TraX Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 This all just reminds me of a time when someone said here ageeees ago that the coaster near loggers (which we now know is Saw) was going to be like Air. Something Along the lines of Air is coming to Thorpe Park. There was a B&M flyer planned over the Loggers lake and what is now the Saw area, concept art had been created and all (brown track, eagle type theme I believe). However as already discussed, plans can easily change for reasons unknown to us. Staff find out all kinds of info, and marketing even ask staff to leak certain stories sometimes too. At the end of the day, things can change and we won't know this for a while. Cross Valley would be an enormous surprise as almost everyone apart from us are against it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.S217 Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 was going to be like Air. Something Along the lines of Air is coming to Thorpe Park. Well there where a few ideas (Manta was one of them along with the wooden coaster) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabbygrace Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 oooooohlala!!!! http://www.towerstimes.co.uk/blog/2015/04/first-clues-to-secret-weapon-8-revealed/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Potential woodie?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Dare I say launched woodie? We know Merlin's obsession with a killer image and tagline and Towers' history of world firsts. Would make sense with the 'sound tunnels' too. I guess only time will tell, but that certainly does indicate wood is on its way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 It's coming up with the "this page cannot be found" link, is this the same for anyone else? EDIT: Found the link, it's exciting but I'm not going to get excited yet, wasn't it them who tried to tell us that The Smiler would have a washing machine element if I remember rightly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 It's coming up with the "this page cannot be found" link, is this the same for anyone else? EDIT: Found the link, it's exciting but I'm not going to get excited by something they say, it was them who tried to tell us that The Smiler would have a washing machine element if I remember rightly? This information all comes from a public screening, of which a document from the council can be found here: http://publicaccess.staffsmoorlands.gov.uk/portal/servlets/AttachmentShowServlet?ImageName=101930 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 This information all comes from a public screening, of which a document from the council can be found here: http://publicaccess.staffsmoorlands.gov.uk/portal/servlets/AttachmentShowServlet?ImageName=101930 Oh right, in that case it looks quite possible. Really hope they finally get a wooden coaster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDan Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 We're reporting it on Towersstreet too - been widely rumoured for months now so they're certainly intending on a wooden coaster. After all these long years. TraX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachoMachine Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Kerfuffle, OldFarmerDean and Altitude 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project LC Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Launched RMC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Launched RMC. that's their worlds first... I'm not even mad haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Launched RMC. I hope not, I would much rather see an all round good coaster rather than another one that relies on gimmicks. However, this isn't to say that a RMC wouldn't be good, I haven't ever been on one but they don't appeal to me as much as traditional wooden coasters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan9 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 A launched RMC would hardly be a gimmick because that has no selling point to the general public. It would just be a way for the ride to gain sufficient speed to last a decent length circuit, which is surely something everyone would want no? If an RMC was launched it would hardly be a gimmick because that has no selling point to the general public. It would just be a way for the ride to gain sufficient speed to last a decent length circuit, which is surely something everyone would want no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosferatu Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 People have been talking about an Alton woodie for yonks yet it has never happened. Would they finally build one after all these years of wanting? Woodies are awesome so hopefully it's true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Users Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Yep, this definitely looks like the long rumoured Aquatwax pluk, Tom and JoshC. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDan Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 What people fail to recall was that the gimmick on The Smiler wasn't the main focus of the marketing. It may have taught Alton Towers that they don't need a gimmick... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 This needs to happen, I love wooden coasters, they are just so much fun and would be great if the UK receives another one after nearly 20 years. With food loop and this type of coaster potentially happening, I'm hoping towers will start going up hill again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Much excitement. Much potential for planners to tell them to piss off. Good luck Towers, if this really is what it sounds like it is I have a feeling you'll need it... BenC and Whiteknuckle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 "Wooden Truss Construction" To me, that sounds more like a Hybrid than say a GCI/GG style coaster... But then again, a decade ago we were all hyped at the potential of a cross-valley woodie, and that just didn't happen... Once it starts being built, then one can get excited... OldFarmerDean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Users Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Wait, the plan is to build a wooden coaster next to a Skyride station? pluk, Mark9, Cal and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Wait, the plan is to build a wooden coaster next to a Skyride station? I'm sure that'd be a fine location for a major wooden structure, those stations are not in the least bit flammable. Tom, MattyMoo and Celia Mae 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraX Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Screamscape mentions that 'a trusted source' has told him SW8 is on hold, or may never come to be, as they deal with The Smiler blacklash.. Truth, or just Screamscape?? I expected this to be delayed, but hope that it's not shelved completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Surely, the park would want to push forward with SW8 in order to get the positivity back into the place? They did say it was an Intamin though, which isn't what I've heard... Plus Flume rumours have been going around for YEARS... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HermanTheGerman Posted July 17, 2015 Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 That's a load of rubbish I reckon. The Flume's got a good few years left (scarily), and they've certainly got the manufacture wrong. As Benin said, I'd imagine they'd want to push forward with the development, to allow for a new major coaster to shadow The Smiler. They'll want something else to take the spotlight basically. Anyway, I'm not entirely sure it can be a trusted source. In my eyes, if anybody has been told anything of sorts, there is no way they would be allowed to post about it as a trusted(ish) source. Sensitive topics like this will always be kept close the to people involved and no one more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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