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Josh


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I was looking at the Pleasurewood Hills website and they still have pages on the server from their old website when it was owned by Peggy and Peter.  As they are updating their site imminently I thought I would post some interesting info they had up on a couple of their rides - some info which I don't think one could find else where on the net:


RIDE STATISTICS AND SPECIFICATIONS

Pirate Ship Specifications: Height 45 feet, base width 48 feet, boat length 30 feet, weight of boat 2 tonnes, capacity 45 persons, approximate value £750,000.

Pirate Ship operational statistics: the boat is driven by two 5-hp motors operating two contra rotation drive wheels from the centre keel of the boat. The ride is fully automated including the braking system, which in effect is a direct reversal of the drive sequence. The drive wheels are hydraulically engaged onto the keel by computer and slow the boat to a stop. The duration of the ride is normally 60 seconds. At maximum height, persons in the front and rear seats experience a split second weightlessness. Any greater duration of time than 60 seconds can cause illness to some people. The power loading when the boat is being driven to maximum height is 130 amps or the equivalent of a householder's weekly electricity bill, every time the ride is operated! The restraint bars are hydraulically operated. The leg supports are strong enough to support (MPH1) 3 to 4 times the weight of the boat fully loaded.

Chair Lift Specifications: Length 450 metres, height (max) 13 metres, speed 4 miles per hour (variable), capacity 94 persons in 47 chairs each holding 2 persons, cable thickness 22mm.

Chair Lift operational statistics: the ride was designed for the park by a German company of consultant ride engineers. The complete ride was delivered to the park at the beginning of 1987 from Holland with the exception of the cable, which came from Germany. The cable was tested and spliced by a German company. The cable is driven by 1 hp motor, geared down to drive a wheel some 12 feet in diameter. The operating equipment allows the cable to be driven at variable speeds to suit weather conditions and volume of people. It can also be reversed.

Magic Mouse Thrillcoaster: Coaster with spinning car. Overall dimensions 42 x 19 x 15 m (137 x 62 x 49 ft), Track length 420m (1,377ft). Round duration 2 minutes and 30 seconds. 9 four seated cars. Hourly capacity: 900 - 1000 people, Minimum speed 4 to 5 meters/second (13 to 16 ft/s), Maximum speed: 10 m/s (30ft/s).

The Magic Mouse Thrillcoaster represents New Pleasurewood Hills' biggest ever deal, the ride started to arrive more than two weeks prior to completion and a team of up to 5 engineers from the French company Reverchon worked with the New Pleasurewood Hills maintenance team in erecting the ride.



-- Edited by Josh on Monday 30th of March 2009 03:50:19 PM

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Martyn


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Interesting.

Especially as it appears the value of the Pirate Ship is higher than the Magic Mouse.

The total project cost of the Magic Mouse was around £500,000.

They were obviously ripped off with the Pirate Ship, Rage at Adventure Island only cost around £750,000.

-- Edited by Martyn on Monday 30th of March 2009 03:08:57 PM

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Josh


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I was astounded by the amount of power it consumes! I must say these parks must cost a bomb to run.

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Martyn


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The power loading when the boat is being driven to maximum height is 130 amps or the equivalent of a householder's weekly electricity bill, every time the ride is operated! The restraint bars are hydraulically operated. The leg supports are strong enough to support (MPH1) 3 to 4 times the weight of the boat fully loaded.

That cant be right thuogh, as it is literally just 2 wheels being spun round?

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Josh


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When you put it like that it does sound unbelievable!

Just had a look on the Huss website and it says it uses 105kW.  I dunno how that relates to Amps but still seems pretty hefty.

-- Edited by Josh on Monday 30th of March 2009 04:04:45 PM

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Leon


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Well it isn't easy to convert KW to Amps without the voltage, but supposing the 130 quoted, it is reasonable. However, I simply cannot believe that it cost £750,000!

That is more than a brand new KMG Afterburner!
Do you not think it is more like £75,000.

I thought the Magic Mouse cost £750,000; I seem to remember reading somewhere that it cos three-quater's of a Million pound?

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Josh


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Maybe that was the cost of it when it was purchased back in the 80s? I assume Pleasurewood Hills bought it brand new back then?

-- Edited by Josh on Monday 30th of March 2009 06:50:57 PM

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Josh


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Just found a listing on a site of a used second hand Huss pirate ship from 1980 for €210,000 which is approx £195,000.

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Martyn


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^But that is with the current Euro currency exchange, which we all no is very poor at the moment.

Our Pound is incredibly weak at the moment so you have to work it out with the standard Euro value of 1.5.

Which works out to be £140,000.

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Martyn wrote:
Interesting.Especially as it appears the value of the Pirate Ship is higher than the Magic Mouse.The total project cost of the Magic Mouse was around £500,000.They were obviously ripped off with the Pirate Ship, Rage at Adventure Island only cost around £750,000.-- Edited by Martyn on Monday 30th of March 2009 03:08:57 PM

I refuse to believe that Rage cost 750,000, dude.


"Rage is a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter 320+ in England. It opened in February 2007. It is one of the biggest investments the park have ever made, dominates the Southend seafront skyline with its vivid colours and intimidating first drop, and certainly attracts the guests to the park just to see it up close.

The ride cost in the region of £3million and is located on the former Raging River Log Flume site, Sky Drop and Vortex were relocated to new positions in the park to make way.

The ride stands at about 75ft in height and features a 97 degree drop, a vertical lift hill, a vertical loop and a Zero G Roll, as well as a host of other elements and tight turns that make it a short but exhilarating ride, certainly one to please the thrill seeker audience."


 



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Martyn


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I refuse to believe that Rage cost 750,000, dude.

Its upto you what you want to believe, and after all, I dont work for Gerstlauer, so I wouldn't actually no officially how much it cost. But I did follow the construction of Rage, from start to finish, and the figure of £750,000 kept popping up.

I do have a life, I dont just make up random stuff like that for no reason at all.

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Jools


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I heard it was 2.8 mil

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I found a page of ll of the info for Enigma, turns out it use to have 5 trains before it came to Pleasurewood, unless they only ever manufactured the 4.

http://schwarzkopf.coaster.net/OKjumbovGF.htm


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Rather interestingly that website says at full running it would take 1200 pph rather than the current 120 pph.

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