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New images have been uploaded to the minisite...

Progress on the maintenance building.

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I was hoping that this was a video of testing, instead it is Santa playing a trombone at the crest of the lift hill...
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lewis97 wrote: I was hoping that this was a video of testing, instead it is Santa playing a trombone at the crest of the lift hill...
Brilliant :lol:
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For a second I thought he was starting to play the Smiler theme at around the 35 second mark..  Looks like I really do belong to that ride...
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The ride name has been announced as Flug der Dämonen (Flight of the Demons)
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This was just released on the Heide Park youtube! :D
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That looks sooooo good! :)
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And thorpe gets the swarm..... This looks so much faster, it's got better inversions and has no brave it backwards,
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It stands to reason that this would be better than The Swarm though. The Swarm was the 2nd of it's kind. B&M have built a number of wingriders since, fine tuning and honing the model to where it is now.

It's a shame Merlin can't seem to build rides in the UK that interact that well with the environment though.
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To be fair, the terrain and setting for this has always had an advantage over a flat piece of land created from a lake..

I would not say it looks faster than any of the other Wing Riders, but looks bloody superb.

Great footage!
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I wish I liked flying (on planes) because I would love to ride this. It looks brilliant
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I'm annoyed I can't go as I've never been to a theme park outside the UK. This looks so good!
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Looks superb. It's interesting how they have shortened the train to just six cars. Hopefully, it will make the ride run a little quicker around the inversions. This has the potential to be the best Winged Coaster from B&M to date.
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Queueline through the existing buildings, from the minisite.

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lewis97 wrote: Queueline through the existing buildings, from the minisite.

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That is a really nice effort :)
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I'm pretty sure that was there anyway from the log flume!
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Indeed it was, I seem to recall it had some animatronics as part of the theme - I'm glad the park have retained some remains of the log flume even if it is just a small part :)
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Looking at the tunnel, I was remembering the queueline entrance that was posted back on page 4.
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It looks really cool, as if you're actually seeking shelter from the bats in the tunnel.  The theming seems to be going for a more subtle approach compared to The Swarm's combusting Airbuses and it appears to be working just as well, if not better!
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It's a Boeing ;)

I like it, looks amazing but the queue looks cramped, probably just that picture but I wouldn't like it at all :/
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The ride's name is now on the station, as shown in this image from the minisite.

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