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Stealth
Thorpe Park, Surrey, England, UK
Stealth opened in March 2006 to better-than-expected reviews. Although considered by many to be an inferior "mini-Kingda Ka", Stealth suprised many critics with it's amazing experience and adrenaline rush. Whether or not the ride would feature any airtime was debated throughout the ride's construction. The answer to this question is a big 'YES!', but only in the front seats.
For those who feel that this ride is cheap half-scale clone of the world's tallest ride 'Kingda Ka', it must be remembered that prior to this ride being approved, Thorpe Park's height ceiling was just 115ft. Back when the plans for Project Stealth were first uncovered in 2002, it was never a question of why this deisgn and scale, but ultimately, will the local residents agree to increase the height ceiling by 100ft?
This ride represents a massive achievement by Thorpe Park. Thorpe Park has done a lot for the local community and economy and unlike the residents local to Alton Towers, Thorpe Park's neighbours have repaid their theme park by allowing them to build this ride. It is not 460ft tall, but realistically - 100ft more than originally allowed is the best they could get without pushing their luck.
The ride has been rated as fantastic by many who ride it, and even if you don't like it that much, remember that is a landmark ride for the UK - a ride that could not have been dreamt of 5 years ago, and we will probably never see another ride of it's height in a UK Tussaud's park.
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