Pinfari - Revision history

Billionaire'sShortbread: /* History */

2016-08-30T22:14:36Z

‎History

Cheese: /* Thunder Mountain */ Link to FLamingo Land. Yay! SO happy Mingo Land is done :X

2010-12-09T15:28:32Z

‎Thunder Mountain: Link to FLamingo Land. Yay! SO happy Mingo Land is done :X

DanDan at 12:41, 28 June 2010

2010-06-28T12:41:59Z

Delta79: /* Big Apple */

2010-06-17T13:28:13Z

‎Big Apple

DiogoJ42 at 12:43, 17 June 2010

2010-06-17T12:43:02Z

DiogoJ42 at 12:42, 17 June 2010

2010-06-17T12:42:40Z

DiogoJ42 at 12:41, 17 June 2010

2010-06-17T12:41:11Z

Delta79: /* Big Apple */

2010-06-17T11:10:28Z

‎Big Apple

Delta79: Ok, hopefully final edit. Sorry about all these fiddly little changes. Well, pictures still to come, hopefully this evening.

2010-06-17T11:06:24Z

Ok, hopefully final edit. Sorry about all these fiddly little changes. Well, pictures still to come, hopefully this evening.

Delta79: /* History */

2010-06-17T06:11:33Z

‎History

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 Although an Italian company, Pinfaris found their natural home in Scotland. So much so, that north of Hadrian's Wall is affectionately known in the enthusiast community as 'Pinfari Land'. As such, Scotland is home to the spiritual Mecca for Pinfari fans - M&Ds - which houses no fewer than 5 different models. M&Ds is said to be to Pinfari, what [[Europa_Park|Europa Park]] is to [[Mack|Mack]].
-Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond has recently announced plans to erect a 10 foot bronze statue of Barry Pinfari in Motherwell town centre, "in honour of his great contribution to the Scottish leisure and amusement industry, and indeed, the economy."
+Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon,  has recently announced plans to erect a 10 foot bronze statue of Barry Pinfari in Motherwell town centre, "in honour of his great contribution to the Scottish leisure and amusement industry, and indeed, the economy."
 == Notable Examples ==

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 ==== Thunder Mountain ====
-Thunder Mountain was an enclosed attraction, which operated at Flamingo Land in Yorkshire, between 1991 and 2004. While simply a standard Zyklon Z40 model, the hand sculpted papier-mâché 'mountain' that engulfed the ride was a grand and imposing structure. Thunder Mountain is notable as the only attempt ever made to theme a Pinfari.
+Thunder Mountain was an enclosed attraction, which operated at [[Flamingo Land]] in Yorkshire, between 1991 and 2004. While simply a standard Zyklon Z40 model, the hand sculpted papier-mâché 'mountain' that engulfed the ride was a grand and imposing structure. Thunder Mountain is notable as the only attempt ever made to theme a Pinfari.
 ==== Big Apple ====

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 The company was founded in 1975 by Barry Pinfari, in response to the demand for cheap and compact roller coasters. The rides were easily identified by their small footprint, garish colour schemes, clumsy banking, brittle looking support structures and blood stained seats.
-Although an Italian company, Pinfaris found their natural home in Scotland. So much so, that north of Hadrian's Wall is affectionately known in the enthusiast community as 'Pinfari Land'. As such, Scotland is home to the spiritual Mecca for Pinfari fans - M&Ds - which houses no fewer than 5 different models. M&Ds is said to be to Pinfari, what [[Europa_Park|Europa Park]] is to Mack.
+Although an Italian company, Pinfaris found their natural home in Scotland. So much so, that north of Hadrian's Wall is affectionately known in the enthusiast community as 'Pinfari Land'. As such, Scotland is home to the spiritual Mecca for Pinfari fans - M&Ds - which houses no fewer than 5 different models. M&Ds is said to be to Pinfari, what [[Europa_Park|Europa Park]] is to [[Mack|Mack]].
 Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond has recently announced plans to erect a 10 foot bronze statue of Barry Pinfari in Motherwell town centre, "in honour of his great contribution to the Scottish leisure and amusement industry, and indeed, the economy."
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 However, when New Labour swept to power in 1997, one of their first acts was to decriminalise Pinfari rides. This is thought by many, to be the main reason for Labour's continued strong support in Scotland.

