| 09SCullen |
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Posts: 0
Location: Suffolk, England, UK
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This is great, and strangly comfortable, i went on it when i was 12 and was scared my balls would end up somewere near
my stochmach but they didnt! THe first drop, loops and the zero g roll are amazing. But the rest of the ride is a bit of
a waste of track, i mean like who wants to go flat for 100m its not that fun should of been a barrel roll then another
hill with diving loops and underground sections but the least few turns are really dull. However this wasnt a huge issue
seeing that i enjoyed the standing up factor so much. Also sitting....i mean standing next to a muscular grown man who
was absolutly terrorfied and on the on-ride phot he was almost in tears! Thats made my day. XD
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| Colossus The Power of 10 |
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Posts: 41
Location: Kings Lynn, Norfolk
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could of been abit more exciting after the zero g roll, but a good ride none the less
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| Casio |
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Posts: 38
Location: London
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It's dull, but the zero-g is brilliant and it's actually eerily comfortable...
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| Pingu on drugs |
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Posts: 0
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Its such a good ride, and its a stand up which is awesome.BUT, its very short...its over within 40 secs so i give it
a...7.5?
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| B & Mmmm |
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Posts: 7
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A brilliant ride. The few rough spots are very mild/barely noticable. The first drop is great, the loop is good, the two
corkscrews are suprisingly awesome but the zero g roll is just WOW. INCREDIBLE.
It's definitely one of my favourite
coasters. Way better than I expected and very under-rated in my opinion.
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| Enicomb |
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Posts: 127
Location:
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Pretty dull, but not as dull as G-force
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| Daveo |
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Posts: 0
Location: Boston UK
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When I go on this I stand on the metal casing in the centre of the footwell until they lock the harness, then your not
touching the floor when you go round. Beware! a jock strap is recommended!
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| DarrenBloomfield |
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Posts: 21
Location: Banbury,Oxfordshire
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the best coaster in the park brings a different sensation standing up, by no means one of the best coasters around but
certainly holds its own.
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| macsftw906 |
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Posts: 0
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back row on zero g roll , = wow
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| macsftw906 |
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Posts: 0
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liked it , scared me a lot lol just the fact that you are standing , bars are incredibly loose and every inversion makes
you feel like you are falling lol , i actually was scared on shockwave but was amazing all the same. It gets run down
but i liked it , front hurt a lot but the back was very good !
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| alanaltyohno |
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Posts: 3
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yh , the ride i think anyway , diserves a high 9 but the line is really hot , i went on the 2nd of july 2009 and , it
was 29 degrees out side and at the top was 35 , and grafiti everyhere in the lind , also theres a sign saying you will
be fined , but i dont think anyone saw that! lol
but , the last 2 times i went on ,i went on 3 times , half way up the
loop , theres a big jolt that didnt hurt much but was enoying , also , i think they need a new station and train or
something , felt a bit unsafe tbh , but loved it anyway !
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| Patrick |
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Posts: 1503
Location: Leicestershire, England
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9/10. Simply for that zero-g roll in the back row. Insane inversion.
I do however think that the queueline and
station are absolutely dreadful. Today it was 32 degrees, and the queueline had no air-conditioning, I could hardly
breathe. A serious health hazard. Also the queueline is covered in graffiti and is an absolute mess. The station is also
a mess, loos really scruffy and old-fashioned as does the queline.
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| skate |
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Posts: 0
Location: Top of Shiekra
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back in its day there would of been this and nemisis for good rides in the uk so its good for its time
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| wheelhs1 |
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Posts: 28
Location: About 45mins from AT & DM
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This page looks very dull.
It doesn't reflect on the roller coaster... its actually very good.
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| coasterdolphin |
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Posts: 22
Location:
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looks short
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| HarryBoyy |
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Posts: 219
Location: Somwhere over the rainbow
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it is a very fun ride when you queue it builds the excitment
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| dj-fireball999 |
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Posts: 271
Location: Cheltenham
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Went on it again today, looks great, great B&M style roar, not rough at all in my opinion, good inversions, great first
drop, high throughput, high reliability and it looks great!
I just hope that they don't remove it in 2010, as I feel
that it still has many seasons left in it, and in my opinion, is the main attraction for Drayton Manor.
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| Lord_of_the_rides |
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Posts: 24
Location: Switzerland
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Just to put everybody all right.
At the beginning, Intamin often worked in association with Giovanola(Monthey). In
this time, M.Bolliger and M.Mabillard worked for Giovanola before putting itself in their account. They were largely the
designers of the "Stand-up" and they kept the rights.
After their departure, Giovanola and Intamin continued to make
it until the bankruptcy of Giovanola(Regrettably).
Then Intamin developed another type of rail to avoid the
confusions with B&M.
Here is my opinion on this coaster:
I liked it because it's one of last ones coasters of
Giovanola.
It is a little bit short and a little of theme is missing. But it gives good sensations.
Sorry for my
faults of vocabulary and grammar.
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| dj-fireball999 |
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Posts: 271
Location: Cheltenham
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I didn't find it rough at all, and I thoroughly enjoyed it!
