If it is cost cutting, I'd rather they just opened it at 12pm and closed it an hour before the park, and have it ran properly for them 4 hours. But it cant be to do with cost cutting, its a popular ride that never has empty seats.

If it did go, would you like to see a park model replace it? I dont know myself. The models at Ligh****er and Thorpe look quite dull and ugly, yet I quite like the white and red colour scheme that Fireball has, its nice and bright without being too in your face (yes, I'm looking at you, big train!).

This is as high as Fireball swings now:



That, plus the enormous queue = not worth it. Which saddens me really, as its one of favourite ride types.

Its almost 90' less!

The one at the Norfolk Show today was on a very fast seeing by the looks of things.

And just how much better did it look with the trees behind it too!

It was Tango at the Norfolk show. It has a more 'elongated' claw bit.

Similar to this one

 

-- Edited by alex on Thursday 28th of June 2012 06:37:13 PM

Ah thanks Hobo... bet its down to cost....

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Doing this is just stupid, you might as wel buy a new coaster and only use half the train..... oh....

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 another thing to ask the management when i go up tomorrrow to rant and rant and rant at them, lawrence be prepared.

LOL

Someone, somewhere, isn't telling the truth. When I visited, this was as high as the gondola was swinging (give or take an inch or two):



Yet look at this picture from 2006:

...and its not even at its highest point in that pic.

It goes to show that there is a massive difference to how its being run now!

-- Edited by Martyn on Sunday 22nd of July 2012 04:58:34 PM

So after 11 years in the same spot, fireball is being moved to the old hungry bears site for 2014! Great news, but iny opinion they'll need to do some landscaping to make it fit it. Its a very flat concrete area that looks quite dull. Imo they should strip the ride down as much as they can and stick some smallish tree's behind it to block the view from the car park. Some basic gardening like what they did with Sky Hooks would make that little area look really nice.

I think they should give Fireball a crater volcano theme (I know it'll probably never happen), put some fake rock like things around the bottom of the frame (similar to the old tunnels on Rattlesnake) and give the a frame/pendulum a fiery paint scheme with all red lights for Halloween!

On that not, bring back the rock tunnels on Rattlesnake and give the whole bottom end of the park a tropical island theme! Wipeout could be like the shore!

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I must say, I love what Drievliet done with their travelling Afterburner:

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Cant find a picture of it finished yet, but so far:



It looks pretty good. And would suit Pleasurewood perfectly with the nautical theme...

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 Ah I forgot about this! I actually have no doubt that Pleasurewood are more than capable of this type of makeover. Looks great.

 

PS Do people think PWH needs more giant rocks? Just a thought...

Cool, that's the sort of theming PWH need to produced and they can do it.
More rocks? Yes, the park needs more landscaping.