The Swarm - Thorpe Park

[GavG]

A small update for you guys.

Track is on site.



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Also some steel has been erected for the station construction.

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I am really liking the main track colour and seeing the colour of the support connectors I think this is going to be a nicely coloured coaster.

X-Flight at sfgam looks way better

nope, ours will be themes, X-flight will be on a carpark

That track is from Dollywood

I will admit The Swarm is themed way better, the actual ride of X-Flight will be better. More inversions, longer, and some insane effects. I do admit Thorpe Park has a great addition in The Swarm

[GavG]

Originally posted by nolimiters

That track is from Dollywood

Not sure what your source is but you will find that this is the track for Wild Eagle at Dollywood.

Originally posted by GavG

Originally posted by nolimiters

That track is from Dollywood

Not sure what your source is but you will find that this is the track for Wild Eagle at Dollywood.

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This is painted, that other not.
They come both from the factory in Ohio and the track for The Swarm is not made in Ohio.


Edit:

Same factory. painted and not painted

That's painted ^ they look like this not painted.



That track is the same colour as the plans say The Swarm's colour will be, so yunno.

Anyway it looks like the station track is in now, but seeing as that's on ground level anyway it's not too exciting.

It's a undercoat.

This is the track color

It's a different color than this:

[mkingy]

Any track on site is exciting

[gouldy]

http://www.ukparknews.co.uk/entry/cms/?p=6474

Edit: Track construction.

http://www.ukparknews.co.uk/entry/cms/?p=6564

[GavG]

I am expecting the track to go up fairly quickly. I am liking the colour scheme even more now seeing it in the flesh.

[gouldy]

photo from UK Park News

I can't wait for that drop!

[TheArchitect]

omg im soo excited about this. Can't wait. I'll be riding it early next year! Over and over again.

That's one hell of a ride going on here, pretty much looking forward to seeing that drop!!

photos from me from my visit friday.
all photos are copyright of gary irving

double post for good reason

big laugh for the track the construction team droped in the lake

Gonna be a very unusual, but very interesting ride. I look forward to seeing how it comes out. Like with Raptor, it's very much an awkward layout, but for some reason I still like it.

How does that even happen? If only we had video footage of it happening in real time...

[mkingy]

taking the theme a little bit too far there...

[gouldy]

Ok, I'll ask the question; why exactly is that piece of track in the water?

You'll have to excuse me for my lack on knowledge on this project as my heart is currently invested in a construction project much closer to home.

But; one can only assume that the track has certainly not been "dropped" into the water by accident, as gazag appears to suggest it may have been. Seeing as if that were the case, the HSE would have been there like a shot to shut the project down while there was an investigation. It must have been deliberately put there, but for what reason? It seems quite peculiar.

Don't start with any crackpot ideas like "they're washing the track" or anything, either!

Simply a temporary resting place for the track, which they have been forced to use because the construction site is so condensed? I'm not sure because I don't actually think that it is a particularly condensed site.

Could it be a piece of theming? Probably unlikely, seeing as we're still very early in the construction and I highly doubt actual track pieces would be used as theming...

So someone, plz hlp - this is confusing me!

Flooded site, perhaps? That's my best guess, especially considering that it is in England...

Originally posted by gouldy

Simply a temporary resting place for the track, which they have been forced to use because the construction site is so condensed? I'm not sure because I don't actually think that it is a particularly condensed site.

I'm not quite sure. When you see this:



I think you can wonder if it's not particularly consensed because that rolling piece of track looks like nearly falling into water..

[gouldy]

Originally posted by boneplaya

Flooded site, perhaps? That's my best guess, especially considering that it is in England...

Contrary to popular belief, we've had an exceptionally dry year this year. Were this not a man-made, man-controlled body of water, I think the water would be lower than usual, rather than higher, at the moment.


Interesting image, LeFlo. Perhaps the site is more condensed than I thought.