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Detonator 
Location Thorpe Park Area Calypso Quay Opening date 6 April 2001 Attraction Type Mega Drop Tower Manufacturer Fabbri Theme Pirate adventure[citation needed] Height 115 ft (35 m) Speed 46.6 mph (75.0 km/h) G force 5.5 Capacity 400 riders per hour Vehicles 1 Riders per vehicle 12 Rows 1 Circular Duration approx. 0:40 Height restriction 130 cm (4 ft 3 in) 
Single rider line not availableDetonator is a tower ride at Thorpe Park in Chertsey, Surrey, England. It was manufactured by Fabbri and is a 'Mega Drop Tower'. It opened in 2001 along with two other 'flat' rides, Vortex and Zodiac.[1] It is around 115 ft (35 m) and is not released via a computer. The ride operator at the bottom has a button which he/she can press to make the car go at any time once the car has reached the top. Once released, the car is fired downwards by pneumatics rather than simply falling under gravity, the ride reaches a speed of 46 mph at the base of the drop, giving the impression of weightlessness for riders. For the 2011 season on ride photos were added.
The ride was originally planned to be placed where Zodiac currently sits but was moved after Wicked Witches haunt burned down hence the lost city theming seen on other rides such as Vortex & Zodiac. When Nemesis Inferno opened, the queuline was altered.
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Theming
Detonator's theme is based around a pirate adventure.
Fright Nights
Detonator audio track at Fright Nights: Whilst going up the lift hill a music box is playing, slowly running out of energy until a bolt of lightning strikes. Once the rider is at the top, a young child sings "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall". A scream is then heard as the gondola plummets back down to the ground.
See also
Rides at Thorpe Park Roller coasters X:\ No Way Out (1996) · Colossus (2002) · Nemesis Inferno (2003) · Stealth (2006) · Flying Fish (2007) · Saw – The Ride (2009) · The Swarm (2012)Other rides Water Rides References
- ^ Jon Rhys (25 August 2001). "THE 50 BEST BANK HOLIDAY OUTINGS". The Independent.
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Coordinates: 51°24′14″N 0°30′55″W / 51.403865°N 0.515238°W
Categories:- Amusement rides by name
- Buildings and structures in Surrey
- Amusement rides introduced in 2001
- Drop tower rides
- Thorpe Park
- Fabbri Group rides
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