Blackpool Pleasure Beach: Icon - 2018 Mack Double Launch Coaster

[venny]

BPB have also now released one of those Dacebook 360 view thingies. Covers the inclined loop area and looks pretty good.

It’s interesting to see that although there’s a lot of supports touching the ground there’s also a lot of others bridging across the main pathway area to ease traffic flow.

https://www.facebook.com/blackpoolpleasurebeach/posts/10156070182702365:0

 

[shakey]

That track looks low enough to reach up and touch !!

 

[RussellH]

That track looks low enough to reach up and touch !!

Oakwood somehow get away with that on Speed Low fences too!

 

[Benzin]

That area (outside Big One entrance) was already a bit of a bottleneck hellhole, this won't help it...

 

[Matt N]

That track looks low enough to reach up and touch !!

I wonder whether my 6'6 dad will have to duck to get under it if we ever visit Blackpool?

 

[rob666]

No. In real view it looks to be about ten feet high, from the south gates that is, 360 cameras mess with perspective.

 

[JB1985]

That track looks low enough to reach up and touch !!

That’s about 10-15ft up it’s just the perspective - it is low though - what about netting etc

 

[MakoMania]

 

[Stern John]

That’s about 10-15ft up it’s just the perspective - it is low though - what about netting etc

No netting, no nothing.
Then 2019 once someone has been decapitated by a flying iPad it will turn into Amanda's world of netting.
The world's longest and most interactive netting.

 

[Danny]

I'm sure it'll be a great ride, but it really is sodding ugly.

 

[MakoMania]

I'm sure it'll be a great ride, but it really is sodding ugly.

It's a big mess of track, exactly what makes BPB so great.

 

[Matt N]

No netting, no nothing.
Then 2019 once someone has been decapitated by a flying iPad it will turn into Amanda's world of netting.
The world's longest and most interactive netting.

Well, Speed at Oakwood has coped for 12 years without netting!

 

[venny]

So we are getting a new fountain after all.

Thank Wardley. I was beginning to worry the fountain budget had been cut.

 

[Stern John]

Well, Speed at Oakwood has coped for 12 years without netting!

Does Speed invert over a walkway? Been a long time since I rode it. Side note; I greyed out on speed after repeatedly riding on a very quiet day.

So we are getting a new fountain after all.

Thank Wardley. I was beginning to worry the fountain budget had been cut.

Think Mandy would rather leave the coaster unfinished than cut the fountain budget!

 

[ScottPBE]

Today I watched (and filmed) some of Icon's ''launch track'' being moved into the park, I also checked out the progress of the project since my last visit to Blackpool.

 

[Camera-Man]

Today I watched (and filmed) some of Icon's ''launch track'' being moved into the park, I also checked out the progress of the project since my last visit to Blackpool.

Brilliant to see Scott mate ... Can't wait for this!

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[John_P]

Exciting stuff, imagine the entire track could be in place by next weekend!

 

[MakoMania]

Don't think we've had this image before.

 

[Camera-Man]

That launch track looks mighty fine

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[venny]

I’m beginning to lose track of what pictures are new, but I do not think I’ve seen at least one of these new pics posted via PBE. Or maybe I have.

If nothing else there’s s but more information which seems to have been swirling around in a lot of the news articles released over the last couple of days.

Good to see that this is now getting some national exposure.