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Blackpool Pleasure Beach: 2024 Discussion

b2311e said:
Imagine how ridiculous it would be if BPB tried to sell bits of the recently smashed Grand Prix concrete

They surely wouldn't..oh
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This might be a silly question but can there potentially be any health risks at all such as asbestos from old 1960’s concrete structures when they are broken up?

Edit - Poisson has answered the question, of course it would have been surveyed as part of the demolition process.
 
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The best thing is the name: “Genuine Spiral Remnant”. Sounds like the title of a Guided By Voices song! It’s a flaming jagged lump of concrete!

Of course nobody is going to buy one and then immediately cut their hand on a sharp edge. It simply won’t happen.
 
If it's free delivery I'm in! Alternatively, the British Museum can buy the lot and pretend they're the Elgin marbles when they give them back to Greece.

Sorry Stavros, must've got a bit damaged in the post. Sh**ING myself the next time I ride the PMBO in case a bit of track has been sold off whilst I'm on the lift hill.

Next up.... Authentic piece of ice from the ice rink. Authenticated by Torvill and Jean.
 
Have H&S requirements over the years changed so that PMBO is open less regularly due to high winds? Or has the tolerance level always been the same?
 
I’m sure there is a maximum wind speed which would tie into the European Norm standard for theme park rides, which wasn’t around when The Big One was first opened. But wind speed is also quite complicated, because the effect of wind will depend on the direction. Also, wind tends to come in gusts, rather than blowing at a constant speed. In terms of the risk of a train valleying, it’s the wind combined with other factors such as temperature.

It is possible that the operating guidelines have changed. It’s possible that the way of measuring the wind speed has changed (for example if the anemometer is now in a different place). On modern rides you often have sensors and they’ll time how long it takes trains to get between them. If trains start taking too long the ride could also shut down, to prevent a train valleying. The ride has had its control system updated since the ride first opened, so it’s possible that time intervals have decreased or sensors have been moved.

To be honest, there are lots of things that could have changed, but whether they have done or not, I honestly don’t know.
 
Bowser said:
Have H&S requirements over the years changed so that PMBO is open less regularly due to high winds? Or has the tolerance level always been the same?
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I think the tolerance level for wind speeds was definitely higher “back in the day”.

That BPB documentary they did in the late 90s certainly suggests this, anyhow. One of the exchanges I remember from that program is:
  • JR: What’s the wind speed?
  • Ride Operator: Bouncing between 45 and 50!
  • JR: Get the damn thing open!
Ah, what a different time… 45-50mph wind speeds certainly wouldn’t fly today!
 
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