Secret Weapon 7 Discussion

[ThemeParkJack]

What are you're opinions? No hate please.

 

[James]

There's a time lapse camera looking down on the site. Not sure what the second camera is about though, might just be a security camera?

 

[ThemeParkJack]

Yeah it could be. We will find out very soon! Hopefully they are merged together!

 

[DynamiteDaly]

Drove past a rather large pile of new track on the way out of the park today. Was going to stop for a picture, but didn't :S

 

[BigDave]

Quick question, do we actually know who will be installing the ride? We know the people doing the ground work and obviously the ride manufacture, but who is doing the ride installation (RCS maybe)? Also do Gerts use their own ride control systems or do they use a third party like B&M and Consign AG?

 

[Alastair]

Quick question, do we actually know who will be installing the ride? We know the people doing the ground work and obviously the ride manufacture, but who is doing the ride installation? Also do Gerts use their own ride control systems or do they use a third party like B&M and Consign AG?

I thought TG Cruise were doing the whole thing, from groundworks to ride installation? Obviously there'll be some people from Gerstlauer there when it's in its final stages but the main body of the work will be done by the same contractors.

 

[BigDave]

TG Cruise do groundworks. They are not really specialised in rollercoaster construction. Looking on RCDB, RCS have constructed Rita, Thirteen, Swarm, Stealth and Mammut for Merlin as well as many, many other rides world wide.

 

[djtruefitt]

Im pretty sure the one on the top of the fried chicken co is fairly new and is part of SW7, but I think the other camera is a security camera that has been there for some time.

In terms of track, TowersStreet will certainly have a team member on park pretty much every day from now till the end of season, so we will hopefully get a few more updates before the end of the season.

 

[Alastair]

TG Cruise do groundworks. They are not really specialised in rollercoaster construction. Looking on RCDB, RCS have constructed Rita, Thirteen, Swarm, Stealth and Mammut for Merlin as well as many, many other rides world wide.

Ah right, I never knew. I just presumed the same company would do the whole thing

 

[LordOfDarkness]

TG Cruse do it all, have a look on there site:
http://tgcrusegroundworks.yolasite.com/about-us.php

 

[BigDave]

Thats odd, RCS are claiming they did Thirteen lol.

 

[Rupert]

^ No - their website only lists Rita and Stealth.

 

[BigDave]

Yeah but they also say to look at RCDB for more rides. So you would assume they checked RCDB first. Also Im 99.9% certain RCS worked on thirteen.

Edit: Looks like a bit of a joint effort

 

[Mr: Ry1996]

^Your right, RCS did Construct thirteen virtically, look at construction photos. When track was delivered RCS had there site offices and equiptment also delivered, its in the pictures.
We'll know when SW7 is ready to go vertical as RCS will be on site.

 

[djtruefitt]

I have added loads more photos that I took yesterday on park to the TowersStreet Facebook page, including track and construction. Here are a couple:

Top of site:

Overview of the hole and site:

Other side of the hole:

Supports:

Shiney new track:

More track being delivered:

There are loads more on the Facebook page!

 

[adsyrah]

No! Not at all! How does that confirm that in the slightest?! They could put a big picture of the spiral in the station and it would be a key part of the ride experience. Please don't jump wildly to conclusions that have roughly zero evidence at all, yet present it as basically fact. You've taken a piece of marketing non-information and extrapolated a complete ride element and experience from that - it's insane. I hope you're not a journalist or a detective.

Whoa, take a chill pill!

I said "it confirms to me", not "this is a fact". I think that'll be how the rotating element works, have thought that for a while and read the youtube video as something to back it up. All I was doing was voicing it, not telling everyone it's a given fact.

As for "please don't jump wildly to conclusions that have roughly zero evidence at all" - you know what, I'll jump to whatever conclusions I like.

People on this forum are waaay too critical.

 

[Tim]

That section of track is very, very tight.

 

[BigDave]

Yeah, but Euro fighters are tight twisty rides

Nah I can see that forming either a top of a loop or a small pre drop at low speed.

 

[Tim]

Maybe I should specify; that track is tight by Euro-Fighter standards. However they've added the two extra rows of seats it hasn't restricted how much movement this beauty will have.

 

[Adam James]

Sorry to go off topic - but I keep thinking that "Delirium" (Defined by google as: "An acute, reversible state of disorientation and confusion. Marked by disorientation without drowsiness.") would be the perfect name for SW7...

I do like that idea - however I could see the actual name being much blander. Delirium has alot of potential, particularly with the current marketing tag.

Spoiler

Which car park are the track pieces currently being kept on? (Apologies if i've missed it elsewhere)