Ripsaw (and Blade) to be removed?
- Zach
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Here's one thing to think about....if ripsaw was leaving as TH14TEEN claimed above and the source was right...why are towers dipping into there pocket and budget (at a time where funds are low anyway and spending is really being cut) to repair ripsaw and order from what pictures and I have seen with my own eyes looks to quite a major part ?
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Theses ain't going every where soon with rumours of the 2017 rides been put on hold to they know more about the report from HSE and what needs to be done to get it open again and get guests to trust the park and rides again.
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it would be a real shape if ripsaw went. it's got to be one the the best themed rides at the park. it certainly looked more of the part back in 97.
shame it can't be replaced somewhere else in FV with a double carriage to help with throughput and still have the same paint job/theme...
shame it can't be replaced somewhere else in FV with a double carriage to help with throughput and still have the same paint job/theme...
On park now and ripsaw is open. More likely that ripsaw to be moved and blade to close?
- Tom170499
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But surely there is little point repairing a ride at the end of its economic life so what does that say?Alex wrote:There is little to no point in moving a ride at the end of it's economic life, they might as well scrap it.
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What I think will/should happen is Ripsaw moved to X-Sector and Blade removed. This allows that side of FV to be closed off and SW8 construction to beginAlex wrote:That it might be hanging around next year as well? Depends whether SW8 is still on the same time scale.
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Who's to say it would be the same model? The plot of land left by Submission is very big so who knows?Alex wrote:Why would you move a ride at the end of it's life though? Ripsaw is struggling to make it through this season let alone a move to the X sector.
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You said that Ripsaw should/will be moved to the X sector, doesn't that imply it's the same model?Tom170499 wrote:Who's to say it would be the same model? The plot of land left by Submission is very big so who knows?Alex wrote:Why would you move a ride at the end of it's life though? Ripsaw is struggling to make it through this season let alone a move to the X sector.
I do think there will be a new flat ride on that plot of land just it wont be Ripsaw because it doesnt make financial sense.
Park world magazine today said that the new enterprise model will be coming to a European client in 2016. What if, with ripsaw and blade, even enterprise potentially going, this is towers?
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wait, the Enterprise was redone? I thought it was "essential maintenance"?
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As much as I'd love to see the Towers Enterprise revamped with this new design, the wheel was only just replaced in 2013 with The Smiler's construction, so I doubt that so soon after updating the design they'll replace it with this new design. Maybe later down the line.
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If Alton were to move Ripsaw surely they would recondition the ride at the same time. Just because it's old does not mean there are ways of moving it. I can't see merlin wanting to pay the money to buy a new model for x sector or whatever happens to the ride.
If I'm honest, I enjoy enterprise and see no need to remove it, what with the maintenance and parts replacements. Ripsaw is more likely to go imo