Blackpool Pleasure Beach: 2023 Discussion

[pjanvil]

It was closed last weekend too. I wonder if its on its last legs now. Though given its small footprint I'm not sure about coaster could replace it.

 

[b2311e]

Despite heavy hailstones, it has reopened... Surely not for long!
Edit: just been evac'd off big one's brake run, very very nearly valleyed just before the new track. MCBR seemed to try to stop us but didn't try in time to have much effect. National and rev also closed

 

[Zeock]

Despite heavy hailstones, it has reopened... Surely not for long!
Edit: just been evac'd off big one's brake run, very very nearly valleyed just before the new track. MCBR seemed to try to stop us but didn't try in time to have much effect. National and rev also closed

Nash is closed all day. Rev is now open.

 

[b2311e]

Pleasure beach express has had a mishap in the station, appears to be minor derailment

 

[Zeock]

Big one has stalled on the MCBR.

 

[rob666]

Lucky buggers.

 

[b2311e]

Beat me to it!

 

[George W]

Big one has stalled on the MCBR.

Does that mean they'll have to get a crane out and take it off? I'm going on Saturday and honestly I've never rode it so I can

 

[rob666]

Na, they just give it a big push.

 

[George W]

Na, they just give it a big push.

Ah okay just wasn't aware if it could complete the rest of the layout after being stuck or if it needed the extra speed but that makes sense

 

[Shaggy_Dog_]

Big one has stalled on the MCBR.

Must be those pesky punters on it putting their hands up in the air again.

I did like that documentary series.

https://youtu.be/98q9rnI9mXs

 

[b2311e]

I've missed something, I believe it has been resolved using Rob's method (unless it has rolled backwards?). Train has gone from MCBR and one is sat outside the shuttered station

 

[Matt N]

Is it me, or does The Big One stall a lot?

I feel like its last stall was only a year or so ago, and I feel like I’ve heard of it stalling multiple times in the last 5 years, but I could be wrong there…

 

[Skyscraper]

Is it me, or does The Big One stall a lot?

I feel like its last stall was only a year or so ago, and I feel like I’ve heard of it stalling multiple times in the last 5 years, but I could be wrong there…

Well, it's very tall and located almost right on the seafront. The wind is a major issue because of that. Oddysssey at Fantasy Island suffers from the same problem (and only stalled the other day).

 

[rob666]

Yup, seaside salty sandy gusty winds can mess things up on quite a regular basis.
Lots of towropes about.

 

[Benjsh]

Big one has stalled on the MCBR.

That's literally more exciting than the coaster itself.

 

[Zeock]

Apparently, this was a controlled stop, and the sensors told the park that it was too windy to run Big One so they stopped it on the mid-course, where it could be easily evacuated.
Source: A staff member on park.

 

[b2311e]

And the other misbehaving train:

 

[Poisson]

The Big One is when you try to argue with physics and physics tells you to get back in your box and be quiet.

 

[Zeock]

Despite all the incidents today, at least Revolution didn't spawn a second train.