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We came, we Saw, we screamed…
Thorpe park unveils new coaster
Thorpe Park near London has announced the name of its new EuroFighter coaster
Herschend promotes Cooper
from Gerstlauer. Based on the most profitable horror franchise in movie history, the Jane Cooper has been promoted to president of Herschend Family
attraction will be called SAW – The Ride. Entertainment’s (HFE) attractions division, responsible for all regions and
The latest instalment in the series, SAW V, premiered in October, and Thorpe properties except those within the Dollywood Company.
Park is now inviting visitors to ”Face Your Fears” with a promotional trailer for the Cooper, who joined Herschend in 2006, is long respected in the
ride on YouTube and a dedicated website:
sawtheride.com. industry for her strategic instincts and exemplary industry leadership. She
SAW – The Ride will be characterised by a “beyond vertical” first drop of 100º served 25 years with Paramount Parks, where she was president for eight
from a height of 100ft. Riders will also endure three inversions during the ride. The of those years, and has also served as chair of the IAAPA board of
attraction will be Thorpe’s Park’s fourth major rollercoaster, joining a portfolio that directors.
also includes Stealth, an Intamin Accelerator launch coaster, Colossus, a 10-loop The new president of the Dollywood
coaster from the same manufacturer, and Nemesis Inferno, a B&M inverted coaster. Company, meanwhile, is Ken Bell, who as HFE
Overseeing the new project at Thorpe is Candy Holland, creative director for senior vice-president for the past 18 years has
Merlin Entertainments’ Resort Theme Parks division. “I’m a huge fan of horror films overseen the expansion of the Dollywood theme
and am utterly relishing creating the scariest ride in the world,” she declares. park and Dollywood’s Splash Country
Holland also worked on the creative development of Thorpe’s Stealth ride and waterpark. He will continue to serve on the
Se7en maze, as well as Oblivion and Air at Alton Towers. board of the Dixie Stampede properties, part of
The SAW franchise comes courtesy of Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures and began the Dollywood Company.
in 2004 with the launch of the original SAW film, in which Jigsaw, a philosophically Brad Thomas, meanwhile, has been named
inclined psychopath, plays gruesome games of survival with those he believes have senior vice-president of Silver Dollar City
Jane Cooper
ceased to value and appreciate the gift of life. In the trailer for SAW – The Ride, a Attractions. He is in his 18th year with HFE,
torture victim is invited to “Life you life on the edge or rot in the cell.” having served as the general manager of the Silver Dollar City theme park
SAW – The Ride, which will be the world’s first ever horror movie-themed for the past five years in Branson, Missouri.
rollercoaster, launches Spring 2009.
Huss Soars
Huss Park Attractions has sold its first Flying Theatre rides. The new media-
based attractions are a radical departure for Huss, which has partnered
with Hollywood-based production company Super 78 to produce a
dedicated ride film.
Based on a similar concept to Disney’s “Soaring” attractions, the Flying
Theatre was originally proposed in 2005. Two versions of the attraction
are scheduled to open, in summer and autumn next year, both in China.
Each will feature three 30-seater passenger-carrying units that will move in
synchronisation with a 3D film. Using the same lifting arm utilised on the
Huss Fly Away, the seats will switch from a horizontal to vertical position
during the ride.
The experience will last between five and six minutes. As well as Super
78, Huss is also working with Electrosonic, which will provide the AV,
projection and show control elements.
SAW: The Ride has been supplied by Gerstlauer
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