Paultons Park: General Discussion

[Skyscraper]

The mirror have announced Vikings already:

A few highlights;
The area of the land is going to be called Valgard – Realm of the Vikings.

No manufacturer or ride type specified, but the new coaster called 'Drakon' is going to feature a vertical lift with 2 inversions

A flat ride. The Vild Swing will make Paultons Park the first UK theme park to install a thrilling swing by ART Engineering.

Cobra is being rethemed, as 'Raven'

Strong hints towards a water coaster in 2027, but nothing confirmed.

No mention of Edge or Magma.

Paultons Park unveils new £12m Viking-themed land with a first for UK parks

Paultons Park in Hampshire has unveiled its new £3.5m dark ride, Ghostly Manor, as it also looks ahead to the addition of a new £12m themed-world which opens to the public in 2026

www.mirror.co.uk

Given the Wild Swing is ART, I wouldn't be surprised if the coaster is also ART and Paulton's have got a multi-ride deal.

 

[John_P]

Went on a few wild swings last year and there great family rides. Not as intense as something like the cyclonator but still perfect for Paultons.

 

[Danscott22]

That page has been taken down already. A little bit premature perhaps

 

[John_P]

Also I'd hope it's an Infinity coaster, something akin to Mystic at Walibi Rhone Alpes would be great.

 

[Quantum]

What's the difference between and infinity coaster and a Euro fighter?

 

[Bowser]

I love how a brand new ride has opened at Paultons and the queue is only advertised at 45 minutes.

 

[PhalanaxOperativeA1127]

I love how a brand new ride has opened at Paultons and the queue is only advertised at 45 minutes.

That's insanely long for Paultons, though

 

[flyingguitar]

What's the difference between and infinity coaster and a Euro fighter?

infinity has more cars per train (similar to the mack strikers where you have one with 2 rows, and the other with 4 rows), that is the main differnce, often infinity will use lap bars

 

[owenstreet7]

infinity has more cars per train (similar to the mack strikers where you have one with 2 rows, and the other with 4 rows), that is the main differnce, often infinity will use lap bars

I've heard modern Eurofighters can also use lap bars too.

 

[ChrisAChats]

From the clues available, something like this seems most likely: https://artengineering.de/en/produkte/attraktionen/achterbahnen/mega-coaster/

Must admit I’d never heard of them until today.

 

[JAperson]

This could still be Zierer, they've made a few coasters with vertical lift hills, and they seem to have a lower height restriction than the Gerst ones.

 

[Bowser]

That's insanely long for Paultons, though

Now only 15 minutes after only an hour with lots of rides on longer queues!

Curious if it’s a relative throughput monster for the park…

 

[Dan19F1]

From the clues available, something like this seems most likely: https://artengineering.de/en/produkte/attraktionen/achterbahnen/mega-coaster/

Must admit I’d never heard of them until today.

I reckon you’re spot on there - also ties in with the park management stating that no one had guessed the manufacturer!

 

[Quantum]

From the clues available, something like this seems most likely: https://artengineering.de/en/produkte/attraktionen/achterbahnen/mega-coaster/

Must admit I’d never heard of them until today.

You could be onto something here, using a cheaper manufacturer might make financial sense if the are getting some sort of Mac water ride in 2027

 

[Ash]

From: https://youtu.be/Dh-1ihQVHls?feature=shared


They’ve done it again…

This combined with a new coaster, flat, food offering in 2026 and rumoured water coaster and I assume water coaster for 2027 are pound for pound perfect additions and just show excellent management, decision making and installation.

I have to wonder though, could the “medium” version of one of these be fit somewhere in the towers given the apparent low intrusion build…

 

[Bowser]

Going through all the Gerst coasters (if it is that) and wondering if something like this is most likely, especially as it has a spike element which could explain the Cobra interaction?

Sounds like it's smooth and has lap bars (plus good theming):


From: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrmRH2A1dKo

 

[LPW]

my tin foil hat moment is that if it's a gerstlauer I'm expecting it to be an infinity akin to mystic as posted above - if it was a eurofighter surely the main selling point is a vertical/beyond vertical drop and not just a vertical lift

 

[Matt N]

I would also bear in mind the budget of £12m, if that Mirror link is true.

£12m for the entire area (presumably the 2026 part) would imply that the coaster probably won’t be anything overly ambitious, particularly if we see a standard of theming similar to that of Tornado Springs.

Something like Mystic would be a nice install, and a bit different to a Euro-Fighter or any other Gerstlauer already in the country. As others have said, I guess that a Zierer like Impulse at Knoebels (basically a Euro-Fighter built by Zierer) or something from ART can’t be ruled out either.

I guess we’ll have to wait and see! Whatever it is, I am now expecting a continuation of their existing consistent DNA of “buy something more conservative hardware-wise and theme it well”.

 

[GooseOnTheLoose]

Curious if it’s a relative throughput monster for the park…

Yes, but that's because the loading of the cars relies on perfect timing. Otherwise the ride hangs and all the other riders are stuck on scenes, without anything to do. We had a few pauses, nothing major, but it breaks the flow. Lots of quick ushering by the staff. No dilly and dallying allowed.

 

[Shaggy_Dog_]

From the clues available, something like this seems most likely: https://artengineering.de/en/produkte/attraktionen/achterbahnen/mega-coaster/

Must admit I’d never heard of them until today.

The Mirror article stated that the coaster would have a vertical lift but that could make sense if what they are actually referring to is an elevator lift such as seen on Cannibal at Lagoon. That would be a very unexpected but potentially extremely exciting ride to bring to the UK (presumably in a smaller form though given their height limit). Certainly nobody would have this manufacturer on their Paulton’s Park bingo card.


From: https://youtu.be/Lg4slSLWrqk?si=-rjC_swWXGj55PLH