Flamingo Land | Sik | Intamin 10 Inversion Coaster | 2022
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FistedColossus
Hyper Poster
Just catching up on the last few pages, sounds a really tough time for the park. Only popped in here to see if the new coaster will be open soon.
Colossus is one of my favourite ever coasters so was really looking forward to getting on this. I wonder if the worst was to happen and they had to close, if Thorpe would perhaps consider buying the trains and rebranding Colossus for 2022 as a new experience?
Colossus is one of my favourite ever coasters so was really looking forward to getting on this. I wonder if the worst was to happen and they had to close, if Thorpe would perhaps consider buying the trains and rebranding Colossus for 2022 as a new experience?
CrashCoaster
CF Legend
Wouldn't be possible because the brakes, chain dogs, etc; wouldn't line up with Colossus. I'm not even sure the track guage is the same.
The Undead Creature
Mega Poster
They both have a 900mm track gauge so the new trains would physically fit on the old track, but that's literally it......
Just read something similar.A friend that used towithwork* there's told me it's not opening at all this year, partly because they're struggling to get the engineers back from Germany? I assume he means RCS but who knows with him
This is very sad for the industry.
Seems Paultons now leads the way for roller coaster construction & roller coaster openings in the UK.
Will
Strata Poster
Leading from Fantasy Island.
What a time to be alive.
On the plus side, that does mean I don't have to go to Flamingo this year
Peet
Giga Poster
We still have to go to Flamingo *Park* though.On the plus side, that does mean I don't have to go to Flamingo this year
I went yesterday. Obviously nothing of note happening. I took a panoramic shot of the full thing - tried to upload it on here but apparently in 2021, 5.8mb is a shockingly large file size?! Anyway I sent it to RCDB who’ve put it on their site if you were interested - https://rcdb.com/17570.htm#p=126087
I too am under the impression this thing isn’t going to open until 2022 now. Bit of an odd one at Flamingo Land at the moment - Flip Flop is for sale as is the old Dino/Nessie coaster they’re both SBNO with signs on them saying this ride will not be operational this year (although it’s unclear if those signs are leftover from 2020 as well...)
I too am under the impression this thing isn’t going to open until 2022 now. Bit of an odd one at Flamingo Land at the moment - Flip Flop is for sale as is the old Dino/Nessie coaster they’re both SBNO with signs on them saying this ride will not be operational this year (although it’s unclear if those signs are leftover from 2020 as well...)
JoshC.
Strata Poster
I seem to remember this was to be painted grey? And that that paint job did start at one point? But I can't see any grey - is that just the angle of the photo, or has the grey paint now mysteriously disappeared?
Either way, it's strange and a shame, as that red/yellow combo works well!
Either way, it's strange and a shame, as that red/yellow combo works well!
It’s still there, it’s at the bottom of the two corkscrew elements. I think only one section of track was painted (probably a tester?!) and they’ve done nothing with it since.
CrashCoaster
CF Legend
I'm genuinely starting to believe this ride is cursed to never operate.
FistedColossus
Hyper Poster
Nightmare that, have to resort to deleting paths.The sad thing is that I feel like they'd make easy money if they could get it operating - and yet they can't afford to...
It's like using up all your loan on RCT on an impressive new addition then trying to scrape together the cash for a brake run
Ethan
Strata Poster
Your park rating would shoot to 900 and you'll unlock the next scenarioHang on, that means if they delete Hero or Mumbo Jumbo...
Can just picture the Billy Connolly-esque voice over of the Planet Coaster console edition once you delete Hero:
"So yea finally did it, aye yea finally deleted the one ride that was a pile of pish and nobody liked all along. A mighty congratulations is in order my dear sir!"
"So yea finally did it, aye yea finally deleted the one ride that was a pile of pish and nobody liked all along. A mighty congratulations is in order my dear sir!"
Shout-out to that scenario in RCT2 (I think it was one of the Six Flags scenarios?) that was intended to be quite difficult, as you started out with a quite large park but also a big loan to pay back. The easiest way to win was to sell all the coasters and use the money to pay off the loan. It could be done in less than a minute.
Had a trip to the park today, not a chance of it opening this year. Most of the supports only have 4 bolts where they connect with the footers. No sign of any work on the queue line. No sign of any trains or cars on the track, and going by the operations today the park is really struggling.
tynemouthsurfer
Roller Poster
Agree I was there this week. They have shut down Kumali to save on running costs... Hopefully they get some much needed cash over the summer and can get Kumali running and make headway with this Intamin in time for 2022.