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Here
we have a poster which was spotted on the Kodak building whilst walking
down Towers Street, it advertises AIR, prepare to ride in 2002.
Although
it is only an artists impression, it does hint that the colour of the
track is green, although this is not confirmed. It has been confirmed
that each train will have 7 rows, with 4 persons on each, but on the poster
it only shows one row.
Although
this picture may not be accurate, it is another piece of marketing which
shall add to the magical build up to the rides opening on March 16th 2002.
It is
probable that this image will be used several times through out this season,
maybe on leaflets, large posters or at special events such as Fireworks.
Earlier
this year we were informed that there will be a model of the ride in Towers
Street, it has not yet appeared.
Still
no steel work has arrived on the site.
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Even
more Air posters are seen around the park, on the fence surrounding the
Air site and in Towers Trading. A new generation flying coaster for 2002:
Book your flight today.
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The
'Air' Swirl logo
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^ Construction
of the ride is making progress. The concrete has arrived ready to cover
the first tunnel and station work has arrived on site.
Marketing
goes one step further with a model of the ride in the Towers Trading
shops, guided by a sign saying ''come inside to see the future of rollercoaster
technology'', visitors can now see what they can ride in 2002.
T-Shirts
are now available with the Air logo on if you purchase your ticket for
next year.
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are our first two pictures of the 3D model in TowersTrading, the main shops
in Towers Street. The first picture shows a view looking across the site
from behind the station. Noticeable features include an underground station
with shops on top, a lift hill with riders underneath the track and a couple
of inversions in the ride. The first twist turns riders from under the track
onto their back, the second twist is in a tunnel, which turns riders onto
their front and the third twist is a corkscrew on the outside of the track.
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The
queue paths seem to be very long and water features can be seen if you look
closely. The second picture is the final turn which is on the car park area
behind the site, the track seems to get quite close to a lake and an extension
queue line can be seen over the hill. Although the model is not colour,
it still gives many clues about the ride. Expect many more pictures of this
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Just
24 hours after we bring you our first two pictures of the model, we bring
you 4 more pictures from different angles. Picture 1 shows the train in
the final inversion, as well as a mid ride helix.
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Picture
2 looks from the other side of the site, showing how after the helix the
track twists into a tunnel. Also the underground station can be seen.
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3 shows the lift hill coming out of the ground. At the back of the picture
the Ripsaw arcades building can be seen and under the monorail it seems
that the Nemesis shop will still remain, which questions how accessible
the site will be.
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4 looks from above the station area. Again the first twist can be seen
and a waterfall can be seen on the exit of the mid ride tunnel. Remember
the blue throughout the model is not water but, paths and public areas.
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24th
August 2001
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Here we have a scan
of the AIR T-shirt which is for sale with tickets for next year.
The blue T-shirt has
the white AIR swirl logo with 'Aerial inversion ride' wrote underneath
backwards, upside down. The style of this writing may be used when marketing
the ride in the future. Possible reasons for the style may be a reflection
in water or a clever trick to make people try to read the t-shirt.
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