Alpine Coaster for Snowdonia in 2016

[Tomatron]

Surprised no one has posted this yet.

Whilst not being the first Alpine Coaster (Stoke Ski Centre had one about 10 years ago) it sounds like the first significant one. If it's anything like the Hasenhorn one, it'll be great as long as some old git doesn't video the whole thing at 3 miles per hour all the way down.

http://www.alpinecoasteruk.com/

http://rcdb.com/13467.htm

 

[scw55]

Now I will have less reasons to not have ever ridden a roller coaster.

I live very close to Snowdonia!

 

[cjbrandy]

Now I will have less reasons to not have ever ridden a roller coaster.

I live very close to Snowdonia!

You've never rode a coaster? Like ever? I suggest you get riding immediately!

 

[Pink Cadillac]

I assume he meant "alpine coaster" :dontknow:

 

[scw55]

Now I will have less reasons to not have ever ridden a roller coaster.

I live very close to Snowdonia!

You've never rode a coaster? Like ever? I suggest you get riding immediately!

Theme Park visits never appealed to my family. Admission has been expensive (for a family that doesn't actually go to Theme Parks).

Been to a Theme Park twice. Riding a roller coaster for the first time is quite intimidating for a 14 year old. And if you're a stubborn person, it's very hard to be made to ride one.

Second time was last year, but the oppotunity to ride a 'accessible' one wasn't presented. What was, was Dragon Khan. But it was a reallllly hot day, I felt ill, I was stressed that I was facing not seeing a close friend again for 4 years so I wasn't in the mood to leap that far.

Yet I adore the aesthetics of roller coasters and their scenery.

 

[davidm]

Ooohh, yay!

https://twitter.com/x/status/753191613111951361

 

[caffeine_demon]

UK first, my a$$ - anyone remember the one at stoke?

 

[furie]

It's Wales still part of the UK? I've can't keep track this month

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[davidm]

^ is Stoke?

 

[furie]

Certainly nothing human lives there, so the jury is out...

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[davidm]

Has been posted elsewhere (New rides @ small parks), but just to tie stuff together...
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/watch-first-look-zip-worlds-12620716
May 10th opening.

 

[caffeine_demon]

£15 a run? you're 'avin a laugh! - hasenhorn's half that and the one at bottrop you can get a five run ticket for less!

 

[nadroJ]

URGH that's obscenely expensive! Ffs


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[Benenen]

The big zip line there is £60 a pop as well. For it to be worth the trip up you'd want to do multiple activities to fill a day or weekend but you couldn't without spending an absurd amount of money.

 

[caffeine_demon]

small correction - according to https://www.zipworld.co.uk/news/view/experience-the-uks-only-fforest-coaster it's 3 rides for the £15 - so not that terrible!

 

[Ben]

Why is it called Fforest Coaster?

Is someone's F key sticky?

 

[witchfinder]

^ It's a Welsh thing

 

[Pink Cadillac]

Looks like Ffun! A set price for three runs is really cool as the chances are you'll get stuck behind someone who'll refuse to go above 10mph at least one of those times.

 

[Gavin]

Why is it called Fforest Coaster?

Is someone's F key sticky?

For someone who keeps pretending they're part Welsh, I'd have thought you'd have known. I'll humour you...

In the Welsh alphabet, f and ff are different letters. F actually makes an English "v" sound, while ff makes an "f".

 

[davidm]

OK, so not quite as exciting as a shiny new B&M carcass turning up at a park, but...

https://twitter.com/x/status/834454854974189568