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Full plans have been submitted, and seem to suggest a 2027 opening: Some things I've found from reading the plans: -The park considered replacing the Zoo with Minecraft World: -The plans state that 75% of the ride is indoors. As we see the section of the ride that is outdoors, that...

Was it? I do feel like people have rose-tinted specs / try to re-write history when it comes to Ripsaw. Enthusiasts regularly complained it was run on a rubbish setting. It was always seen as the 'weaker brother' compared to Rameses Revenge when it came to UK Top Spins. I never saw it have a...

Thorpe Park are moving Slammer at the start of next year. Nothing is, as of yet, set to take its place, with the pit under the ride remaining as is for now:

Hmmm, I think that's a bit overly kind towards the thought process. The ride, whilst broadly in the same location, is still different in terms of location, and is being built on a whole new concrete platform going over a pathway. Queue will be completely different as a result. Ripsaw closed...

Naruto coaster looks cool bar the fact it will have a TERRIBLE throughput. Swing colours are nice.

Could see Paultons going for something like this, especially if Intamin have a nice stock layout pre-designed. It would work well for both parties: Intamin can showcase their model and the stock layout, and Paultons get stock (ie: cheaper) coaster which is still unique, and fits into their line...

I imagine this is something more from their IAAPA stand, so will post here. Intamin have unveiled a Family Launch Coaster, which accommodate people from 1m tall.

This is rewriting history a fair bit. Loggers Leap closed at the end of the 2015 season due to needing work done and there not being the maintenance budget for that year. The park certainly intended for it to reopen, with many plans in place, but the cost of doing the work and reopening it...

In this image from RMC, we get our first look at how Yoy's drop will be profiled: (Underneath 'Expo Booth'l

Whilst I think your theory is pretty good, I'd be surprised if it was a specifically a replacement cable. I don't know how they do it with Ka, but Thorpe replace Stealth's launch cable a couple of times a year. Intamin give each cable a set number of launches before they require replacement...

Another record they can claim, assuming whatever new thing ends up being bigger than TT2, is that it's the world's tallest Strata Coaster. A pretty nothing claim, but it sounds cool, is accurate and keeps attention on it. No different to parks claiming they have the tallest hyper coaster or...

Names I'd like for this new coaster: Emperor Ka 2Kingda2Ka Kingda Ka 2: Electric Boogaloo Kingda 2 Kingda Ka Inferno Kingda Ka: The Black Hole --- Is it out of the question to suggest an Aquatrax? --- But seriously, it will be interesting to see what they do. Using the existing structure...

I wanted an old and boring ride though :(

The park lacks an inverting coaster. And a modern launch coaster would add to the line up and suit the park. And the park seem to have had a decent working relationship with Intamin in the past. All adds up nicely. A coaster with a swing launch might be a tad overkill, and I'd be surprised if...

You gotta admire Maurer for still trying with the Spike coaster concept, if nothing else.

Tear out Vampire and stick in an Intamin Multi Dimensional coaster. Increases the number of indoor rides, is something that Walibi would theme well, and is a perfect ride for Walibi. Boom.

Thank you for posting that Matt. I think a lot of people are seeing the article and reading it as "designers" being laid off, in the broad, public understanding of designer. That is, people who create the concepts, liase with parks, etc. Studio North are "designers", but in the sense that they...

In my years as a coaster enthusiast, one thing I've learnt is there's no smoke without fire. Baseless, made up rumours don't travel far enough and gain this amount of attention. Like even if I started a rumour now that Stealth at Thorpe Park was closing down, it wouldn't spread far enough /...

This is, frankly, absurd and ridiculous speculation which is beyond comprehensive understanding. Good job!

Nothing listed on rcdb, so seems to be something yet to be announced.