'Psychoaster' - World's Scariest Ride
kirk_ri...@yahoo.com
as "the scariest ride in the UK" and may become the scariest roller
coaster in the world.
Alton Towers Resort , a theme park and resort in Staffordshire,
England, will unveil in March what it calls the world's first
"Psychoaster," according to The Sun .
The park is putting the finished touches on Thirteen, a roller coaster
that combines physical and psychological fear to create an experience
so intense, it will be restricted to riders between the ages of 16 and
55.
Thrill seekers will be required to sign a waiver that assures the
resort of their physical and mental health "to avoid any resulting
lawsuits."
"This new ride will be a shocking, never-experienced-before roller
coaster," said Morwenna Angove, Alton Towers' sales and marketing
director. "However, just as we take physical health and safety very
seriously, Thirteen demands that we also consider our visitors'
emotional health, and as such we're not afraid of introducing
necessary measures to ensure riders are fully prepared and healthy
enough to brave Thirteen."
Alton Towers is already home to Oblivion , considered the tallest
vertical-drop roller coaster in the world.
Eejanaika , a roller coaster in Fujiyoshida, Japan, is considered by
many to be the scariest roller coaster in the world right now. It
features a 249-foot drop and reaches 78 miles per hour. Throughout the
ride your seat is rotating either forward or backward in a full 360-
degree controlled spin and Eejanaika has 14 inversions -- the most of
any roller coaster in the world according to the Guinness Book of
World Records.
kirk_ri...@yahoo.com
coasters?
BaSSiStiSt
<kirk_ritche...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> What do you all think about this "trend" towards this type of scary
> coasters?
I think it's Merlin Entertainment's quest to get Alton Towers and
Th13teen mentioned in as many places as possible.
ri...@aol.com
> The park is putting the finished touches on Thirteen, a roller coaster
> that combines physical and psychological fear to create an experience
> so intense, it will be restricted to riders between the ages of 16 and
> 55.
William Castle lives.
Rik
mamoosh
<kirk_ritche...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Alton Towers is already home to Oblivion, considered the tallest
> vertical-drop roller coaster in the world.
True...but only if you pretend no other B&M vertical drop coasters
exist.
As for Thi3teen, the ride is 95% outdoors and pics of the layout are
readily available on the internets. Looks like a family ride to me.
The only "scary" part of the ride would be the indoor portion with the
track that drops.
Mike R
BaSSiStiSt
The park has also been stating the ride is so intense that visitors
will only be allowed to ride once per day. Can't wait to see the angry
pix from the first ERS!
:-)
CanobieFan
dropping track.
Or is Alton just gonna overlook that, like they've overlooked all the
other B&M divers..
nogodforme
Not the first claim to be a "psychological" thrill ride. Revenge of
the Mummy had the same marketing campaign, remember?
Here's a link.
http://totalexperience.corante.com/archives/2004/12/13/revenge_of_the_mummy_the_worlds_first_psychological_thrill_ride.php
Reading the article again, do the effects really blow you away? Not
really. It's the coaster part of the ride that matters. Ok, so
they sprinkle water on you, heat the ceiling, big deal. The coaster
drops are what is exciting.
Going back to this new ride, I've seen the pictures, and it looks like
a family ride.
And the idea of marketing it as a "psychological" thrill ride will
scare everyone away. They're shooting themselves in the foot by
saying it's so scary.
kirk_ri...@yahoo.com
15 year old on the ride?
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Whenever I'm at Universal, what the crowds talk about when they get off
Mummy is the effects. I've never heard anyone talk about the drops or
anything even remotely coaster-related.
Seriously. I'm not just saying that to piss Viands off.
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mamoosh
<kirk_ritche...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I wonder how long they will keep up the restrictions before letting a
> 15 year old on the ride?
Dude...none of those restrictions are real. It's called HYPE (or,
overhype).
kirk_ri...@yahoo.com
>
> Dude...none of those restrictions are real. It's called HYPE (or,
> overhype).
we will see
BaSSiStiSt
> Dude...none of those restrictions are real. It's called HYPE (or,
> overhype).
How ya gonna keep em down on the farm after they've ridden Th13teen?
:-)
mamoosh
<kirk_ritche...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> we will see
I've got this bridge near NYC for sale...
kirk_ri...@yahoo.com
>
> I've got this bridge near NYC for sale...
which one??? perhaps you would trade it for one in Pittsburgh...we
have plenty
CanobieFan
While I doubt its true... Doesn't Dodonpa have a max-age limit? I
remember hearing about people on the ACE trip a few years ago talking
about how they had to lie to get on it, as there was a maximum age for
the ride. (55 or 60 or something)
Victor Canfield
One of the photos of Eejanaika on rcdb.com shows signage with age
restrictions of 10 and 55, although I can't read the (non-English) fine
print.
182feet
> William Castle lives.
So, will the seats have little "Percept-O" buzzers? Will there be a
nurse in the station? Will absolutely no one be admitted during the
last 300 feet? Can't wait.
Dave Althoff, Jr.
: On Dec 14, 7:04�am, "kirk_ritche...@yahoo.com"
The scary part would be going up that friction-drive lift in the rain... 8-)
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
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While visiting Gardaland during the 2006 IAAPA Summer Meeting, several
attendees were surprised to have been denied a ride on the park's
Vekoma SLC as the max age was either 55 or 60.
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<kirk_ritche...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> A new roller coaster set to open next year in England is being billed
> as "the scariest ride in the UK" and may become the scariest roller
> coaster in the world.
>
> Alton Towers Resort , a theme park and resort in Staffordshire,
> England, will unveil in March what it calls the world's first
> "Psychoaster," according to The Sun .
>
> The park is putting the finished touches on Thirteen, a roller coaster
> that combines physical and psychological fear to create an experience
> so intense, it will be restricted to riders between the ages of 16 and
> 55.
>
> Thrill seekers will be required to sign a waiver that assures the
> resort of their physical and mental health "to avoid any resulting
nothing but hype.
Steelforce
>
> - Show quoted text -
they restrict older people in Japan too.