AdamY Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Trying to load video on hotel wifi - I can only get up to 21 seconds I think in a way calling it The Swarm makes sense in the context - you 'ride' Nemesis, you 'ride' The Swarm. Makes sense. Ryan and Phill Pritchard 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamY Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 The Swarm is a crap name.Explain?Some people just want to call everything Thorpe does crap for the hell of it, seems like... It's about a swarm attacking. We are riding the swarm. The Swarm seems good to me. Ryan and TPGG 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepie Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Not to mention, don't Merlin own Gardaland? I'm pretty certain they have the right to film Raptor in place of LC12 if they want to give viewers a better (cough) glimpse of the ride in action.EDIT: I just called it LC12. It's official. The Swarm is a crap name.Indeed. With the name though. I reminds me of Sci-fi films and shows where the human race comes up with some kind of name for the aliens. For example in Falling Skies, they're called The Walkers. The Swarm I would imagine is a name made up for the aliens within the story of the ride. Phill Pritchard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexander Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 At first when I saw 'THE SWARM' I was thinking, WTH are we going to be invaded by pesky bee's now are we?But in all seriousness I think it will be alien themed, I had the hairs on my neck standing on end watching the promo, I'm so excited! And it makes sense as well, I can't wait! Hope it's consistent with theming as it does look really good! But really... it should be, with a 18mil-20mil investment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidders Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Explain?Some people just want to call everything Thorpe does crap for the hell of it, seems like... It's about a swarm attacking. We are riding the swarm. The Swarm seems good to me.'Twas a joke Adam. I get the name of the ride, and I get the concept. Oh, and I don't think it's crap.On another note, I just watch a video of Raptor off-ride and those trains look brilliant. Though I couldn't help notice how, possibly because of their enormous weight, that after the first drop the ride is quite pedestrian? Good to see that The Swarm have a lot of near misses and potential G-Force spots or it could very well be quite a dull ride (if we exclude themeing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan rocks Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 I went to Gardaland last wednesday and rode the Raptor, it was amazing and cannot wait until The Swarm opens in Thorpe Park. Have to admit though that they could have picked a better name but thats the only dissapointment. I think they should have just made a complete replca of Raptor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Love the name, the theme idea, the concept art, the minisite - love pretty much everything so far.That is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javs Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 I think that is brilliant! The name alone makes me shiver. There was a brilliant episode of Star Trek Voyager called 'The Swarm' in which there were these nasty sinister aliens that swarmed around star ships and drained them of their power killing everyone on board. Not that this has anything whatsoever to do with that, just that the word Swarm is not reserved solely for bees!Whether you like it or not, you have to admit that it is a terrifying name and a great theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Ah excellent, nice and original name for the park there. Good video to build up anticipation to. The ride could go in any direction really. Like Raptor, Merlin are definitly going down Nemesis routes with their wing-rider coasters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornflakes Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 I would prefer if they just called it Swarm instead of The Swarm, call me crazy but I just don't like it when ride names begin with "the". thorpeparkjack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 In honesty, if it was called 'Swarm', people would end up saying 'Let's ride The Swarm' and with 'The Swarm', people will end up saying 'Swarm' a lot. In that case, it's lose-lose.I don't mind though, I love the name, and I didn't have myself as someone who would like rides named as 'The ____'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamY Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 At least when press / gp talk about it I won't have to get angry at the surplus 'the' they always add... 'The Stealth' and 'The Saw' annoys me no end. This now joins The Riddler's Revenge and others in the ranks of rides that actually have 'the' in the name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 I agree with this. It's almost like we're somehow riding the alien as it "destroys" Thorpe.I support this notion. We'll start with lost City and Saw. Sidders, Fred, Coaster XTREME and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.m.k Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Video is fantastic but I think the image below it looks even better! :rolleyes:Would anyone know how to save the image because I only managed to catch a glimpse while the video box was loading and hadn't appeared. That image really shows off how Thorpe could really pull this theme off with the name The Swarm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 The Swarm. I approve, it sounds kind of theatrical which I hope is how they are thinking in terms of theming\story\putting on a show - instead of dumping the hardware down and surrounding it with cattlepens in no sort of context.With the promo film being so full of explosions, fire and missiles I better be seeing some on ride pyroticnics when it's done. Excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornflakes Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Video is fantastic but I think the image below it looks even better! :rolleyes:Would anyone know how to save the image because I only managed to catch a glimpse while the video box was loading and hadn't appeared. That image really shows off how Thorpe could really pull this theme off with the name The Swarm http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4571/theswarmscreengraba.