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Paultons Park: General Discussion

That is a highly oversaturated edit. Look at the toxic slime grass!

It will be closer to this.

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That inversion is nowhere near as hang-timey as I was expecting... which I think is a good thing. Going upside down isn't as scary when it doesn't feel like you're going upside down. It does look twisty though.
 
The prices Paulton’s charges will keep the visitor numbers down so it’s an enjoyable day for families. We were gonna go next year but with the new coaster been 1.25m we gonna leave it to 2027 as my son not yet 1.2m.
As a theme park after they sort out the area where the flume, wave swinger and the 2 small kids rides and then the centre of the park where they got a mismatch of rides then they can truely say they the no1 park for theming and ride choices.
 
Themeparksandy1981 said:
The prices Paulton’s charges will keep the visitor numbers down so it’s an enjoyable day for families. We were gonna go next year but with the new coaster been 1.25m we gonna leave it to 2027 as my son not yet 1.2m.
As a theme park after they sort out the area where the flume, wave swinger and the 2 small kids rides and then the centre of the park where they got a mismatch of rides then they can truely say they the no1 park for theming and ride choices.
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I don't think the 1.25m height requirement is currently set in stone and is no longer mentioned on the website.

I'm going to make an educated guess that if it is possible to have it at 1.2m, that they will do that.
 
I couldn’t find on previous thread pages but has it been confirmed which style of OTSR are on the cars for Drakon? Saw the ride and Speed both have the traditional restraints that are arguably bulkier whereas Vindfald at Tivoli Frihedan has new designed restraints that seem to have more clearance and are slightly less restrictive.

I am slightly worried about how this will ride, here is some footage of aforementioned Vindfald with the updated restraints. It only opened in 2024 and looks like the tight transitions cause some headbanding..

 
Visma said:
I couldn’t find on previous thread pages but has it been confirmed which style of OTSR are on the cars for Drakon? Saw the ride and Speed both have the traditional restraints that are arguably bulkier whereas Vindfald at Tivoli Frihedan has new designed restraints that seem to have more clearance and are slightly less restrictive.

I am slightly worried about how this will ride, here is some footage of aforementioned Vindfald with the updated restraints. It only opened in 2024 and looks like the tight transitions cause some headbanding..

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To me, that looks like bad track profiling and not a restraint issue.

Let's hope Draken is better profiled!
 
At the end of the day the park have chosen to buy a Gerstlauer Eurofighter. They will know full well that their attractions vary in quality very much - regardless of whether they are new or old.

I am expecting this to be a middle-of-the-road experience. It's not exciting me whatsoever but I recognise it's a 'step' for the park. I was more excited for the Mack spinner in truth..!
 
Middle-of-the-road it may be for us, but for the children who will be braving this, it will be the most exciting experience in the park.

I've been thinking more about the restraint issue, and the more I do so the more I realise I'm just bitter they didn't choose lap-bars. I have come to see that it really doesn't matter. When I first rode Corkscrew I acknowledged it was rough but that was far from what I would go on to talk about for the rest of the day to anyone that would listen. I was so proud of myself for braving that first drop and two loops. I rode it countless times after and the roughness was just how it was.

We’re in a different time now where there are many smoother coasters to compare it to, which may make Valgard stand out more as a rough experience, but I don’t think the target audience will give a monkeys. Any kid walking off that will be buzzing from braving a (beyond?) vertical drop and two inversions. On re-rides they'll just learn to brace like we did for Corkscrew.

Would it make for a better experience if there were lap-bars? Yes. Will I be chuntering away about it under my breath as I'm strapped in? Probably. Will my daughter? Absolutely not.
 
It is important to remember lap bars are less restrictive, as such you can move about more and obstacles (such as supports or other track) has to be placed further away from the track and potentially meaning the layout we have wouldn't be possible, I wouldn't be too surprised if this is the reason the smiler has shoulder restraints, when alot of infinity coasters have lap bars
 
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