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Southport Pleasureland

rob666 said:
Building foundations on soft, wet sand...not a quick job!
Took them a couple of years to get an off the shelf looper going didn't it?
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The site is mostly old concrete from where there were go karts if I remember rightly, it also appears to have been somewhat cleared and prepped in advance. I could see them being able to push for Summer 2022 School Holidays if they desperately desired to. It isn’t like Merlin parks where things need to be rushed to be ready for March
 
Whilst it's great they are getting a long over due new coaster......it's a real shame they are opting for this. I hope Zamperla have ironed out the kinks in the model, and more specifically the trains, otherwise we could have an absolute monstrosity on our hands.
 
Benjsh said:
Whilst it's great they are getting a long over due new coaster......it's a real shame they are opting for this. I hope Zamperla have ironed out the kinks in the model, and more specifically the trains, otherwise we could have an absolute monstrosity on our hands.
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Apparently the newer Thunderbolts are vastly improved compared to the Coney Island original, and Zamperla are actively trying to improve the smoothness of their coasters, so I’m optimistic that this could be really quite good!
 
Matt N said:
Apparently the newer Thunderbolts are vastly improved compared to the Coney Island original, and Zamperla are actively trying to improve the smoothness of their coasters, so I’m optimistic that this could be really quite good!
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Yes reviews of one of the newest ones at the park at OWA are very possitive in general with some remarking that it actually has some decent airtime.
Here is a coaster studios review of it in which he's fairly positive:

Of course there are negative points that he discusses however Zamperla seem to be improving it with each one they build.
 
tayspru said:
The site is mostly old concrete from where there were go karts if I remember rightly, it also appears to have been somewhat cleared and prepped in advance. I could see them being able to push for Summer 2022 School Holidays if they desperately desired to. It isn’t like Merlin parks where things need to be rushed to be ready for March
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The go kart track isn't sufficient to use as foundations...this is going to be built on the beach...the Marine Road needs relevelling every few years.
Would love to see it next summer, I will be there claiming dippys beer and donuts, but I think the year after is more likely...if he has the money!
 
Benjsh said:
Whilst it's great they are getting a long over due new coaster......it's a real shame they are opting for this. I hope Zamperla have ironed out the kinks in the model, and more specifically the trains, otherwise we could have an absolute monstrosity on our hands.
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What is the problem with this model?
 
rob666 said:
The go kart track isn't sufficient to use as foundations...this is going to be built on the beach...the Marine Road needs relevelling every few years.
Would love to see it next summer, I will be there claiming dippys beer and donuts, but I think the year after is more likely...if he has the money!
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Obviously they’ll do ground works, but the beach is the other side of the main road, not where the park is located
 
The park is built on sand!
Edit...The shoreline until the early 19th century was inland of the marine lakes, so a couple of hundred yards inland of Pleasureland.
The road is a mid fifties creation.
 
Matt N said:
Apparently the newer Thunderbolts are vastly improved compared to the Coney Island original, and Zamperla are actively trying to improve the smoothness of their coasters, so I’m optimistic that this could be really quite good!
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'Apparently' it's the trains where the issues are rather than track profiling. Hopefully the newly designed trains will improve the smoothness of the ride.
 
I’ll still never forget watching one of the first POVs that surfaced from Coney Island and as it rolled out of the brakes you heard someone in the background say ‘yeah, it really shouldn’t be riding like that’.

Oh well, hopefully a decent scale investment for the park if it’s an improved as people claim. Hopefully they market it a little better than Icon was…
 
Ian said:
I’ll still never forget watching one of the first POVs that surfaced from Coney Island and as it rolled out of the brakes you heard someone in the background say ‘yeah, it really shouldn’t be riding like that’.

Oh well, hopefully a decent scale investment for the park if it’s an improved as people claim. Hopefully they market it a little better than Icon was…
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I mean they can't really do worse but I would love to see this ride on BBC/ITV North West, on billboards across Merseyside, Lancashire and Greater Manchester and in all the local papers.
 
Ian said:
I’ll still never forget watching one of the first POVs that surfaced from Coney Island and as it rolled out of the brakes you heard someone in the background say ‘yeah, it really shouldn’t be riding like that’.

Oh well, hopefully a decent scale investment for the park if it’s an improved as people claim. Hopefully they market it a little better than Icon was…
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Icon? What’s icon?
 
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