TPDave Posted October 6, 2011 Posted October 6, 2011 Finally it's gone vertical! Track should take just over two weeks to erect. Sorry, where is that from? Dave
Rollercoaster5000 Posted October 6, 2011 Posted October 6, 2011 Sorry, I was implying that because it usually does take a few weeks to get the track up. Could be wrong about the swarm though...
andyuk200523 Posted October 6, 2011 Posted October 6, 2011 Track up! Courtesy of ThorpeNerd http://live.thorpenerd.com/ Does anyone know what the small "disk" pieces of metal are on the backbone? I cannot see them in any photos of Raptor on RCDB, does this mean we are getting another "Sand-Filled" B&M and not getting the glorious B&M Roar?
coasterfreak101 Posted October 6, 2011 Posted October 6, 2011 ^^It usually takes plenty more than two weeks, unless it's an unusually small coaster (smaller Eurofighters come to mind).
StealthFan Posted October 6, 2011 Posted October 6, 2011 Does anyone know what the small "disk" pieces of metal are on the backbone? I cannot see them in any photos of Raptor on RCDB, does this mean we are getting another "Sand-Filled" B&M and not getting the glorious B&M Roar? I would very much expect the ride to be sand filled just to keep the neighbors happy. We as enthusiasts do love the B&M roar but im pretty sure if I lived close enough and heard it every day it would do my head in regardless.
Guy T. Koepp Posted October 6, 2011 Posted October 6, 2011 Track up! Courtesy of ThorpeNerd http://live.thorpenerd.com/ Does anyone know what the small "disk" pieces of metal are on the backbone? I cannot see them in any photos of Raptor on RCDB, does this mean we are getting another "Sand-Filled" B&M and not getting the glorious B&M Roar? I was just thinking the same thing when I saw this picture.
cal1br3tto Posted October 6, 2011 Posted October 6, 2011 Well, as much as I love certain coaster sounds, the "roar" is something I could take or leave, considering I'm not sure I even have a concrete memory of what it sounds like.
tiger01 Posted October 6, 2011 Posted October 6, 2011 All I can think of is the roar of Nemesis. It's extremely loud. With this expansion we'll hopefully see the rise of a new maze for fright nights. If there is enough space.
TPDave Posted October 6, 2011 Posted October 6, 2011 Stealth was sand filled and this is on the same side of the park so I assume it will be too. I *think* all of Thorpe's coasters are but I'm not sure about Colossus, anyone know?
Rollercoaster5000 Posted October 6, 2011 Posted October 6, 2011 The disks are there to cover the holes they drilled in to pour the sand in to the track.
Dragon Khan Posted October 6, 2011 Posted October 6, 2011 Stealth was sand filled and this is on the same side of the park so I assume it will be too. I *think* all of Thorpe's coasters are but I'm not sure about Colossus, anyone know? Didn't even know Intamins could be sand filled. I thought this process was reserved to B&M's box track only. But I think I heard filling the COLUMNS also decrease the noise level quite a bit. Hydra, Talon, maybe Duelling Dragons, are some examples that come to mind
bundy2989 Posted October 7, 2011 Posted October 7, 2011 Here are a couple more pictures. Site overview. Station frame is up. Credit to Thorpenerd and Go Merlin for the pictures.
Lamoure Posted October 7, 2011 Posted October 7, 2011 ^That's incredible how fast the coaster grows! I was in ThorpePark at wednesday and only the brake section was built!
