Drayton Manor Park

[jon81uk]

The Flume duck is quacking angrily in it's watery grave...

Don't think the AT flume was any better than Loggers Leap really and that hasn't made the list either.

 

[Skyscraper]

Don't think the AT flume was any better than Loggers Leap really and that hasn't made the list either.

Loggers Leap is on the list, see @Themeparksandy1981's post.

 

[jon81uk]

Loggers Leap is on the list, see @Themeparksandy1981's post.

Ah yes, I just missed it. It is the better log flume though.

 

[Themeparksandy1981]

Without going off topic why isn’t Terror Tomb on the list as for me that was the best uk dark ride.
They did have a idea to keep Apocalypse with the 2 stand up towers been removed and replaced with sit down and keeping the floorless side but after something bloke on 1 of the stand up and they did spend money on getting the floorless open but found a another problem so gave up on it.
I do think they will have another drop in the future as they got 1 at there other 2 uk parks.

 

[Themeparkplanet]

From: https://x.com/chessingtonbuzz/status/1810326446964892122?s=46
delete if not accepted a Chessington staff member is going to work at drayton manor

 

[Funcone]

Apocalypse.
Probably the best staff training/awayday/icebreaker event ever, in all time.
I won the "no handed" bet for floorless standing first time on, with much amusement.
The faces of the other staff as we dropped was priceless.
Those were the days.

And you've been talking with a high pitched voice ever since?

 

[rob666]

Na, working with wild teenagers, I've had far worse.

 

[Themeparkplanet]

From: https://x.com/draytonmanor/status/1811355726117282211?s=46
opening date will be revealed tomorrow at 10am

 

[Maelstrom]

I believe the opening date is Friday 26th July

 

[Bowser]

July 19ish opening, i'll stake my reputation on it!

Seemingly a post went out early and it’s opening July 26, my reputation is in tatters.

 

[Themeparkplanet]

According to this yes

 

[Alphe86]

More top notch AI graphics there. Loving the 6 finger hands

 

[Skyscraper]

I believe the opening date is Friday 26th July

It is indeed!


From: https://www.facebook.com/draytonmanor/videos/353956877557419

 

[benpicko]

More top notch AI graphics there. Loving the 6 finger hands

Enough reason for me not to go to Drayton, hire some bloody artists and photographers

 

[Bert2theSpark]

Enough reason for me not to go to Drayton, hire some bloody artists and photographers

If anything, this is confirmation that their marketing department is in absolute shambles. Their entire campaign could have easily been done by most people here in less than the average working week...

 

[Matt N]

It’s exciting to see that Gold Rush is finally opening soon! It’s felt like a very long build process for this coaster…

I must admit, though, that I’m slightly surprised by them opening it so soon. In the last update I saw, it looked as though there was still a fair amount left to do on site. They’ll have to work quickly to get it open for 26th July!

 

[Mick]

Even without the obvious errors like having six fingers, the whole aesthetic just looks like AI ****. Whoever signs them off either has terrible taste or is inherently lazy.

 

[RustyShackleford]

More top notch AI graphics there. Loving the 6 finger hands

Have you never been to Wolverhampton?

 

[Skyscraper]

Even without the obvious errors like having six fingers, the whole aesthetic just looks like AI ****. Whoever signs them off either has terrible taste or is inherently lazy.

Or their budget is smaller than a single grain of salt.

 

[benpicko]

Sorry but how are they able to spend millions on a modern Intamin but not the wages of a few proper artists and photographers for a campaign for it? It brings down the entire value of the thing for me