THE RISE AND FALL OF SLAMMER | THORPE PARK | LEFT TO ROT |

Throughout Thorpe Parks history, the park have installed many unique and thrilling flat rides, however there was one really stood out from the rest, that being Slammer...

From the ride opening, it was plagued with technical issues leading to the closure of the ride in 2017. It now sits abandon and is home to the que line of Black Mirror Labyrinth.

Thorpe Park Website: https://www.thorpepark.com/

Description Of Slammer From The Thorpe Park Website ( 2010 )

GIVE YOUR SENSES A THRASHING ON SLAMMER!

Get slammed by the ultimate 360-degree thrill ride – Slammer at THORPE PARK!

The extreme G forces mess with your mind as you're propelled 105 feet into the sky, then slammed back down to earth into a full throttle free fall on this giant human fly-swat!

Unashamedly petrifying, Slammer is one of the UK’s must-do extreme theme park experiences!

What is the SAS Sky Swat?

The Sky Swat was a thrill ride which was built by S&S Sansei Technologies (then S&S Power) of Logan, Utah. It was developed and put onto the market in 2003. Only two Sky Swats have been manufactured since 2003. The first-ever installation of a Sky Swat was at Six Flags AstroWorld in Houston, Texas in 2003. As of March 2013, only one Sky Swat was in operation until Slammer at Thorpe Park closed permanently in May 2017.

In 2003, S&S Sansei Technologies (then S&S Power) introduced the Sky Swat at Six Flags Astroworld as SWAT. On 26 March 2005, Thorpe Park, near London, England introduced a Sky Swat as Slammer which became the second Sky Swat to be manufactured. Towards the end of the 2005 season, Six Flags AstroWorld closed on October 30, 2005.

SWAT and other rides at the past Astroworld were relocated to other Six Flags parks from 2006 to 2010. In 2006, SWAT was relocated to Six Flags New England and opened as Catapult along with another Astroworld ride, Splash Water Falls.

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SAS Sansei Technologies:

With more than 400 roller coasters, high-thrill rides, and family amusement rides in over 30 countries, S&S is the international leader in the creation, innovation, design, engineering, and manufacture of amusement rides and roller coasters. From landmark parks to smaller venues, our rides are some of the most celebrated and sought-after on the planet.


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