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Anyone else gets a sense that "ground breaking" will be a pun of sorts? I know AT likes to hype their SW's, but I wonder if the choice of words was deliberate.
 
AT will over hype it, they always do, look at th13teen, well that over hypes it for a start SW, its just the same old thing, SW make sit sound like to be the best ride in the world, it should have stopped at air, well not even air oblivion because i'm talking SW the good rides. But yeah it needs to stop look at thorpe, project Dylan, who would think that would come out to be as saw the ride.
 
Lofty said:
I don't think he actually meant that he didn't understand WHY it does it, more a case of it being very rare. In which case, it really is.
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Lofty is spot on. I understand the height restrictions and the constraints that are driving the change in grade - it's just extremely rare.
 
A few photos from TPW's Facebook.

The lift hill doesn't look that terrible with the change in incline:-
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A lot of progress has happened on this turn:-
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Some kind of building is being built near the back of the site. Maybe for a queue line shop?
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Facebook page:- https://www.facebook.com/search/posts/?q=theme park worldwide
 
As much as this won't be a world beater I am still looking forward to seeing how this develops, still can't really believe a new wooden roller coaster is being built in the UK! It's something that has been heavily rumoured for well over ten years!

Hopefully it will be like most GCI's and the pace keeps up throughout the ride.
 
If Merlin market this towards the correct target audience (cough, Thirteen, cough) then it should be a pleasant surprise. Don't think the word has spread about this ride amongst the wider GP at the moment, so at least the hype train isn't going off the rails just yet. Unless you're park of the Theme Park Fans Facebook group (where this ride is considered the second coming of Christ) then expectations are probably fairly low.
 
Or market it as "World's First Lovely Looking Rollercoaster!!!"

This is why I haven't got a career in marketing. I would be to the point.

SW8 is coming out 2018! It's made of wood and some metal. It's fun!
 
I like the look of the drop into that pit, just a shame that the turn before hand isn't really banked at all, and that's not like GCI really.

Yeah this clearly isn't going to set the world alight, but I'm dead excited for it.
 
This might be one for @Lofty, he's pretty good with this sort of thing.

They're runes of some description.
 
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