Galactica's Future

[Danscott22]

You don't spend months, or years, designing the retheme of a ride, and spending untold tens, or even hundreds, of thousands of pounds to suddenly scrap it at the last moment.

If a retheme was planned, it will happen. If a retheme wasn't planned, and it was just thoosie vapours, then it won't happen.

You do if there are circumstances you didn’t expect to happen which means youre no longer go through with it

 

[Shaggy_Dog_]

You don't spend months, or years, designing the retheme of a ride, and spending untold tens, or even hundreds, of thousands of pounds to suddenly scrap it at the last moment.

If a retheme was planned, it will happen. If a retheme wasn't planned, and it was just thoosie vapours, then it won't happen.

Plans can be cancelled, changed, or postponed though, just look at how something obviously happened with the plans or timeframe for Project Horizon for example.

We are in an era where the potential opening of Universal GB may have made other park operators reassess their own plans and strategies and change their plans around. Merlin are clearly looking at things right across their estate and putting lots of things in to place right now (Projects Refresh & Play at CWoA, the Thorpe Park hotel, the Beach transformation, the Bear Grylls closure, MMM’s closure, etc). It’s not outside the realms of possibility that any potential plans for the future of Galactica could be changed after months or years of planning. Who knows what discussions and decisions are being made inside Merlin at the moment.

 

[GooseOnTheLoose]

Plans can be cancelled, changed, or postponed though,

They can, but the idea that they wouldn't have been cancelled before a Fireworks show, where there were plenty of nods toward possible work doesn't quite float.

just look at how something obviously happened with the plans or timeframe for Project Horizon for example.

I'm still not entirely convinced by this one either, with the speculation for the 2025 opening date mostly being driven by enthusiasts and YouTubers. I still think a 2026 opening was always on the cards. If it doesn't open then, I will concede that it was delayed.

The point is, plans aren't changed on a whim. Corporate governance dictate that decisions like these are months in the making. Certainly long enough, and far enough away, that if changes needed to be made to a Fireworks show it would be entirely possible.

 

[Jb85]

They can, but the idea that they wouldn't have been cancelled before a Fireworks show, where there were plenty of nods toward possible work doesn't quite float.

I'm still not entirely convinced by this one either, with the speculation for the 2025 opening date mostly being driven by enthusiasts and YouTubers. I still think a 2026 opening was always on the cards. If it doesn't open then, I will concede that it was delayed.

The point is, plans aren't changed on a whim. Corporate governance dictate that decisions like these are months in the making. Certainly long enough, and far enough away, that if changes needed to be made to a Fireworks show it would be entirely possible.

I’d tend to agree but it’s now likely 2026 will see Chessie open a coaster - awfully similar in plot size to Horizon.

Hope I’m wrong but I’ve given up all hope these days

 

[AltonLover123]

The point is, plans aren't changed on a whim. Corporate governance dictate that decisions like these are months in the making. Certainly long enough, and far enough away, that if changes needed to be made to a Fireworks show it would be entirely possible.

Whilst the Phalanx Expo was very Galactica coded without them mentioning it as such, if it doesn’t go ahead they never said it would. If it does, it’s suitable foreshadowing.

There was no need to change the fireworks show as it can be viewed standalone even if the intention was it being a Galactica retheme announcement.

 

[GooseOnTheLoose]

Whilst the Phalanx Expo was very Galactica coded without them mentioning it as such, if it doesn’t go ahead they never said it would. If it does, it’s suitable foreshadowing.

There was no need to change the fireworks show as it can be viewed standalone even if the intention was it being a Galactica retheme announcement.

The thing about tea leaves is that you really can read whichever bollocks you want into them. It's the same for horoscopes, tarot and seemingly Alton Towers Firework displays.

 

[jon81uk]

You don't spend months, or years, designing the retheme of a ride, and spending untold tens, or even hundreds, of thousands of pounds to suddenly scrap it at the last moment.

If a retheme was planned, it will happen. If a retheme wasn't planned, and it was just thoosie vapours, then it won't happen.

I agree if it was an actual retheme and therefore CapEx, but if it is just a repaint and a couple of Phalanx logos then it would be OpEx and similar to the discussion about the repaint money being reallocated to Nemesis.