@@thomasbirchall7342 well colossus is essentially the next one up from the prototype model. The one here is a "version B" model meaning that as you've said, they've made the improvements that they learned are required from colossus. But yes thorpe could make those adjustments but I believe colossus also needs retracking too which may be prohibitive. Maybe just new trains. Merlin need to focus on a new coaster for thorpe at this time in my opinion and sorting out their SBNO rides and general appearance
I don’t know if I’ll travel to Italy or this theme park, but if I do, this becomes a must ride. It’s so cool to see the scenery do a 360 degree spin every time the coaster goes through an inversion.
What's funny in the comments, is to see "This is a copy of Colossus at Thorpe Park!", "They should have let the unique" and similar. This is not a copy, because it is a layout designed and sold by Intamin, the manufacturer of this type of coaster. There also to those who say that this is not a roller coaster. What is it for you? For me it's a good roller coster!
gaming with mugo are you dumb its BUILT BY INTAMIN it cant be a copy of its made by the same company parks can buy it they don't copy it smh people need to do their research before they critisize
This is an amazing and beautiful ride. I only wish it lasted twice as long as it does.Watch each video. It shows you the entire ride from all possible perspectives. It's outstanding.
Actually, the original is Monte Makaya which stands in Brazil, in a amusement park which is closed nowadays. Monte Makaya was the first one and with 8 inversion. Intamin (the manufacturer) just add 2 more inversions.
Oh, that machine is sublime. The engineers really make it seem like it's going far quicker than 52 miles per hour, even on the less disorienting parts. I'm impressed!!
One of the first versions of this ride exists at Thorpe Park called Colossus. Flamingo land, also in the UK has plans for one of these updated "version B" models for their park. This is basically identical to the original 10 Inversion model with a few little tweaks for a more streamlined and smoother run. Colossus has suffered from slight rough riding in recent years.
It made me want to go there....recently I finally got the courage to step into a real roller coaster....Baron in the Efteling....now I want to try to slowly extend this experience....I only still "fear" the non roller coaster attractions where you just swing left and right....higher and the go 360....but I really like the speedy rollers and eventhough I fear heights I want to overcome that fear now little by little....and doing a road trip through Italy now....so tempting ;)
Really great video giving all views (back, front and off-ride, rear view too). Superb!! Rearview is mind-bending. If I ever get drunk again, I'm going to try and remember to watch this video. LOL
the track layout is 95% the same (the drop is right off the lift, and the heartline rolls are lower, and theres a smaller turn at the end), but the track is different (more triangle type track) and this one looks bigger for some reason. this looks better than colossus.
Just found out about the attractions of Cinecittà World, will go this July with some friends to finally enjoy outdoor activities and Altair seems to be the main and most exciting attraction of the park. Can’t wait.
The GP have just killed this comments section... I mean, yeah it's a clone of Colossus at Thorpe Park but it's not a "COPY". God, it's not primary school where the kid next to you copies your work... Grow up people and learn the facts before you spread your mindless 'knowledge' of the coaster in the comments. Thank you.
Roller coasters that just have inversions one right after another for the entire ride are simply boring to me. When the Great American Scream Machine opened here in NJ at Six Flags Great Adventure, it tied the then-current world record of seven inversions. The first couple of times I rode it I thought it was great, but it soon came to be obvious that all those inversions right after another, between then little more than slight curves to line you up for the next one, was done merely for bragging rights as to how many times you went upside down. The ride as a whole was tedious, repetitive, and just felt slow, even though it actually was the fastest looping roller coaster in the world when it was built. Things only got worse over the years, and the ride quickly became extremely rough (on top of the boredom). It was finally scrapped in 2010. Don't get me wrong -- inversions can be awesome when they are done right. When they actually enhance the layout and are not merely sandwiched in so the coaster can HAZ M0AR LOoOPZ, it's great. Quick drops, big airtime, and fast turns are much more exciting. Case in point: El Toro (also at Six Flags Great Adventure) is one of my favorite coasters. The thrill and the sense of speed refuses to let up until the final brake run, and there's nary an inversion to be found.
