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Cross Valley Coaster

You want a gimmick for an indoor coaster, have it have the onboard sound system, a UK first for sure and it is something I'm surprised that it hasn't been done already. Then again, had in some alternate universe Rita had been built as a Vekoma LSM launch coaster as what had almost happened to Thorpe in the early 2000's, that could have easily had the RNRC sound tracker plastered on it but I digress.

For a new coaster at Towers, I suspect a Water Coaster will likely be next as with the need to not only help bolster their water ride line up, having a water coaster not only gives them a unique ride to market with but it would still be a coaster that they want and they'd be able to kill two birds with one stone. Only question is where to build it but that's another story.
 
I did hear a rumour of a Water coaster inside a building on coaster corner years ago.
 
Not sure if this is the right thread but i've read about mentions of John Wardley's cross-valley wooden rollercoaster that he suggested several times and wondered if there were any images of the plans or mock-ups of how it would have looked?

I can't visualise how it would have actually sat in the park.
 
Bowser said:
Not sure if this is the right thread but i've read about mentions of John Wardley's cross-valley wooden rollercoaster that he suggested several times and wondered if there were any images of the plans or mock-ups of how it would have looked?

I can't visualise how it would have actually sat in the park.
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There's some pictures of the plans for the cross-valley coaster planned in the early 2000s over on Towers Times: Link

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Multiple iterations of wooden coasters have been planned at Towers, though. It would be great to see the variety of layouts and plans they have developed over the years.
 
Bowser said:
Not sure if this is the right thread but i've read about mentions of John Wardley's cross-valley wooden rollercoaster that he suggested several times and wondered if there were any images of the plans or mock-ups of how it would have looked?

I can't visualise how it would have actually sat in the park.
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There are / were a few floated. This is the most recent mockup, I believe:

Original Plan for SW8 - Forbidden Valley Wooden Coaster

Hi guys. On their Facebook page today, TowersTimes revealed the first I believe I’ve ever seen of the original SW8 proposal in Forbidden Valley (a wooden coaster proposed during a screening opinion in April 2015, but never pursued further and eventually replaced by Wicker Man). The ride was to...
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Natalie Sim of the, presumably, original mockup plans here: https://www.themeparktourist.com/ta...-infamous-cross-valley-wooden-roller-coaster/

There's also some stuff on the "other" Towers enthusiast place, but I don't want to anger the powers that be and give away traffic.
 
James said:
There's some pictures of the plans for the cross-valley coaster planned in the early 2000s over on Towers Times: Link

plan1.jpg


plan6.jpg

Multiple iterations of wooden coasters have been planned at Towers, though. It would be great to see the variety of layouts and plans they have developed over the years.
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Honestly, I’d take Wicker Man over this. I just can’t help but think a few big drops wouldnt be all that fun, at least to my taste.
 
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Yep, clearly we’ll never know for certain, but I’m as certain as can be that the cross valley coaster would have been better than Wickerman.
 
Not sure about better, but it would have definitely have been different (will be one day, hopefully). It would have dipped through the trees a little further down the valley so I don't think there would be any negative visual impact on the gardens or from the village. Noise is what they were more concerned about I think. Could still happen one day, in theory.
 
I have mixed feelings about the cross valley woodie. Being able to immerse yourself in the tranquility of the gardens and the water cascading over the pagoda fountain while in the middle of a huge theme park is such a unique feature of Alton.

Having a ruddy big wooden coaster hurtling though towards the end of the valley and all the noise associated with it, while thrilling could have spoilt the above uniqueness.
 
There's no way the cross valley woodie would have ever come to anything. The environmental cost would have been too great, never mind the logistics and economic cost.

That said, if it provided the inspiration to finally install a wooden rollercoaster then it wasn't totally wasted.
 
I was never sold on the cross valley woodie idea. Aside from the fact that going that close to the gardens seems a bad idea to me, the layout is literally just two big drops. Seems more suited to a B&M hyper than a wooden coaster.
 
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