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[2026] Bluey Coaster in CBeebies Land

MrTowers said:
Horizon could have been the Bluey coaster, the driving school could have had a Bluey makeover. Then there is the opportunity to update gangsta granny, have Bluey episodes in the cinema, turn the old nick building into a softplay.
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Bluey-theme Gangsta Granny and a soft play for sure would be great, alongside some kind of Bluey-themed dining hall.

Horizon and GG as two Bluey-themed dark rides seems overkill though. And the increased demand would render Driving School infeasible. I don’t have the exact riders/hour figure, but I’m not sure it’s much above single digits.
 
John said:
There are two sets of buttons - lap bars confirmed at the front, presence/dispatch at the back. It's clearly to force staff to actually do the checks rather than just stay at the back and press dispatch when the button lights up but I don't think it's unreasonable to allow staff the tiniest benefit of the doubt by just having the buttons at the rear of the station and trusting people not to cut corners
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Poisson said:
Wouldn't the op refuse if the train hasn't been checked? Or do they not trust the op, despite trusting them to have overall control anyway? Also the staff would be at the front considering they're at the front of the train to allow both queues to board and shut the exit gate.
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It isn't about not about not trusting the staff, but adding an extra layer of protection

walking down the train give a very good method of double checking nothing is catching the train, etc

requiring 2 buttons allows for less error caused by mistakes or distractions (for instance, if half way through a check a guest tried climbing the air gates) this method of risk control by placing buttons incertain places has been used in industry for decades, and isn't about not trusting the opperators, it is about ensuring nothing gets accidentially skipped
 
I do wonder if the reason they didn't build this as a standalone land is because of the Cbeebeies agreement. When you think about it how did Merlin get such a hot IP as Bluey, considering that they even beat Disney to it?
The Cbeebies agreement of course, which gives them access to any of their original shows (which I think Bluey counts as because the BBC funded the shows creation). But I bet part of that agreement would have limited them to it being a single ride within the existing Cbeebies land, so as to not dilute the Cbeebies brand.
 
Tim said:
I do wonder if the reason they didn't build this as a standalone land is because of the Cbeebeies agreement. When you think about it how did Merlin get such a hot IP as Bluey, considering that they even beat Disney to it?
The Cbeebies agreement of course, which gives them access to any of their original shows (which I think Bluey counts as because the BBC funded the shows creation). But I bet part of that agreement would have limited them to it being a single ride within the existing Cbeebies land, so as to not dilute the Cbeebies brand.
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I wholeheartedly agree with this assessment, and not just because I raised a similar observation months ago. BBC Studios holds global distribution and merchandising rights for the series, having co-commissioned and invested in the series.
GooseOnTheLoose said:
I would imagine that Merlin's contract with the BBC allows them first refusal on CBeebies licenced attractions within the UK. It might be that if Merlin do not choose to exercise that right, within a certain window, they lose the exclusivity.

Additionally, Alton Towers may be contractually obliged to only have CBeebies attractions within specified areas / zones, ruling out the option to reuse the 4D cinema, for example.
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It does seem odd they haven’t done more to try and sell more merchandise. And am I right in thinking there’s no on ride picture?

Seems a missed opportunity
 
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