Secret weapons?

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Voni86
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If this should be in the quick questions thread, then sorry! :oops:

Anyway, since SW6 was announced, I've been thinking. We've had SW3, 4, and 5, but what happened to SW1 and 2?!

Anyone know?
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I think SW1 was the arrow launch coster that didn't take off, (pardon the pun :P) And i don't know about SW2.
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They were both Pipeline coasters to go where Nemesis is now.
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There was talk about this in the SW6 topic:

[url=http://forum.towerstimes.co.uk/viewtopi ... &start=945" target="_blank]viewtopic.php?f=2&t=21209&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=945[/url]
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SW2 was going to be an arrow pipeline coaster. when john wardley went to ride a prototype but he wasn't impressed as he thought it was dull and boring so the idea was scraped. not too sure about SW1 though.
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I posted some photos of the ride that would've been the Secret Weapon in this topic a few months ago..

Hope that helps...
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Secret Weapon 1 was an Arrow Pipeline coaster themed around a secret military facility.

More details and a great interview with John Wardley can be found in the link below.

[url=http://www.john-wardley.demon.co.uk/firstdrop.pdf" target="_blank]http://www.john-wardley.demon.co.uk/firstdrop.pdf[/url]
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if only the woodie was a reality i didnt know jw made the plans for that till now. would have been awsome. hes trully the magician for alton towers!
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