Paultons Park: General Discussion

[Leigh]

Vertika is absolutely awful and I’m still disappointed Paultons chose to go with a near clone of it, complete with head destroying OTSRs.

If you don’t believe me then go ride the thing. Your opinion will soon change.

 

[Themepark-newbie]

And yet the POV just posted of the ride is people laughing and clearly young people screaming (in a I like this kind of way)?

Is it possible that some people on here are simply choosing to hate it because it's not what they wanted rather than recognise that it is exactly what the Park need for their demographic?

I still see 2027 as being the flagship ride... which we all know is going to be water ride and so have no issues with a "budget" Eurofighter which will.be very well received by the usual Paultons audience.

 

[Poisson]

And in this POV you can see the camera jolting about in places.


From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6UeGUK9vvc


A good lesson in how POVs can be deceiving. I promise you it is unpleasant.

The reason many are very sceptical is we've witnessed time and again this ride type offering a poor ride. I've done 6 Eurofighters, 3 Infinity Coasters and 2 launch coasters from Gerst using mostly the same parts. The best riding ones? The ones without the OTSRs, so Karacho, Fury and Tantrum. On those rides you don't get particularly good ride quality at times, but you are usually spared the headache as there's nothing to hit your head on, unless it catches you unaware and you hit the back of the seat. If Paultons were buying a ZL-42, should that be given time? Compact layout, inversion etc but Pinfari's attempt at it.

 

[Bowser]

Is it possible that some people on here are simply choosing to hate it because it's not what they wanted rather than recognise that it is exactly what the Park need for their demographic?

I think both of these things can be separated.

Yes, enthusiasts are going to be disappointed when a park with a great reputation and aspirations teases a brand new family thrill rollercoaster, only for it to turn out to be a 20 year old model we've already seen in this country several times and moreover one many people have experienced as being uncomfortable.

We can then put that aside and address whether it is "exactly what the park need for their demographic". Personally i think there are a plethora of other coasters that would have been closer to "exactly" what their demographic need. The Eurofighter is a visibly intimidating ride with a bad reputation (in some circles) for its ride experience, which i think are both notable aspects that reduce its suitability.

Now obviously the park had other considerations such as budget and working with a specific manufacturer (for a variety reasons), which are understandable but even with those restrictions there are Gertslauer coasters that you could argue would have been more suitable. So i think it's fairly clear the park made a series of compromises which make it far from "exactly" what they need. That doesn't mean it's a bad choice per se but it is one which is open to fair criticism.

I imagine people will still go on with an open mind and if it turns out to be a fun and comfortable ride compared to other versions then people will say so.

I still see 2027 as being the flagship ride... which we all know is going to be water ride and so have no issues with a "budget" Eurofighter which will.be very well received by the usual Paultons audience.

I'm not sure where this narrative has come from as i've seen it a lot. What has lead people to believe that the 2027 attraction will be a flagship ride compared to this? They're already spending £12m on this coaster and an entire themed land for 2026, is that really going to be the smaller project of the two?

I still believe 2027 will be a Mack Powersplash. Is that a flagship ride? Perhaps to some but not to me. It would still be an excellent addition.