I would personally love to see a massive airtime coaster at Thorpe but how will they market it? I can't imagine the public getting excited over airtime...

I would personally love to see a massive airtime coaster at Thorpe but how will they market it? I can't imagine the public getting excited over airtime...

A coaster doesn't have to have just airtime - it could have other features as well. Just not a destruction / rust is theming theme this time...

A inverted stand-up

a rollercoaster that stops and turns into a top spin!

A correct Grammar Coaster?

DO YOU MEAN ONE WITHOUT ALL CAPITALS?!

Well TP's last 3 major coasters have all gone up within three years of each other. And the MTDP did say that we can expect the next one in 2015. If 2015 is the target for Thorpes next thrill machine, then we could see some plans produced towards the end of the summer/autumn. Now that The Smiler has finished construction, I am looking forward to starting fresh here with some new speculation and construction!

Well TP's last 3 major coasters have all gone up within three years of each other. And the MTDP did say that we can expect the next one in 2015. If 2015 is the target for Thorpes next thrill machine, then we could see some plans produced towards the end of the summer/autumn. Now that The Smiler has finished construction, I am looking forward to starting fresh here with some new speculation and construction!

I thought there was something found somewhere that said the park were going to delay the roller coaster till 2016? Might just be my memory playing tricks on me but I thought I read that somewhere...

They did say that was an option I think, but not a certainty. With what is going on up North I think one thing we can rule out is it being a gerstlauer!

http://riderater.co.uk/2013/thorpe-park-to-install-next-rollercoaster-in-2016/

This says it was revealed in with the plans for the crash pad? There is no evidence though so I will take that with a pinch of salt.

http://forum.maniahub.com/topic/9917-next-big-thing-20152016-coaster/page-4#entry147676

That post has everything that I think we 'know' about the next coaster and its opening date.

This season has seen a lot of focus on the entertainment side of the park, so I wouldn't be surprised if the next coaster opens in 2016 to focus on the entertainment and accomodation strategy. However, from planning documents, it remains unclear as to when the next coaster is planned for.

I'd actually love to see an interactive shooter, but themed around THE SWARM, so your basically fighting back!

They kind of played with that idea at Alton Towers with Air and Nemesis, although the tie in was never really exploited or explained! I think in this case, I would prefer to see a completely separate ride and theme, on an island of its own.

However, if they could fit a flat ride or another compact thrill ride on The Swarm island, I would definitely be up for that!

I heard it's going to be The Smiler...

I think in 2014 there could be some flat ride on the swarms island, possibly around the theme of a fireball, then in 2015 a really tall and fast flying coaster on the other island themed around a bird. It could drop down to the water and have some water jets like on Manta. I'm tired of scary themes and black track like the swarm, saw, and the smiler. I much prefer Colossus's theme, even though it's quite vague at some times at least its happy...

^ To be fair Colossus is probably the most depressing looking ride at Thorpe ATM.

A shame because its really not a bad ride, but a bit of care would be nice.

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why would thorpe park post this on their twitter... nothing even to do with merlin! is this research? I flipping hope so!

Seems interesting, Merlin have never mentioned anything ever about woodies and with them showing us the dive coaster vanish last month I hope they are giving us clues to something good!

I'd hope not, Intamin Woodies are vastly over-rated...

GCI please...

GCI please (like Benin) with the vanishing under water drop!

Any woodie would be great! Just not another steelie...

for a woodie to be good and have a marketing appeal, it needs to be a RMC wooden/steel hybrid with an inversion or 2! would love to see one go around by loggers leap, adding to the canadian theme!

for a woodie to be good and have a marketing appeal, it needs to be a RMC wooden/steel hybrid with an inversion or 2! would love to see one go around by loggers leap, adding to the canadian theme!

No, it doesn't NEED to be a RMC hybrid to be defined as 'good'... That's just an unfair statement to make considering there is a reasonable amount of perfectly good (and great, and amazing) actual wooden coasters out there that have been around for years without being a hybrid or having inversions...

No, it doesn't NEED to be a RMC hybrid to be defined as 'good'... That's just an unfair statement to make considering there is a reasonable amount of perfectly good (and great, and amazing) actual wooden coasters out there that have been around for years without being a hybrid or having inversions...

Almost every GCI for example.

but I mean for general public... a standard wooden rollercoaster in an advert without being the tallest, steepest, fastest etc. just wouldn't appeal - but an advert showing a wooden coaster with inversions, it's new to the UK, it will get peoples attention.