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Blackpool Pleasure Beach: 2024 Discussion
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Mattie boy
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There are photos on the your experience guide Facebook group
Steve Minor
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Iceblast central column looking in bad condition on the car park
Shaggy_Dog_
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RIP Ice Blast (or PlayStation: The Ride as you lot call it).
1997-2023. May you forever shoot up and then drop back down in our hearts.
1997-2023. May you forever shoot up and then drop back down in our hearts.
Steve Minor
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Looking at the state of that column I would say it's highly likely that's the part Amanda said it was waiting for.
I would imagine they've found lots more things that need attention whilst they were up there
I would imagine they've found lots more things that need attention whilst they were up there
shakey
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Could end up being Trigger's broom !
Plastic Person
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The last time I rode this (2018), it was weaker than any shot tower I've ever been on. It never really recovered from a gondola switch with Pleasureland in the early 00s, but hopefully, a refurbished version might produce at least some force. The early years of it were absolutely hoofing, great thrill value for a single A ticket, although I was less adjusted to launch sensations back then.
Mattie boy
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Yet if this is the 'part' would it really have taken this long to reach us ?
Steve Minor
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Well it makes sense now.
We all wondered why it was taking so long for the "part". Now you can hardly put in a crane and remove the centre column with a park full of guests, so better to wait till the weekend only opening to undertake the work
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But if that was always the plan then why wouldn’t the park just announce something along the lines of that the ride would be closed for the season and that it would reopen in 2025?
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venny
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Assuming it is the piston, that’s a pretty big part to manufacture. It’ll also be reasonably bespoke and so I guess there may have had to be a design process before manufacture.
It would also explain the effort and expense of the scaffolding, because there’ll be some pretty tricky access into the structure to disassemble the current piston and then to reinstall a new one. That would be fairly tricky to do from a basket. With the scaffold then can at least limit the need for the crane, enable access for removal and reinstatement and probably paint the structure at the same time if they wanted.
It would also explain the effort and expense of the scaffolding, because there’ll be some pretty tricky access into the structure to disassemble the current piston and then to reinstall a new one. That would be fairly tricky to do from a basket. With the scaffold then can at least limit the need for the crane, enable access for removal and reinstatement and probably paint the structure at the same time if they wanted.
venny
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Remember this is the same park who confirmed the closure of the Grand Prix via a Twitter tirade from their MD.
I think that is the air cylinder where the piston runs in, it has been cut open rather than un bolted so it looks to be getting binned, how long till this is in the shop?Iceblast central column looking in bad condition on the car park
I feel like they are fixing it as it looks like only the cylinder has come out suggesting the structure is still in place,I would assume an easier method of destruction would have been taking the structure down with the cylinder.
Steve Minor
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I agree.
I haven't seen any sign of the piston anywhere. Possible they've either binned the piston already or transferred it to a shop.
There will no doubt be other jobs yo do that they've probably just uncovered
John
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I think that's just for air storage rather than directly driving the ride. Air is pumped into it at the start of a ride cycle before being let into the pistons, which are the 4 smaller red cylinders on the tower. The car is suspended by 4 wires, one running through each of the cylinders.
Getting that thing out would have been a challenge - by the looks of it the 4 pistons were welded to the side of it, so they'll have had to cut through the brackets on all sides at multiple places up the tower.
Getting that thing out would have been a challenge - by the looks of it the 4 pistons were welded to the side of it, so they'll have had to cut through the brackets on all sides at multiple places up the tower.
Steve Minor
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I have emailed the pictures I took to Ryan the ride mechanic YouTuber for his thoughts
The question is.... Where will the smoke come out..?
oh yeah, I think I was getting confused with the huss shot tower
Wonder if they will get rid of Bradley & Bella's garden, as they appear to have razed the small hut at its entrance. One of few remaining references to the Beavers
Also of note, the planned maintenance page gains a few new (unsurprising) entries
(also, should be spelled Stobart..)
I've seen a few photos on Facebook today which show a train from Big One, Avalanche and Big Dipper currently resting in the car park
Also of note, the planned maintenance page gains a few new (unsurprising) entries
(also, should be spelled Stobart..)
I've seen a few photos on Facebook today which show a train from Big One, Avalanche and Big Dipper currently resting in the car park