30 years of Pleasurewood Hills: 2013

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

RE: 30 years of Pleasurewood Hills: 2013

MattyH · Passionate about Pleasurewood

I don't think it does anymore...

Josh · Passionate about Pleasurewood

The pirate ship is not at it's best anymore unfortunately.

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Bubbles wrote:
Doesn't it swing like that anymore? I've not seen in swing in ten years.

no sadly it does not swing much at all anymore....

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Has it come to the end of it's life? Maybe an opportunity to change it for something new later on?

Last years we were told Woody's flying school was to be moved into the kids zone, I was hoping they would do it this year but as they've got nothing to put in it's place I'm assuming this wont happen yet. Such a prime location on the park a really good ride needs to be there.

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

we were told a couple of years back that pirate was knackered.....

not sure if that is just down to the right parts not being ordered in or simply its age....such a shame as the full height use to be brilliant

Josh · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Pirate ships are actually quite thrilling when working properly. When I was at PA, I went on their Pirate Ship ride and was amazed at the difference it makes.

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Along with the snake it must be the oldest ride on the part?

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

our pirate use to be thrilling....good memories.....

the snake, pirate and chair lifts are the oldest now I am sure, mind you mini railway probably is actually

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

But is it the original mini railway? I thought they changed the train once?

Josh · Passionate about Pleasurewood

They have changed the train, plus they did have 2 at one point too including that lovely looking Amtrak replica. The current train looks tatty, dirty and the carriages are not in great shape either. Plus it can't pull the length it used to.

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

but the track that is down for most of it must be the oldest bit....lol

Clarence · Serious Squawker

Some great postcards and leaflet on eBay at the moment. Also there is a vintage PWH paper plate!

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

haha remember the plates and napkins !!!!

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

and look at that pirate ship go !!! ;-(

Josh · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Lovely photos there, the park looked really nice, lovely gardens. Blimey, that pirate ship was really something.

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

it was so good and use to get your stomach really bad....such a shame it has not been fixed and I guess it never will be now

Clarence · Serious Squawker

Sorting through some stuff and came across this great artwork from the 90's

-- Edited by Clarence on Tuesday 4th of February 2014 09:44:43 PM

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

fantastic....loved that logo and style with the two upside down rides behind the kingdom

Clarence · Serious Squawker

Can't believe someone still has one of these! Wonder which one of you will buy it.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=171275256972&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:3160

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

lol, find some odd things on ebay, a plastic bag.
They need a museum attraction at the hills.

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

use to have one of these bags - classic

Clarence · Serious Squawker

I have always liked the tag line back then. 'Your biggest day out ever!'

Josh · Passionate about Pleasurewood

That's a great bit bit of collectables PWH history! Weird that someone has kept a carrier bag so mint! I really liked the American theme of PWH, there was something fantastic about feeling like you were getting whisked away to another country, mainly traditional Wild West type stuff. I really loved the Canonball Express; the safety announcers American accent, the faux rocks and remnants of a wild western mine shaft.

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

^^ yet the cannonball express came in two seasons after the American park was shelved...

Josh · Passionate about Pleasurewood

I didn't realise the American theme was shelved before CE. I thought it left towards the end if the 90s. Still it was a great escapist atmosphere.

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

The American theme left when Mr blobby came long did it? But there was still much of the old theme around the place.
I don't really know what the current theme really is, seems to be a mix bag again.

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

They're phasing out the old nautical theme, and I think they're now going for a nice, basic, well presented park.

Josh · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Yeah that's all you can really do with a park the size of pleasurewood. They tried to go for the park wide nautical theme but for me that limits what you can do. Then there's the idea of themed areas which is love to see but at the moment the lack if any kind if theme throughout means that wouldn't be doable. So the best thing would be to have a neat tidy park with well themed attractions. Maybe one day they might decide to do a whole area as one theme but it's really not needed at the moment.

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

The last year the park was branded American was on its tenth season in 1993 - from 1994 family was used - cannonball came in 1995 when Mr Blobby did too