Flying Fish
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Flying Fish
Thorpe Park · GB · Mack Rides Powered coaster (opened 1983 as Space Station Zero, reinstalled 2007)
“Thorpe's first coaster went fishing, and came home again.”
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Fast facts
- Flying Fish is an operating roller coaster at Thorpe Park in Chertsey, Surrey. coasterpedia.net
- The ride is a steel powered coaster manufactured by Mack Rides. coasterpedia.net
- It opened in 1984 as Space Station Zero, Thorpe Park’s first roller coaster attraction. thorpepark.com
- Flying Fish stands 6.1 metres tall. en.wikipedia.org
- Its listed top speed is 27 kilometres per hour. en.wikipedia.org
- The coaster has zero inversions. en.wikipedia.org
- The present installation reopened on 10 March 2007. en.wikipedia.org
The story of Flying Fish
The story begins in 1984, when Thorpe Park introduced Space Station Zero as its very first roller coaster. It was a powered figure-eight ride set indoors and in the dark, a small but important piece of engineering for a park still finding the shape of its future. thorpepark.com
In 1990, the coaster left its enclosed home and was remade outdoors as Flying Fish. The move gave the little Mack machine daylight, gardens, and a new family purpose, turning the former space journey into a cheerful circuit for younger visitors and returning families. thorpepark.com· en.wikipedia.org
Flying Fish bowed out after the 2004 season as Thorpe Park cleared space for Stealth, with sources describing its removal in 2005. For a modest coaster, that departure proved temporary; the park brought it back for a new generation in 2007. thorpepark.com· en.wikipedia.org
Since its return, Flying Fish has occupied its Amity setting between Depth Charge and Tidal Wave. Visitors find there not a mountain-conquering giant, but a lively survivor: Thorpe Park’s first coaster, still making its rounds beside the water. thorpepark.com· coasterpedia.net
Sources
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- thorpepark.com Preferred source
- en.wikipedia.org Acceptable source
- thorpepark.com Preferred source