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Flamingo Land: General Discussion

John Wardley said that he rode Nemesis 37 times consecutively on opening day in 1994, without leaving the station (see link below at 17:03 mark) - although:-

1) I suspect that safety procedures weren't as strict back then, as he also said in another interview that he was able to ride Nemesis whilst it was still being built, which he admitted would not be allowed today

2) It must have been fatiguing, as he said that he wouldn't be able to ride 37 times consecutively today

3) He said that he didn't leave the station, but he didn't specify whether he left his seat in order to stand up and stretch his legs et cetera (although I suspect that he remained seated throughout)

4) Even Shawn Sanbrooke seemed impressed by this, as he himself was also attempting a record - but, unlike JW, he was leaving the station and walking around each time

5) The restrictions may not have applied to JW anyway, as he was an Alton Towers employee and not a paying member of the public


From: https://youtu.be/qV5SlTBsgfw?t=17m03s
 
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VHSGnome said:
Magnum Force looked crazy.

Top Gun, an extremely rare Intamin Flight Trainer attraction in which only very few were built, especially outside of America!!
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Magnum force was crazy, intense, uncomfortable and not as good as olympic looping.

Not was it as good as the bullet which even now is one of my favourite coasters of yesteryear.

And before anyone suggests them -

terrorisor - horrendous
Thunder mountain - poor
Corkscrew - fine
Wakiki wave - meh.

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Energy bills rising is not only hitting us in the pocket when it comes to paying our bills....it's hurting lots of small, medium and large businesses too. Theme Parks have probably been hit as hard as most too. Staggered ride openings have almost certainly been a response to it.

Net Zero is hurting this country more than people think it is. All whilst countries in Europe open new Power Stations almost every month. Complete waste of space if you ask me to go on a Net Zero journey when others aren't coming along with us.
 
I haven't been following the net-zero situation much, but one criticism I've heard (not sure if this is true or not) is that the idea behind net-zero is to increase renewable fuel and thus reduce dependence on fossil fuels, but - instead of doing this - Britain is often simply buying fossil fuels from other countries instead (who are not following the same net-zero policy) in order to meet the domestic net-zero quota, but placing the country at a competitive disadvantage in the process

If I am understanding all of this correctly, it means that net-zero isn't necessarily a bad idea in and of itself, but is perhaps not being implemented correctly?
 
Secret Weapon said:
According to Ride Comparisons, Flamingo Land has just made a £1.5m loss (ouch) - see link below

He said that the park made a £2.8m profit the year before, but high operating costs in Britain are making it more difficult to remain profitable


From: https://youtube.com/shorts/pgmfXVGpOpU
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Whilst I cannot deny that UK theme parks are suffering from rising costs, it’s not at all unreasonable to say that Flamingo Land has, in recent years, made some incredibly bad decisions.

Charging £58 for an adult ticket is outrageous, especially considering that it was only £37.50 in 2022, and since then barely anything has changed at the park, if anything it’s got worse. A £20 increase in just 4 years, but with no major new rides is baffling.

Customer service at Flamingo Land has never been great, and now that such things as Trip Advisor and Google Reviews are widely used, it’s far more difficult to get away with shoddy service.

There was also the moving of Velocity’s height restriction to 1.52 metres or something in that region, which will have annoyed a lot of people, as will the delays to Lost River. Slow moving queues due to low capacity has always been a problem at Flamingo, but again social platforms and websites make this info more widely shared now.

The world has moved on, but Flamingo Land hasn’t kept up. Yet they have had the audacity to raise the entrance fee way above the rate of inflation in the middle of a cost of living crisis. It’s hard to have sympathy, especially when the majority of other UK theme parks, including independent ones, have remained fairly affordable.
 
Only thing that I'll allow leeway for with entry fee is that the park does have that constant upkeep of the animals to pay for.

Still an obscene amount of money they charge though (£46 online for reference). Worse for the caravan park.

But the owner is also heavily right wing so reaping what he sowed.
 
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