Heide Park Colossos retracking (2019)
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Snoo
The Legend
harrh
Roller Poster
are you implying that it's unrealistic?
Snoo
The Legend
Nope. As you said, with Merlin, all things are possible. Pray early but expect later.
kai phillips
Roller Poster
The Wikipedia says it will open in summer 2019
harrh
Roller Poster
In that case it should be changed because this morning I recieved an email back from Heide Park from my question and they said they couldn't give an exact date but they were aiming for a spring 2019 opening.
Bert2theSpark
Mega Poster
CSLKennyNI
Giga Poster
So the new theming element is finished...
JoshC.
Strata Poster
The angle / photo quality is no doubt playing a part, but I can't quite tell what it's meant to be..?
I know they have taken Wicker Man as inspiration for the theming, but whether that's just a weird focal point the track interacts with, or actually using fire effects, wasn't clear.
I know they have taken Wicker Man as inspiration for the theming, but whether that's just a weird focal point the track interacts with, or actually using fire effects, wasn't clear.
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Ethan
Strata Poster
Looks like some sort of tree beast. Meh, it's not a bad looking structure but it just looks so... Plonked? It's just sat there at the end of the coaster, and I wouldn't have much of an issue with that normally but it's the fact Merlin are marketing it as a new experience </3
Fluorineer
Mega Poster
Colossos is one beast of a ride even as a barebone wooden structure. Nothing like Wicker Man really, which is all about the overall experience. Any sort of theming (or let‘s call it refreshment) will just add to an even more world class experience.
Heide Park desperately needs Colossos to stay on the map of world class theme parks. They‘re not doing a great job with covering up their aged line-up (*cough* Transsylvanian area *cough*) so they better make sure their showpieces overshadow these. As it stands, I could give zero ****s about this place, so I‘m glad that Merlin finally seems to care and even goes the extra mile by adding theming to a ride that didn‘t necessarily need it.
Heide Park desperately needs Colossos to stay on the map of world class theme parks. They‘re not doing a great job with covering up their aged line-up (*cough* Transsylvanian area *cough*) so they better make sure their showpieces overshadow these. As it stands, I could give zero ****s about this place, so I‘m glad that Merlin finally seems to care and even goes the extra mile by adding theming to a ride that didn‘t necessarily need it.
MLDesigns
Hyper Poster
The top layer was added as part of the theming, I assume it's supposed to create the effect that this tree-monster is ripping up the track?
Peet
Giga Poster
I was puzzled by this too but that second track has no structure beneath it so it must just be part of the theming as @CoasterMac305 says.
It's odd that the trains will come *out* of the tree thing's mouth instead of into it, so you won't see the theming as you travel into it, although I suppose you will see it moments earler as you travel past. And I guess there will probably be some kind of facade on the other side too. Looking at Google aerial photos the structure is roughly where the red circle is so it will be interesting to see how much of the track is enclosed - maybe the whole final turnaround? Or maybe not!
I'm pretty sure the structure is covering the last set of hill before the turnaround, so you will enter the mouth.
