Thorpe Park Planning Large New Roller Coaster

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England's Thorpe Park is planning a large new roller coaster, and recently submitted their plans for approval of the ride.  The documents give some insight into exactly what they're planning though it is no secret as the park as actually put up a website explaining what they're up to - including drawings.  The ride is quite tall, so they're being pretty transparent about the addition to make sure they have proper support from those around the theme park. 

Currently called "project exodus" the ride appears to be a Mack Rides coaster, standing around 236 feet tall with a maximum speed of around 80 miles per hour.  Some additional details for the coaster can be found in the submitted planning documents, which are plentiful.

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The coaster has an interesting design that features a first drop that turns in on itself, twisting riders 180 degrees as they plummet.  The rest of the ride follows the outside of one of the park's lakes with a lot of sweeping and swooping track, some of which is also quite high above the park.

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These elevations models show even more of how "project exodus" will look when completed - certainly some modern elements woven into the layout.  The coaster appears to be planned for a 2024 opening, so long as things go well with approvals and the like.