I dont EVER have to go upside down if you ask me. I like speed and steep drops and quick turns/transitions. Going upside down is so quick, you dont really know it if your eyes are closed. A lady was sitting next to me on Alphengheist and she was terrified about going upside down. She screamed and kept her eyes closed the whole ride and when it was over, she hadn't even realized she had inverted.
This isn't the same as colossus, the first drop is a completely different shape and on this there is 3-tube track the whole way around, unlike colossus which only has it on some parts of the ride.
+AdrenalineAddict610 well thorpe park wanted something different so the handed over to Mr. John wardly and so it became so successful that Intamin realised that it wasn't to hard to build and thats why every park can now order it
It surprises me how many Englishmen are so patriotic about their rides and landmarks. Almost none of them do any research before they protect their oh so great rides in a ignorant way. It makes some of them look a bit stupid.
I’ve done that and it was amazing, the ride just lasts 45 seconds. It doesn’t scare at all and you don’t feel dizzy after that, it’s very cool, nice experience.
You mad? Colossus was awesome and this is just a better version. Smiler sucks because it's too compact and not well thought out. Coasters don't have to have loops to be good. John wardley told us he thought smiler was boring. Go back to woodies or good airtime coasters-uk theme park industry is now just about records, not fun but I guess its what the park wants
the triangular box section track definately makes it more comfortable. And this is ablut the 5th or 6th clone of collosus to exist I think... (scuze spelling)
How can a coaster be too compact. A compact, dense coaster is good. Wardly can say Smiler is boring, sure, he designed Nemesis. But Colossus is 10x worse. The headbanging would KO the poor man
bigbrownbear1231 Like I said, not an official name. People call heartline rolls, in-line twists and corkscrews barrel rolls. A Heartline Roll is a Heartline Roll, an In-Line Twist is an In-Line Twist and a Corkscrew is a Corkscrew. The only thing they really have in common is that they aren't called barrel rolls and they are inversions.
It's a dull, unimaginative layout with inversions just for the sake of it, especially the barrel rolls at the end. It's rough, dilapidated, the theming is awful and the trains are really uncomfortable. The only good part is the airtime headchopper before the cobra roll.
Colossus isn't even the original layout, besides it has a fantastic layout, the problem with it is how badly it has aged, it's so rough and unconformable I avoid it now. The rattling noise even before the first drop is just a joke. This is colossus mk2, after you learn from the predecessor, lapbars, super quick lift hill modern construction, it looks super smooth, I would love to see Thorpe refurbish Colossus.
Olii Sant Personally, I think it works well with the overhead paths, and the theming isn't that bad; I personally think it looks pretty cool as you walk under it and see the cobra roll. You're right about the heartline rolls though: really, really slow ending, very repetitive after the first one and very anticlimactic.
This is the ugliest view I have ever seen on a roller coaster. Have they not heard of landscaping? And where are the other rides? It's almost like they built one roller coaster and called it a day.
The park is actually really pretty. You can't tell from the video, but it's supposed to resemble a studio based around the famous movie studio Cinecitta', hence the name. The themed areas are epic. There is another amazing roller coaster in this park called Darkmare. It's the same kind of coaster as Th13teen but with a different layout, fully enclosed and with much more epic theming. Even better than Verbolten maybe... Haven't been to BGW, but... Park's also got this epic drop tower which is a spawn between Hurakan Condor and Apocalypse at Drayton Manor. Epic!
Lily T Sadly, I am used to this. Few American parks bother to use any theming, and the Six Flags parks have become famous for putting rides directly over a parking lot. (Used to at least throw grass over em, now they can't be bothered for that even lol)
Why are people complaining about it being a copy. Plenty of rides have clones. Like Boomerangs, which has over 51 made. Or Batman (inverted) which has 12 made.
