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2018: Wicker Man - General Discussion - SPOILERS! - Part One
PeteB
TS Member
Sad times regarding the flume.
Having just checked out the updated plans, must say I'm still very unimpressed by what they've got planned. This is geniunely the most boring and shortest layout I've ever seen on any coaster.
Saying that, Th13teen's outdoor section comes close.
Having just checked out the updated plans, must say I'm still very unimpressed by what they've got planned. This is geniunely the most boring and shortest layout I've ever seen on any coaster.
Saying that, Th13teen's outdoor section comes close.
bluesonichd
TS Member
In his tweet he says he's building the new "Wickerman ride" ..Credit to Ross Smith on Twitter who is working on the ride (rosssmithsmkl)
Towerslover
TS Member
Can't seem to find his twitter? Could somebody link it please? 
Burbs
TS Team
It seems to have been removed.Can't seem to find his twitter? Could somebody link it please?
bluesonichd
TS Member
Oh dear. Did he say too much ?!
Wickerman. .. not very pirates or mutiny bay themed then
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Craig
TS Administrator
Just a quick bit on the planning documents which were reported yesterday to cover it in one post. This was not an amendment to the existing plans, but a discharge of conditions application which was to cover off some of the conditions imposed on them when planning permission was granted. Basically:
Condition 4 - Drainage
Condition 7 - Archaeology
Condition 8 and 9 - Deer Park wall protection
Condition 10 - Environmental Health (Construction timescales, noise times etc)
Condition 14 - Tree Protection measures
Condition 15 - Positions for foundations and hard paving
There's a couple of new plans in the documents, but nothing to exciting, unless you're into drainage, trees or anything like that
"GCI site laydown area" was mentioned on one of the documents, giving 'official confirmation' of a GCI, although the original planning application's noise assessment pretty much confirmed this after giving 3 other GCIs as comparisons for noise levels. As already mentioned, there's a few bits expanding on construction timescales and budget too but nothing too exciting in the grand scheme of things just yet!
Condition 4 - Drainage
Condition 7 - Archaeology
Condition 8 and 9 - Deer Park wall protection
Condition 10 - Environmental Health (Construction timescales, noise times etc)
Condition 14 - Tree Protection measures
Condition 15 - Positions for foundations and hard paving
There's a couple of new plans in the documents, but nothing to exciting, unless you're into drainage, trees or anything like that
"GCI site laydown area" was mentioned on one of the documents, giving 'official confirmation' of a GCI, although the original planning application's noise assessment pretty much confirmed this after giving 3 other GCIs as comparisons for noise levels. As already mentioned, there's a few bits expanding on construction timescales and budget too but nothing too exciting in the grand scheme of things just yet!
BarryZola
TS Member
Would they be putting Kay Burley in the Wicker Man for the grand opening?
Anyway, yeah, kind of weird seeing the flume station smashed down like that. And, I'll say it again, look at all that lovely unused space in the third pic (plan) from the twitter guy who is probably getting a rollocking off his boss this morning. He did it for the cause though, respect
Anyway, yeah, kind of weird seeing the flume station smashed down like that. And, I'll say it again, look at all that lovely unused space in the third pic (plan) from the twitter guy who is probably getting a rollocking off his boss this morning. He did it for the cause though, respect
Dave
TS Founding Member
It's not much different in length than Wodan (Wodan is more spread out and SW8 wraps around itself more). And Boulder at Liseberg is again quite short.
Layout doesn't inspire but GCI build good rides so hopefully there will be all the usual tricks of a Woden coaster. Plus you have the mysterious pre-show thing.
I'm not convinced but it's not dead in the water yet.
Craig
TS Administrator
£15 million is the construction value quoted in the construction plan report and plan. So this wouldn't normally include marketing etc. It would however include demolition, planning costs and construction of course.
Rob
TS Team
Wodan has height to generate speed and a relentless layout. Unless there is a launch of sorts I can't see this being the same. I'm sure it will be good fun but just like InvadR at BGW it could have been so much more.
As for The Wicker Man, I'm aware that it was a film from the 1970s but apart from that I am clueless. It sounds like another dark/horror theme though which is just great right? Merlin are slowly but surely ensuring that the entire park is covered in dark themes. Dark themes definitely have a place in theme parks, but not for the entire park!
As for The Wicker Man, I'm aware that it was a film from the 1970s but apart from that I am clueless. It sounds like another dark/horror theme though which is just great right? Merlin are slowly but surely ensuring that the entire park is covered in dark themes. Dark themes definitely have a place in theme parks, but not for the entire park!
Craig
TS Administrator
It's worth remembering from the plans that there's a silent magnetic lift system being installed rather than a standard chain lift, so a launch isn't out of the question.
Credit to Ross Smith on Twitter who is working on the ride (rosssmithsmkl)
Am I the only one expecting to see the Flume carefully dissembled as opposed to be completely smashed to bits?
The flume has served Alton well over the years and deserves a bit more respect, sad to see the flume destroyed in those pics
I've fond memories of the ride
Craig
TS Administrator
There's not a lot else you can do with reinforced concrete channels other than smash them to bits . As for the fibreglass and steel sections, with some parts over 35 years old, they'd more than reached the end of their useful life, and were patched up to death anyway so were unusable anywhere else. As brutal as it all looks, the easiest way to go is to smash the whole lot up and recycle what you can from it.
Rob
TS Team
Oh of course! I've said in the past that not one sole party can be blamed as there was an accumulation of errors all stemmed from the fact that planning for The Smiler was rushed and therefore elements relating to what was below the existing ground were missed.
I thought they were using the flumes station as a new smokehouse restaurant?
As for the theme, surely they'd have learnt from th13teen? I know we don't know the secret element yet, but I'm fairly confident I will be a family thrill ride. We don't need more dark themes, especially when its a family coaster.
As for the theme, surely they'd have learnt from th13teen? I know we don't know the secret element yet, but I'm fairly confident I will be a family thrill ride. We don't need more dark themes, especially when its a family coaster.