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Passionate about Pleasurewood

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2016 Season Discussion


I just cannot believe the difference in how the park is being run now, compared to a few years back.

Going by all the reviews, it sounds like the park is in a worse state than it was in 2001-12 era.

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Signs are now up on the A12 and A47 ready for east coast truckers 2016 ( sun 28th )

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Date: 18:09 Aug 26, 2016

I was looking to go last weekend but after I'd sat in the car park for half an hour (would have got there at about 12), Wipeout, enigma, Fireball and JR hadn't even shown a trace of being in operation. Entrance price rise as well? Go away.....

I really think this place is going to the dogs. Two years of literal rubbish in terms of investment, and now they can't even keep the main rides open. In peak season.

I wouldn't be surprised if future years follow the same pattern. Most parks in the UK are stuck in a rut, and if they do get something big it's a bit of a risk. The only acceptation to this is Paultons, but that's in a prime location, within reach of London, Bournemouth, Poole and Portsmouth. By contrast, look at PWH. Yes, it's the main park in the east, but you could get to Thorpe park or Alton within 3-4 hours from around here. Flamingo land or LWV have the same problem, way out of reach. What have they managed in the past few years? Got rid of one of the best flat rides in (debatably) Europe and put in a Zamperla torture machine where you lie in a cage. This is why Merlin can't be arsed. Alton's in a decent shape, but Thorpe really isn't. Everywhere looks tatty, colossus really, really needs to be painted and they've went 4 years without a thrilling ride. I'm not saying DBGT is bad, in fact, looking at it doesn't look bad at all, but an I'm a celebrity maze? Chessington's in even worse of a shape, dragon falls is most likely going to be axed, vampires getting on in life and they can't even keep Rameses open on a quiet day. There's no competition for them, and midway attractions make far more money. Paramount won't happen, so it's up to smaller parks to provide that competition. Will that ever be the case, no one knows, but maybe it will happen.



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Date: 11:34 Aug 29, 2016

I suspect the Customer Services office at PWH is going to be busy today. Marble Madness and Wipeout are both out of action today. With Rattlesnake boarded up for the season too, I can imagine there will be a few unhappy guests.

Rides obviously go out of action every now and again, but the timing couldn't be much worse! The park have done absolutely the right thing by announcing the closures publicly on Facebook and on the ride pages of the website. I think an update on the website homepage might also be a good idea, though.

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Date: 15:51 Sep 25, 2016

Happy to report that after a visit today, everything seems (well, mostly anyway) to be in good order. I'll write in this thread because I don't have enough material for a full TR. Wipeout was running really well with minimal head banging, fireball was on a great setting and there was no down time at all apart from MM in the rain and wind for a very brief period. Everything was being run efficiently and the new chair swing area is very well landscaped. On top of that, it was an unexpectedly good ride. Quite a lot of people where there despite the threat of rain so it's not all doom and gloom.   



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i agree connor, all was running well when i called in the other afternoon too

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Date: 16:53 Oct 24, 2016

Just come across this on YouTube...



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Date: 17:46 Oct 24, 2016

24 hour security isn't it? How they got away with lighting a flare and not being caught is crazy!



-- Edited by Josh on Monday 24th of October 2016 05:46:46 PM

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Date: 19:41 Oct 24, 2016

Wonder what protocol they have to follow in an event like that? I'd imagine they'd have to inspect the ride thoroughly. There was a news paper article on it I think. They where smart publically advertising themselves trespassing..... 



-- Edited by Connor M on Tuesday 25th of October 2016 01:00:56 AM

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Date: 20:01 Oct 24, 2016

If this is real theses people should be caught and done for trespassing, i don't care if they put themselves in danger that's up to them as they know the ricks but they shouldn't get away with doing something like this.

I don't think theres 24 hour security, not if they game though the wire fence along the railway tracks, anyone can sneak in and probably do all the time (without filming themselves)

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Date: 01:16 Oct 25, 2016

What happened too them little shi(don't swear....)'s that broke into the sweet shop in the off season last year? That sweet shop's now closed (it's a normal food/drink outlet stall now if I remember), it wouldn't have had anything to do with the vandalism would it?

I don't care if they put themselves in danger either. At the risk of sounding horrible, I wouldn't care if they fell 30 meters from the lift spike, it's their problem for being there. It's the same thing for railways, you'd think it would be pretty self explanatory not too play around with 25,000 volts of electricity and 100 mph trains, but people still do. Like all of those things with the b&m inverts hitting people in the head who went in off limit areas , it's just common sense. Wonder if they got caught? If they did, they probably only get a fine at the magistrates or some stupid community service.



