Matt N
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Hi guys. I was just watching the terrific Expedition Theme Park documentary about the long defunct Granada Studios park in Manchester, and I fancied making this thread just to ask; did any of you get to visit, and if so, what was it like?
The documentary is here, if you want to watch:
I must admit that it does make me sad that this park closed, as it looked to have a very promising trajectory; if it were still around today, I’d wager that it might well have been the UK’s answer to Universal, and one of the UK’s most highly visited parks. Who knows; maybe we might even have seen The Wizarding World of Harry Potter here instead of in Orlando?
Skytrak looks strange, though; it reminds me more of one of those zip line coaster prototypes that sometimes appears at IAAPA than any permanent coaster. Also, I think it might well be the basis for one of the flying coaster types in RCT3, after spending years trying to work out what ride type inspired it…
Also, might I ask; what on earth was this OnDigital thing that caused the collapse of Granada? Am I right in saying that it was basically like Sky, but run by ITV?
Did any of you get to visit? And if so, what was it like?
The documentary is here, if you want to watch:
I must admit that it does make me sad that this park closed, as it looked to have a very promising trajectory; if it were still around today, I’d wager that it might well have been the UK’s answer to Universal, and one of the UK’s most highly visited parks. Who knows; maybe we might even have seen The Wizarding World of Harry Potter here instead of in Orlando?
Skytrak looks strange, though; it reminds me more of one of those zip line coaster prototypes that sometimes appears at IAAPA than any permanent coaster. Also, I think it might well be the basis for one of the flying coaster types in RCT3, after spending years trying to work out what ride type inspired it…
Also, might I ask; what on earth was this OnDigital thing that caused the collapse of Granada? Am I right in saying that it was basically like Sky, but run by ITV?
Did any of you get to visit? And if so, what was it like?