Flamingo Land: General Discussion

[Danny]

Bugger. Hopefully they can get it rectified quickly and get them back to finish it.

 

[TheBolt]

It looks strange seeing a track go up, where the paint is not shiny and new.
Are they likely to paint it before it opens, or is the 2nd hand look set to stay?

 

[Poisson]

It looks strange seeing a track go up, where the paint is not shiny and new.
Are they likely to paint it before it opens, or is the 2nd hand look set to stay?

It's Mingo, 2nd hand look is absolutely staying.

Still, this is getting me to visit the place for the first time in 14 years.

 

[Doublethink]

It's Mingo, 2nd hand look is absolutely staying.

Still, this is getting me to visit the place for the first time in 14 years.

Sounds like you could be waiting a while with the current news!

Should have the tagline the Power of £10 budget

 

[Danny]

An update from the park themselves:

 

[D4n]

I cant believe I'm actually starting to get a bit excited for this

 

[Jonathan]

I cant believe I'm actually starting to get a bit excited for this

Says a lot about our feelings on the UK theme park industry when we're excited for a new coaster at Flamingoland. Admittedly, it's a Colossus clone, but that's not the point here.

 

[Benzin]

Colossus in its first season at least was a good ride.

Then the new trains happened, which combined with age and poor maintenance makes it pretty unrideable even 5 years ago.

Those I know who have ridden Altair have fair praise for this.

 

[Dar]

They've also started painting it grey, bottom middle of the picture, which looks naff. After seeing it in person, the red and yellow looked pretty good, was no more noticeable from outside the park than kumali and cliffhanger, and it added a bit of colour to flamingreyland

 

[Matt N]

Unpopular opinion; I actually think I prefer the look of the grey and black colour scheme to the red and yellow one, so I think it'll look quite snazzy once it's fully complete!


Out of interest, when are we thinking Flamingo Land will announce a name for this ride?

 

[Burbs]

Out of interest, when are we thinking Flamingo Land will announce a name for this ride?

Isn’t it called Inversion?

 

[Doublethink]

I quite like the red/ yellow colour scheme- gives me intimidator 305 VIBES

 

[Coaster]

The last thing the UK needs is another dull grey colour scheme. Oh well.

 

[Rob]

Oh so they are painting it? That is a shame, the dark red and yellow was at least a little different.

 

[Lurker]

Why would they repaint it once it's up though? That's surely the most difficult way to do it?

Perhaps the grey piece is just new, a replacement they deemed was necessary?

 

[Rob]

Why would they repaint it once it's up though? That's surely the most difficult way to do it?

Perhaps the grey piece is just new, a replacement they deemed was necessary?

I agree, although I suppose it down prevent the new paintwork becoming damanged/chipping during erection of the coaster.

 

[Stuie]

Why would they repaint it once it's up though? That's surely the most difficult way to do it?

Perhaps the grey piece is just new, a replacement they deemed was necessary?

I'm guessing the grey piece is primer - the pieces of track that were missing - and will be painted to match the rest of it now.

 

[Poisson]

I'm guessing the grey piece is primer - the pieces of track that were missing - and will be painted to match the rest of it now.

Nah it's Mingo, they will infuriatingly be a slight different shade

 

[DiogoJ42]

Nah it's Mingo, they will infuriatingly be a slight different shade

Ocean grey, or military grey?

 

[Poisson]

Ocean grey, or military grey?

No it'll be painted red and yellow. But both the red and yellow will be a different RAL ever so slightly to the existing track.