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 ==== Big Apple ====
-Arguably Pinfari's most successful model, the Big Apple (or Mini Apple, or Wacky Worm, or Caterpillar Coaster) has spread across the developed (and undeveloped) world, like a child friendly plague. Notable for their (optional) fibreglass apple and smiling, vaguely sinister trains, these rides have been boring jaded children and boosting the 'coaster counts' of shameless 'credit whores' for generations. At last count there were said to be 6947 Big Apples in the world.
+[[File:Hurr.jpg|200px|thumb|right|]] Arguably Pinfari's most successful model, the Big Apple (or Mini Apple, or Wacky Worm, or Caterpillar Coaster) has spread across the developed (and undeveloped) world, like a child friendly plague. Notable for their (optional) fibreglass apple and smiling, vaguely sinister trains, these rides have been boring jaded children and boosting the 'coaster counts' of shameless 'credit whores' for generations. At last count there were said to be 6947 Big Apples in the world.
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-[[File:Hurr.jpg|200px|thumb|right|]]
 Such was the overwhelming popularity of the Big Apple that operated at Astroland in New York until 2008, it became unique as the only  version of this ride to support two train operation via a [http://www.rcdb.com/284.htm?p=4556 custom turntable system].

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 Arguably Pinfari's most successful model, the Big Apple (or Mini Apple, or Wacky Worm, or Caterpillar Coaster) has spread across the developed (and undeveloped) world, like a child friendly plague. Notable for their (optional) fibreglass apple and smiling, vaguely sinister trains, these rides have been boring jaded children and boosting the 'coaster counts' of shameless 'credit whores' for generations. At last count there were said to be 6947 Big Apples in the world.
-[[File:Hurr.jpg|200px|thumb|right|alt text]]
+[[File:Hurr.jpg|200px|thumb|right|]]
 Such was the overwhelming popularity of the Big Apple that operated at Astroland in New York until 2008, it became unique as the only  version of this ride to support two train operation via a [http://www.rcdb.com/284.htm?p=4556 custom turntable system].

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 == History ==
-The company was founded in 1975 by Barry Pinfari, in response to the demand for cheap and compact roller coasters. The rides are easily identifiable by their small footprint, garish colour schemes, clumsy banking, brittle looking support structures and blood stained seats.
+The company was founded in 1975 by Barry Pinfari, in response to the demand for cheap and compact roller coasters. The rides were easily identified by their small footprint, garish colour schemes, clumsy banking, brittle looking support structures and blood stained seats.
 Although an Italian company, Pinfaris found their natural home in Scotland. So much so, that north of Hadrian's Wall is affectionately known in the enthusiast community as 'Pinfari Land'. As such, Scotland is home to the spiritual Mecca for Pinfari fans - M&Ds - which houses no fewer than 5 different models. M&Ds is said to be to Pinfari, what [[Europa_Park|Europa Park]] is to Mack.
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 ==== Thunder Mountain ====
-Thunder Mountain was an enclosed attraction, which operated at Flamingo Land in Yorkshire, between 1991 and 2004. While simply a standard Zyklon Z40 model, the hand sculpted papier-mâché 'mountain' that engulfed the ride was a grand and imposing masterpice. Thunder Mountain is notable as the only attempt ever made to theme a Pinfari.
+Thunder Mountain was an enclosed attraction, which operated at Flamingo Land in Yorkshire, between 1991 and 2004. While simply a standard Zyklon Z40 model, the hand sculpted papier-mâché 'mountain' that engulfed the ride was a grand and imposing structure. Thunder Mountain is notable as the only attempt ever made to theme a Pinfari.
 ==== Big Apple ====
-Arguably Pinfari's most successful model, the Big Apple (or Mini Apple, or Wacky Worm, or Caterpillar Coaster) has spread across the developed (and undeveloped) world, like a child friendly plague. Notable for their (optional) fibreglass apple and smiling, distinctive trains, these rides have been boring jaded children and boosting the 'coaster counts' of shameless 'credit whores' for generations. At last count there were said to be 8302 Big Apple's in the world.
+Arguably Pinfari's most successful model, the Big Apple (or Mini Apple, or Wacky Worm, or Caterpillar Coaster) has spread across the developed (and undeveloped) world, like a child friendly plague. Notable for their (optional) fibreglass apple and smiling, vaguely sinister trains, these rides have been boring jaded children and boosting the 'coaster counts' of shameless 'credit whores' for generations. At last count there were said to be 6947 Big Apples in the world.
-== [[Disney|Disney]] Nod of Approval ==
+Such was the overwhelming popularity of the Big Apple that operated at Astroland in New York until 2008, it became unique as the only  version of this ride to support two train operation via a [[http://www.rcdb.com/284.htm?p=4556 custom turntable system]].
-In 1993, Pinfari's superlative coaster design was given the seal of approval by the world's largest theme park operators - [[Disney|Disney]]. For their Indiana Jones et le Temple Du Peril attraction at the newly opened Disneyland Paris, [[Disney|Disney]] imagineers chose to copy Pinfari's first ever looping coaster design - the TL-59 - a timeless layout, and a lesson in pacing and tension. The track was manufactured by Intamin. Rumour has it that this is because Pinfari were "too busy".
 == Decline ==