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Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

Joey said:
For God sake will you all SHUT UP. This is seriously the final warning.

SEVERAL PEOPLE DO NOT NEED TO TELL 1 PERSON OFF. YOU CAUSE THE TOPIC TO DECEND INTO SPAM. IT LOOKS DISGUSTING.

THINK before you post, all of you. It's unnecessary spam.

I come in this topic and I see someone makes a dumb comment which is frankly not a real issue, someone elses posts and I'm like groan, then someone else posts, then someone else posts, then someone else posts... and then it rolls out of control, because everyone has to pipe in for the sake of it.

It is ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. Just look at yourselves. Look at how this topic comes across.

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Yes, mother. :roll:

ZOMG ITZ DA PLANE SECSHUN DAT WAZ IN DA PLANZ INIT - HIGHPURR GOONY JOYGASM BRUV!!!11!!

In sensible news, I await Raybould to tell us the model, carrier and serial number. :p
 
Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

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When they said it was a tight near miss, I didn't expect them to be telling the truth! ;O

EDIT: I spy with my little eye, something beginning with F...

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Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

*gets popcorn ready for everyone to lose their wads over something that was in the plans being built, as planned*

Pfft, enthusiasts :p .
 
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Drawin said:
EDIT: I spy with my little eye, something beginning with F...
Yeah I saw that it looks kinda funkkyy... but seriously that near miss :O Will there be theming around the plane?
 
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Ethan said:
Drawin said:
EDIT: I spy with my little eye, something beginning with F...
Yeah I saw that it looks kinda funkkyy... but seriously that near miss :O Will there be theming around the plane?
Theming around the theming? At a Merlin attraction? Heaven forbid! :p
 
Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

I almost came until I noticed that the wing is just a clever way to hide a trim!

(someone had to say it lol)
 
Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

I just hope they don't mess up this beautiful piece of theming by splashing red paint all over it!
 
Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

I'm not sure what to say. I am actually surprised how good it is looking already and they have barely even started. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw just how big that wing was. It is imposing and provides a great interaction. YAY!
 
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I have been very geeky and found out the logo on the side of the plane engine is from General Electric. And by the looks of it, it could be a old Airbus A340 fuselage. Been trying to find out what it is, but the wing is EXTREMELY similar to that of a A340
 
Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

OK, that's looking surprisingly good. This really is shaping up to be one of the best attractions to be built in the UK in years.

Some of the earlier "under construction" photos had me worried, as it all looked a bit underwhelming. Now that the wing is in place, any concerns I had about this ride have been well and truly put to rest.
 
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Wow that looks great! By the time you turned upside down and realised where you are your going to be having that wing directly in front of your face! Thats going to feel really tight going through that gap, cant wait.
 
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That looks stunning. Give it a few weeks and the Daily Mail will be outraged again mind.
 
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^I don't think so. Like has been said before, it will probably be a brake that will engage if the train valleys to bring it to a stop more quickly. A trim would probably be closer towards the top of the element as they are designed to make sure the train goes through the top of the element at the right speed. For obvious reasons, you wouldn't want a trim right at the bottom of the drop as it might trim the speed too much.

For that reason I suspect this might just be a brake that might engage if the train valleys to make it quicker to evacuate and reset the ride.
 
Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

Wow! I wasn't expecting that near of a miss!

^^ Your completly right. It will be completly desorienting!
 
Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

Looks amazing...certainly the best piece of theming in the UK for years!

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Does it really need this much detail? Are we going to be able to walk into the plane or something? (I hope so! :--D )
 
Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012

^ I really can't tell what that is, but could it possibly have anything to do with ride effects?
 
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