Thorpe Park: General Discussion

RicketyCricket

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Taron

• Wednesday at 4:16 PM

• #6,081

I had no idea the pistons were removed. Was this recently?

 

Mattie boy

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Shamballa

• Wednesday at 4:29 PM

• #6,082

Poisson said:

Best permanent tower in the country is at Gulliver's MK.

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Drop tower at pleasurewood hills despite a travelling one packs decent punch too

 

Zeock

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Journey to the Center of the Earth

• Wednesday at 7:05 PM

• #6,083

Hyperia's ops were very good today. They managed to process a lot of riders without seeming stressed.

 

Call_um

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• Wednesday at 9:51 PM

• #6,084

RicketyCricket said:

I had no idea the pistons were removed. Was this recently?

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I know for a fact they were gone in the 2021 season, potentially 2020 too but not sure.

Would love to see them them return, no idea why they got rid of them. Doubt they'll ever return now its been years since they were removed.

Heres a before and after photo for those that don't know what they looked like.


From: https://x.com/Thrill_Riders/status/1508494543661981702/photo/1

 

Matt N

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Shambhala (PortAventura Park)

• Wednesday at 9:57 PM

• #6,085

I thought the pistons had supposedly returned at some point? Or was that something else?

 

pluk

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• Thursday at 6:42 PM

• #6,086

I thought I remembered something about the pistons putting increased pressure on the aging release mechanism (as they were under pressure pre release, not something that activated on release) causing increased wear and downtime. I might have made that up though.

 

DiogoJ42

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The Metropolitan Line

• Thursday at 6:48 PM

• #6,087

pluk said:

I thought I remembered something about the pistons putting increased pressure on the aging release mechanism (as they were under pressure pre release, not something that activated on release) causing increased wear and downtime. I might have made that up though.

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That would make some sense. Though I'd hope it was designed with that extra force in mind!

 

Mattie boy

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Shamballa

• Yesterday at 3:21 PM

• #6,088

The pistons still exist on the pleasurewood hills model

 

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Rob F

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• Yesterday at 4:25 PM

• #6,089

I think Viper at West Midlands safari park still exists ?

 

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Enter Valhalla

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• Yesterday at 5:25 PM

• #6,090

Yep the West Midlands Safari Park drop tower is exactly how Detonator should (but sadly doesn’t) ride. It’s now, in my opinion, the best and certainly most intense drop tower in the UK thanks to those pistons. Really poor from Thorpe Park to have removed what made the ride special.

 

Mattie boy

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Shamballa

• Today at 3:26 PM

• #6,091

I still think the PWH model is up there as one of the best in the UK with the pistons in use still

 

The_bup

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Professor Burp’s Bubbleworks

• Today at 6:24 PM

• #6,092

Mattie boy said:

I still think the PWH model is up there as one of the best in the UK with the pistons in use still

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Beats croc drop, that’s for sure - at least, out of non spinning drop towers.