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[2026] Bluey Coaster in CBeebies Land

Skyscraper said:
I have to say, I do actually quite like the stencilling on the station. It's really nice!

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Honestly looks amazing compared to Smiler's Soviet tower block station.
 
It's a bit like many Merlin projects. One or two key bits of theming that look excellent… then flat printed signage, painted metal, and cheap-looking finishes.

It will be in keeping with the rest of CBeebies, but it's frustrating that Merlin is unable to maintain that high-quality consistency you see in some places, which highlights that they are very well capable of creating great stuff.

In the case of Bluey, the house looks excellent, that central theming piece is excellent. The rest looks cheap and naff and the station is awful.
 
The station is still progress on Octonauts in that it has a roof!

That’s not to say it looks amazing, but I think it looks serviceable enough. Bits of the ride look quite well themed!
 
Benzin said:
I have a toddler. I know Bluey.

But why not have the queue explore the house? Plenty of scope to have Easter eggs or photo points to make the queue a bit more manageable for the target audience.
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Because then it would be a second attraction, needing its own budget (which they likely don’t have) and ongoing extra operational budget

And people will start complaining that their 0.7m tall kid only wanted to go to the walk-through attraction and asking why they have to queue with all the taller kids waiting to ride the rollercoaster

In short, you’re asking them to build a whole separate attraction which they don’t have the budget for
 
Dan12345 said:
Because then it would be a second attraction, needing its own budget (which they likely don’t have) and ongoing extra operational budget

And people will start complaining that their 0.7m tall kid only wanted to go to the walk-through attraction and asking why they have to queue with all the taller kids waiting to ride the rollercoaster

In short, you’re asking them to build a whole separate attraction which they don’t have the budget for
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Would a themed queue be classed as a separate attraction? Or part of the attraction budget?

Could a separate "non-rider" section be devised? DLP did that in the 90s on Space Mountain. Efteling I believe recently have added a "non-rider" ticket to Baron so people can view the pre-shows.

I'm not the multi-million pound conglomerate building a new ride themed to the most popular current children's IP in the world. I'm questioning the design rationale of not using the potential of said IP to its fullest to ensure fans don't feel shortchanged by it and go see the piglet down south instead.
 
Dan12345 said:
Because then it would be a second attraction, needing its own budget (which they likely don’t have) and ongoing extra operational budget

And people will start complaining that their 0.7m tall kid only wanted to go to the walk-through attraction and asking why they have to queue with all the taller kids waiting to ride the rollercoaster

In short, you’re asking them to build a whole separate attraction which they don’t have the budget for
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He's asking them to build an immersive and well themed queue experience... you know... like theme parks are supposed to do. Not a second attraction.

Taking a rather pathetic UK example. Stormforce 10 is themed around life boats, so part of the queue goes up and through a lighthouse. It's not exactly revolutionary, it didn't require its own additional budget and it certainly doesn't have an extra operational budget.

It's a missed opportunity to not have the queue through the ground floor of the Wheeler's House (in the front door, out the back). No one's expecting 1:1 recreation.
 
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If AT/Merlin had the budget and the ability to do so (which they don’t) I’d make the whole CBeebies land a Bluey land. Bluey on its own is a stronger IP than CBeebies (imo).

But yes I can’t get on board with the argument that a queue line shouldn’t be too good - extreme example being something like the Ministry of Magic at Epic!
 
Mick said:
If AT/Merlin had the budget and the ability to do so (which they don’t) I’d make the whole CBeebies land a Bluey land. Bluey on its own is a stronger IP than CBeebies (imo).

But yes I can’t get on board with the argument that a queue line shouldn’t be too good - extreme example being something like the Ministry of Magic at Epic!
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I think the reason that CBeebies Land has managed to last so long is because of its ability to reinvent itself, the lineup this season will almost be completely different from its opening day. They can always get more Bluey attractions, but the CBeebies umbrella has enabled them to build attractions and stay more evergreen than any individual IP in the area.

I think it’s fairly clear that more CBeebies additions will already be the works after Bluey, particularly with Furchester on it’s way out (is it even broadcast anymore?) the need for more indoor attractions in the area should be top priority.
 
James said:
It's a bit like many Merlin projects. One or two key bits of theming that look excellent… then flat printed signage, painted metal, and cheap-looking finishes.

It will be in keeping with the rest of CBeebies, but it's frustrating that Merlin is unable to maintain that high-quality consistency you see in some places, which highlights that they are very well capable of creating great stuff.

In the case of Bluey, the house looks excellent, that central theming piece is excellent. The rest looks cheap and naff and the station is awful.
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It's a 2D cartoon. I'd expect flat, cartoon like signage and props.

The colours and designs match the show perfectly.
 
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