Nemesis Inferno experienced a lot of downtime during our visit. However, like many theme parks, there are periods where technology and complex mechanical machinery do not always cooperate, which seemed occur a bit too frequently during our day. Like other wing coasters, Swarm includes a number of near-miss elements, but here, props used to create those near-miss moments help to enhance the theming, like a billboard, a crashed airplane, and a hollowed-out church that houses the coaster’s station.īy no means should that suggest that the other coasters at Thorpe Park are bad – in fact they’re all quite good and well themed, particularly if comparing to the Six Flags expectation level with which we entered the park. However, on board, the intensity remains high throughout, mostly accentuating positive Gs. I’ve ridden all of the wing coasters currently operating in the US (Gatekeeper, Wild Eagle, Thunderbird, and X-Flight), and like those installations, Swarm negotiates a course with massive, swooping motions, almost appearing in slow motion when watching from the ground. Unfortunately, we were sent to the left side of the train for both of our rides but did get a chance to ride in the front row and near the back of the train to compare the experiences. As with all B&M wing coasters, the line is split into two when you reach the station, to load seats on both sides of the track. Even the operators’ booth is themed by being housed in an upside-down ambulance perched above the loading platform.
The attention to detail in the theming on Swarm is far beyond anything you would ever find at a Six Flags (includig Six Flags Fiesta Texas, which I feel is the best-themed SF park).
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