Ultimate Coaster said:Whatever hills it has, they aren't going to have airtime.
As soon as pictures come out, I'll draw large pictures with comparisons and use math to prove it won't.
Ultimate Coaster said:Whatever hills it has, they aren't going to have airtime.
As soon as pictures come out, I'll draw large pictures with comparisons and use math to prove it won't.
Coaster-Fiend said:It's just a shame that the new owners Merlin are such cheap asses
Coaster-Fiend said:It's just a shame that the new owners Merlin are such cheap asses that they did not care to fork out for a B&M. It's not like they would not get there money back in ticket sales..
A Flyer would have been awesome since they provide such a unique and gratifying ride experience, that and there being only 3 other original layouts in the world. I have to wonder if we will ever see another B&M in the UK now that Merlin has passed them up, no one else would be able to afford one. ughh.
Anyway... I would have chosen a wood coaster over the cheapo Euro Fighter option.
On a positive note the pre lift corkscrew is cool. :roll:
Is it assumed they are going to try to conceal the track/ structure of this new installation during construction?
Coaster-Fiend said:Of course another B&M would have fitted in the park, Heck- a coaster can be built to any size and Thorpe are filling in parts of the surrounding waters in order to house this new ride.
It's just a shame that the new owners Merlin are such cheap asses that they did not care to fork out for a B&M. It's not like they would not get there money back in ticket sales..
A Flyer would have been awesome since they provide such a unique and gratifying ride experience, that and there being only 3 other original layouts in the world. I have to wonder if we will ever see another B&M in the UK now that Merlin has passed them up, no one else would be able to afford one. ughh.
furie said:As was also discussed, Alton have spent a large amount on just trying to keep air going - and let's face it- Thorpe's maintenance isn't quite all it could be
They've also had issues with Intamin and S&S, so why not try for the little guy? The Eurofighters may be cheap, but they're reliable. You can spend what you save on theming and maybe a new flat ride. The GP wont care in the slightest, just a handful of picky arse enthusiasts.
So Thorpe are onto a winner...
Coaster-Fiend said:furie said:As was also discussed, Alton have spent a large amount on just trying to keep air going - and let's face it- Thorpe's maintenance isn't quite all it could be
They've also had issues with Intamin and S&S, so why not try for the little guy? The Eurofighters may be cheap, but they're reliable. You can spend what you save on theming and maybe a new flat ride. The GP wont care in the slightest, just a handful of picky arse enthusiasts.
So Thorpe are onto a winner...
Good points, I have been on Speed and it does provide some nice forces and the first drop is cool.
If more of this coaster was concealed like Mystery Mine then I think it could be REALLY cool, but from the plans it seems that most of the track is outdoors. The only way I reckon the theming (how ever good it might be) could benefit the coaster would be if more of it was integrated into the ride experience.
If Euro Fighters are reliable that's good, but I understand B&M tend to require the least maintenance.. What exactly has AIR needed? That thing does look a little rusty around the edges these days... makes me wonder about that. It was only 2002, you would have thought AT would have painted it with that special stuff BPB coated the PMBO with.
Err...
Does anyone know why past Euro Fighters comprise of a solely 2D track, yet the the new Spongebob coaster is made up of a 3D triangle track similar to Intamin?,.. Is this the EF MkII?
http://rcdb.com/ig3727.htm
spicy said:^Yeah its a strange one that, I don't understand why they didn't use tri-rail track on Speed.
spicy said:Unless like you said in your previous post, they hadn't perfected the tri-rail track design yet, therefore didn't use it on speed.
spicy said:^Yeah its a strange one that, I don't understand why they didn't use tri-rail track on Speed.
If you look at Speeds loop here:
http://www.rcdb.com/ig2721.htm?picture=21
They have supported it quite strangely rather than just using tri-rail track with less supports like Rages loop:
http://www.rcdb.com/ig3573.htm?picture=7
Unless like you said in your previous post, they hadn't perfected the tri-rail track design yet, therefore didn't use it on speed.
For the record Thorpes Eurofighter does feature tri-rail track throughout the whole layout by the looks of it. See here:
http://ww2.runnymede.gov.uk/home/latest ... AN.001.pdf