Blackpool Pleasure Beach: 2023 Discussion

[venny]

Globe tent going? Seems odd - they use that space fairly regularly for a combination of in-house and touring shows and events.

It’s been leaking for years. Has it finally reached the end of its life?

 

[rob666]

Sorry mate, can't even remember where I heard it...might have been a repeated rumour on one of Scott's videos.
Loved Eclipse in there.
Will somebody else report a rumour of the Reel coming back, then it must be true.
Thanks.

 

[Relife]

Who would even manufacture a new Virginia Reel though? I'm not aware of any company making something even similar though

 

[rob666]

Dead simple wild mouse/woodie cross, nothing like the challenge of the Flying Turns!
The original was built on a massive "platform" wedge of railway sleepers.
Nice double spiral near the ground, with three small dips, then a large horseshoe under the ride structure in the dark to finish.

 

[Relife]

Dead simple wild mouse/woodie cross, nothing like the challenge of the Flying Turns!
The original was built on a massive "platform" wedge of railway sleepers.
Nice double spiral near the ground, with three small dips, then a large horseshoe under the ride structure in the dark to finish.

If PB do decide to bring it back I'd guess Mack rides could do something along those designs and they have an excellent relationship with Mack.

 

[Dipper_Dave]

Priorities Rob, I’d take Log Flume, Wild Mouse, Monorail, Cableway, etc back before the Reel

 

[rob666]

Philistine.

 

[Dipper_Dave]

BPB really are bonkers. Advertising Xmas Grotto - in FEBRUARY!

 

[Rick]

Not sure when it was added, but the EFX soundtrack is now on Spotify. Six of the songs were 'borrowed' for Mystique.

This was the title track, teased at the start and used as the end song for the final trick where the whole cast disappeared. It's exactly the same (including the spoken section) with the word EFX replaced by Mystique.



Also on YouTube

 

[Rick]

Giant crane aids rollercoaster's new track - BBC News

A giant crane is used to help lay 103m of new steel track at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Skyscraper]

Just had an email saying that booking for the first members event is now open. It doesn't say anything about park admission being required separately though, I assume that's the case?

 

[Dipper_Dave]

No idea if this has been posted before, but I love this 'between the rails' POV of The Big One. It makes it look like a smooth ride! :


From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZv7rV0waOA

 

[Rick]

No idea if this has been posted before, but I love this 'between the rails' POV of The Big One. It makes it look like a smooth ride! :


From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZv7rV0waOA

If that was your only exposure to the ride and you hopped on, you'd feel a shade misled, surely.

You can see that the quality of some of the pipe bending is pretty poor from that view.

 

[zeock]

If that was your only exposure to the ride and you hopped on, you'd feel a shade misled, surely.

That's the problem with these stabilised Pov's.

 

[Rick]

All new track in place and is being clamped / sellotaped to the support structure. I assume they use the same clamps as previously, but not sure.



New wall section largely complete.

 

[rob666]

Checking out dodgy entry points for the new season Rick?
My telescopic ladders are in the back of the car ready for the season.

 

[Rick]

Checking out dodgy entry points for the new season Rick?

Well I don't have a season pass !

 

[zeock]

From: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=necTW685CLA

This is an interesting POV of Valhalla in its first year. Credit: Euro Theme Park Archive

 

[LF22]

From: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=necTW685CLA

This is an interesting POV of Valhalla in its first year.

Such a long ride! Also majority in pitch black doesn’t make for a good POV!

I can’t wait to see what they’ve done!

 

[zeock]

Also majority in pitch black doesn’t make for a good POV!

Video technology has moved on a lot from 2000. I doubt that you can find substantially better POV's from the time.