Project Aeronaut, Coming in 2008...

[Hurri]

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This is a big development.

The ride will consist of two steel towers, one of which is well over 200ft. I'm not sure how much I can say about it but it looks very very interesting.

It will be a world's first.

[karen]

oh ive heard about this, steve from security told me about it. if it is what ive been told it will be, sounds like fun!

[Hazzer]

From what i herd from Danny (hurri) today at AI when i went to get my hoodie, i would like it to be a drop tower, but from what i herd today it will sound like a load of sh*t !

[adamdowds]

I wonder if it'll replace a ride that's being knocked down or moved. Closing season is only a few months away!

[Hurri]

Echo news story

Project Aeronaut is confirmed and the concept art has been released! It will be built by Fervec and the park's own workshop team. No rides are going to be removed. It should be open for February half term..

Fervec have a site about it here. Worth a look.

AIG will keep you updated.

[Hurri]

Planning permission granted:

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/southendne...to_take_off.php

'Believed to be the only one of its kind in the country'... Do your research, Echo, it's a WORLD'S FIRST!

[Hurri]

This photo is from the 4th of September, when Fervec were surveying the station area.

[Hurri]

Advertising boards have appeared in the park.

[sam!]

it should b a good ride

[GeorgeBC]

Hmm, anyone else thinking that Aeronaut basically is being built purely as part of Southend Radio? Let's take a look at the facts...

1. Southend Radio is situated very low down like the rest of Adventure Island, so the transmitter/aerial is going to need to be at least 100ft+ to broadcast across and over into Southend.

2. Aeronaut will stretch at over 200ft+ over the Palace and the high street.

Now, can anyone else feel that Aeronaut might just be a huge aerial/transmitter for Southend Radio?

Anyways, I've not actually posted my feelings on Aeronaut so far, so here they are. Personally, I think it will be a great way of pulling more attention to the park and pull in even more guests or at least keep attendance up, in that respect it'll do wonders. But as an actual ride, I feel it will be a ride that families are too scared to go on because it will be very intimidating and it will be a ride thrill seekers will go on but will want more out of it, so it'll scare families and not deliver to thrill seekers if you ask me. Hopefully I'm wrong.

Hopefully they give it a bit of a theme, loads of wacky flying machines all around the station like it's some sort of invention by a scientist, not in depth but just a few large items to give the ride a bit more eye appeal and depth. Would be great to have an on board soundtrack also, have a very ambient and relaxing soundtrack in the background that goes with the ride, so when going up the tower it's very climatic and builds up then when your released it changes into this magical and relaxing song to give the sensation of true flight, music enhances a ride drastically, so Aeronaut as an experience and ride could be drastically improved purely by an on board sound system with a good soundtrack.

It has a lot of potential, I just hope Adventure Island grab the potential and really go all out with this and not make it another one of their "what if" rides.

Also, when it comes to laying down the footers and what not, surely there going to have to shut off a fair bit of little end? Construction for this will certainly be very interesting.

[Hurri]

I reckon you're on to something there.

[sam!]

i think you are right bout the southend radio bit

[mikey771]

Where is this ride going to b west or east side?

[Hurri]

It's going on the West side, one tower will be by the Choo Choo Train, the other in the middle of the Go Karts.

[sam!]

its going to be big then i cant wait 4 it to open when are they going to start building it then? or have they alredy started