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Manufacturers [[Intamin]] used a similar [[train (roller coaster)|train]] style to their [[Hypercoaster|Hyper Coaster]] models which are exposed by removing the sides of the train. This caused problems as riders could lift their legs outside of the train whilst it was in motion.{{Fact|date=September 2007}} For a brief period in 2002 and 2003 the ride was equipped with metal bars on the sides of the train to prevent this. During 2003 the trains were fitted with new style restraints to prevent riders from doing this and the metal plates were removed.{{Fact|date=September 2007}} |
Manufacturers [[Intamin]] used a similar [[train (roller coaster)|train]] style to their [[Hypercoaster|Hyper Coaster]] models which are exposed by removing the sides of the train. This caused problems as riders could lift their legs outside of the train whilst it was in motion.{{Fact|date=September 2007}} For a brief period in 2002 and 2003 the ride was equipped with metal bars on the sides of the train to prevent this. During 2003 the trains were fitted with new style restraints to prevent riders from doing this and the metal plates were removed.{{Fact|date=September 2007}} |
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The roller coaster is located in the Lost City area, in the south-east of the park. The ride is formed of a vertical loop, a cobra roll, two corkscrews and five heartline twists. The ride's rough theme is the ruins of a recently unearthed [[Atlantis|Atlantean]] civilisation. The music for the ride and surrounding area was composed by [[Ian Habgood]], and is shared with the roller coaster [[Colossos (roller coaster)]] in [[Heide Park]], Germany. During planning and construction ''Colossus'' was known as ''Project Odyssey''; both names allude to [[Ancient Greece]], albeit in different ways. |
The roller coaster is located in the Lost City area, in the south-east of the park. The ride is formed of a vertical loop, a cobra roll, two corkscrews and five heartline twists. The ride's rough theme is the ruins of a recently unearthed [[Atlantis|Atlantean]] civilisation. The music for the ride and surrounding area was composed by [[Ian Habgood]], and is shared with the roller coaster [[Colossos (roller coaster)Colossos]] in [[Heide Park]], Germany. During planning and construction ''Colossus'' was known as ''Project Odyssey''; both names allude to [[Ancient Greece]], albeit in different ways. |
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Revision as of 21:48, 15 January 2009
| Colossus | |
|---|---|
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| Thorpe Park | |
| Location | Thorpe Park |
| Park section | Lost City |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | March 22, 2002 |
| Cost | £10,000,000 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Intamin AG |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Looping Coaster |
| Track layout | Intamin Tri Track |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Inversions | 10 |
| Duration | 1:32 |
| Capacity | 1,050 riders per hour |
| G-force | 4.2 |
| Colossus at RCDB | |
Colossus is a roller coaster at Thorpe Park in Chertsey, England. It was built by Swiss manufacturers Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel as an adaptation of Monte Makaya in Brazil.[citation needed] Tussauds designer, John Wardley adapted the project to include an extra two inversions as well as reducing its height.[citation needed] Colossus was the world's first roller coaster with ten inversions; an exact replica, called the Tenth Ring Roller Coaster, was later built at Chimelong Paradise in Guangzhou, China.[1]
Manufacturers Intamin used a similar train style to their Hyper Coaster models which are exposed by removing the sides of the train. This caused problems as riders could lift their legs outside of the train whilst it was in motion.[citation needed] For a brief period in 2002 and 2003 the ride was equipped with metal bars on the sides of the train to prevent this. During 2003 the trains were fitted with new style restraints to prevent riders from doing this and the metal plates were removed.[citation needed]
The roller coaster is located in the Lost City area, in the south-east of the park. The ride is formed of a vertical loop, a cobra roll, two corkscrews and five heartline twists. The ride's rough theme is the ruins of a recently unearthed Atlantean civilisation. The music for the ride and surrounding area was composed by Ian Habgood, and is shared with the roller coaster Colossos (roller coaster)Colossos in Heide Park, Germany. During planning and construction Colossus was known as Project Odyssey; both names allude to Ancient Greece, albeit in different ways.
References
- ^ "10 Inversion Roller Coaster (Chimelong Paradise)". Retrieved 2007-09-04.
External links
- Official site for Thorpe Park
- Colossus on Theme Park Junkies
- Colossus on Thorpe Park Insider
- Colossus at Total Thorpe Park
- BritishCoasters homepage
- Colossus at ThemeParks-UK
| Amity | |
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| Lost City | |
| Old Town | |
| Fearless Valley | |
| Swarm Island | |
| The Jungle | |
| Big Easy Boulevard | |
| The Dock Yard | |
| Former | |
| See also | |
