Thorpe Park: General Discussion

[RicketyCricket]

I had no idea the pistons were removed. Was this recently?

 

[Mattie boy]

Best permanent tower in the country is at Gulliver's MK.

Drop tower at pleasurewood hills despite a travelling one packs decent punch too

 

[Zeock]

Hyperia's ops were very good today. They managed to process a lot of riders without seeming stressed.

 

[Call_um]

I had no idea the pistons were removed. Was this recently?

I know for a fact they were gone in the 2021 season, potentially 2020 too but not sure.

Would love to see them them return, no idea why they got rid of them. Doubt they'll ever return now its been years since they were removed.

Heres a before and after photo for those that don't know what they looked like.


From: https://x.com/Thrill_Riders/status/1508494543661981702/photo/1

 

[Matt N]

I thought the pistons had supposedly returned at some point? Or was that something else?

 

[pluk]

I thought I remembered something about the pistons putting increased pressure on the aging release mechanism (as they were under pressure pre release, not something that activated on release) causing increased wear and downtime. I might have made that up though.

 

[DiogoJ42]

I thought I remembered something about the pistons putting increased pressure on the aging release mechanism (as they were under pressure pre release, not something that activated on release) causing increased wear and downtime. I might have made that up though.

That would make some sense. Though I'd hope it was designed with that extra force in mind!

 

[Mattie boy]

The pistons still exist on the pleasurewood hills model

 

[Rob F]

I think Viper at West Midlands safari park still exists ?

 

[Enter Valhalla]

Yep the West Midlands Safari Park drop tower is exactly how Detonator should (but sadly doesn’t) ride. It’s now, in my opinion, the best and certainly most intense drop tower in the UK thanks to those pistons. Really poor from Thorpe Park to have removed what made the ride special.