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Martyn


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A few (minor) new things
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Just seen this on their website:

New for Whitsun Week (28th May - 5th June) BMX, Trampoline and Street Arts show that will be performing every day (weather permitting as they're outside!) 

The BMX show will be on the Railway Platform outside the Eatern Rocket.

The Street Dancers will be performing in the Main Square 

and, The Trampoline show will be performed opposite Wipeout.  

Also, some watery fun with the new Water Zorbing pool, which will also be opposite Wipeout! (The water zorbs will be a pay to play attraction) 

 So come down to Pleasurewood Hills for Whitsun for some new entertainment and, of course, some thrills!

I guess the Water Zorb things are them water walkers that you now see EVERYWHERE. At least they are just a pay-to-play attraction, unlike the one at Pleasure Island which is plugged as their new ride for 2011!

The shows sound fun, though I thought that BMX show was on all year with it being on the park map?

Oh well, at least its something. Though I feel a Drop Tower, Spinning coaster and Rapids would have been a LOT better for attracting people... (or at least a trial of one of them rides for the week only, to see guest feedback etc)



-- Edited by Martyn on Thursday 12th of May 2011 11:17:09 AM

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It's better than nothing I guess... At least they're trying new things.



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In a reply to Matt on FB **so we're all excited about the new features so far in 2011. Hope to see you around the park soon!**

New features SO FAR????? More to come......?

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Martyn


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I'd imagine the 'more to come' is most probably the Laser Laybrinth? Where did he say that anyway? I cant see it...

-- Edited by Martyn on Saturday 14th of May 2011 09:46:54 PM

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Its on the wall - scroll down......

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hi all, this just in a mate of mine is doin a buisness degree thing at school, as such there goin on an "educational visit" to pwh one of his teachers went there a coupple of weeks ago and found this out : they are planning on removing fireball and putting a new rollercoaster and a droptower in before june

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Martyn


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Well considering its now May 15th, I'd be very surprised if that was true.

But I think I'll get excited just for the sake of it though!

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when in june? lol and did he say what sort of rollercoaster? That would explain the tree removal but like Martyn say its now May 15th...

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no but i know i think this is what the trees are about


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Martyn


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^ I would normally agree, but they did say that they're going to be turfing it. Surely if it was for a new ride so soon, they would be mentioning it on Facebook?

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ok i visited yesterday, and the mound has a flattened part down towards the enigma que sort of half way along, looks like they might move the que away from the border fence tbh, looked a dam mess yesterday though

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Martyn


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I would imagine it does look a mess! Ground work like that should really be left to the winter season, not as a quick mid week jobby.

Also, I cant really seem the moving the queue, although to be honest I cant really picture what you're describing, however, at least it seems there some purpose for this 'developement'.

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Maybe they are moving the queue entrance to be more visible and accessible from the park side of Thunderstruck? That would be a sensible thing to do.

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Or, like I said before, that will be the new pathway down to Enigma's queue, as a MASSIVE new ride will be taking up a lot space from Thunderstruck to the Sea Lion show. Backed up by the new entrance to the Sea Lion show....

OooOo, I'm actually on to something here!haha

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YES! You are absolutely correct!! It has to be true.

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Martyn


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Again, in all seriousness, I do think we have something to get excited about....possibly!lol

Thunderstruck will move, and something will go in its place, but leaving enough space between it and Enigma so it doesn't look cramped.

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see we could see this happening very soon will keep my eyes peeled when go in mid june


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Martyn


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Hold on, stop the press, you're NOT going this weekend?

:D

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:D nah am campin, much better use of my time lol

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I so badly hope that something big is planned for this part of the park...

relocating the Enigma queue to the new cleared land is a good idea, and then moving Thunderstruck to, say, the SNIG end of the park to leave room for a new ride would seem perfect.

Directly behind the adventure playground? A drop tower? Family coaster?

Maybe we're getting excited over nothing though...

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Martyn


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Maybe, but at least its given us something to talk about!

IF there is a new ride on the way, I dont think it would be a coaster, not in that spot anyway. Too many rides up there as it is, a coaster would make it feel even more crammed. A tower and flat would fit perfectly though!

All this is made even more interesting if you look at that PDF link in the planning topic, and you see that they actually own some of that golf course. So that, plus this clearance, and the relocating of the Sea Lion show entrance must all be leading up to something, surely?



-- Edited by Martyn on Wednesday 18th of May 2011 01:52:17 PM

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I think we should pose this directly to them on Facebook! Gets some rumours going around!

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Martyn


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Could do, but I bet I know what their response would be...."nothing is confirmed, but keep following us on Twitter.....etc"



-- Edited by Martyn on Wednesday 18th of May 2011 06:59:03 PM

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Its only cosmetic - look at the FB page! That puts the end to that!

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I asked on FB and Twitter last night and got the following responses:

"Hi Scott, Just replied to your message on Twitter. They are just cosmetic I'm afraid, I'm going to go out in a little while to take some more pictures as I think some more work has been done. Will put them up soon!"

"Just cosmetic I'm afraid. We wanted to put the bit of land between Enigma and TS to btter use and the new viewing area does that."

I can only hope he's double-bluffing.

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Heres a way to put land at a theme park to better use:

B U I L D  S O M E  R I D E S.

Unless the trees were full of disease (didn't look it) this still makes very little sense to me. Waste of time and money.... I really hope there is some bluffing going on!



-- Edited by andyb on Wednesday 18th of May 2011 10:18:46 PM

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Doesn't sound too promising to be honest. Oh well... at least the general look and up keep of the park is a priority even though there are no new rides. :(

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Completely agree with Andy here, this would have cost too much to just be cosmetic, especially with how dead the park is nowadays.

I think something is going on, but they dont want us to know anything yet.

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It would seem they were double bluffing as the applied for Drop Tower is to replace Thunderstruck!

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glad there possibly getting some new stuff sorted, went to fantasy island at the weekend and it was heaving! so clearly pleasurewood need to pull there finger out

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