Thameslink Rail
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- Favourite Ride
- The Smiler
Scenic Dreamland is nowhere near as rough as the others as it was completely rebuilt in 2015
I enjoy the big one, but it does make me a little nervous when they’re always checking the wheels.Two of my friends who went to Pleasure Beach yesterday said the big one was running unusually rough. They commented that alot of people were complaining and maintenance were checking over the trains when they were in the station.
They both claim to have back pains today as a result of the ride. These are two seasoned coaster riders, thoughts on this?
I’m not saying I want the woodies, Steeplechase or the Big One removed, not at all! They give the park its unique flavour, and the only ride I would actively want removed from Blackpool is Infusion, as it’s probably my least favourite coaster I’ve ever been on, and you can find many others with the same layout across the world! But I do think with a little refurbishment, some of the rides could maintain their unique character while being more enjoyable. For example, if the wooden coasters got a little retracking and perhaps new trains, but keeping the same layout, then they would still hold their unique charm, but would be a lot less rough.@Matt N AKA 'self-confessed coaster pansy', given this admission, I'm surprised you like any BPB coasters apart from Icon. At the end of the day I guess we all either like something or don't (I hate all evil spinning rides), and some of us are no doubt hardened to 'rough' coasters due to decades of riding them. It doesn't mean that we don't occasionally have a terrible ride though, but for the most part I love the woodies & The Big One (when it is actually running, mostly when I'm not there). BPB would suck without the woodies and if every coaster was as smooth as Icon I think that would be rather boring. . . even though I already said that I love Mako, I'm not sure I'd want a BPB full of silky smooth coasters
Not sure if they could get permission to modify a listed building in that way.Scenic Railway is too slow to be rough, as are most of the older woodies in the UK.
Personally I'd love to see one of either Dipper or Grand National get RMC'd or a GCI re-track. That would instantly give the park a potentially world class attraction without having to knock anything down.
I do agree though there is a certain charm to the old painful woodies, they're always a good laugh. I love a back row ride on Grand National.
Not seen myself, and last seen on south park personally back in the seventies when they built the Steeplechase.
Grand National with no restraints? I can’t even begin to comprehend the amount of airtime that would have!The old trains with no belts or lapbars were best of all though.
Another video off YouTubeApparently the Matterhorn ride partially destroyed next to the Waltzer was brand new.
Was it windy / potentially running the fast train with the hard wheels? Think how different Smiler is now compared to when it opened.
45m of 1600m+ was re-tracked ...
The variation in the ride experience is largely down to the train that you're riding but more importantly the quality of the wheel set that you're nearest to. It absolutely eats wheels, they try their best to keep on top of it - but inevitably cost plays a part and there are some none perfect (but safe) wheels running from time to time.
It's essentially a 200ft mine train, but the technology doesn't scale well because the quirky transitions you feel on a mine train can be painful at three or four times the speed, with the vibration magnified four fold.