Flat Rides: What would you like to see come to the park?

[Craig]

AT86 beat me to it Here's the rest of the concepts if you're interested. First cropped up in customer surveys in 2008 I think it was.

 

[Skyscraper]

AT86 beat me to it Here's the rest of the concepts if you're interested. First cropped up in customer surveys in 2008 I think it was.

Ah thanks Craig, someone just told me about it but that's the first I've ever heard of it. Looks cool though!

 

[AT86]

Is my mind playing tricks or were there also some concepts for a similar idea for the Black Hole tent at one time?

 

[Skyscraper]

Is my mind playing tricks or were there also some concepts for a similar idea for the Black Hole tent at one time?

Ah that was the Duelling Deadstars (Technical Park Vortex)

 

[Matt N]

Is my mind playing tricks or were there also some concepts for a similar idea for the Black Hole tent at one time?

I believe there may well have been. Somebody correct me if I’m wrong here, but I think it was supposed to be a duo of robo arms named Duelling Deadstars?
EDIT: Darn; I was beaten to it by @Skyscraper!

 

[Trooper Looper]

AT86 beat me to it Here's the rest of the concepts if you're interested. First cropped up in customer surveys in 2008 I think it was.

I won't lie, it looks like something that'd fit right into Forbidden Valley really well.

 

[James]

There was concept art for roboarms in the Black Hole tent:



The Dark Forest concepts were great, shame it never happened!

 

[Zeock]

AT86 beat me to it Here's the rest of the concepts if you're interested. First cropped up in customer surveys in 2008 I think it was.

That looks like it would have fit into DF really well, and have given the area more life!

 

[Benjsh]

I'm not remotely bothered those robo arms failed to come to anything. Throughput nightmares and also doesn't look all that enjoyable as an experience.

A thrill flat ride in the Black Hole tent would have been fairly cool though.

 

[Burner]

Would have been a better addition than The Smiler.

 

[Benjsh]

Would have been a better addition than The Smiler.

Not so sure about that mate.....

Coasters > Flats

 

[Jb85]

Robot arms look great as a spectator, but I can't imagine operationally it would have been a nightmare.

Ride wise, I bet existing flats could do the same thing better without the headache.

 

[jon81uk]

Epcot used to have robocoasters as an educational experiance about math, but the throughput was tiny. Four arms, holding two people for a 90 second experience probably means about 96 people per hour. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sum_of_All_Thrills
Yes AT could have built a lot more arms, but to achieve even the same throughput as a normal flat ride would be hard.

 

[Trooper Looper]

Thought I'd be pretty appropriate to come back to this thread after the recent announcements of The Retrosquads upcoming removal.

Id love them to revisit the original concept art @Craig has shown above. Another HUSS topspin wouldn't go amiss personally, especially a floorless one.

Talking about Ripsaw, I found some concept art of it online.

 

[pluk]

Breakdance, polyp, enterprise.

Not groundbreaking but absolute staples, reliable when not ancient, themeable, good value for the park compared to more complex machines, decent throughputs and covers a good range of rider age and size.

 

[Ethan]

Super star


Tivoli Extreme (best flat ride towers have had imo would love to see one back in the future)


Atmosfear

How many of these 3 are realistic I don't know but that's personally what I'd love to see

 

[Poisson]

Northern Amusements went bust but the rights to the Superstar were sold I am lead to believe. Haven't seen any built since the rights were sold.

 

[Hew878787]

I would like to see a new Top Spin. Yes it's already been done but it closed in 2015... there's whole new group of young thrill seekers who were too young/small to experience it at the time, and even if they did it was probably on a crap setting if ridden in the later stages of its life cycle.

 

[Benjsh]

A Gyro swing is what I have always wanted at Towers. Yeah they might have to dig down to be able to build one but it's exactly the type of flat ride that they need imo. High capacity and thrilling.
Might not be unique but they are a safe bet as they are always popular with punters.

And for the love of god....just get a new Top Spin and call it Ripsaw revenge for all I care. That attraction needs to come back in FV.

 

[Hew878787]

And for the love of god....just get a new Top Spin and call it Ripsaw revenge for all I care. That attraction needs to come back in FV.

As much as I'd love one back in FV, Imagine a Top Spin in Katanga Canyon though... Crank the fountains up on it so you can actually get wet again. Hell theme the thing to a Jeeps broken crank shaft that's failed its MOT. Seriously though, the area does need a flat ride, but where about could it go, if anywhere? Just like more thrill areas should have a family ride, I think a family driven area such as KC would also benefit from at least one thrill ride.