That is what I am hoping, Thorpe seems to have not had so many things out of action lately, thankfully at mo weather looking good for Monday. I think swarm will be like air, looks good yet will be tame and or a different ride experience. Will of course eat my words monday if i am really impressed....

Sarcasm?

You been since they improved it coolskin? I've only heard good things since the "upgrade" so to speak.

I went towards end of April which was after the revamp was it not ?

So the actors appear in the second and final set of lifts then after the egg bit ??

 

The first set of lifts I am convinced are fake and do not take you anywhere..

-- Edited by coolskin on Wednesday 6th of June 2012 01:22:07 PM

^ Lol, doesn't take a genius to work that out!

That was the worst part for me, the lifts are just clearly SO fake.

They have made the lifts more realistic. They feel better. Not perfect, no - but good enough.

coolskin you don't really get what I'm saying here. They have built an extension to the attraction which works a bit like a scaremaze. When the second set of lifts open there are actors in boiler suits and bloodied lit up masks that enter the lifts and beckon you forward. You go through a pitch black mini-maze featuring more actors, strobe lights, air cannons and more. It is very jumpy and claustrophobic and ties the whole thing together giving it a good ending.

The narrative between the core and the ending needs to be tweaked, but the attraction *is* scary now and *is* complete.

I'm not sure that's the point of the new extension Martyn. It's meant to be some sort of Decontamination Zone - as after all, you have just been exposed to the monster(s) when in the core... So I think it's meant to be overrun by attacked workers or something?

http://www.towersstreet.com/news/2012/secret-weapon-7-vertical-construction-begins/

SW7 has gone vertical :)

TowersStreet can also exclusively reveal that the hotels will feature some SW7 themed rooms next year:

http://www.towersstreet.com/news/2012/exclusive-sw7-themed-rooms-for-2013/

-- Edited by mrbrightside on Tuesday 11th of December 2012 11:40:13 PM

It looks like it could be seriously insane... It's a real benchmark for Gerst as it's arguably their biggest project to date!

I dont. I hate "the" in ride names, there's no need for it.

And remember, it's a Gerstlauer, chances are we'll be crying on it, not smiling. It does looks fab though!





Dont get me wrong, I get how the name fits in with the theme, it just doesn't suit being a name for a ride.

Thats my plan too, get up there and go for it this year. Its looking the part, thats for sure.

My very first ride on Saw was last year, and I think it'll be my last.

That's what I mean, you'll get used to it and it will just be a name. I remember when Nintendo first announced the name of he Wii. I thought "WTF" that's shocking - now I'm used to it, it's neither here nor there.

The Smiler works for me though.

Is there a delay then ? what is worlds first about it ?