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Matt N said:
Where did you hear that? As far as I know, nobody other than senior staff at Alton and GCI have physically seen it testing. People have heard it testing, I know, but I don't think anyone's actually seen it. This could have a really good pace to it for all we know.
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It's a running CF joke where all new coasters are considered slow because of the videos from the first few test runs. Don't think anything of it.

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Robbie said:
I was exaggerating for comic effect. I've done it a trillion billion times.
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Ooooh! Excitement! They're finally announcing what we've basically already known since December 2016, but I'm still excited! Also, do you guys reckon that they will give us a real POV alongside the announcement? If they wanted to, Merlin would probably give it the USP of "world's first ride announcement to provide a real POV alongside the announcement" or something like that!
 
ATI said:
I cant see it very well, but does that say the 8th of January?
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It says 8-1-18, so yes. Unless they're using American dates, in which case it would mean the 1st August, which would really be taking the biscuit when the ride is due to open in March. I am 100% certain that they are not using American dates and that they do mean the 8th January 2018, though.
 
Matt N said:
It says 8-1-18, so yes. Unless they're using American dates, in which case it would mean the 1st August, which would really be taking the biscuit when the ride is due to open in March. I am 100% certain that they are not using American dates and that they do mean the 8th January 2018, though.
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Well they're obviously not going to announce it AFTER the ride opens... It'll be a British date (since Alton Towers is in Britain), so it'll be the 8th of January.
 
I'm saving my shillings for icon tbh, Not a fan of woodies and can't see this new coaster changing my preconceptions however unpopular this opinion is.

If you ask me the theme is over thought, I'd be happy if it were just called "shivering timbers junior" or something equally unoriginal that fits into the areas theme.

I definitely don't like the change in the angle of the lift hill, it doesn't sit right with me. Maybe I'm just being obtuse ;)
 
I didn't realise the turn behind the airtime hill (after the first drop) in the photo isn't even banked. How slow is this thing?
 
Ethan said:
I didn't realise the turn behind the airtime hill (after the first drop) in the photo isn't even banked. How slow is this thing?
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Obviously it can't be going at lightning pace at that point but there are lots of wooden coasters that have unbanked corners that aren't too slow.
 
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