The Swarm (roller coaster): Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

The roller coaster begins in the [[Station (roller coaster)|station]], which is built to look like a partially destroyed church with an upturned police trailer housing the ride operators,<ref name="DA Elevations 2">{{cite web|title=Station Building – Plan & Colour Elevations|url=http://ww2.runnymede.gov.uk/home/latest/wklyplanapps/2011/wk06/RU11-0101.DCELEVXXX.002.pdf|publisher=Runnymede Borough Council|accessdate=2 August 2011|author=Thorpe Park|date=27 January 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930032712/http://ww2.runnymede.gov.uk/home/latest/wklyplanapps/2011/wk06/RU11-0101.DCELEVXXX.002.pdf|archivedate=30 September 2011}}</ref> and climbs up a {{convert|38.7|m|adj=on}} [[chain lift hill]].<ref name="Thorpe Park's New £20m Development Is No April Fools" /><ref name="RCDB">{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Swarm|location=Thorpe Park|metric=m|rcdb_number=9820|accessdate=2 August 2011}}</ref> Upon reaching the top of the lift hill, the track twists 180 degrees anticlockwise, so that riders are upside down, before plunging down the world's first [[dive drop]] element. The train then proceeds to dive under the wing of a wrecked plane and into a [[zero-g roll]] {{Convert|30.6|m}} above the ground before passing narrowly through a themed billboard, immediately following which the [[on-ride photo]] is taken. It then enters an [[Roller coaster elements#Inclined loop|inclined loop]] {{Convert|23|m}} in height.<ref name="DA Elevations 7">{{cite web|title=Site Sections BB CC|url=http://ww2.runnymede.gov.uk/home/latest/wklyplanapps/2011/wk06/RU11-0101.DCELEVXXX.007.pdf|publisher=Runnymede Borough Council|accessdate=2 August 2011|author=Thorpe Park|author2=Webber, Nichols Brown |date=2 August 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930032804/http://ww2.runnymede.gov.uk/home/latest/wklyplanapps/2011/wk06/RU11-0101.DCELEVXXX.007.pdf|archivedate=30 September 2011}}</ref> ItThe ~~then~~ride ~~enters~~continues into a turnaround ~~with~~featuring a wrecked helicopter with slow-spinning rotor blades in the centre. At this point riders on the right hand side of the train experience a near miss with the water surrounding the helicopter. This is followed by a [[Corkscrew (roller coaster element)|corkscrew]], which passes through the inclined loop.<ref name="DA Single Plan 4" /><ref name="DA Elevations 7" /> Upon leaving the corkscrew, the train curves past a crashed fire engine with water and fire effects and proceeds through a [[Keyhole (roller coaster element)|keyhole]]: a partly destroyed church tower.<ref name="DA Single Plan 4" /><ref name="DA Elevations 7" /> The ride then flies over the station and enters into a last [[inline twist]] before a mid-course brake run. Following this, the train makes a banked left-hand turn (which despite being directly after a brake run, can generate strong forces for riders on the rear-right of the train) into the final [[Brake run|brakes]]. The train then goes back into the station.<ref name="DA Site Plan 3" /> The ride previously featured an on-ride video camera, filming riders and allowing the purchase of a DVD afterwards; this was removed sometime in 2016.[[File:The swarm loop and corkscrew, thorpe park, england.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Roller coaster elements#Inclined loop|inclined loop]] and [[Roller coaster elements#Corkscrew|corkscrew]] featured in the ride]]

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