like the noisy, poorly-themed coaster it sadly is. It could work well in Canada Creek. I couldn't imagine Thorpe putting a ride like Spinball at the centre of their park, not after Storm Surge single-handedly destroyed the Thorpe sky-line and any views across the park, the heap o' sh!te. I actually have a soft spot for the ride; it's no Dragon's Fury, but it's good fun. I do agree though, that it needs to leave Alton and the sooner the better. Would prefer it at Oakwood. If Thorpe are under the impression they require such a ride it would probably serve them better to simply buy a new model with a custom layout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted July 15, 2013 Report Share Posted July 15, 2013 They seriously need to restore those station announcements they had back in 2007, as I'm now getting sick of the chart music wrecking the theme! eg. "Alright dudes! Keep those fins inside the fish, and hold on tight! Cos YOU'RE ready...the FISH is ready and HERE...WE...GOOOOOO!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Fishy is down today, that's THREE main attractions down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt10 Posted August 16, 2016 Report Share Posted August 16, 2016 Its been down for a few days now, last week when it was running though, it felt as if at times it was going to stall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian-S Posted August 18, 2016 Report Share Posted August 18, 2016 It was down last Saturday too (13th). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThemeParkEwan Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 its back open today according to queue-times.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 Should cheer up those wanting to ride Stealth Olistjj 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThemeParkLover Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 On 1 July 2013 at 3:57 AM, Sidders said: I actually think people are missing something here. The Abbey Lake peninsula, which is currently covered in trees, would serve as a palatable location for this type of coaster - much more so than the central area of the park, right outside Port Atlantis and metres from the Crash Pad. The tree coverage is dense on the Abbey Lake peninsula so Thorpe could leave a decent sound barrier for Chertsey town if they put Spinball there. From the entrance it will be visible behind Saw but it won't pull a Storm Surge and stick out like the noisy, poorly-themed coaster it sadly is. It could work well in Canada Creek. I couldn't imagine Thorpe putting a ride like Spinball at the centre of their park, not after Storm Surge single-handedly destroyed the Thorpe sky-line and any views across the park, the heap o' sh!te. I actually have a soft spot for the ride; it's no Dragon's Fury, but it's good fun. I do agree though, that it needs to leave Alton and the sooner the better. Would prefer it at Oakwood. If Thorpe are under the impression they require such a ride it would probably serve them better to simply buy a new model with a custom layout. The abbey lake 'peninsula' is a piece of land that Thorpe have been filling in. It is one of the only large pieces of land that they have left and I highly doubt they would waste it on a family ride. I really do not think they would add a family ride anyway, even though it would be a good addition Thorpe have clearly gone for the thrill seeker route. And if they did do all of this you would not see it behind saw, wouldn't it be behind stealth and swarm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterio Ka Posted August 22, 2016 Report Share Posted August 22, 2016 You realize that comment was made before any of angry birds land? Kerfuffle, yeah, KingNemesis and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 The Fish has new (albeit spoken over the PA) announcements. Something about "The Fish is about to fly" I only heard it walking past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Any themed spoken announcements will be down to the operator, as opposed to compulsory. So it's not new per se, just something different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThemeParkLover Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 I love it when operators enjoy there job and add some enthusiasm to the ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08newmanb Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 On 7/15/2013 at 8:28 PM, Kerfuffle said: They seriously need to restore those station announcements they had back in 2007, as I'm now getting sick of the chart music wrecking the theme! eg. "Alright dudes! Keep those fins inside the fish, and hold on tight! Cos YOU'RE ready...the FISH is ready and HERE...WE...GOOOOOO!" I'm always with you on that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08newmanb Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 I know what to do with the fish, bring back the announcements, restore the façade like since 2007, make it faster like since 1990 if possible, and finally, add working fountains in each lake. That oughta perk it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyB Posted June 7, 2023 Report Share Posted June 7, 2023 Interesting to see how fast the fairground model of Flying Fish goes! Feuer und Eis - Barth & Kipp (Onride) - Hersteller Mack Rides - Powered Coaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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