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Well Swarm is fantastic. Suppose its my favourite coaster type.

The spiders have not harmed this project, they have been known about for some time. It is apparently not an unusual occurrence for things like this to happen in the UK, it has happened before. The creatures will be re-homed and the development will continue. There has also been a lot of interest from investors so I am very confident this park is going to happen. Source http://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford_messenger/news/2013/april/3/spiders_in_paramount_move.aspx The spiders have also been known about for a while, so I doubt the project has been delayed too long. It just seems like a publicity stunt. Source: http://www.in2theqline.co.uk/2013/04/mega-theme-park-delayed-by-spiders/ Spain is not in great shape at the moment so I really doubt this park is going to happen.

The Swarm, Thorpe Park!

The arms won'd move. It was confirmed in the plans.

^ It's a fake account John Wardley does not use Twitter.

Was fortunate enough to attend the filming of Les Miserables at Pinewood Studios (to accompany my sister who is in the Lovely Ladies scene) and see the film at the cast and crew screening in London the night before the premiere. The film is breathtaking and it is no surprise members of the Academy have been giving it standing ovations. Having seen Anne Hathaway on the Pinewood soundstages it was never a surprise that she was going to deliver a knockout performance and be up for award nominations, I really hope she wins an Oscar. It's a shame Tom Hooper has not been nominated for best director at the globes but there is still the Baftas and Oscars coming up. He has delivered a true 'epic' experience, the scale of it is incredibly rare for a British film. Two other amazing films of 2012 are the Danish film The Hunt (with Mads Mikkelsen - La Chiffre in Casino Royale) and Life of Pi. The Hunt is quite simply the best film of 2012 hands down, it may not be showing in many cinemas across the world at the moment but it is a must see on Blu Ray and DVD. Mads Mikkelsen offers the best performance of any actor of 2012, he will blow you away.

Paramount are not developing this park. They only license their IP's to the park's developers. This is being developed by a London based company. Honestly though, I am excited! If this does go ahed it will be a short train ride away.

I never understood how they count the inversions for the 4D coasters - on X, for example, your body is upside down only twice. If this thing had more than 10 inversions, it would break the record as far as I'm concerned. EDIT: At the same time, the official website has a countdown for 165 days from now, so in March 2013. http://www.altontowers.com/2013/ Just to clear this up. What you posted is a link to our launch page for our new website, this is not in anyway part of SW7's marketing.

LOL I've been to this place before. It's not a theme park. It shows people how the Jews used to live in ancient Israel. Really don't understand the need for wi-fi.

! Credit goes to neil3211.

Swarm's fire effect is now working! Also, LED lights and the on ride video will be in operation tomorrow! Image source

A new recreation has been uploaded to youtube. Credit goes to Nemesis94DJW The headchoppers look awesome!

Rode The Swarm for the first time today and my word it is awesome! The ride is smooth, fast paced and rather forceful in some parts. I personally reckon that this is (arguably) the most 'fun' steel coaster we have in the UK. More intense than was expecting but it is definitely not the most extreme ride in the UK, more of a fun experience. The right hand side of the train offered lots of floaty sensations whilst the left was more forceful. The theming also looks great up close! Also, the water effects seemed to be synced well with the train and the near misses on the left hand side of the train are very impressive. The length however was the only issue I had with the coaster, otherwise it is amazing. But Swarm is a show stopper! Definitely (in my opinion) the best ride in the park jointly with Stealth . I rate it 4.99/5 Will have videos and pictures shortly! Also; SAW - The ride was shut all day and X:/ WTF's indoor lighting has disappeared. On the plus side, no more chart songs at the entrance! The entrance theme has been resurrected/updated!

^It was only another merlin publicity stunt The dummies which have lost limbs are fake. Look at the other dummies sitting behind the mannequins in the front row and you will see .

Those are the official plans I think you will find! Concept art comes a lot later on after they begin to promote the ride. From what I have heard from a few trusted sources there are multiple launch sections throughout the ride. I think this coaster is going to be wicked, definitely looking to be the most insane addition we have had since Blivvy .

^Yes but very few in the UK do The theming on this ride is fantastic, glad to see thorpe's wing coaster will be a better themed experience than the two unthemed coasters opening in America. Hopefully we will see testing begin this month since it opens in only a few months time!

Surprised no one has posted a link to the rest of the photos Can I see a fire-engine Look forward to seeing the rest of the theming .

Hmm, heard about this in the Jewish Chronicle ( a paper for the Jewish community in the UK) during the Spring if I remember rightly. Appears to be a modest little park. And yes it is nice to see something like this amid what is happening in the region at the moment. Such a shame that we don't hear about things like this outside the Jewish/Israeli media! If you are referring to the Israel Defence Forces, then no there is not.

Not quite. Very similar though, the wing over drop on the swarm is similar but it actually inverts and twists the opposite direction. From what I have heard on another forum, a new flat ride will open in 2013 on the CCR and Miss Hippo's Fungle Safari site. Edit - new Swarm update from ThemeUK Supports for the inclined loop, corkscrew and inline twist have been erected

Yes but families still like to visit thorpe park and they expect to see some rides that the whole family would enjoy. Whilst Thorpe should cater for the thrill seekers, they shouldn't scrap every family attraction. Another thing, there needs to be a mix of more relaxed attractions in between the thrills anyway. At least they've added the embarrassment that is Storm Surge though.

Terrible decision! Do they not understand that families still visit? They won't be able to get rid of them, families will still visit and end up getting annoyed as a result of there being very little family/children's attractions! If Six Flags parks and Cedar Point can have family rides, why can't Thorpe Park? Every thrill park will need calmer attractions anyway, no one wants to ride the more intense rides when they've just had their lunch. Anyway, another Swarm update at Fotowhizz Favourite picture, love how it's so visible from the entrance!

Studios North are now on site so I should imagine that theming work will begin pretty soon. And the park is bound to be very busy next weekend since it's fright nights. Admin Edit: imagen ≠ imagine

Ok.. I suppose that's a good thing then .

Yeah but I don't think the good weather will last long, pretty sure we will have winter in a few weeks time But RCS have been getting this coaster up very quickly, hopefully most of the layout will be completed by the end of next week.

Workers have begun to erect the helix More pictures at Total Thorpe Park http://totalthorpepark.co.uk/features/future2012.shtml Another update has been posted on UK Park News