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.coasterforce.com/forums/viewtopic.php%3Fp%3D747830&usg=__aXYq9V9vQpxAYLQ4KHzD-HJPjXo=&h=360&w=640&sz=51&hl=en&start=0&sig2=IpCZYkRZwyQyIX-TrYsTFw&zoom=1&tbnid=4TBu_4Wu3CXXRM:&tbnh=94&tbnw=167&ei=zLM2TtmrCNOz8QP4temgDg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dthe%2Bswarm%2Bthorpe%2Bpark%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1920%26bih%3D955%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=606&vpy=99&dur=3115&hovh=168&hovw=300&tx=115&ty=106&page=1&ndsp=61&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0&biw=1920&bih=955, You mean this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.m.k Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4571/theswarmscreengraba.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.coasterforce.com/forums/viewtopic.php%3Fp%3D747830&usg=__aXYq9V9vQpxAYLQ4KHzD-HJPjXo=&h=360&w=640&sz=51&hl=en&start=0&sig2=IpCZYkRZwyQyIX-TrYsTFw&zoom=1&tbnid=4TBu_4Wu3CXXRM:&tbnh=94&tbnw=167&ei=zLM2TtmrCNOz8QP4temgDg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dthe%2Bswarm%2Bthorpe%2Bpark%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1920%26bih%3D955%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=606&vpy=99&dur=3115&hovh=168&hovw=300&tx=115&ty=106&page=1&ndsp=61&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0&biw=1920&bih=955, You mean this one?It's similar but there are differences to the video background image. Look closely at the top right-hand corner of the video box and you will see an actual 'swarm' of what looks like small flying creatures. While the video box is loading but not visible, the whole image is seen which shows this 'swarm' coming from somewhere underground or a low building... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_Hk Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 I really hope they don't let us people down. I'm really intrigued and I think the name adds to that. If it was just called 'War', it wouldn't seem to have the same depth as 'The Swarm', where the idea seems slightly more interesting and unique.If THORPE actually decide to keep the website alive and don't give up towards the end...they could be on to something major. I find the early stages exciting but getting to know the ride more and being dealt surprises makes the whole experience a lot more interesting. I honestly think this ride could be massive; they have the power to theme it to no end, so let's just see how that pans out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.m.k Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Managed to get it thorpeparkjack, Ryan, Sheepie and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Strange name it's going to a while to get use to it . Agree swarm sounds much better than the swarm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javs Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 There certainly appears to be a nasty swarm of something in that photo!! Scary stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 I'm quite excited. Hopefully it's as good as Raptor or even better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karys Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Very exciting! Is it sad that I looked as soon as it turned 12? I looked this morning when I woke up and was disappointed to say it still had hours remaining, I assumed it would count down till midnight. I remember people had been saying how Raptor has good themeing and I don't think The Swarm will disappoint on this level, as it seems Thorpe are working really hard on it for this ride from what we have already seen in the planning.Was reading the wikipedia for it earlier and the description is really detailed, I wondered if anyone else had seen this, I will copy and paste, "The ride will begin in the station which is a partly destroyed church, and will climb up a 40m (127 Foot) lift hill. Upon reaching the top of the lift hill, the track will rotate at an angle of 180° and dive down through a large half loop. The train will then proceed to dive under a wrecked plane and incline into a zero-g roll and before entering an inclined loop. It then enters a turn around with a wrecked helicopter in the centre followed by a corkscrew through the loop creating a near-miss point. Upon leaving the corkscrew the train will curve past a crashed fire engine and a partly destroyed church tower and enter into a last inline twist before the final brakes of the ride stop the train and guide it back into the station."Anyway, I am excited for this, and annoyed I have to wait so long before it is actually built! Sheepie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sheepie Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Oh hello barbed wire on the construction fence by Stealth. :rolleyes:Why is there Asylum's sound loop playing in the area in that video? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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