January 9, 201312 yr comment_147446 Would safari be big enough for a giant one? Also inverted giant boomerangs are 200ft high and thorpe will not make something that big- that's at least how tall the one at six flags is!
January 9, 201312 yr comment_147448 Would safari be big enough for a giant one?Also inverted giant boomerangs are 200ft high and thorpe will not make something that big- that's at least how tall the one at six flags is! Stealth? Possibly fit, I dunno, not pyschic but it would be a fab and relatively cheap addition, whilst also being unique to the country...
January 9, 201312 yr comment_147449 Andrew Harvey Whether or not I go to T.P this year depends on whether they're adding something new which is worth trying out. THORPE PARK Official Andrew Harvey - we are! Better be something good just like thorpe says, we are not seeing a refurb, we are getting SOMETHING NEW!
January 9, 201312 yr comment_147453 They can still advertise a refurbed ride as new. No where did they say we aren't seeing a refurb. I just read it as they will be announcing a ride (which will most likely be a retheme) not an event or addition of effects etc.
January 9, 201312 yr comment_147457 I doubt it will be a retheme of x but I am leaving my options open! Really it comes down to, are the rumours true and are they actually building a new coaster?
January 9, 201312 yr comment_147459 They won't be building a new coaster - we had The Swarm last year and if a new coaster was being built then it would have been advertised way before this. As much as I would like one, it is very unlikely! It will probably be the usual merlin tactic of advertising a refurb as a new ride.
January 9, 201312 yr comment_147460 It will probably be the usual merlin tactic of advertising a refurb as a new ride. When have they done this though, bar the Flying Fish?
January 9, 201312 yr comment_147462 When have they done this though, bar the Flying Fish? When have they given any ride a refurb, bar flying fish?
January 9, 201312 yr comment_147464 When have they given any ride a refurb, bar flying fish? Never, cos Fish was redone before Merlin came in
January 9, 201312 yr comment_147465 X no way out oh wait... Just realised it was done by Tussaud's I would love to see a new flat ride at thorpe don't know what they are planning to show us this year though!
January 9, 201312 yr comment_147471 When have they done this though, bar the Flying Fish? I am not really talking about Thorpe, just merlin in general... Such as Sonic Spinball being advertised as new. But actually I'm not sure if that false advertising was a decision made by Merlin entertainments or Towers themselves.
January 9, 201312 yr comment_147475 I am not really talking about Thorpe, just merlin in general... Such as Sonic Spinball being advertised as new. But actually I'm not sure if that false advertising was a decision made by Merlin entertainments or Towers themselves. Was it advertised as a totally new ride though?
January 9, 201312 yr comment_147477 Was it advertised as a totally new ride though? Yeah, I can't remember the website but the leaflet had red banners next to Th13teen and Sonic spinball, both of which said "NEW FOR 2010". I think the ride was advertised as new as well on the website but not 100% certain on that. I do remember TV adverts with Sonic's voice saying something like "Come and ride my new ride, Sonic Spinball at Alton towers" though.
January 9, 201312 yr comment_147482 X no way out oh wait... Just realised it was done by Tussaud's I would love to see a new flat ride at thorpe don't know what they are planning to show us this year though! Really.. if it was any kind of ride we would know it is happening. Rides can't just pop up without anyone knowing about it in these days of the internet.
January 9, 201312 yr comment_147488 Unless it is something like Vengeance that could just slip into the 4D cinema (not saying its Vengeance but just an example of a ride small enough). Agreed though it does seem unlikely. Sonic Spinball was advertised as a new attraction and in my opinion this could suggest that X could be rebranded as a whole new ride.
January 9, 201312 yr comment_147512 Surely if it were anything substantial we would have some sort of evidence. My bets are on X Re theme Saw Alive Boat being re-purposed 4D Cinema being re-purposed Fungle Safari isn't a bad shout either, considering they put that fence up at the start of the '12 season remember. This could be interconnected to the Asylums plot of land, although highly rated, the maze is one of the oldest on park (if you count its years as the freezer) Maybe an odd theory but perhaps in line with Crash Pad: What if the 4D cinema were converted in to a real cinema? That whole area of the park could be converted in to a late night entertainment village, a real bar set up in a disused building, late night food options. Host silent discos out in the arena on a weekly basis, and Convert the asylums building in to a small night club. This is all speculation, of course. I think its really odd we have no concrete evidence of something happening, usually this type of stuff has its own way of sneaking out...Seems almost like ANYTHING could have happened to the park while its been closed and we'd know none the wiser.
January 10, 201312 yr comment_147521 I'm just looking forward to opening day when there are no new rides. I'm suddenly keen to find out what has become of the loggers tunnel.
January 10, 201312 yr comment_147562 I guess how long are Thorpe going to keep us waiting until they tell us:-(
January 10, 201312 yr comment_147566 Andrew Harvey Whether or not I go to T.P this year depends on whether they're adding something new which is worth trying out. THORPE PARK Official Andrew Harvey - we are! Better be something good just like thorpe says, we are not seeing a refurb, we are getting SOMETHING NEW! I know it has kind of already been said, but this could still be anything. We all know they like a bit of hype, whether it is deserved or not. This could still be as dull as a new coffee bar or something, they'd still try and tell you it was worth visiting for because, shock of shocks, they want you to visit! All means nothing until there's an actual announcement. My money is on X referb simply because it makes the most sense and has been a strong rumour from the off, even more so than every other year since forever. Whether that'd be done to be anything other than embarrassment I'm less sure on, because to do it well wouldn't be cheap, but if they do do it well I'd be quite happy. Vengeance in Pirates is an outside possibility I suppose, and how about the other dungeons left overs? Boat ride and Extremis are both going begging as far as I know, a mini dungeons? I don't really see it fitting at Thorpe but they've done stranger things. A new film in pirates could be good if it was the right film and not an abomination like Time Voyagers, I don't believe the building is in as bad a way as is sometimes made out. And then there is the reverse Swarm thing, which is so full of fail it is painful. Why on earth would consideration be given to effectively referbing the best shiniest newest thing they've got, which is pretty damn awesome in itself, when money is so desperately needed elsewhere to stop things looking like they will (or actually) fall apart. Turning a good solid and unique in the UK ride into a cheap gimmick it wasn't designed to be and no doubt ballsing up the operation of it in the process. It would be the sort of decision that would make me want to find the person who made it, grab him by the lapels and shake him hard until he saw sense. It is the dumbest thing the park could even consider, so clearly it will defiantly happen, as that is the way of Merlin the world. I really like the idea of an area of the park being designed for use with the snoozebox as an entertainment 'village', but am unsure they'd want drunkards wandering round areas with rides in late at night!
January 10, 201312 yr comment_147572 I'm just looking forward to opening day when there are no new rides. I'm suddenly keen to find out what has become of the loggers tunnel. Yess! Loggers Tunnel, I want to know what has been done! I'll bet you both a Chomp Bar it'll be gone
January 10, 201312 yr comment_147576 Thorpe Park official: 'Ready for your first clue about our plans for this year? Well here it is....' 'Are you brave enough to experience the evolution?' Sounds like an X retheme!
January 10, 201312 yr comment_147578 Experience the evolution? First thoughts are possibly alien-related (aliens could involve once they land here), so Swarm related. Could well be Vengeance becoming a Swarm bolt on, X retheme to become a Swarm bolt on or something similar. Or it could a nudge at the evolution of X in general, and some sort of nightcluby theme? Basically - it could still be anything that's be rumoured. YAY!
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