divyking Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7UmHTZ0yMk A POV! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacoaster Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 ^ All I can say is from that video.. I would be scared just by the audio incorporated into the ride. Jigsaw saying game over and the doll's laugh right before the lift just adds to the suspense and anxiety. This is going to be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Starr Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Anyone wanting to watch the previous video, heres the link. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7UmHTZ0yMk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplepills Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 A (slightly) higher quality version of the video is available HERE. THE WRITTEN PART OF THE ARTICLE CONTAINS SOME SPOILERS ABOUT THEMING ETC. so do not read it if you want a total surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exmouse Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 the news never like to be seen to be siding with one thing Isn't that exactly the point of news, it's suppose to be impartial. News is suppose to give both sides of an argument and allow the public to make up their own mind by being provided with the facts. Although I have to admit sometimes news doesn't end up being impartial, whether intentional or not. In my mind the addition of the brain expert helps to hype up the ride. As well as telling of the potential dangers it leads people to believe this ride is a bit edgey, a bit dangerous and therefore even more exciting. I think they've done Thorpe a favour. Of course by my comments I could be seen siding with one thing, I do work for a large news broadcaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplepills Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 ^You're right, news should be impatial and deal only with the facts, letting the viwer decide for themselves what they think about those facts. I mainly questioned why there was a guy at the end saying about safety when the report was just about a new ride opening that the public might be interested in. It wasn't related to the safety of rides, more one of those light hearted stories they have at the end of the news to brighten your day since the majority of rest of it is usually so depressing. In other news, Saw had a great preview day with a very dramatic, publicised breakdown involving celebrities, tears, paramedics and a panic attack, whilst briefly becoming the WORLDS TALLEST COASTER at 650 feet tall! At least thats what happened according to the news report. Once again, the news report contains spoilers about theming. Click here for more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPDave Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I've just been to Thorpe but the ride is still down We'll have pictures and video up soon, but in summary the ride are is very nicely presented, very densely themed and they seemed to be testing a lot of cars at once, so hopefully a half decent capacity. Once this thing opens it's probably going to be the best themed ride in the UK. Shame it wasn't open today though! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Maybe they could spin this as a successful test of the e-stop button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplepills Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Another BBC news report, with a little video in the station. Looks dark. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7937557.stm Shame about yesterday's preview day. I hope the ride is up and running today for those that of you that go. Oh and don't lean on any gates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Maybe they could spin this as a successful test of the e-stop button. You are the expert on such matters Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 UMMmm....nevermind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mash80 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Thankfully the ride is up and running today. If anyone is desperate to see more, Thorpe Nerd are doing live updates from the pass holders event, which can be found here; http://live.thorpenerd.com/ (WARNING - CONTAINS LOTS OF SPOILERS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netdvn Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 The theming on this ride looks very impressive. Too bad I won't be able to ride it anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelegendarymatthew Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 ^That, and the ride itself is impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Maybe they could spin this as a successful test of the e-stop button. You are the expert on such matters Chuck LOLOLOLOLOL!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okinawaboy11 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 From what I saw in the video, the ride seems, uhm....short. Drop. Immelman. Over banked turn. Camel back. Brakes. Seems kinda like a waste. Unless the video was leaving out a section of the ride that Thorpe Park didn't want the public to see. Kinda like when the Mystery Mine first opened, the "pre-lift surpise" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason10 Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 ^ In fact, there is a part of the ride that Thorpe Park don't want us to see! 30% of the ride is a pre-lift section. It consists of a steep 95* drop into a turn and round another turn and then into a barrel roll. Then it goes into the light, around a corner and into some brakes before the lift. That section is all indoors. I should think it is heavily themed. So yeah, there is A LOT more to the ride than just the part you can see. In fact, you only see 70% of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplepills Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 ^^Also the video above has been edited, and cut at the MCBR to look like the end of the ride. Theres a nice drop out of the MCBR and another inversion after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Starr Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Here's another video that shows a little bit of the queue and some of the station. news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7937557.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okinawaboy11 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 ^^ Ohh, ok thanks for clearing that up. I was like...really thats IT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly06 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Seems like another bad start to open season for Thorpe Park. I have a number of friends there today for the public opening of Saw, which apparently has broken down and will remain closed for the rest of the day. Many of Thorpe's other rides are closed or have 2 hour + queues, that includes guest services and food outlets (even pizza hut seems to have had a 'break down'). Another great start to the year for Thorpe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollerboy Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 ^ Oh dear. Well what can you expect, it is Thorpe. I hope everything is running smoothly by Saturday. Does anybody know if Stealth was open today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplepills Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 ^It's closed today, along with Saw. Good start to the season so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aflack Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 How the hell can you have your two main rides down on the opening day of the season. This park has some serious issues its the same every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplepills Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 It's bad that Stealth is down, I mean it depends why. They may have found a fault with it and be waiting on a new part. I don't know. Where it IS bad Saw is also down, its a brand new ride so it's to be expected to a point. I'd guess fixing faults is a learning process for all parks when they get new coasters, so when they are new it takes a lot longer. Probably the worst thing from all of this is that with 2 main rides down, plus both water rides and slammer closed, the queues for the rest of the rides will be really bad. Not sure just how many people would go on the water rides anyway, but it would still help keep the queues down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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