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I can assure you that Dardan security still patrol this park from park close when the public leave and right through the night. The sealion and animal trainer live on site all year round anyway - yet this is the other side of the park.

This footage was early evening or mid to late evening in the summer a drone was used too ? So if its real there had to be a minium of 3 people with one on the car park grounds assumingly with the drone ? Is that part even actual real footage ?  the other footage is as you can see feet moving on steps etc.

The video says it was uploaded 1 day ago so as today is Tuesday one guesses it was posted Sunday, seems they are a team of guys who go all over the world doing these insane things...

could have caused damage to the ride and god knows what else



-- Edited by coolskin on Tuesday 25th of October 2016 12:33:07 PM



-- Edited by coolskin on Tuesday 25th of October 2016 01:19:25 PM



-- Edited by coolskin on Tuesday 25th of October 2016 01:23:55 PM

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Date: 21:25 Oct 25, 2016

There were too guys on it, one with the flare and the other holding a hand controller for the drone. I don't think there was a 3rd. It would be odd if they got permission to do this.

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there is up to 3 or 4 of them in some of the videos.... They were charged with climbing the turbines at kessingland and jumping off them...although they must have been let in the door by a worker there... there other videos are all over you tube - right across europe.

This latest footage on park was absoultley not granted

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Date: 13:17 Oct 26, 2016

Then hopefully they'll get charged. What if they'd (grasping at straws here, not saying they did damage) damaged the lift mechanism or did something to the op panel? Assuming this where to happen, then if they where charged it would be for simple trespass. Might be able to get them for criminal damage as well, but they could only have a very small fine imposed on them at county/magistrates courts. The only way to get more compensation would be to appeal the case to the crown court/court of appeal.

Sneaking into places out of hours (especially parks) is utterly stupid. They could cause damage weather intentional or not and probably put their own lives and possibly those of others in danger. Then the governments legislation would shift the favour to their side of the argument when they hurt themselves because there was a small gap in the fence of something, suddenly meaning that the park owes a duty of care to the trespassers.   



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With theme parks in the news quite a bit for accidents (serious one in Aussie this week) anyone trespassing in a theme park should be severely punished, because nobody knows if they've been tampering with rides.

If they keep doing stuff like this as Cookskin suggests then they're not getting caught or stopped and they'll just keep doing it.

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Date: 22:05 Oct 26, 2016

And there's not an effective deterrent to stop it. Magistrates can enforce a maximum fine of £5000 but that fine is rarely used. What if someone did more damage to a ride than that? The park would have to appeal and spend their money on appealing. Just imagine if an accident happened because of a trespass. Something serious happens then the park foots the bill and gets it's reputation ruined by the media constantly referring to it because of someone else's stupidity. Things like this need to have more serious consequences for the above reasons.  



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Here is the same group up to no good in Lowestoft earlier this year...

www.youtube.com/watch

 

and the news report with their names etc..

http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/watch_lowestoft_urban_explorers_banned_from_climbing_all_tall_buildings_in_uk_1_4456885

 

not sure if its still the same group, yet the name they use is..

 



-- Edited by coolskin on Thursday 27th of October 2016 06:01:02 AM

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Date: 19:30 Oct 28, 2016

Saw this outside the castle today. Cute nod to Blobby.



-- Edited by Jadam9 on Friday 28th of October 2016 07:31:14 PM

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Date: 20:31 Oct 30, 2016

Fireworks set to music were superb last night Saturday 29th, park was busy and car park was full. A good time was had , all attractions except rattlesnake were operating well.

Its now sun 30th and the gates have closed, well done team pwh for 2016 and see you in 2017



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Date: 10:56 Oct 31, 2016

Haha that Bobby grave is awesome!

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Taken from the Journal online..article on a lord pictured with woody

www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/news/former_suffolk_mp_and_member_of_margaret_thatcher_s_cabinet_lord_jim_prior_has_died_1_4813994

I lived here all my life and never heard of him. oops

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Date: 00:12 Dec 15, 2016

I wonder what they've been doing on the park since it closed end of October, hopefully getting a site ready for a new ride, or cleaning up an old one.. it's amazing how much can be done between November and Easter.

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Date: 13:31 Dec 15, 2016

Depends on their budgets though!!!

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Date: 20:28 Dec 15, 2016

exactly all comes down to what the budget is. As for any park

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Date: 21:46 Dec 15, 2016

Fingers crossed for something to pique our interest in the new year!

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