The 'Bigger One' was an actual concept with a model made. It was shown during a tour several years ago. The issue was the cost and that it was planned to be the biggest in the world but then top thrill came along and kind of ruined the need for it
@@youtubekilledtrustedflaggi9274 don't think there was a chosen manufacturer, but if you Google 'the bigger one Project PK27' you'll find some old mentions of it.
I actually Flamingo Land will be the park to break it (in a few years) - Sik was very successful (it cost £21m - more than frickin’ Smiler), and they’re still expanding (e.g. Lost River refurb). They have lots of space along the lake, and the council is more forgiving (Cliffhanger is 181ft tall). I reckon they have another coaster investment in the next two years, then prepare for the record around the time of Universal. I say watch this space.
It could happen, people underestimate flamingo land because its independent, when really it actually owns a lot of things such as Bradford City stadium and now alpamare waterpark.
They have been surpring us since Kumali. They are the most consistent so far. Hope they have the money though. The issue with getting to the area is a bit of a blocker because if you live around London, then Thorpe Park and Alton Towers are the easiest parks to get to. Also train tickets nowadays are very expensive.
Fantasy Island could also break the height record, The Odyssey was planned to be 270ft tall instead of the 170 it is today, so that shows they can and are willing to go high. I just don't think they have the funds though....
Sorry but the Big One is 213ft. Plus if the Big One wants to increase their height, it won’t be an easy job as they’d have to retrack their entire drop
Thorpe could 100% fit in a giga if it started on the island behind the swarm and they removed the rapids so it could be an out and back and could go behind hyperia, have a turnaround and then return back
To be honest I'd say Flamingo Land could possibly get an RMC Hyper but not a Hyper Hybrid, a Hyper Raptor, as they started making bigger Raptors, it's possible they could make one above 200 foot and as the smaller ones are as cheap as 4 million, you could probably get a hyper one for under 12 million if you were lucky.
Blackpool actually has quite a bit of unused space within the park despite appearances. With removal of the Grand Prix and a few nearby unused buildings there is quite a space available.
BPB do own that land and did indeed put markers down for supports a number of years ago. The key issues with BPB is funding, wind speed and maintenance due to the ocean air being very corrosive as demonstrated already on the big one. It seems now, from rumours, that all future retracking on the big one has halted for the foreseeable, and I suspect they may be planning when the ride is retired. It would make the most sense to re-track and reprofile the big one into a new ride. Alternatively it would be an accelerator type model similar to the Bigger One Concept that could perhaps reside within the space where Grand Prix and Avalanche currently are, with it's main element backing onto the big ones lift hill.
Just to continue the final point of the video "the fact they've been retracking the big one shows they plan to keep it around for decades to come" isn't true. It's been re-tracked just to keep the ride safe and operational. The ride needs a tonne of work, and if it was about keeping it open and enjoyable for riders, they would've retracted the entire ride, but they won't as they cannot afford it nor care to do so for rider enjoyment. The Big One has maybe 5-10 years at most left, and that's with some additional re-tracking required which is not planned until 2026 at the earliest given none will take place over the 24/25 off season.
Hyperia was built because of the potential threat of the London Reaort. So when Universal goes ahead, watch this space. Because other parks will need something big to keep people coming back.
Tbf to thorpe it wouldn't be that difficult for them to find the space if they really wanted it to make a huge coaster. The area behind swarm island has nothing on it and closing rumba rapids would give a massive space to play with.
I bet if/when it does get beat it will be blackpool that does it, maybe a slightly taller red force clone and take the europe records at the same time.
By far the most likely option is Blackpool redoing the big one Phantoms Revenge style and adding a larger drop in. Id put Flamingo Land building something gimmicky like an accelerator as the distant second option
if alton towers ever removes oblivion, they would have to dig up that tunnel. if they dug up that tunnel, they could make it even deeper and make some massive coaster that drops like 200 feet underground
I rulled out Alton towers but one thought is they could say revive the now infamous John Wardley cross valley rollercoaster the drop alone i believe would be over 200ft so adding more track to the tree line could be above like 260ft mark but it would probably be very expensive and I highly doubt it would ever happen but it would be cool to see happen
I did hear about that, if it was made, it'd definitely spark a debate on what it means for a ride to be "tall" I could make a whole video about how the way we measure coaster heights aren't consistent at all.
I can’t believe Orion is 51 feet taller than Hyperia and 80 plus feet counting the drop yet Americans complain it’s not tall enough the turnaround is as tall as Stealth greateful to have that my home park. Before anyone says it’s to similar to Diamondback who gives a god Danm
@@JJJJ-he8bz Leviathan is in Canada though hence why it doesn’t get much hate. Also you have to realise that Leviathan was the Prototype B&M Giga Coaster
In the first 20 subs, I know my you tube and your channel will be big. I was in the first 500 subs for sanbrooke productions that then became theme park worldwide and also first hundred of coaster studios, I know this channel will be big! Great video,,.
Dang, I watched Theme Park Worldwide when Hyperia first tested. I won't be on this channel full time, mainly cause I have other channels and a part time job. But thanks
