Thirteen, Intamin ''psychoaster'' - Alton Towers 2010
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coasterdude_1
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marc said:
$40 million dollars harder...
The mummy coasters are hardly within the price tag range of Alton...
Also, even BEFORE the $40 million they spent on the Mummy, Universal had a spare mahoosive empty warehouse...
Alton have got to build a 'warehouse', theme the outside, build a coaster and theme the inside... it's hard to make the meagre budget stretch massively when theres that much to be done...
Also, spare thought:
£12 million for Nemesis
£12 million for Oblivion
£12 million for AIR
~£12 million for this thing
Alton are hardly increasing their spending in line with the fact that things get more expensive over ten years...
Why not? They seem most likely looking at the elements and the supports. A drop or tilt will be easy enough for them to create. Couldn't really care that much though.Ollie said:Don't expect to get rich soon then.Blaze said:
And Marc it's the Splash Battle you walked past. Even though it's part of the Mutiny Bay area it's still quite far from all the other rides in that area. I'm still not sure how you did it. Maybe you were expecting it to take up the whole lake but it's a damn good ride and the themeing is pretty good.
I'll be surprised if you managed to walk through the rest of Mutiny Bay and not notice anything. And aren't there plans to remove the log flume soon or something?
Anyway I just wish the track would hurry up and get on site so I can finally start talking about it. It's the time in construction where it should be there. Most the groundwork is complete and the footers are in place.
Apparently they've started putting concrete in one of the large holes no. Not sure exactly as I was just skim reading the TT Forums.
Flume is staying for a while yet, and I like the theme, it's quirky and original. Maybe not great from an enthusiast view, but I like it.
Ollie said:Don't expect to get rich soon then.Blaze said:
And Marc it's the Splash Battle you walked past. Even though it's part of the Mutiny Bay area it's still quite far from all the other rides in that area. I'm still not sure how you did it. Maybe you were expecting it to take up the whole lake but it's a damn good ride and the themeing is pretty good.
I'll be surprised if you managed to walk through the rest of Mutiny Bay and not notice anything. And aren't there plans to remove the log flume soon or something?
Anyway I just wish the track would hurry up and get on site so I can finally start talking about it. It's the time in construction where it should be there. Most the groundwork is complete and the footers are in place.
Apparently they've started putting concrete in one of the large holes no. Not sure exactly as I was just skim reading the TT Forums.
It was on the Corkscrew last day event, Martyn did not see the Splash Battle either it was shut though so that might be why.
I did notice the area had been changed, but for me its not a big change. People go on about its but its really not that out standing. Guess I am just comparing it to other parks around the world and should stop doing that really, after all Alton is in the UK
Merlin are capable of doing better, look at Lego Land and their parks in Europe.I can not wait until Ug Land is no more, its the worst themed area in any theme park I have always hated it.
Martyn B
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I think the theme/colours will change, but when depends on if there is a story attatched to this. (I cant belive Rita isnearly 5 years old already!!)
I think Nemesis was actually about £10m
Have rides got more expensive though? I dont no about the States, but here most big rides of the same size seem to average at £10-12m. Nemesis, Colossus, Inferno, Stealth, Air, Oblivion, Rita & Shockwave were all about an average of £10m and that ranges from 1994 -2006. Just look at the technology used on Rita, yet it was still £4m less than Air/Oblivion!
Anyway, judging by all the pictures showing Intamin's footers compared to these, I really dont think its Intamin, Gerstaulererar for me.
Aye, but do Gerstlauer make square supports or a coaster type for this? It has a similar if not same capacity as Corkscrew did, and has two trains, so it can't be a Eurofighter, and will have to have between five and 7 cars of 2x2 seating, or be slightly smaller, say Mega-Lite size trains of 3x2x2 and have a very short ride time.
Could this have an accelerated lift? the dull out is long and the drop shallow, suggesting more speed than usual. I don't mean launched, just accelerated.
Could this have an accelerated lift? the dull out is long and the drop shallow, suggesting more speed than usual. I don't mean launched, just accelerated.
I'd say they are too much of an outsider, they havn't been mentioned for a while, and don't really have a presence in the UK for big, flagship coasters. Wouldn't mind it being a Vekoma, they are much improved these days and makes sence with the Corkscrew heritage thing this ride seems to be utilising. Shame they couldn't of had vekima make this and use that track style-even go as far as refurbing and reusing the corkscrews...but that would be pretty much impossible even before it was shown to be a non-inverting bi-rail.
Not having a big presence in the UK would suit them fine, as now they would.
This ride suits them to the ground tbh, we shall see.
I think Furie said them ages ago as a possibility, plus when you look at the real concept art the track looks like what is used on the Mummy. Anyway time will tell.
This ride suits them to the ground tbh, we shall see.
I think Furie said them ages ago as a possibility, plus when you look at the real concept art the track looks like what is used on the Mummy. Anyway time will tell.
The plans, which have to be accurate, show bi-rail and square supports, which is why I'm going for Intamin, but we shall see. Expecting track to be here within 2-4 weeks, and wonder what is happening in the woods where we can't see. Anyone fancy putting on some cam-cream and dear antlers and sneaking up to have a look?
A-Kid
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Premier is plausible. They have delt with track switches before.
I would bet that track is already there, hidden away. We can't see whats in the woods. For all we know, the track and everything could alreadly be up down there. Makes sense to get one half completely done undercover of the trees.
Has anybody got a plane?
I would bet that track is already there, hidden away. We can't see whats in the woods. For all we know, the track and everything could alreadly be up down there. Makes sense to get one half completely done undercover of the trees.
Has anybody got a plane?
Problem is, even if track arrives - we're no closer to knowing who the manufacturer is.
We've already seen the track and supports - it's in the plans. Seeing the real version won't clear anything up at all!
All that will clear it up is if there are labels on the track like at Kings Dominion
We've already seen the track and supports - it's in the plans. Seeing the real version won't clear anything up at all!
All that will clear it up is if there are labels on the track like at Kings Dominion
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