This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (May 2022) |
The Flying Fish is a powered steel roller coaster located at Thorpe Park in Surrey. The ride was known as Space Station Zero upon opening in 1984, until being moved outdoors in 1990. It was removed in 2005 to make way for Stealth, but reinstalled in a different location two years later.
| Flying Fish | |
|---|---|
 Flying Fish Entrance | |
| Thorpe Park | |
| Location | Thorpe Park |
| Park section | Amity |
| Coordinates | 51°24′19″N 0°30′50″W / 51.4052°N 0.5139°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 1984 (Opened) 10 March 2007 (Re-opened) |
| Cost | £1 million (Rebuild) |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Mack Rides |
| Designer | Blauer Enzian |
| Model | Powered |
| Lift/launch system | Powered coaster |
| Height | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Drop | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Length | 767 ft (234 m) |
| Speed | 16.8 mph (27.0 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Capacity | 1,100 riders per hour |
| G-force | 2.1 |
| Height restriction | 90 cm (2 ft 11 in) |
| Website | Official website |
| Trains | 1 train containing 10 cars. Riders are seated 2 across in 2 rows, with only 1 row in the first car, for a total of 38 riders per train. |
 Fastrack available | |
 Wheelchair accessible | |
 Must transfer from wheelchair | |
| Flying Fish at RCDB | |
History
edit
Space Station Zero opened in 1984 at Thorpe Park in England and was the park's first roller coaster, themed as a flight through outer space. After boarding, the train travelled around a bend through a tunnel of flashing lights. The ride did two laps of the track, the first in the dark and the second lit by glitter balls to appear as stars. The attraction closed in 1989 before being moved outside and renamed The Flying Fish.[1] In 2005 the ride was removed in to make room for the construction of Stealth.[1]
Flying Fish was reinstalled in 2007.[1] It is located in the Amity area between Depth Charge and Tidal Wave. The ride opened on March 10, 2007 with a new colour scheme, on-ride camera, and new lap bar restraints.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Thorpe Park History". Archived from the original on 28 July 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2008.
External links
edit- Flying Fish at Total Thorpe Park Archived 7 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Flying Fish at ThemeParks-UK