The Swarm: Thorpe Park 2012- LC12

An accurate recreation of the track forThorpe's new coaster, planned for 2012.

I used the B&M floorless coaster design in No Limits for this project, as the software doesn't currently have a wing rider coaster design.

LC12 is the project name of Thorpe Park's unique new rollercoaster, planned to open in 2012. The ride will represent the largest investment to any single attraction in a British theme park, at a whopping £18 million.

The ride type will feature trains that are four times the width of traditional coaster trains. This means that riders will be positioned on either side of the track, as shown in the POV in the video. This will create an amazing sense of freedom and flight with no track above or below you.

The theme of the ride will be based around a crash site with abandoned buildings, ruins, overturned lorries, crashed aeroplanes and a helicopter as part of the ride's scenic elements.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Thorpe Park
• 2012
• LC12
• New Ride
• Wingrider
• B&M
• POV
• On Ride
• Off Ride
• roller coaster

[Richgill81]

Can't wait!! Merlin annual pass this year me thinks!!!

[KCBAMD]

@Richgill81 Me too! :D

[tjlpancake]

doctor who music :)

[KCBAMD]

@tjlpancake Hell yeah! I'm a geek :P

[whispersinmyheart0]

ohmygod i know where im going in 2012 ;)

[KCBAMD]

@whispersinmyheart0 See you there!

[LaurennAmyy10]

Doesn't look as good as SW7 at Alton Towers.

[blubabluba123]

what does lc stand for?

[SadisticEmoRockChick]

Anyone know how long this ride will be?! :)

[2000creations]

Thumbs up if u think its better on the right!!!

[B14Nickk]

@Richgill81 I don't think Thorpe park are doing Annual Pass' this year, They haven't released any details of it so i don't think they will do it as of last year was a mess.

[SuperZoeharris]

I've been to 6 flags valencia California and they have a ride already called X2 it's the best ride I've ever been on its the worlds first flipping roller coaster! If you love coasters then 6 flags is the place everyone a record breaker can't wait to ride this one tho!

Don't think America would have to copy!! There rides are way advanced! X

[cartoonclub1000]

I simply can't wait to go on that!!! also my family is getting a merlin annual pass!!!:D

[Liamy321]

@TheSlimyapple

if u lokk its a dif' layout

[poppystar1000]

@KCBAMD hope so

[kontakkis]

@longy0151 I said the world's FIRST ten looping rollercoaster and SAW was the steepest at the time it was built, obviously since then rollercoasters have broken TP's records, that's the competitiveness of theme parks :/