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I've been thinking a lot about The Swarm's trim given this current debate. I don't think I've ever noticed it while riding, not even slightly. We could all be worrying about nothing.

That's looks obscenely big. To be think that there'll soon be a lift hill there that's 80ish foot taller is crazy. Side note: It's interesting to see Thorpe testing the new branding on the main entrance screen. Looks promising 👍🏻👍🏻

I agree. The fact that Thorpe are calling it a Non-Inverting Immelmann also supports this.

I think the Jr. Immelmann looks amazing. It'll hopefully give some awesome airtime and I'm surprised that not many people have been talking about it.

The first drop's pretty twisted so they'd either have to be at the top or the bottom. And the base of the drop has already been installed (with no trims) so I think/hope we're in the clear.

Latest Hyperia Update from Jack Silkstone: HYPERIA 2024 Construction UPDATE! | THORPE PARK #56

Apologies for my crude handiwork but I thought some of you lot might be interested in this. I drew the rest of Hyperia's layout into this recent photo from Attraction Source and it really puts this ride's massive size into perspective. Saw looks tiny!

That would be amazing. I'd love to see something like that in the near future.

Here's the most recent Project Sparkle update from the Facebook Passholders Group. And we're back! We're kicking off '24 with a Colossus Sparkle Project update. Work is progressing at quite a pace, phase one of the track repaint is complete, and theming repairs are now underway. We're in the...

I've thought for a while that an enormous vertical loop on the break run side would have been awesome. Sure, it's not the most unique element but I'd assume that it would have been around the 250ft mark (at least) which would have been cool on-ride due to the sheer size and it would have also...

That's true, however they're leaning into the "family thrill" demographic a lot more now than they were to back in 2005. That would be awesome, there's definitely wasted potential. I doubt it'll happen though.

Just read this wonderful article and thought I'd share with you all. Apparently, Drayton is turning Shockwave into the family thrill coaster and moving it to where Apocalypse used to be! 🤣 Top notch research from The Sun! 🙄

Rode my first GCI earlier this year: 1) Wicker Man It took me by surprise and was a lot better than I was expecting. I thought it had a great sense of speed which it maintained throughout. It has some nice pops of airtime, a great first drop, some interesting laterals, and awesome theming...

Obviously all of this is just talk but if BPB went down the Red Force clone route, surely it would be worth it to beat Red Force by a couple feet, therefore giving BPB the title of Europe's tallest.

Here's some photos of Hyperia's queue line fencing being manufactured that were recently posted on the Facebook passholder group. I know there's a bit of a debate about "Merlin hating wooden fences" going on in the Nemesis thread at the mo, but I actually think this looks pretty good! Below is...

An update from this evening shows just how lovely Colossus is looking now! And we can see that the support painting mishap has indeed been fixed! (phew!) I can't believe the difference a simple repaint is making, it looks like a completely different ride! (Seems like I kicked up such a fuss...

Hallelujah! They've fixed it! No need to tear down Colossus!

Very true, knowing about that extra bit of blue paint will negatively effect the ride experience more than the shopping trolley trains ever did.

A helicopter has appeared in Nemesis' turnaround! It's great to see some new theming in the area and I'm sure this won't be the only theming addition! (Credit: A HELICOPTER LANDS AT ALTON TOWERS RESORT! - Lift Hills and Thrills)