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Re: Secret Weapon 8 - Alton Towers

Post April 23rd, 2016, 11:01 am
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So THIS has appeared on the Staffordshire Moorlands planning applications...

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GCI confirmed...?

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Post April 23rd, 2016, 11:16 am
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Very few manufacturers make all curves that circular
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Post April 23rd, 2016, 11:36 am

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Aren't GCI's quite noisy? Alton Towers has noise restrictions right?
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Post April 23rd, 2016, 11:42 am

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GCI suddenly re surging in the wooden market. Lightning run clone, viper, Invader, now whatever this is. 2 rides 2017 2 2016 isn't to bad for them.
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Re: Secret Weapon 8 - Alton Towers

Post April 23rd, 2016, 12:12 pm
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Every chance that's not actually the layout, yet.

But if it is, surely it is GCI.

Very true that they are bloody noisy though, they're gonna have to do something about that!

Also... What could be "world first" about this? Is that not how the Secret Weapon name is acquired?

Re: Secret Weapon 8 - Alton Towers

Post April 23rd, 2016, 12:15 pm
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Eeesh I'm sorry it looks like a GCI :( .
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Re: Secret Weapon 8 - Alton Towers

Post April 23rd, 2016, 12:15 pm
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It does look GCI'ish. I'm pretty sure noise was factored into the design so it'll be quieter than most GCI's.
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Re: Secret Weapon 8 - Alton Towers

Post April 23rd, 2016, 12:24 pm
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Wodan uses a small strip of polyurethane on it's wheels to make them quieter than normal woodies. So if this is going to be a GCI woody. I'm pretty sure they are going to do the same.
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Re: Secret Weapon 8 - Alton Towers

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I really fail to see why Alton would go standard woodie now of all times, People in the UK are already brainwashed my the media that coasters aint safe.
You really think a fully wooden contruction is going to help that thought process. Also... all that un used land, using half of the flumes footprint is a poor descision
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Post April 23rd, 2016, 1:57 pm
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I do agree, the space looks pretty poorly used. More information and images over on towerstimes...

http://www.towerstimes.co.uk/blog/2016/ ... -revealed/

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Post April 23rd, 2016, 3:15 pm

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Don't all Secret Weapons have a world's first? What's so special about a GCI wooden?
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First 90 degree banking on a wooden coaster in Europe would be my guess.
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Post April 24th, 2016, 11:32 am

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Elevator Drop GCI, I bet! :)
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Re: Secret Weapon 8 - Alton Towers

Post April 24th, 2016, 11:45 am
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MagnumFreak25 wrote:
First 90 degree banking on a wooden coaster in Europe would be my guess.


Tayto Park already claimed that.
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Post April 24th, 2016, 12:19 pm

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Worlds first wooden launch into an inversion? *shrugs*

Re: Secret Weapon 8 - Alton Towers

Post April 26th, 2016, 8:22 am

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^ Or what if a woodie was a floorless in a Timberliner style? ;)
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Post April 26th, 2016, 1:00 pm
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...inverted...
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Re: Secret Weapon 8 - Alton Towers

Post April 28th, 2016, 1:11 am

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... suspended ... at worst. ;)
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Post April 28th, 2016, 5:29 am
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Worlds first GCI on UK landsoil. :lol:
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Re: Secret Weapon 8 - Alton Towers

Post April 28th, 2016, 5:44 am
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Any wooden coasters that run backwards?
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Re: Secret Weapon 8 - Alton Towers

Post April 28th, 2016, 7:36 am

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mkingy wrote:
Any wooden coasters that run backwards?

I am under the impression that Racer at KI still has one side backwards.
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Re: Secret Weapon 8 - Alton Towers

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Re: Secret Weapon 8 - Alton Towers

Post April 29th, 2016, 3:23 am

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ZDT's Switchback goes backwards after the spike... ;)
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Re: Secret Weapon 8 - Alton Towers

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more info: https://towersstreet.com/news/2016/brea ... published/

Re: Secret Weapon 8 - Alton Towers

Post May 31st, 2016, 12:53 pm
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Here's some proposed sketches of what SW8, Alton Towers wooden roller coaster will be like:

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