rides. The floor was ventilated, allowing air and small objects to escape through it. When the Sky Swatter began operation, the arm was lifted to the top of the towers, where it then began to spin. As the arm spun between the two towers, riders orbited either up or down around the center. After a few flips, the ride reversed and flipped in the opposite direction. Riders reached speeds greater than . Installations Slammer Slammer was the second and final S&S Power Sky Swatter to be built, and the only one installed in Europe. It debuted on 28 March 2005 at Thorpe Park. Slammer was plagued with reliability issues starting from its opening in 2005; the ride would get stuck with the arm locked at the top of the tower. The opening of the ride was delayed from the park's opening day (March 26) to March 28, and shut down for more than two weeks following a fault on the second day of operation. In another incident during the 2006 season, the levelling mechanism failed on March 18, leaving riders trapped at a 45 degree angle. Slammer was closed before the end of the 2010 season and had faults preventing the full lift of the arm at the start of 2011. Between 2012 and 2014, Slammer went through major downtime. For 2012, Slammer did not open until October. All signage for the ride was removed at the end of 2012, giving the impression that Thorpe Park was not planning to open the ride anytime soon. For Fright Nights in 2013, the ride was completely removed from the actual park map which suggested the ride was going to close. However, at the start of the 2014 season, the ride could be seen testing with sand-filled dummies, suggesting that the ride would open again. Slammer was operational for the 2015 season starting in May, opening later than the rest of the park and closing when the park closed. The ride was also closed at 3 pm for a 15-minute inspection. Even though the ride was operational, Slammer ceased operation in the park occasionally due to technical or mechanical errors. Slammer remained closed for the duration of that year's Fright Nights, but could be seen operating occasionally before it was closed for the season on October 15. Slammer had a successful 2016 season, with the ride being one of the more reliable rides