[2025] Toxicator: New Forbidden Valley Suspended Top Spin

[DistortAMG]

Counterweights look a bit meh, but those holes through them seem suspicious

They look fine to me. Solid steel disks, two per side. The holes are where they get mounted. Quite a bit of counter weight there. Huss don't adjust the counterweight on a ride by ride basis, so this thing should (or could) operate as intense as other models.

Going to the fountains, I could be wrong, but I don't think we will see them like we had them on Ripsaw. They caused chaos for maintenance with these rides.

 

[JamesP]

My feeling, based on very little other than I think there is a trough on either side of the platform, is that we will see fountains but that they will be purely thematic and a ‘close miss’ for riders rather than actually drenching the ride like Ripsaw. That would be too much of a maintenance headache and doesn’t work with the new location over a path.

 

[idleross]

Are we expecting this to be open on the first day of the 2025 season? Looking at booking our trip

 

[Skyscraper]

Are we expecting this to be open on the first day of the 2025 season? Looking at booking our trip

I'd certainly expect it to open from the start, but we won't know for sure until it's confirmed by the park.

 

[GooseOnTheLoose]

Are we expecting this to be open on the first day of the 2025 season? Looking at booking our trip

I'm expecting it to open on 17th May 2025, given that's the date of the Super Fans event.

 

[AT86]

I'm expecting it to open on 17th May 2025, given that's the date of the Super Fans event.

Wrong thread

 

[Steve74]

Are we expecting this to be open on the first day of the 2025 season? Looking at booking our trip

They'd be silly not to - "world first for Alton Towers: ride a brand new ride on its opening day in the dark!"

 

[GooseOnTheLoose]

Wrong thread

Humblest apologies. Christmastime is very stressful for geese. I've been spending the day dodging people eyeing me up for their ovens. No idea whether I'm coming, going, or which thread I'm in apparently.

🪿

 

[Manchester1894]

It would be great if they could get this open for the night riding in March but based on the way things are going for Marlin it's likely to be late Spring isn't it?

 

[Steve74]

It would be great if they could get this open for the night riding in March but based on the way things are going for Marlin it's likely to be late Spring isn't it?

There's no indication that the construction of this is delayed. The ride is in place, so in very, very simple terms they just need to stick a 3-pin plug on the end of it, plug it in, test it and theme it.

Seriously though, I see no reason why this won't open on opening day for night riding - as long as the weather is kind to them between now and then.

 

[Dave]

I don’t see any reason this won’t open with the park. We haven’t had any pics recently but the ride is built and most of the theming will be built off site and installed.

 

[Steve74]

According to TPWW's latest vlog flimed earlier today, the ride looks like it is completely covered in scaffolding and plastic. Could be the angle of course and may only be just the pillars/supports that are covered:




From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1kzm-_uRtw

 

[AT86]

Wouldn’t surprise me if they are trying to keep the theming under wraps (literally and figuratively) for now.

 

[Poisson]

That's standard when maintaining Top Spins. It protects the gondola, especially when partially disassembled.

From Reddit during this year when Talocan was being worked on. I have seen others with a more complete covering like the Towers one for same reasons.

 

[AltonLover123]

That's standard when maintaining Top Spins. It protects the gondola, especially when partially disassembled.

From Reddit during this year when Talocan was being worked on. I have seen others with a more complete covering like the Towers one for same reasons.

They used to cover Ripsaw back in the day too.

It would be great if they could get this open for the night riding in March but based on the way things are going for Marlin it's likely to be late Spring isn't it?

Reborn opened on the first day of the season.

 

[s_g_k]

That's standard when maintaining Top Spins. It protects the gondola, especially when partially disassembled.

From Reddit during this year when Talocan was being worked on. I have seen others with a more complete covering like the Towers one for same reasons.

“You ordered the wrong sized gazebo mate”

 

[Vandarkian]

Is this basically the same ride type as Ripsaw, or is it updated somehow? Looks the same.

 

[Dave]

Is this basically the same ride type as Ripsaw, or is it updated somehow? Looks the same.

Inverted version, ripsaw had two rows facing the same way with a floor, this has two rows back to back without a floor.

Watch videos of Talocan at Phantasia and then a video of ripsaw on YouTube.

 

[Stuie]

Watch videos of Talocan at Phantasia and

imagine the theming isn't there...

 

[Bowser]

Is this basically the same ride type as Ripsaw, or is it updated somehow? Looks the same.

As a ride experience it will be almost identical, hence why I’m not particularly excited about it sadly (and in fact I’m actively annoyed as for all intents and purposes they’ve removed a ride my son could go on and replaced it with one he can’t due to the height restriction).