Flying Fish (roller coaster)

Infobox roller coaster
name=Flying Fish

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caption=Flying Fish Entrance
location=Thorpe Park
section=Amity Cove
type=Steel
status=Open
manufacturer=MACK Rides
designer=Blauer Enzian
model=Powered
track=
lift=Powered coaster
height=20
drop=
length=767
speed=18.8
inversions=0
duration=
angle=
capacity=800 (1300 according to manufacturer)
cost=£1 million to Rebuild
acceleration=
gforce=
opened=(1987 originally), March 10 2007
rcdb_number=847The "Flying Fish" is a powered steel roller coaster located at Thorpe Park in Surrey. The ride was formerly known as "Space Station Zero" and was re-themed in 1990. It was removed in 2005 to make way for "Stealth", a new roller coaster built for 2006, only to be reinstalled in 2007 in another area of the park.

History

"Space Station Zero" opened in 1983 at Thorpe Park in England and was Thorpe Park's first roller coaster. The indoor ride closed in 1990 before the park moved it outside and renamed it "The Flying Fish". [cite web |url=http://www.thorpeparkinsider.co.uk/history/timeline.php |title=Thorpe Park History |accessdate=2008-04-17]

Return

In early 2006, Thorpe Park submitted a planning application to rebuild the "Flying Fish" in a new location. It is installed in the Amity Cove area and is located 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. Previously the lap bars had been a single bar for two riders sitting next to each other, there is now an individual lap bar for each rider.

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