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Emerald Park (Formerly Tayto Park), Dublin: General Discussion
Kelpie
TS Member
idk, look at our weather but Thorpe has Tidal Wave and inexplicably always has someone going on it!A log flume sounds a big risqué at the moment considering that Ireland doesn't have the best weather throughout the year. However a dark ride could be a great addition.
Log flumes are always popular so it makes sense from their standpoint to encourage visitors by building one - it also has family appeal. Technically Ireland already has one in a travelling form at Tramore Amusement park, though that is on the south Co. Waterford coast.
Ted
TS Member
Log flumes are always popular so it makes sense from their standpoint to encourage visitors by building one - it also has family appeal. Technically Ireland already has one in a travelling form at Tramore Amusement park, though that is on the south Co. Waterford coast.
To be fair, I meant it from a point of view where Tayto Park are new to the industry and they could probably add something else that would be doable in better weather. Although your point about them appealing to families makes sense from a business point of view to attract visitors. So I guess it wouldn't do them much harm
Rose Of Dawn
TS Member
I struggle to think of any park I've been to that doesn't/didn't have a flume ride or something similar. People like to get wet even in crappy weather. Makes perfect sense for Tayto Park to build one if they want to be a serious theme park.
Burbs
TS Team
Disneyland Paris? Or does Pirates count?I struggle to think of any park I've been to that doesn't/didn't have a flume ride or something similar. People like to get wet even in crappy weather. Makes perfect sense for Tayto Park to build one if they want to be a serious theme park.
Rose Of Dawn
TS Member
Disneyland Paris? Or does Pirates count?
"Any park I've been to"
I haven't been there.
Burbs
TS Team
I thought you'd been there. My mistake."Any park I've been to"
I haven't been there.
Enter Valhalla
TS Member
I thought you'd been there. My mistake.
Makes no sense that DLP have no water rides anyway. A definite weakness of the resort. One of many in my opinion.
Burbs
TS Team
Someone said somewhere that it's because of the climate in France, but it's warmer there than it is here, so that's just BS.Makes no sense that DLP have no water rides anyway. A definite weakness of the resort. One of many in my opinion.
Rob
TS Team
Someone said somewhere that it's because of the climate in France, but it's warmer there than it is here, so that's just BS.
No, I believe that is the reason. There are people on here that know better than me but Disney did not deem the year round climate suitable for a Splash Mountain.
Enter Valhalla
TS Member
No, I believe that is the reason. There are people on here that know better than me but Disney did not deem the year round climate suitable for a Splash Mountain.
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Yet Parc Asterix have numerous water rides.
I know that winters are cold in Paris but it seriously feels like something is lacking in the spring, summer and even autumn months.
jon81uk
TS Member
Yet Parc Asterix have numerous water rides.
I know that winters are cold in Paris but it seriously feels like something is lacking in the spring, summer and even autumn months.
and Parc Asterix is closed during the Winter the same as the UK parks. I can see why DLP didn't install a Splash Mountain, log flumes aren't great for year-round operation. Even in Florida Disney have a month-long maintenance in January/February for Splash Mountain.
Back on-topic, a reasonable flume wouldn't be a bad additon to Tayto, but if they made it more like Splash Mountain and focused on show scenes rather than just a cheap log drop (like West Midlands Safari Park and all the other small parks) it would be a much better attraction.
Plastic Person
TS Member
It's worth noting that Tokyo Disneyland has a Splash Mountain that regularly operates in sub-zero conditions, but then, they also have much warmer seasons and have money to spare. From a European's perspective, however, it does feel odd that DLP has no water rides whatsoever.
Jordan
TS Contributor
The technology must exist to make a flume that soaks you in summer but leaves you bone-dry in winter. It cannot be difficult.
Isn't that what Europa do with Poseidon by raising or lowering the water level?
DiogoJ42
TS Member
The size of the splash is primarily created by the shape of the boat's bow. But as said, changing the water level is a simple way to vary the wetness. Obviously this can only be done in a controled pool, like Atlantica. So with a normal flume, I doubt this could be done, since the water level in the trough is hard to regulate compared to a splashdown pool. It's more suited to water coasters really.
Sm1lingAdvocate
TS Member
If you're already wet from rain, why not go on, won't make a difference unless it soaks you on tidal wave scale
Tayto park are heading in the right direction!