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Europe's second largest roller coaster for Co Meath!

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    #32
    _Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 18,501 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Deleted User wrote: »
    What's Tayto Park like, in terms of surrounding space?

    I love rollercoasters. I love theme parks. Never been to Tayto Park.

    I know the likes of Port Aventura in Spain are laughing as they have ridiculous amounts of land around them with nothing really on it, so they can constantly expand. I was always under the impression that Tayto Park was squashed in where it is?

    What I'm getting at, is, is there room for more coasters and rides and a 'proper' theme park?

    The park is OK, plenty of green space around it..
    Its been developing consistently since opening, the zip wires are a bit of crack..
    Its a bit of fun for the kids but there is quite allot you have to pay for after paying to get in and the food isnt cheap either so you wouldn't be going too often..


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    #33
    bb1234567
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    renegademaster wrote: »
    why are they making a wooden roller-coaster?

    Its more fitting with the parks other wooden buildings and quiet laid back atmosphere than a massive tangle of steel


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    #34
    Fran1985
    Registered Users Posts: 470 ✭✭Fran1985


    Hope the rollarcoaster works out better than the tent in this pic taken at the contruction site!!!


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    #35
    LoganRice
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    forget wooden roller coasters, i want a wooden spoon!


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    #36
    Slideways
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    Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »
    I'm a huge fan of a good rollercoaster. Not the type of chap who would base his holiday based on the proximity of the nearest theme park, but if there is one in the area then I'm there. The adrenaline release is the type of thing you experience after taking running a 10k or tackling a new skiing run. It's phenomenal. Looking forward to visiting this once it's built.

    Pffftttt. Sure you're only getting into your stride at 10k


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    #37
    suicide_circus
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    Second best priest....


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    #38
    josip
    Registered Users Posts: 13,673 ✭✭✭✭josip


    This

    Did you hear about Ireland's wooden roller coaster?
    It had a wooden frame, wooden cars and a wooden track.
    But there was a problem.
    It wooden go.







    -> coat...


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    #39
    BeerWolf
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    2nd ? Meh...

    Where's the 1st ? I'm going there...

    Edit - In Tayto Park ? I'm near Ashbourne, the owner of the Bison there is a neighbour of mine. :)


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    #40
    corkchick88
    Registered Users Posts: 90 ✭✭corkchick88


    It will be great. We need change


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    #41
    bjork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,554 ✭✭✭bjork


    I wouldn´t trust the people who mistreat animals with a wooden rollercoaster


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    #42
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users Posts: 23,547 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    Did they mistreat animals?

    http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/massive-new-rollercoaster-for-tayto-park-1.2096965


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    #43
    SEPT 23 1989
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    corkchick88 wrote: »
    It will be great. We need change

    a positive change


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    #44
    bjork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,554 ✭✭✭bjork


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    Did they mistreat animals?

    http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/massive-new-rollercoaster-for-tayto-park-1.2096965

    Yes

    http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/tayto-park-banned-from-bringing-in-new-animals-to-zoo-for-five-months-29138398.html
    Tayto Park banned from bringing in new animals to zoo for five months

    19/03/2013 | 05:00SHARE
    A POPULAR theme park was banned from adding to its wildlife collection after zoo inspectors found it had a number of "inadequate" enclosures and "high levels of aggression and stress among animals".


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    #45
    Kermit.de.frog
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    bjork wrote: »
    Yes

    http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/tayto-park-banned-from-bringing-in-new-animals-to-zoo-for-five-months-29138398.html
    Tayto Park banned from bringing in new animals to zoo for five months

    19/03/2013 | 05:00SHARE
    A POPULAR theme park was banned from adding to its wildlife collection after zoo inspectors found it had a number of "inadequate" enclosures and "high levels of aggression and stress among animals".

    In fairness, and because the way you frame your accusation is actually quite serious, it does say they are in full compliance now.


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    #46
    bjork
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    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    In fairness, and because the way you frame your accusation is actually quite serious, it does say they are in full compliance now.


    Well fair play to them for complying when they were forced to. It´s also not my accusation but that of National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).


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    #47
    endacl
    Registered Users Posts: 22,240 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    I hate rollercoasters.


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    #48
    bajer101
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    It is being built by The Gravity Group. It's entry in RCDB.com (Roller Coaster Database) has gone up. According to RCDB the name is "Embargoed", but I am not sure if that is it's name, or whether it's name hasn't been released yet. Also, according to RCDB it will have an inversion, but my understanding was that it won't have a real inversion - but rather an overbanked turn, and the plans seem to support that.

    http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/files/layout3.png


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    #49
    Kermit.de.frog
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    Is there any actual inverted wooden roller coaster in the world? I would have thought it would be very hard to achieve from a structural and safety point of view.

    Also the obvious question with this is it is a permanent structure so given our rainy climate this may need more maintenance then might be the case in sunnier climes? In fact i'd suggest it will need a lot of maintenance.


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    #50
    nokia69
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    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

    Also the obvious question with this is it is a permanent structure so given our rainy climate this may need more maintenance then might be the case in sunnier climes?

    yeah its permanent, with the right maintenance it will last decades no problem


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    #51
    Dyr
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    Fair play, most of the population of meath would be thrilled to have go of a tyre on a rope so building them this will be mindblowing,

    They just need to find a way to incorporate shotguns into it and they'll probably worship it as a god.


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    #52
    bajer101
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    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    Is there any actual inverted wooden roller coaster in the world? I would have thought it would be very hard to achieve from a structural and safety point of view.

    Also the obvious question with this is it is a permanent structure so given our rainy climate this may need more maintenance then might be the case in sunnier climes? In fact i'd suggest it will need a lot of maintenance.

    Inverted roller coaster is actually the term for a coaster with he cars suspended underneath the tracks and there are no wooden coasters of this type. When a coaster has loops, or corkscrews, this is called inversions. There was a bit of confusion about this when Tayto initially announced the coaster as they said it would be inverted! There are wooden coasters with inversions and the Gravity Group actually built one - Hades 360.



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    #53
    Pyridine
    Registered Users Posts: 275 ✭✭Pyridine


    Linnanmäki in Helsinki has a wooden one called Vuoristorata. Not so unusual says you, but then you find out there's a guy that STANDS at the back of the cars and he's the one that controls the brake!!! :eek:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vuoristorata

    It's the most sought after summer job in town apparently.


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    #54
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users Posts: 23,547 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    haha lol dafuq?

    A job bridge idea for this one perhaps?


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    #55
    Pyridine
    Registered Users Posts: 275 ✭✭Pyridine


    Kermit.de.frog wrote: »
    haha lol dafuq?

    A job bridge idea for this one perhaps?


    Yep, you can just imagine the benefits for any prospective intern:

    You'll learn:

    How to cope in a high stress environment;
    Responsibility (you'll have the lives of others literally in your hands);
    Excellent verbal communication...when shouting for help!;
    How not to sh1t yourself when travelling at 100Km/h and sideways!


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    #56
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users Posts: 23,547 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    And it was going so well...


    https://twitter.com/CoasterForce/status/568406677927661569


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