It's about 80ft at it's highest point, so too tall for Towers without digging a hole.Does anyone know the highest point of Atmosfear? It can't be any higher than 60ft surely. Wish Towers had a flat like that
Wow is it really that high. Doesn't look that high. That's taller than the coastersIt's about 80ft at it's highest point, so too tall for Towers without digging a hole.
The floorless version is quite different though, with back-to-back seating. Wouldn't make sense to go for the same one as original Rippy, so the floorless version is a no-brainer. Has more theming opportunities as well (see Talocan, although unlikely we'd get that level).Not a fan of the idea of them bringing the same type of ride back. Surely they can be more creative than that
A breakdance would work extremely well in X Sector.Id expect it would be a floorless version. It would be marketing gold, Ripsaw was a very popular flat ride and always drew crowds especially in the summer. Id like to see a modern breakdance in X Sector. It wouldn't surprise me if they did a deal with Huss for the three flat rides.
But wouldn't you prefer a new flat that we've not seen at towers before? Something like Samurai or VortexHot take - Ripsaw generally offered a far more enjoyable ride cycle than Talocan does*. Talocan is significantly more intense and without a floor you can't properly brace yourself against the ride forces. It also has the problem that facing backwards makes it far more nauseating as it's difficult to see where you are due to the wall.
From an operational point of view, the ride takes a long time to park which combined with the slow boarding platform adds significantly to the loading time, reducing capacity.
All things considered, I'd far rather have the standard model back.
* maybe not when Ripsaw was on setting 3 or 5 - they were pretty rubbish
A floorless topspin is technically something new but if they are getting three new flat rides I'd be quite happy to see something different from the other two. I definitely don't want to see a new Enterprise.But wouldn't you prefer a new flat that we've not seen at towers before? Something like Samurai or Vortex
The floorless version has the benefit of being more marketable, which may be reason enough to go for it over the classic.To be fair I'd just go with the same Ripsaw that floorless one has a row facing backwards? Don't see the point in that.