The ''Flying Fish'' is a powered

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located at

Thorpe Park Thorpe Park, formerly also known as Thorpe Park Resort, is a theme park located in the village of Thorpe between the towns of Chertsey and Staines-upon-Thames in Surrey, England, southwest of Central London. It is operated by Merlin Entertai ...

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. The ride was known as ''Space Station Zero'' upon opening in 1984, until being moved outdoors in 1990. It was removed in 2005 to make way for ''Stealth'', but reinstalled in a different location two years later.

History

''Space Station Zero'' opened in 1984 at

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and was the park's first

, themed as a flight through outer space. After boarding, the train 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''. 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.

References

External links

Flying Fish at Total Thorpe Park

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