Definitely a pleasant surprise, I'd been expecting 1.1m Potentially up there as one of the most thrilling 1m rollercoaster around like Storm Chaser and Colorado AdventureIf the height restriction is 1m, then this is looking to be quite an impressive ride for that height restriction demographic! My favourite UK coasters I can think of with a height restriction that low are Storm Chaser and Flight of the Pterosaur at Paultons Park; if Gold Rush is anything like as good as those family coasters, then I think Drayton are onto a winner!
1m is a pleasant surprise; I was honestly anticipating 1.2m. Not that it really affects me either way, being a 5'10" adult with no kids... but I think it's nice for younger kids to have access to something of this calibre!
It doesn’t matter at all that Maelstrom is a 1.3m ride, even if a park wants to reposition itself towards the family market it’s fine to a have a flat ride or two that is a bit more thrilling and has a higher height restriction. Eagles Claw at Lightwater Valley and Cyclonator at Paulton’s are good examples of that. Maelstrom is one of the best flat rides in the country, the park aren’t going to get rid of it and you can see that it’s a very popular, it’s a key ride for them.I wonder what will the long term future of Maelstrom and the dodgems will be with it been 1.3m to ride Maelstrom and 1.45m to drive the dodgems. Really to your kids to at least 1.3m Drayton and Paulton’s is perfect for the 8’s and under with the over 9’s onwards going to Alton and Thorpe park instead.
I remember Maelstrom being name dropped as one they're keeping for the foreseeable as it fitted into their "Family Thrill" market.I wonder what will the long term future of Maelstrom and the dodgems will be with it been 1.3m to ride Maelstrom and 1.45m to drive the dodgems. Really to your kids to at least 1.3m Drayton and Paulton’s is perfect for the 8’s and under with the over 9’s onwards going to Alton and Thorpe park instead.
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