Paultons Park: General Discussion

[Bowser]

The main advantage Paulton's has over any other park is the fact its a newer park compared to many others around the UK so has more easily accessible development room and it is still family owned many other parks around the UK are now part of a corporation where details are missed or not with there original owners.

Paultons Park 1983
Chessington World of Adventures 1987
Legoland 1996
Thorpe Park 1979

 

[Hid]

Paultons Park 1983
Chessington World of Adventures 1987
Legoland 1996
Thorpe Park 1979

Paultons may have existed but wouldn't be a fully fledged theme park until Peppa Pig opened it was really the 2000's when Paultons truly developed whereas the others were more 90's developed

 

[siralgenon]

Paultons may have existed but wouldn't be a fully fledged theme park until Peppa Pig opened it was really the 2000's when Paultons truly developed whereas the others were more 90's developed

It was still a very nice theme park before Peppa Pig World opened, still with plenty of rides etc

 

[Jb85]

It was still a very nice theme park before Peppa Pig World opened, still with plenty of rides etc

I recall going in the late 80’s and early 90’s. Had a great day out back then!

 

[Benzin]

Both Cobra and T'Edge opened prior to the Pig arriving.

They were trundling along ok but the Pig catapulted them forwards.

 

[Dave]

To be fair to Hid the point is fair that their general equipment stock is younger than a lot of other UK parks.

But then Merlin chose to let their ride stock age the way they did so meh

 

[Hid]

To be fair to Hid the point is fair that their general equipment stock is younger than a lot of other UK parks.

But then Merlin chose to let their ride stock age the way they did so meh

Trouble with older rides you try to remove some there will be uproar as many have nostalgia value to them. Like if Vampire, Nemesis or even Shockwave was fully removed the back lash would immense

 

[Smudgy]

I do also like they are now calling themselves the UKs #1Theme Park in the video title!

I mean, I would agree. It seems to be the only park that consistently has a good amount of effort and thought put into its themed areas, and is pretty much the only UK park to still get new attractions yearly.

Their ride line up shouldn’t be underestimated either. The one-two of Stormchaser, one of the UKs most intense coasters, and Cobra, with its forceful turns and fun airtime hills will only be improved by the addition of Drakon, which could easily be the UKs 2nd or 3rd best coaster.

 

[GooseOnTheLoose]

will only be improved by the addition of Drakon, which could easily be the UKs 2nd or 3rd best coaster.

I presume we're judging "best" on a very specific curve? Because unless the criteria are heavily weighted towards low height restrictions and proximity to Peppa Pig, suggesting a standard Eurofighter is going to dethrone the nation's top coasters is pure fantasy.

Let's not get carried away. It's essentially Speed: No Limits wearing a Viking hat.

 

[Smudgy]

suggesting a standard Eurofighter is going to dethrone the nation's top coasters is pure fantasy.

I never said the park has the best coasters, I said that it was the best park overall, but it does have a decent coaster line-up, which will no doubt be made better than Drakon, which looks like it will be one of the UK’s best coasters.

 

[Hid]

I am hoping Drakon is a gateway thrill coaster to get future bigger coasters. Would love a thrilling launch coaster at Paultons, could make it go on the old Log Flume plot and have it weave above the pathways

 

[jon81uk]

I never said the park has the best coasters, I said that it was the best park overall, but it does have a decent coaster line-up, which will no doubt be made better than Drakon, which looks like it will be one of the UK’s best coasters.

I don't think it looks like Drakon will be one of the UKs best coasters.

 

[GooseOnTheLoose]

I never said the park has the best coasters,

You literally said:

Drakon, which could easily be the UKs 2nd or 3rd best coaster.

And then you said it again, straight after denying that you had said it...

Drakon, which looks like it will be one of the UK’s best coasters.

By all means defend your position, but don't lie and claim you didn't say it when the evidence is literally quoted in the post above. It insults everyone's intelligence. We can all scroll up.

 

[Bowser]

You literally said:

And then you said it again, straight after denying that you had said it...

By all means defend your position, but don't lie and claim you didn't say it when the evidence is literally quoted in the post above. It insults everyone's intelligence. We can all scroll up.

That's certainly not my interpretation of what he said. He said in the future they will potentially have the UK's 2nd or 3rd best coaster. By definition that means the existing coasters rank lower, which in turn does not imply the park has the best coasters.

