Alton Towers has today submitted a planning application for the installation of a new flat ride in Forbidden Valley.
The planning application states:
“An attraction that sits atop a concrete structure that has an approximate overall height of 18m. The structure will house plant and storage on either side of an access tunnel that will maintain guest access within the Forbidden Valley area. Theming features will be situated to either side of the structure with queue line wrapping to the South and South-East.”
The plans for the new flat ride see the ride taking up the space previously occupied by the Retro Squad ride Funk’n’Fly. And before that... Ripsaw!
The last attraction that stood in this space was removed in 2015 and was never replaced. However, Ripsaw stood at 18m in height just like this new one states.
Could we be seeing a new version of Ripsaw installed? Maybe something similar to Talcon at Phantisialand.
If the plans are approved the new ride will have an underpass below it. This means that a new Ripsaw clone where you sit back to back would work very well.
The last new permanent flat ride installed at Alton Towers was Heeave Ho back in 2008 when the park opened Muninty Bay.
