Coastermaniac94
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^is that directed to Pablo or to me
tomahawKSU said:I lol because that is what this thread is, a <img> train wreck of useless information.
In line with THORPE PARK’s Medium Term Development Plan, application for full planning permission for a new rollercoaster in 2012 has been submitted to Runnymede Borough Council. This can be viewed on the Runnymede Borough Council website, www.runnymede.gov.uk (ref: RU.11/0101).
The German manufacturer Bolliger and Mabillard have been commissioned to build the unique new rollercoaster due to their consistent record of delivering extreme rides of the highest quality. Subject to planning permission, the ride will open in Spring 2012 and will be located on one of the new development islands adjacent to Stealth, measuring just under 40 metres in height.
Mike Vallis, Divisional Director, comments:
“THORPE PARK has developed significantly over the last decade to create the ‘must do’ destination for thrill seekers in the UK. We have focussed our investment on delivering exciting new rides and attractions including SAW – The Ride: the world’s first horror movie themed rollercoaster, Stealth: one of Europe’s fastest rollercoasters, Colossus: the world’s first 10 looping rollercoaster and Nemesis Inferno the 4.5 G-force experience.
This new development for 2012 will further add to the Park’s impressive ride portfolio and firmly establish the THORPE PARK as the nation’s Thrill Capital with a wide range of adrenaline pumping rides.”
neo said:The plans have been released!
http://ww2.runnymede.gov.uk/home/latest ... an_lst.htm
A wing rider it is!
It includes a post-apocalyptic theme with full-scale aeroplane/helicopter wreckage.
Nemesis Inferno said:Stealing the TPM site for pics...
http://lc12.co.uk/lc12-plans-released.php
ANNNNNNNND quite frankly the most important addition...
THAT'S RIGHT! NEW TOILETS!!!!!!!11
Tim said:I reckon that sorta stuff stays secret, so we have to fill in the gaps ourselves =)
Lift Hill over jacknifed lorry (food outlet)
Half roll-dive loop type thing underneath the wing of a jet liner and up into a zero-g roll
Inclined loop, low turn over a ditch which has a helicopter in it... up into some weird corkscrew/zero-g hybrid
And then what appears to be a straight roll through the building that also houses the boarding area
Very exciting stuff.
Honestly I do expect it all to appear, unless given the thumbs down by the council like the rotating farm fan did on Saw.
Old scrapped aircraft wont cost that much. There are fields of that kinda junk in America.
Can't figure out what the main feature of this entire theme is going to be though. And I don't we'll understand that until we see how the train will be dressed.
Could it be some sort of military operation?
Are we going to be taken for a ride with the robot/monster/missile that caused all this havoc?
Are the wide rows of seats on the train supposed to be the pews of the church, and with a triumphant organ tune an army helicopter lifts us all through the roof to safety?
No?
Well, the apocalypse idea seems most likely at this point, but what in that case does the flying machine represent?
Is the roll over and dive at the start representing the stalling and crashing of our aircraft?
Rush said:Looks like we have a pre-creation already! 2 days must surely be a record!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeIwvuRvqIQ[/youtube]
bob_3_ said:And if it turns about too be as big as that, then it should look quite intimidating. Which is something we dont have much of in the UK.
It definitely will be intimidating, especially to non regular park goers. I mean look here at how the first drop and zero-g just towers over flying fish.
I know everyone has seen the plans already, but just take note of how big flying fish's entrance is and how a person is compared to the track. I find a lot of the time I forget the scale of these rides in a plan. It's not impressive to someone in America realllllly, but for a UK park it's going to stand out.
Nemesis Inferno said:THIS RIDE WILL NOT SPIN
Coastermaniac94 said:I can confirm that the official thorpe park press release is online and confirms a lot of the details about the ride
http://www.thorpepark.com/press/default.aspx
Coastermaniac94 said:Edit: some facts I found from TPM site
Project Name: LC12
Manufacturer: Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M)
Height: 38.6m / 127ft
Inversions: 4
Investment: £20m
Trains x seats: 2 x 28 seats
Length of track: approx. 775metres
Some LC12 facts, confirms it will run 2 trains too.
tks said:Looking at the plans for the crashed plane.. Perhaps the pilot was aiming for the Flying Fish?
Not. In. The. Slightest.Mysterious Sue said:No one else feel it's a bit disrespectful to have a load of fake crashed planes lying around on virtually the same site?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_European_Airways_Flight_548