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Sorry i couldnt get any more Pics as these was taken by my son, as oviousley i was working :)
Shame the weather put the dampeners on the final day of the season ,Sunday  as the park closed at about 10.45am due to the weather conditions , i got absolutly soaked through, still at least it only rained a little on saturday and held of for the fireworks in the evening :)

-- Edited by datman on Monday 2nd of November 2009 07:03:50 PM

Yeah some of that stuff is quite good, though some is just tatt.

The pumpkins and the grim reaper guy on that roof top look good.

But white sheets in the woods? Give over! They should have had live actors in the woods. That would be awsome. Though no doubt every child on the train would be crying!lol

And top marks to the ride op dressed up as Beetlejuice! Did all staff dress up?

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And top marks to the ride op dressed up as Beetlejuice! Did all staff dress up?

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 a Few did , that was proberly by far the best :)
depending on what ride you are on as to what you could wear no good wearing long flowing cloaks ect if your operating rides where clothing can catch in the machinery , same with masks  few wore masks but, once operating the rides you tend to find that your vision is obscured to a certain degree so you cant watch whats going on around you to well. :)

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Yeah some of that stuff is quite good, though some is just tatt.

The pumpkins and the grim reaper guy on that roof top look good.

But white sheets in the woods? Give over! They should have had live actors in the woods. That would be awsome. Though no doubt every child on the train would be crying!lol

And top marks to the ride op dressed up as Beetlejuice! Did all staff dress up?

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They did have some live actors wandering around the park ie  undertaker looking character with white facepaint, a short old guy dressed in top hat long flowing black cloack and a blood soaken apron underneath  who wandered around the park very slowley , then there was a victorian looking couple wandering the park again with whitened faces, its been real funny watching them walk up behind someone and just wait untill the person turns round and jumps out of their skin, same with stitch i could have watched it all day :).
i Think stitch was in the woods at certain times jumping out on the passing train,the stitch outfit blends in very well with trees and bushes behind him.
maybe they should have had 2 stitches  one for the wood area and one for the main park area :)

Wow! Great pictures Datman! Park looks great! It seems the weather on Sunday put a dampener on most parks day with LWV and Flamingoland also having to shut early in the morning!

I'll agree that the ghosts in the wood are rather pitiful and the idea of just chucking a load of pumpkins in a boat wasn't the best but all in all it looks like some great theming! How was the fireworks display?

Hi all,
haven't posted in ageeees.

Was at the park on Saturday, not too bad weather and a nice atmosphere. Rides were mostly walk ons/2-3 minute ques, so things were nice.

The guy working rattlesnake is actually a mate of mine, top marks to him for his costume. He was operating it brilliantly with 3/4 circuits, depending on the que.

A general 'normal' park day for the most part, however being 6ft 2', Wipeout was sore and rough, but a thrilling ride none the less.

One thing I did notice was that Engima was closed for 'essential maintenance'. Is this the first sparks of a re-development?

The atmosphere was much greater as it got darker, Whizzy Dizzy parading it's lights; at one point the op used the strobes to great cheers (always wondered why they had kept them on the ride platform), and the carousel looked quite spectacular.

Fireworks were a great end to the day, lighting up the lake and with the lanterns shining it was all very surreal.

Welldone pleasurewood, let's hope it, along with other themed days and a re-development of some sort return next year.

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Hi all,
haven't posted in ageeees.

 

 

. Rides were mostly walk ons/2-3 minute ques, so things were nice.

-Uh oh! This seems to me that the park was quite empty even if the weather was bad! 

 

-The Enigma news carries some hope, however Im not going to get too excited as Essential Works could mean anything! Hoping however that a re theme is on the cards, as another nothing year for the park will be really damaging!

-I personally think Wizzy  Dizzy looks a bit tacky and straight off the fairground with those lights but I suppose it does have to be light!

Datman or Stich- do you know know anything about the work son Enigma?!

 

 

-- Edited by PATRICK on Wednesday 4th of November 2009 05:11:23 PM

Yeah it is definitely interesting news about Enigma being closed, especially on what would normally be a very busy half term day, let alone having all the halloween and firework events! That definitely points towards some developements with the ride over the winter months!

Patrick, dont read too much into the 'essential maintenance' sign, its ,ost probably just a generic sign they use all the while.

the enigma train was removed at the end of full season and oviousley the ride has been closed since

What do you mean by 'full' season? Surely it wasn't removed just after the summer holidays?

personally i dont think it will be revamped, maybe the break blocks will be worked on and there may be 2 trains operating next season.

To be honest, with the state the ride is in, I would guess it needs a completely new braking system if more than one train were to operate.

And even if they were just to fix the brakes it has, which could enable 2 train operations, that is still a massive improvement for the park.

But the fact that it closed early goes to show that it could be more than just 'winter maintenance' being carried out this winter :)

This is what I was thinking... it really does need some maintenance as when I last went on the ride (2007!) it was in a state. 

Same thinking, as you guys. Surely, if there was to be general maintenance, they'd just wait until the end of half term - this early work could suggest improvement on any scale - from brakes, to re-theme and re-location.

It's interesting to hear about it none the less, however.

This is the second year without any new 'major' edition to the park. Let's hope it's going to be either Enigma reborn or something midly thrilling!

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If you want to be really picky, the last year that we had nothing 'new' to look foward to was 2006, and that was only because Wipeout's planning issuse's, which delayed it until 2007. In 2008 there was the Woodys Flying School (which I think may be an 'in house' build, I'm sure datman could confirm that?) and for 2009 there was the 'Tango' show thing which was new for the Circus show.

On a completely different note, it annoys me that such a small 'kiddie' ride takes up that lovely spot where the Cine180 used to be. Its such a nice area, which is well landscaped and deserves a large ride, like a tower ride of some sort, but no it has a hideous kiddie ride!

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 im afraid i cant confirm on a  in house build on that ride as it was  there before i was (a very simple ride to operate though), what i will say is that the ride that is in this location is tucked out of the way and most people with small children bypass it untill  they notice it as they approach from the direction of the small railway station. as you say  if they moved woody flying school elsewhere that would definatly  create quite a bit of room in that area for a bigger ride.

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Yes, it is all very interesting- do you think Pleasurewood Hills could confirm anything soon to get people excited for the next season...

If these Enigma rumours come to nothing and nothing new is added next year, I really fear for the Parks future!

But they wouldn't do that would they... would they?!

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well we only know one thing and thats they are looking to get a family ride for next season, anything else they are keeping to themselves at the moment.

Yeah, it  could be a good year at Pleasurewood Hills if they get a good, decent family ride and if Enigma get's a nice refit.