Blackpool Pleasure Beach: Icon - 2018 Mack Double Launch Coaster

[Katy]

When it started testing there was one train with 16 water bodies... very soon after it became 15 water bodies and an empty seat at the front, can't think of any reason to do that unless someone had a go.

 

[Dipper_Dave]

People have already ridden it.

What makes you think this ?

 

[Coaster]

I wonder if we'll start seeing a TV advert appear for Icon anytime soon?

 

[MakoMania]

What makes you think this ?

At the very least Mack engineers will have had to ride it before handing it over to the park.

 

[rob666]

But you don't actually know though...sounds fishy to me.

 

[MakoMania]

But you don't actually know though...sounds fishy to me.

I mean, there's no way that they haven't. But then again, I am the definition of fishy so you never know

 

[DiogoJ42]

But then again, I am the definition of fishy so you never know

You, of all people, should know whales are not fish....

 

[MakoMania]

You, of all people, should know whales are not fish....

Mind blown

 

[Dipper_Dave]

At the very least Mack engineers will have had to ride it before handing it over to the park.

Pics or it didn’t happen

 

[Temleh]

Nick, Morgan, and a few members of staff have ridden.

 

[TheBolt]

When it started testing there was one train with 16 water bodies... very soon after it became 15 water bodies and an empty seat at the front, can't think of any reason to do that unless someone had a go.

I presumed that was because there was monitoring equipment near that seat. It could be a leaking jelly man, access to some adjustment thingymibob near that seat. For a quick test, surely you would put the water body back afterwards, so the train is fully weighted.

 

[rob666]

I was told central accelerometer and camera mount...but that might have been from one of the usual liars on the ride staff!
God bless em.
And all who sail under em.

 

[ringo]

Don’t they usually mount equipment to car zero in its naked form for filming / monitoring?

 

[Dipper_Dave]

Icon opens THIS MONTH, folks !

 

[rob666]

Disappointed with you dippy, suprised you didn't post at one second past twelve.
This month good...but how many days to go...that's what we need to know!

 

[Grand_Nash]

Next Wednesday

 

[rob666]

I have heard...from a very solid source...that speedyp!seers will not be able to select seats, the merge point will be as the queues enter the station.
There will be no seat allocation, though queuing for specific seats will not be welcome.
So a bit like the Big One for seating, simply queue and fill the airgates, not specific gate allocation like thirteen and Mr Whicker.

 

[MakoMania]

not specific gate allocation like thirteen and Mr Whicker.

Fantastic, I really hate that system

 

[ScottPBE]

Earlier on I watched Icon testing on three trains whilst new signage was added to the station;

 

[pj]

Earlier on I watched Icon testing on three trains whilst new signage was added to the station;

[BluePeter]And don’t forget children, it’s thanks to you all colouring in your KitKat wrappers a golden colour and sending them in, we have this magnificent Icon logo on the side of the building[/BluePeter]

PJ


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