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{{Short description|SteelRoller Wingcoaster rollerat coasterThorpe Park}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}

{{Infobox roller coaster

|name=The Swarm

|custom_label_3= The SWARM POV

|custom_value_3= [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcwkE-jlQF4 Full HD POV]

|logo= The swarm, sign.jpg

|logodimensions=250px

|image=The swarm drop, thorpe park, england.jpg

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|caption=The entrance and first "inverted"dive drop of The Swarm at Thorpe Park

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|location=Thorpe Park

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|model=Custom

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|lift= Chain [[lift hill]]

|height_m=38.67

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|length_m=775

|speed_mph=59

|inversions=54

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|duration=1:15

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|angle= <!--Do not include "degrees", it is added automatically.-->

|capacity=1,100

|cost=£18 million<ref>[https://www.topdogdays.com/attraction/theme-park/thorpe-park/thorpe-park-the-swarmnew-ride-area/ Thorpe Park & The Swarm; New Ride Area]. ''TopDogDays''. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2023.</ref><ref>[https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/news/2012-02-23-thorpe-parks-new-ride-the-swarm-terrifies-red-arrows-pilot.html Thorpe Park's new ride The Swarm terrifies Red Arrows pilot]. ''AOL''. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2023.</ref>

|gforce= 4.5▼

|acceleration= <!--Expression in full form e.g. "X to Y mph (? to ? km/h) in Z seconds". -->

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|acceleration_mph= 57

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▲|gforce= 4.5

|restriction_ft= <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.-->

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|restriction_cm= 140 - 196

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|trains=2

|carspertrain=7

|rowspercar=1

|ridersperrow=4

|virtual_queue_name=Fastrack

|virtual_queue_image= Merlin Entertainment Fastrack availability.svg

|virtual_queue_status= available

|single_rider= <!--Not available-->

|custom_label_1website= {{Official website|http://www.thorpepark.com/rides/the-swarm.aspx}}

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|rcdb_number=9820

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'''The Swarm''' is a [[steel roller coaster]] located at [[Thorpe Park]] in the United Kingdom.<ref name=RCDB /> The Swarm was the world's second [[Wing Coaster]] model designed by [[Switzerland|Swiss]] roller coaster manufacturer [[Bolliger & Mabillard]] and the first one located in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="New coaster crashes into Thorpe Park!">{{cite journal|title=New coaster crashes into Thorpe Park!|journal=Park World Magazine|date=15 March 2012|url=http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2187/New_coaster_crashes_into_Thorpe_Park!.html|access-date=21 May 2013|publisher=Datateam Business Media Limited|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110123647/http://www.parkworld-online.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2187/New_coaster_crashes_into_Thorpe_Park!.html|archive-date=10 November 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Construction commenced in May 2011, and the coaster opened on 15 March 2012.<ref name="Thorpe Park's New £20m Development Is No April Fools">{{cite web|title=Thorpe Park's New £20m Development Is No April Fools|url=http://www.thorpepark.com/press/releases/2011/31-03-11-2012-Coaster-Approved.doc|url-status=dead|publisher=Thorpe Park|access-date=2 August 2011|date=31 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727215705/http://thorpepark.com/press/releases/2011/31-03-11-2012-Coaster-Approved.doc|archive-date=27 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> From 2013 until 2015, the last two rows of each train faced backwards, while the first five rows faced forward. This was restored to the original configuration for safety reasons in 2016, with all riders facing forward once again.

The {{Convert|2543|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} ride stands {{Convert|127|ft|m}} tall and features fivefour inversions andalong with a heavily -banked left turn. Riders experience speeds of up to {{Convert|5759|mph|abbr=on}} and 4.5 times the [[G-force|force of gravity]]. A marketing campaign for the ride dubbed ''LC12 - The End is Coming'' began eleven months before The Swarm opened to the public. It has generally been well-received, ranking highly amongst other winged roller coasters of its typecoasterdesigns.

==History==