London to get a second Dangleway as Olympic Park's Orbit tower plans zip-wire ride

"London could be about to get a second Danglewy, as the ArcelorMittal Orbit, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park's tall red tower, is planning to add a zip-wire ride. Last year, the management of the tower was handed to Zip World, an adventure park company, who, as the name suggests, tend to operate zip wires. Zip World's proposals for the ArcelorMittal Orbit are for a switchback zip line (and a future free-fall descender) attraction, which they expect will attract an additional 60,000 visitors a year once established."

"The zip wire is quite long, running the full width of the sports stadium, and then some, landing on the ground around Carpenter's Lock. That means most of the people heading to the stadium's main entrance would walk under the zip wire. As a switchback zip line, the rides are in a chair structure, not unlike an alpine ski lift, and people will ride down from the Orbit tower to the end of the wire, then return back to the top again."

"Zip World's proposals for the ArcelorMittal Orbit are for a switchback zip line (and a future free-fall descender) attraction, which they expect will attract an additional 60,000 visitors a year once established. The zip wire is quite long, running the full width of the sports stadium, and then some, landing on the ground around Carpenter's Lock. That means most of the people heading to the stadium's main entrance would walk under the zip wire."

ArcelorMittal Orbit at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is planning a zip-wire ride operated by Zip World. Zip World took over management of the tower last year and proposes a switchback zip line with a future free-fall descender attraction. The company expects the attraction to draw an additional 60,000 visitors annually once established. The zip wire runs the full width of the sports stadium and lands around Carpenter's Lock, meaning most people entering the stadium would walk beneath it. Rides use a chair structure similar to an alpine ski lift and travel about 900 metres from the Orbit to the ground tower and back. Planning decisions rest with Newham and Tower Hamlets councils.

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