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Holiday World: General Discussion
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Rob
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To say that this is flying up is an understatement:
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TheMan
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That Helix looks tight!
The irony that this "family" ride could turn out to be more thrilling than The Swarm lol!
I think it's a genuine contender for that I really do looking at the layout, the slightly different inversions, the launch, that tight looking Helix.
Looks great so far! (I don't mind The Swarm, I'd really like one of these Wing Riders to reach it's potential!)
The irony that this "family" ride could turn out to be more thrilling than The Swarm lol!
I think it's a genuine contender for that I really do looking at the layout, the slightly different inversions, the launch, that tight looking Helix.
Looks great so far! (I don't mind The Swarm, I'd really like one of these Wing Riders to reach it's potential!)
TheMan
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Update:
They're apparently auctioning off their first rides for a charity! What a lovely touch. Bids in lads and lasses!
ZOOM ZOOM!
Testing 1, 2, Dummy?
Blueprints!
TRACK TIME:
Lovely!
ZOOOM!
Immelman?
Pretty in the snow:
And for me, the best of the lot... WHAT a transition this looks!! BEAUTIFUL.
More on their twitter, blogs, etc.
Looks amazing, for a FAMILY coaster let's remember...
They're apparently auctioning off their first rides for a charity! What a lovely touch. Bids in lads and lasses!
ZOOM ZOOM!
Testing 1, 2, Dummy?
Blueprints!
TRACK TIME:
Lovely!
ZOOOM!
Immelman?
Pretty in the snow:
And for me, the best of the lot... WHAT a transition this looks!! BEAUTIFUL.
More on their twitter, blogs, etc.
Looks amazing, for a FAMILY coaster let's remember...
Great pictures! Thanks for sharing.
The restraints look the same as on the other wing riders, so presumably it’ll still have a 1.4 metre height restriction? Personally I’d say the cut off for a family coaster is 1.2 metres. If they market it as a family coaster I wonder if they’ll have some disappointed guests. I know we would at the British parks, but perhaps expectations are different over there.
I think having five car trains might tone it down a bit compared to having longer trains, although perhaps not so much difference on a launched coaster compared to conventional lift. I’m not sure how the stats compare, but I thought X-Flight at Great America felt as intense at The Swarm, despite being smaller (8 cars on X-Flight vs 7 cars on the Swarm) and although I haven’t ridden Flug Der Damonen, reports suggest that this might be the gentlest wing rider of them all, and that only has six cars. I’m not saying train length is the only thing that affects intensity because it’s clearly not, but I think it has a bearing. Either way the profile of the track still looks a bit much for a family coaster.
All in all that looks pretty amazing, and to think that this is a theme park getting roughly the same number of visitors as Paultons Park (albeit over a shorter season). There was a time when I thought Oakwood was the UK’s answer to Holiday World. It’s such a shame it didn’t keep up. Holiday World should be an inspiration to independent parks the world over.
The restraints look the same as on the other wing riders, so presumably it’ll still have a 1.4 metre height restriction? Personally I’d say the cut off for a family coaster is 1.2 metres. If they market it as a family coaster I wonder if they’ll have some disappointed guests. I know we would at the British parks, but perhaps expectations are different over there.
I think having five car trains might tone it down a bit compared to having longer trains, although perhaps not so much difference on a launched coaster compared to conventional lift. I’m not sure how the stats compare, but I thought X-Flight at Great America felt as intense at The Swarm, despite being smaller (8 cars on X-Flight vs 7 cars on the Swarm) and although I haven’t ridden Flug Der Damonen, reports suggest that this might be the gentlest wing rider of them all, and that only has six cars. I’m not saying train length is the only thing that affects intensity because it’s clearly not, but I think it has a bearing. Either way the profile of the track still looks a bit much for a family coaster.
All in all that looks pretty amazing, and to think that this is a theme park getting roughly the same number of visitors as Paultons Park (albeit over a shorter season). There was a time when I thought Oakwood was the UK’s answer to Holiday World. It’s such a shame it didn’t keep up. Holiday World should be an inspiration to independent parks the world over.
TheMan
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Well, er, they've took their "keyhole" to another level here if you ask me (still under construction)!
Doesn't even look like it would get through that! Obviously the spacer shows it will, JUST. I like!
And here's that beautiful set of inversion/helix/corkscrew kind of thing again. I love that. It's stunning. What a view from The Voyage as well - love this little park!
And the lovely colour scheme cars.... LOOK MERLIN, WING RIDERS AREN'T ALL EVIL ALIENS!! WHO'D 'AVE THUNKED IT?!
Colours remind me of Fury 325 at Carowinds.
Hope the cars are bigger than that lol
Doesn't even look like it would get through that! Obviously the spacer shows it will, JUST. I like!
And here's that beautiful set of inversion/helix/corkscrew kind of thing again. I love that. It's stunning. What a view from The Voyage as well
- love this little park!
And the lovely colour scheme cars.... LOOK MERLIN, WING RIDERS AREN'T ALL EVIL ALIENS!! WHO'D 'AVE THUNKED IT?!
Colours remind me of Fury 325 at Carowinds.
Hope the cars are bigger than that lol
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Dave
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And the lovely colour scheme cars.... LOOK MERLIN, WING RIDERS AREN'T ALL EVIL ALIENS!! WHO'D 'AVE THUNKED IT?!
Colours remind me of Fury 325 at Carowinds.
Hope the cars are bigger than that lol
No they are not all evil aliens but you can't deny Swarm and Raptors trains are sexy, but then again the only wing rider who's trains don't look good is Dollywoods.