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| MUPPER06 |
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Posts: 5
Location:
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good but too short
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| elmerfudd |
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Posts: 213
Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
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about time it retired i think. bring in a b&m floorless
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| Jools |
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Posts: 1805
Location: The house, which windows you looked through last night. I KNOW IT WAS YOU!
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That's because Mr Bolliger and Mallibard use to work for Intamin and designed the stand-up coaster
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| ashleyB2961 |
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Posts: 1
Location:
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looks tooo much like a B&M to me who built it
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| SkyBlue |
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Posts: 1
Location:
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Warning: Be careful when you are only just above the height limit, on every loop my shoulders hit the top of the
restrants, but you can resolve this by holding tightly and pushing yourself down when a loop is approaching =)
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| Inverse |
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Posts: 709
Location: Reading, UK
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Good fun, too short!
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| champions08europe |
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Posts: 11
Location:
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this is good but could be longer
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| coasterchris93 |
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Posts: 11
Location:
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V Thats hang-time for you! :P
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| wheelhs1 |
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Posts: 28
Location: About 45mins from AT & DM
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I do feel rather un safe on this though....on the zero g rolls it feels like you are going to fall out!
I would feel
alto better with a seat belt there...
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| coasterchris93 |
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Posts: 28
Location: About 45mins from AT & DM
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V I actually agree - although it isn't the best rollercoaster we have; it's not too bad at the front.
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| wheelhs1 |
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Posts: 28
Location: About 45mins from AT & DM
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When you ride on the front it has to be one of the best rides in britain.
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| TheBigOne |
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Posts: 0
Location: Leicester, UK
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But it was ok
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| TheBigOne |
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Posts: 0
Location: Leicester, UK
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This ride...not great. It was soo rough and uncomfortable
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| walescoasterkid |
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Posts: 0
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i think it is a good ride. i mean i love the standing aspect but the last bit is such a boring layout. i love the fact
its standing up -- i think its one of the best rides in the park
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| coasterchris93 |
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Posts: 0
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Luke; even if it's the only stand-up to contain a zero-g (pretty damn good one at that), it doesn't effect how dull the
layout is. Drop, loop, twist, random straight, corkscrews. I don't know a person who can't make a better layout.
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| bradleyhart |
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Posts: 0
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after riding this today i think that this is one of my best rides. i absolutly lved it (because i had front row). i was
in a nice comfy position as i took time to adjust to my height. My favourite Zero-G i have ridden. the down side to this
ride is the theming, i think a new paint job would be great
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| nemesisnutter |
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Posts: 126
Location:
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The experience of standing up was ruined by the roughness of it.
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| Scaredofpoo |
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Posts: 14
Location: Sheffield, England
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Great ride, although I wasn't told to stand up to adjust the height.... Hence I was in a crouched position throughout
the ride.
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| dj-fireball999 |
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Posts: 271
Location: Cheltenham
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Great ride! Really cool zero-G roll too! :)
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| wadler |
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Posts: 12
Location: London, england
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was this made in the days when bolliger and mabilard worked for intamin?
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| coasterfan10 |
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Posts: 0
Location:
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i liked it alot very thrilling standing up just tops it off 4 me
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| luke8 |
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Posts: 194
Location:
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I fail to see how this is 'rough an dull'? I went on it earlier today, fort he first time in 2 years and It really isn't
as rough as a lot of UK coasters, and infact, the coasterforce guide says it is the only stand-up to feature a zero-g,
and then you say it's dull? The drop, loop and zero-g are fantastic, it's only the last third that is boring.
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| chris10218 |
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Posts: 1
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I went on it 4 times. i thought i weren't strapped in properly but it was brilliant and fast. it's too good to be true.
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| gavin |
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Posts: 2465
Location: Wrexham. The arsehole of Wales.
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Came back to this after 13 years and actually really enjoyed it. The drop, loop and zero-g are great.
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| rollgeek2020 |
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Posts: 7
Location: northallerton uk
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it was a good ride
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| jujuondeck |
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Posts: 0
Location:
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this roller coaster seems so old school i wish they would update it
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| eli72 |
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Posts: 5
Location:
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It did at first, but I looked on youtube before I saw this page and it has 2 corkscrews right after each other instead
of a turnaround. I'm surprised that Intamin did that, but I'm not surprised it wasn't made by B&M. Looks fun, though.
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| ashleyB2961 |
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Posts: 1
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its made by intamin! it looks like a b&m
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| Patrick |
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Posts: 1503
Location: Leicestershire, England
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It's getting really rough, I got headbanging on it for the first time today.
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| pluto |
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Posts: 0
Location: Portsmouth England (woo hooo)
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Only went on once. Like G-force, fun but not too thrilling.WARNING. Make sure you are in a comfortable position with
your feet flat on the floor before they lock the restraint in place. If not it’s very unpleasant, trust me, I shifted a
little one the ride and the bike seat bit dug up hard into my groin. Testicular discomfort does not make a ride fun in
any way.
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| coasterchris93 |
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Posts: 0
Location: Portsmouth England (woo hooo)
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Drayton Manor won't get much selling Shockwave, and aren't a very rich business compared to the likes of tussauds etc. I
personally think its great! Nemesis is dating too (in fact both Shockwave and Nemmie are the same age).. But that isn't
affecting peoples views of it. Maybe it's because Shockwave hasn't been looked after as well as Nemmie?
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