Jigsaw’s Grotto
Posted by THORPE PARK on Dec 12, 2008 in Development Diary
Friday 12th December
It’s that time of year when ice starts to cover the lakes around THORPE PARK and people are panic buying all their Christmas presents from Woolworths! And as the festivities fast approach we have been extremely busy on site. CCR’s track is now fully complete and ready to run under the watchful eye of SAW - The Ride as it travels through ‘Area 2′, in which the landscape is now finished.
The theming has commenced - that’s what a lot of people have been waiting to hear! The internal theming…well you’ll just have to wait and see - sorry. But, if you look at the ride from the A320 (or on certain enthusiast forums!), you’ll be able to see how much of the external building theming has already been done. With the corrugated iron sheets and timber having been installed; sandblasting is ongoing; rendering is complete; and the ‘themers’ have started their artwork.
This week we have also seen the arrival and installation of the ‘head-chopper’ effect at the bottom of the 100º drop. We’ve always stated that this ride will not be for the faint-hearted, but for those brave enough - seeing the circular saws from the top will not be the time for them to lose their head!
The internal cladding of the walls and electrical systems continue and the creation of the control and baggage rooms has started. Gerstlauer are currently back on site checking the brakes, electrical and pneumatic installations prior to the commissioning period, due to start in January.
We have also been working very closely with the Marketing and Rides teams on a comprehensive signage brief, which is in the process of being tendered out to a company for design and installation in the new year. We are also currently working very closely with the H&S team looking at all our fire assessments for the ride.
This shall be my last update prior to Christmas, so best wishes to you all and happy New Year. See you in 2009.
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Keith Workman