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Blackpool Pleasure Beach: Icon - 2018 Mack Double Launch Coaster

With how much work seems to be left I would imagine the May dates are more likely, certainly if they are planning on opening it with all theming/landscaping complete.

Icon looks brilliant in the flesh, especially on a bright sunny day (unfortunately I think it's just going to blend in with the sky and weather on murky days). I am praying that the launches give the coaster sufficient speed to produce a great coaster, that really is going to either make or break Icon. The first airtime hill could be incredible if carried at a good speed, or a huge let down if taken slowly. The same can be said for much of the layout.

There are so many unusual supports on Icon and what looks like a fair amount of questionable clearance envelopes considering how much freedom the Mack trains give riders.

The station building does not look as bad in person as it does in photos although I do hope it is given the bathroom tiles cladding as per the shop. Looks like a lot of work still needs to be done inside the station as well.

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There's not that much left to do other than station work, ride testing and queue line construction. I can see it being ready by April.
 
MakoMania said:
There's not that much left to do other than station work, ride testing and queue line construction. I can see it being ready by April.
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As I say, it depends of whether or not they want to open it with or without all of the theming/landscaping. The whole site from the station across to the little trenches through Steeplechase are a mess of mud and soil at the moment. What exactly they want to do will dictate how long the work will take.

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Loads of snow fell in the north west last night, hope that doesn't slow much down of what they have left to do.

Noticed that the big blue didn't have availability at the end of May, but there's a big ballroom dancing event in Blackpool that weekend at the winter gardens so it could be for that.
 
Mack have posted an image of a ride car being prepared to be shipped over to the UK. That gold <3

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I dunno, snakeskin trains isn't half as bad as track painted in "Humbrol 56: matt aluminium".
 
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