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Blackpool Pleasure Beach: Icon - 2018 Mack Double Launch Coaster

Have RMC done any conversions on steel coasters yet? I would be interested to see what they could do with the big ones structure.
 
Marketing Lancashire are reporting that the first phase of construction has been completed with over 80% of footers and foundations in place. They have also placed black concrete 'caps' marking out the location of the main footers:
Marketing Lancashire said:
Blackpool Pleasure Beach caps off first phase of work on new £16.25M rollercoaster
Tuesday, 28th March 2017

As Blackpool Pleasure Beach prepares to open its gates daily for a new season of fun and thrills, progress on the construction of the UK’s first ever double launch rollercoaster, Construction MMXVIII, has reached a significant milestone.

Over 80% of work on the foundations of the new £16.25m rollercoaster is now complete and will be delivered on schedule.

The process has seen over 5500 tonnes of soil excavated since the start of work, and over 8,000 metres of pre-cast concrete piles and steel tubes driven up to 12 metres into the ground.

Visitors to Blackpool Pleasure Beach, which opens daily from Saturday April 1st, will have the unique opportunity to see first-hand, work on the impressive new ride in progress.

A total of 282 ‘caps’, black concrete cylinders measuring up to 1.2 metres in height, mark the spot of the main pilings, providing a taste of the path of Construction MMXVIII and its intricate journey over, through and around the park’s existing rides. Upon completion, the roller coaster will feature 15 interactions – the most in the world.

Speaking on the significant milestone, Blackpool Pleasure Beach Technical Director, Alex Payne, said: “We’re really pleased with progress to date. On a project of this scale there are numerous opportunities for challenges to arise. Five years’ meticulous planning and advancements in technology have however enabled us to plan everything down to the millimeter, enabling us to know exactly where everything is and reducing the risk of set-backs.

“Work on the foundations is very near to completion. Our focus will then move to phase two, putting processes in place for essential enabling works – introducing electricity and air supplies, and building the sub-station.

“Upon completion the rollercoaster will be one of the most thrilling in the world.”

Set to reach heights of 88.5ft, with drops of up to 82ft, ‘Construction 2018’ is set to be an exhilarating ride for even the bravest of thrill seekers. The double launch will propel riders at high speed, not only at the start of the ride but also at a second point half way through the two and a half minute experience. Users will experience the same levels of acceleration as felt by the driver of a Formula 1 car.

Speaking on the construction Deputy Managing Director, Nick Thompson, commented; “It is so exciting to watch the plans for Construction 2018 take shape. The caps dotted around the park are evidence of the intense design and engineering process and we’re looking forward to sharing the progress with park goers.”
Managing Director, Amanda Thompson OBE, adds, “Construction 2018 is an invaluable investment, not only for Blackpool Pleasure Beach, but for the region as a whole, as we expect thrill seekers to flock to the park to experience this cutting-edge UK ride first.”

The ride is being manufactured by Mack Rides at their world-class factory in Waldkirch, Germany. It will open in spring 2018.
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Is this the first time we have heard about the £16.25 million price tag?

:)
 
I'm not seeing the video link anywhere from the press release today so here goes;



I think it's pretty obvious from the initial video launch of the coaster and the construction plans that it's going to interact with a lot of other coasters at the Pleasure Beach, it's going to get very close to the Big One, Dipper and Steeplechase, and more than once 'each' too.
 
The layout has been available online for ages, it's in this thread somewhere. Looking at the arrangement of footers around the Dipper turnaround it seems that the leaked layout is accurate, at least for that area.
 
The whole thing looks amazing around the Dipper // Steeplechase section...where the go carts became gone carts.
Pretty sure the new ride will drop under the Steeplechase and Big Dipper at the same point, behind the Steeplechase station.
Even though the footers are pretty much all in, you still struggle to tie the video into the footing layout when you are on the ground.
 
Anyone know how many trains Construction 18 is having? Too lazy to trawl tbh
 
So 3 trains of 16 can dispatch optimally every 53.6 seconds based on a 161 second ride length, so 67 an hour giving 1072pph? At a guess, I'm probably wrong though.
 
Does that include loading time? I think somewhere in the region of 800/hr is likely, which isn't too bad for BPB really, though it will no doubt get very long queues at peak times.
 
John said:
Does that include loading time? I think somewhere in the region of 800/hr is likely, which isn't too bad for BPB really, though it will no doubt get very long queues at peak times.
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That's if the BPB team can turn the train round in that time, which I doubt. Could they turn a train in 60 for example?
 
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