Thorpe Park: General Discussion

[East Coast Mariner]

Incidentally: John Wardley said in "Making Thorpe Park" that he originally wanted Stealth to be longer (but Merlin didn't want to pay for the extra track), but I'm not sure where the extra track would have physically gone in the park? (If anybody knows the answer then I would be curious to hear!)

Probably, it would have been more like Xcelerator at Knott's Berry Farm. The figure-eight sits largely in the "Stealth" footprint, but would just need a bit more width.

 

[Secret Weapon]

Or, instead of building the rides over land, you build them over water (it has been done quite a few times before, velocicoaster has a significant section over water, and quite a few other rides have.
not sure on the themeing (although would they need much?) but it could make quite a bit of space for a ride.

Maybe it would be easier to move the flat rides and/or fast food restaurants and/or staff areas onto a pier over the water (as well as the tea cups and dodgems, etc), and then use the valuable land space for a coaster instead?

I'm no expert on such matters, but this is essentially how rides on seaside piers work, and so it surely must be possible! (if the space was ever required)

Unlike a rollercoaster, a food outlet doesn't really need deep foundations (see: portable burger vans outside football stadiums).

P.S. According to Google AI, portions of certain rollercoasters (e.g. Saw) are actually built on stilts or elevated so that floodwater can pass beneath them, and the Ghost Train also has special drainage features as well.

 

[flyingguitar]

Maybe it would be easier to move the flat rides and/or fast food restaurants and/or staff areas onto a pier over the water (as well as the tea cups and dodgems, etc), and then use the valuable land space for a coaster instead?

I'm no expert on such matters, but this is essentially how rides on seaside piers work, and so it surely must be possible! (if the space was ever required)

Unlike a rollercoaster, a food outlet doesn't really need deep foundations (see: portable burger vans outside football stadiums).

I did consider sugessting a pier, however your idea of food outlets not requiring foundations isn't true, they are portable outlets anything built over water would essentially be building a bridge with a roof, this will require supports, bracing and foundations.

if the added cost of supports is more or less than the changes required to the foundations to coasters is unknown but I kinda doubt it.

 

[Secret Weapon]

I did consider sugessting a pier, however your idea of food outlets not requiring foundations isn't true, they are portable outlets anything built over water would essentially be building a bridge with a roof, this will require supports, bracing and foundations.

if the added cost of supports is more or less than the changes required to the foundations to coasters is unknown but I kinda doubt it.

You might be able to get away with a food outlet on a floating ship? Although it might wobble a bit!

Apparently, portions of certain attractions are actually already built on stilts (e.g. Saw).

 

[Alfredo]

You might be able to get away with a food outlet on a floating ship? Although it might wobble a bit!

Apparently, portions of certain attractions are actually already built on stilts (e.g. Saw).

You've reinvented the thorpe belle