Time to cool off in the pond perhaps my fowl friend.

 

[GooseOnTheLoose]

That's certainly not my interpretation of what he said. He said in the future they will potentially have the UK's 2nd or 3rd best coaster. By definition that means the existing coasters rank lower, which in turn does not imply the park has the best coasters.

Although it's touching to see that care for my thermal regulation, you're performing semantic contortionism to defend a statement which is objectively ludicrous.

My original post was a direct challenge to the specific, and frankly ludicrous, assertion that a standard Gerstlauer Eurofighter is going to debut as the second or third best coaster in the entire country.

Turning around and saying "I never said the park has the best coasters" immediately after claiming they are building the UK's #2 ride is logically incoherent. Whether OP meant present or future tense is irrelevant; they made a claim about the park's hardware quality that I challenged.

If someone claims a park is about to open the "UK's 2nd or 3rd best coaster", they are explicitly claiming that the park possesses one of the best coasters in the country. Turning around and saying "I never said they had the best coasters" is contradictory nonsense.

For you to then accuse me of misinterpretation, for simply quoting the member's own words back to them, is gaslighting of the highest order.

It is not a matter of "interpretation"; it is a matter of reading comprehension. The words are right there on the screen.

You also can't hide behind the "existing coasters" defence when the user explicitly stated: "Drakon, which looks like it will be one of the UK’s best coasters" in the very same post where they denied saying the park has the best coasters.

I don't understand why you're even trying to create room for debate here. The text exists. We can all see it. Trying to argue that saying X doesn't mean X because of a technicality about other rides in the park is rather ridiculous, and not part of good faith discourse.

 

[jon81uk]

That's certainly not my interpretation of what he said. He said in the future they will potentially have the UK's 2nd or 3rd best coaster. By definition that means the existing coasters rank lower, which in turn does not imply the park has the best coasters.

Do you think Drakon will be the 2nd or 3rd best coaster in the UK? Ahead of (in no particular order) Hyperia, Nemesis, Wickerman, Colossus, Nemesis Inferno, The Smiler, Oblivion, Stealth, Rita, The Big One, Icon, Grand National, Shockwave, Gold Rush, Vampire, etc?

Drakon looks pretty good, but whether it will even be the best coaster at Paulton is up for debate let alone the 2nd best in the country.

 

[Bowser]

Do you think Drakon will be the 2nd or 3rd best coaster in the UK? Ahead of (in no particular order) Hyperia, Nemesis, Wickerman, Colossus, Nemesis Inferno, The Smiler, Oblivion, Stealth, Rita, The Big One, Icon, Grand National, Shockwave, Gold Rush, Vampire, etc?

Drakon looks pretty good, but whether it will even be the best coaster at Paulton is up for debate let alone the 2nd best in the country.

I don’t personally as its not a ride type I’ve particularly enjoyed at other parks but i appreciate “best” is subjective. I’m sure some people dislike some of the rides you’ve listed!

If its somehow a smooth example of the genre, combined with the theming and interactions it could be very good.

 

[jon81uk]

I don’t personally as its not a ride type I’ve particularly enjoyed at other parks but i appreciate “best” is subjective. I’m sure some people dislike some of the rides you’ve listed!

If its somehow a smooth example of the genre, combined with the theming and interactions it could be very good.

Yes, this is where it needs to be clear if someone's opinion that it will be "the 2nd best coaster in the UK", which I think is unlikely, or in their own personal rankings it would be second best in the UK out of everything they have personally ridden.

For example I personally don't like The Smiler really, but its probably one of the top ten coasters in the UK overall in terms of general opinion.

 

[Dave]

The model isn’t the issue, there are some very good Eurofighters out there (none are smooth but some are rideable), but the layout looks very average. It will be fun I’m sure but I would be surprised if it’s top 5 UK.

 

[East Coast Mariner]

It does look far more fluid than other Euro Fighters - I don't think it's the same as plonking in a 320, for instance. Whether it's a Top 3 UK is hard to predict, as I don't really like them personally, but that doesn't mean it won't be good. Will a modern Euro Fighter match the older, already-advanced contours of Nemesis, Inferno, Swarm, Wicker Man etc? Probably not.