TPDave Posted October 8, 2011 Posted October 8, 2011 The disks are there to cover the holes they drilled in to pour the sand in to the track. I think everyone already had that figured out... Dragon Khan, sorry I should have been more clear. The supports on stealth are sand filled
sammmmmy Posted October 8, 2011 Posted October 8, 2011 This may be an odd question, but what B&M's aren't sand filled?
themightyjack Posted October 8, 2011 Posted October 8, 2011 Right. Cheeky trip to Thorpe on Thursday. Arrived at just after 3pm, to a dead park. As expected. After nomming McDonalds Drive-Thru, we found just how dead the park was. There were NO queues, and it got even quieter as the evening went on. Overall, I was really impressed with the park. Operations were really smooth, staff were friendly and the mazes were good. The one thing I will say is that the problem with visiting on 'dead' days is that no atmosphere is created. I think this is a key component of the Fright Nights experience and was severley lacking on Thursday. This is not the parks fault, just something that happened. Furthermore, I HATE the new PA system for the Aslyum. The H&S briefing cuts into the music, totally killing one of the best atmospheres in the park, I used to love queuing in that last cattle pen, watching the groups head up to the platform, but oh well. Now for the new Maze E-10. Totally caught offguard. Thought It was gonna be the standard maze experience, but for those of you that have been on it you will know this is defo not the case! First time, I was seriously scared, more than any scare attraction before. It is simply world class from Thorpe, the real gem of Fright Nights. This is without a doubt one of the best things Thorpe have done. After a couple more goes, the experience was not the same. But as a first go, it really is fantastic, great job from the Park. Will defo be heading back to the park, where hopefully there will be more atmosphere. Media from the visit:
RollerCoasterSmi Posted October 8, 2011 Posted October 8, 2011 This may be an odd question, but what B&M's aren't sand filled? There is no definitive list I can find but Nemesis is definitely not sand filled, I don't think Dragon Khan is... Those are the only two I have ridden in recent memory that I remember a roar on.
Lamoure Posted October 8, 2011 Posted October 8, 2011 @themightyjack: Lucky you! We had a crowded park at wednesday! 60min waiting time for colossus, saw, stealth and 30min for nemesis inferno ! But the fastrack-passes were worth the money Would anyone agree with me, that 'Saw:The Ride' is rough? It gave me really bad headache (Don't know how it was during the opening years and it was my first euro-fighter, but i was shocked how my head got smashed)
Schotcher Posted October 8, 2011 Posted October 8, 2011 If I'm not mistaken, I'm pretty sure most Beemers aren't sand filled, but it all comes down to what the park wants.
RollerCoasterSmi Posted October 8, 2011 Posted October 8, 2011 @Lamoure Saw: The Ride was pretty smooth during its opening year, just a small amount of headbanging. I haven't been since... @Schotcher: Most aren't sand filled, particularly in the USA. It is normally for sound reasons, I mean, what is the point of filling a big coaster with sand when you needn't? It tends to be in Europe: Daemonen, Air and Nemesis Inferno are filled with sand, where noise is a big issue.
Rollercoaster5000 Posted October 9, 2011 Posted October 9, 2011 The disks are there to cover the holes they drilled in to pour the sand in to the track. I think everyone already had that figured out... No,I was answering andyuk's quesion.. Plenty of pictures from mania hub at the moment. We will have an update from Fright Nights and a Swarm construction update tonight, might upload a few of our pics here, if you ask nicely .
bundy2989 Posted October 9, 2011 Posted October 9, 2011 A few more pictures of the Swarm from Saturday. Supports for the zero G roll going up. Base of the first drop. Shame about the trim brake. Credit to Daniel Hotten, Merlin Mania Site overview. Credit to Total Thorpe Park.
Anything Posted October 9, 2011 Posted October 9, 2011 It's interesting to watch this develop. I have heard they will be using multiple camera angles to create a DVD of your ride, in a groundbreaking new system.
RollerCoasterSmi Posted October 9, 2011 Posted October 9, 2011 ^ Whereabouts did you hear this? It sounds awesome, but it is not "new" as such. According to Wikipedia SheiKra and Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit use the system you are describing. Raptor uses mounted cameras. I would love to see a movie with effects inkeeping with the theme.
_koppen Posted October 9, 2011 Posted October 9, 2011 I wonder if they are gonna build this coaster from both ways, saving som time and money?
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