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Flying Fish (roller coaster)

Flying Fish is a powered steel roller coaster located at Thorpe Park in Surrey, England. The ride originally opened in 1984 under the name Space Station Zero and was relocated outdoors in 1990. It was removed in 2005 to make way for the construction of Stealth, before being reinstalled at a different location within the park in 2007.

History

Space Station Zero opened in 1984 at Thorpe Park in England and was the park's first roller coaster, themed as a flight through outer space. Riders boarded the train and pulled down their over-the-shoulder restraints. Once the restraints were lowered and secured, the train left the station and travelled around a bend through a tunnel of flashing lights. The ride did two laps of the track, the first in the dark and the second lit by glitter balls to appear as stars. The attraction closed in 1989 before being moved outside and renamed The Flying Fish, with the trains changing to become blue and green monster fish. With this retheme, the original shoulder restraints were removed from the train and replaced by lar bars. In 2005 the ride was removed in to make room for the construction of Stealth.

Flying Fish was reinstalled in 2007. It is located in the Amity area between Depth Charge and Tidal Wave. The ride opened on March 10, 2007 with a new colour scheme, on-ride camera, and new lap bar restraints.

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