Thorpe Park |"The Swarm"| B&M Wing Coaster
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Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
^ Yeah, it's just to the left of the tyre entrance. The sandwich board and policeman are not by Stealth all day, they have breaks every so often. I only managed to capture them several times on Saturday because I hung around that area deliberately. I could have easily missed them otherwise.
^ Yeah, it's just to the left of the tyre entrance. The sandwich board and policeman are not by Stealth all day, they have breaks every so often. I only managed to capture them several times on Saturday because I hung around that area deliberately. I could have easily missed them otherwise.
the king
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Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
The very best recreation i've seen to date.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kBRROkk ... re=feedlik
P.S. I didn't make this.
The very best recreation i've seen to date.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kBRROkk ... re=feedlik
P.S. I didn't make this.
unlimitedcoaster
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Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
^ Great recreation! Nice skybox as well..
^ Great recreation! Nice skybox as well..
stiggy
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Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
As anybody seen this?. Is this ride 4D or what?
http://travel.aol.co.uk/2011/08/10/...2012/?icid=maing-grid7|uk|dl6|sec3_lnk1|73644
As anybody seen this?. Is this ride 4D or what?
http://travel.aol.co.uk/2011/08/10/...2012/?icid=maing-grid7|uk|dl6|sec3_lnk1|73644
Mark
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Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Im not actually sure what else to say to be honest. Just because its on AOL I am not convinced yet... Surely Thorpe would want to be the ones to break that news? Perhaps they were planning a particular release of the news and AOL have mentioned it earlier...
I still don't believe it because...
Since Raptor does not have rotating seats the Swarm would not be the second.
I think someone has basically got the article round their neck and cocked it up!
Awaiting the mass surge in posts debating the authenticity of this article...
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Im not actually sure what else to say to be honest. Just because its on AOL I am not convinced yet... Surely Thorpe would want to be the ones to break that news? Perhaps they were planning a particular release of the news and AOL have mentioned it earlier...
I still don't believe it because...
AOL said:
Since Raptor does not have rotating seats the Swarm would not be the second.
I think someone has basically got the article round their neck and cocked it up!
Awaiting the mass surge in posts debating the authenticity of this article...
unlimitedcoaster
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Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
AOL wrote:
According to the LA Times, The Swarm is the second coaster of its kind in the world (after the 2011 debut of Raptor at Italy's Gardaland), and will be built on a man-made island in the theme park.
Since Raptor does not have rotating seats the Swarm would not be the second.
They probably meant the second coaster of it's type. Just because the Swarm might have rotating seats doesn't make it THAT much different from Raptor's train. It's still a wingrider no matter what.
AOL wrote:
According to the LA Times, The Swarm is the second coaster of its kind in the world (after the 2011 debut of Raptor at Italy's Gardaland), and will be built on a man-made island in the theme park.
Since Raptor does not have rotating seats the Swarm would not be the second.
They probably meant the second coaster of it's type. Just because the Swarm might have rotating seats doesn't make it THAT much different from Raptor's train. It's still a wingrider no matter what.
Nic
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Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
Here's the article that AOL are referring to -
http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/the ... 9637.story
...which does indeed state that:
Here's the article that AOL are referring to -
http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/the ... 9637.story
...which does indeed state that:
However, you'd have to be a complete moron (or, apparently, a writer for AOL) not to notice the first half of the sentence which says...
Therefore, this AOL article is no more 'proof' than anything else that's been posted. As others have said, I can't see it myself, it doesn't make sense with the layout.
Intricks
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Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
Since when has anything pointed to the whole thing being a 4D. I thought the only part that is rumored to have any form of rotation would be the first drop, which would be heads first. I can see how that would work. You go upside down and then when you are going into the drop itself the seat stays and then you "roll" to where you were originally seated. About halfway down the drop would be when you start to finish the front flip. Wouldn't cause much stress on the body and it would be an interesting experience imo.
Since when has anything pointed to the whole thing being a 4D. I thought the only part that is rumored to have any form of rotation would be the first drop, which would be heads first. I can see how that would work. You go upside down and then when you are going into the drop itself the seat stays and then you "roll" to where you were originally seated. About halfway down the drop would be when you start to finish the front flip. Wouldn't cause much stress on the body and it would be an interesting experience imo.
Re: The Swarm - B&M 'Wing-Rider', Thorpe Park 2012
I follow Brady MacDonald on Twitter because he writes excellent articles. I have noticed he tends to use a lot of information posted on Screamscape. I think he's seen Lance's post on SC and decided to take it as a as fact, despite Lance stating it's just a feeling he has (similar to my Dollywood/Eagle theme suggestion).
I honestly can't see it spinning. The layout, train artwork and gut feeling suggests it won't spin. If it did, I would have expected Thorpe to be pushing the fact.
Having ridden Raptor, the first drop is immense fun so it makes perfect sense for any new wingriders to have a unique and exciting first drop.
There's blatantly going to be a future wingrider with rotating seats as it's a natural progression, but not for Swarm.
I follow Brady MacDonald on Twitter because he writes excellent articles. I have noticed he tends to use a lot of information posted on Screamscape. I think he's seen Lance's post on SC and decided to take it as a as fact, despite Lance stating it's just a feeling he has (similar to my Dollywood/Eagle theme suggestion).
I honestly can't see it spinning. The layout, train artwork and gut feeling suggests it won't spin. If it did, I would have expected Thorpe to be pushing the fact.
Having ridden Raptor, the first drop is immense fun so it makes perfect sense for any new wingriders to have a unique and exciting first drop.
There's blatantly going to be a future wingrider with rotating seats as it's a natural progression, but not for Swarm.
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