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On Coasterpedia, it doesn't seem to have had any parks before Drayton although it doesn't necessarily mean brand new. It could've been travelling and it's listed as a different enterprise?
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Thorpe Park: General Discussion
The_bup
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I’ll give you this, the landscaping below looks… right for construction and development.
They'll do something with the area. Fearless Valley is currently just some mud.
Squiggs
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Cyclone was new when it arrived at Drayton Manor.
owenstreet7
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Thank you @Squiggs - that's great to know
This will mean the current Zodiac is newer than some of the flats at the park i.e. Vortex, Samurai, and the same age as Quantum
Poisson
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Will they? I wouldn't count on it.
The viewing platform will happen.
I'm not willing to confirm the bet I'll make if it doesn't, but I'm very confident we'll get that at the very least.
Skyscraper
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The viewing platform was cut from the plans because the fences would have had to have been too high for safety reasons, so no I don't think it'll happen.
I was assured by one of the gardening staff that the landscaping around the new coaster would be massively improved over the last closed season in house.
Still waiting...just didn't happen did it?
So no chance of real money being spent on a viewing platform, not when it is the biggest thing on the park, and you can view it easily from the ride plaza, without any difficulty whatsoever.
Still waiting...just didn't happen did it?
So no chance of real money being spent on a viewing platform, not when it is the biggest thing on the park, and you can view it easily from the ride plaza, without any difficulty whatsoever.
Benzin
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They added AstroTurf, what more do we want?
AT86
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Fright Nights tickets are on sale.
Looks like no new mazes but maybe a couple of new scare zones? Not a FN expert by any means so not totally sure:
www.thorpepark.com
Looks like no new mazes but maybe a couple of new scare zones? Not a FN expert by any means so not totally sure:
Halloween Events & Activities at Fright Nights | Thorpe Park
Prepare to be scared senseless at the UK’s scariest Halloween event. With thrilling coasters at night and our award-winning Halloween Scare Mazes.
www.thorpepark.com
To be honest the lineup last year was so strong it can remain for this year next year would like something to replace Survival GamesFright Nights tickets are on sale.
Looks like no new mazes but maybe a couple of new scare zones? Not a FN expert by any means so not totally sure:
Halloween Events & Activities at Fright Nights | Thorpe Park
Prepare to be scared senseless at the UK’s scariest Halloween event. With thrilling coasters at night and our award-winning Halloween Scare Mazes.
sillyrooster
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But disappointed that they haven't rotated a maze, good to still have stitches though ,(best maze at a melin park imo). I hope they revamp deadbeat, it didn't really work for me last year, maybe they can expand on that wolf DJ idea. I never really feel like survival games is particularly scary, it's usually good until you get into the arena, then it's just being accosted for a bit before a chainsaw finish.
Interested to see what the new scare zone is, I'm not really sure it's needed though. I'd double down on the crows and make that even more spectacular (more scenery, scripted scenes etc). But I hope whatever they add is of a similar standard.
The return of IT is a bit so so. It wasn't that good last year and it's a really weird cut of the film (and barely in 3d).
I wonder if there's a way to augment ghost train and walking dead further for Halloween. I do really enjoy this event though so I'm looking forward to getting some night rides in,!
Interested to see what the new scare zone is, I'm not really sure it's needed though. I'd double down on the crows and make that even more spectacular (more scenery, scripted scenes etc). But I hope whatever they add is of a similar standard.
The return of IT is a bit so so. It wasn't that good last year and it's a really weird cut of the film (and barely in 3d).
I wonder if there's a way to augment ghost train and walking dead further for Halloween. I do really enjoy this event though so I'm looking forward to getting some night rides in,!
flyingguitar
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Unless detornator has changed ride type in its life, it can't fire you down, it is a free fall ride, where the basket lowers attaches using some hooks onto the ride vehicle, then rises to the top and releases the hooks dropping the ride vehicle, it has no mechanism of launching the ride vehicle downwards.
Poisson
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It used to have rams at the top, they've gone but the brackets are there.