July 18, 201213 yr comment_139236 Looks amazing. I wonder if there will be some sort of fence around it... I hope they don't put a fence around it, it would ruin it!!
July 18, 201213 yr comment_139240 ^Its most likely they will have to. Like the overturned lorry, they put a fence around that. Health and safety is probably the main reason why.
July 18, 201213 yr comment_139243 They could actually make it look pretty cool by fencing it off with loads of police line tape and "temporary" police fencing.
July 18, 201213 yr comment_139244 It may not even have a permanent fence, it could be that maybe its not finished yet?
July 19, 201213 yr comment_139268 The new theming element looks to be complete and with no fence surrounding it, at the moment anyway. Credit to TPMs FaceBook page.
July 19, 201213 yr comment_139272 Gotta be honest here, the back end of it looks crap (particularly the wheel arches) and the plain flat bottom is just meh... It's good, but could be better...
July 19, 201213 yr comment_139274 Flat bottom = not a climbing frame = no fence 'Real' bottom = just like a climbing frame = fence required This is the better of the two evils I'd say. Who knows what the underside of an ambulance looks like anyway?!
July 19, 201213 yr comment_139280 ^Took the words right out of my mouth. I wonder why this didn't require planning permission - I guess it's simply because it isn't visible from outside the park and that it's small enough not to require any prior permission. Does anyone know if there will be smoke coming from top of the ambulence? It would create a nice mysterious atmosphere if it did ala Fright Nights.
July 20, 201213 yr comment_139302 Not sure about smoke but it has flashing lights / sound effects.. That explains the electronic cables then
July 20, 201213 yr comment_139311 If they have all effects/lights/smoke/fire working by fright nights, THE SWARM island is going to look EPIC when the sun goes down.
July 20, 201213 yr comment_139312 I reckon we'll see something happening over on the island aswell, room for anything
July 20, 201213 yr comment_139319 If they have all effects/lights/smoke/fire working by fright nights, THE SWARM island is going to look EPIC when the sun goes down. I have a feeling that most of the effects will be functioning during the olympics.
July 24, 201213 yr comment_139394 Is anyone able to tell me if the problems with some of the seats have been resolved? Is the Swarm now running at full capacity again with both trains?
July 24, 201213 yr comment_139405 Glad they have sorted that out. I am just upset and irritated that the coaster has only been around a few months and it has already been the victim of vandals (Mainly the church building) It just feels upsetting and disrespectful that Thorpe have actually made a effort for The Swarm, then it is ruined by inconsiderate..."people" who just come and mess it up. It really ruins the atmosphere, seeing rude/dumb and pointless comments scribbled over the walls. Still I guess it is inevitable really. No point trying to fight it.
July 26, 201213 yr comment_139441 So the news flying round facebook at the moment is that a bolt has come off the Swarm! Picture of the bolt: Ride seems to be back in operation according to Marc!
July 26, 201213 yr comment_139455 Looks like a lame prank, the old carrying a bolt around to freak people out that they probably accidentally dropped. If there was any downtime it was probably because thanks to some idiot they had to double check each bolt to make sure it didn't come from the ride.
July 28, 201213 yr comment_139488 All coasters sheer bolts throughout their lifetime - even if they've only just been put in. It's literally nothing to worry about.
July 28, 201213 yr comment_139492 Fun fact, most bolts in the engineering industry are designed to sheer off in case of emergency... This includes aircraft wings and engines... Besides, factor of safety then comes into play... The track will be connected with more bolts than actually needed to ensure safety in case of such an event occurring... So no worries...
August 4, 201213 yr comment_139644 Here is a video I took from yesterday. It is of the LEDs on the swarm.
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