Another Major New Ride Confirmed!

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

RE: Another Major New Ride Confirmed!

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

its recieved nothing but negative comments since it was built

What are you on about? There are too many reasons for me to list as to why what you just said was complete bull.

-- Edited by Martyn on Wednesday 18th of April 2012 06:34:42 PM

MattyH · Passionate about Pleasurewood

i still think wipeout should go, its recieved nothing but negative comments since it was built. never should have gotten rid off the magic mouse!

Josh · Passionate about Pleasurewood

I love Wipeout. I think it's a great coaster. It needs to be sorted out, empty seats, non-automatic restraint release etc but it is a great addition for PWH.

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

agreed that magic mouse should not have gone - was popular and yes it is a marmite ride - wipeout was probably the best addition in terms of roller's the park will ever get

MattyH · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Lol, im sorry, that was an exaggeration because i dislike wipeout (don't do inversions) XD but im kidding wipeout looks fantastic

MattyH · Passionate about Pleasurewood

yeah, they got rid of my favourite ride for it and have ever forgiven them for it

-- Edited by hobohippie95 on Thursday 19th of April 2012 07:42:48 PM

mrbrightside · Exceptionally Expressive

Wipeout is an incredible addition to the park. Without it, PWH would struggle to exist today. A theme park without inversions is, well, not a proper theme park tbh!

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

You dislike Wipeout Hobo, but you haven't even been on it?

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

I'm speechless...

Anyway, I wonder if the this mega ride is still on the cards, AND if it is still the same ride?

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

This season will be a big test backstage

mrbrightside · Exceptionally Expressive

hobohippie95 wrote:
yeah, they got rid of my favourite ride for it and have ever forgiven them for it

-- Edited by hobohippie95 on Thursday 19th of April 2012 07:42:48 PM

Progress. Things change. People move on.

The Magic Mouse was a brilliant, fun ride. Wipeout brought PWH into a new era. Like I said - if they hadn't have bought it, the park would struggle to exist in the same way today.

Any decent theme park needs a coaster with inversions.

Also, take a park like Alton. Corky was an incredibly popular ride with many people, but it was old, and they needed to move forward. So Th13teen was born. Despite any arguments over it, its a fun little ride and brought something new.

Magic Mouse was fun, but Wipeout brought something new and amazing to the park.

You need to look to the future with things like these.

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Replacing the Magic mouse with Wipeout was the best move the park has ever made. I honestly never thought I would ever see such a big coaster at PWH, and even though it is only 120ft, when you're in the car park, it just towers over everything in the park.

If you want to talk about disappointing replacement rides, lets start with The Tempest being replace with the Dodgems....

andyb · Exceptionally Expressive

The Mouse was a VERY popular ride. It should have been relocated to another area of the park.

MattyH · Passionate about Pleasurewood

yes, there is a huge space that needs filling and that could have filled it perfectly

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

The mouse should have been relocated yes, as for the dodgems and the tempest, hmm quite. Goodness knows why the tempest went, must have been down to money

Jools · Serious Squawker

I'm hoping for something big here! At the moment Pleasurewood are on the same level as Thorpe Park was before they got Colossus.... Wipeout maybe acting as a pull as Tidal Wave was. So maybe in the next couple of years we can hope for a major new coaster which should pick up the pace of things.

MattyH · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Jools, where have you been hiding? and yeah i agree there

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Soooooooo.......

I have a question Lauro! When this news came about of a second 'mega' ride, confirmed by Alexis on the radio, was there an actual ride in mind? And is that still the case today?

As in, is it still the same ride that they originally had planned back when they first mentioned it?

Josh · Passionate about Pleasurewood

No answer Martyn. I sure hope it's a decent addition and not another fairground ride plonked in a clearing. Don't get me wrong JR is great but it doesn't have the theme park quality and I don't want to see that again next year.

livewireguy · Enigmatic Expert

Rumour is the Camelot will close for good this year. Such a shame but Pleasurewood should be 1st in the queue to purchase Knightmare!

MattyH · Passionate about Pleasurewood

^Yes please!

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

The theme park was purchased by Story Group, a construction company based in Carlisle and leased to Knight's Leisure who run the park. The site's future remains uncertain as the new owner is planning to redevelop the site. Current indications are that this will be a housing development On the 2nd November Camelot closed its doors forever many say that the boy who fell off the ride Excalibur 2 is what put people off going to the theme park. Its alway sad to see a UK theme park go

**from wikipedia***

PWHSocial · Exceptionally Expressive

We're looking into the ride sales of Camelot park. Nothing can be confirmed yet though.

andyb · Exceptionally Expressive

Ohhh nice to know you're on the ball!
Whirlwind really does tick all the boxes for my money.

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Nice one Lawrence, glad to hear the park is interested. As I mentioned in the other thread, Whirlwind coaster and the Big Apple Coaster would be ideal for little PWH.

mrbrightside · Exceptionally Expressive

Not gonna lie, any of the coasters from Camelot would be great. If Enigma is truly as knackered as we think then Knightmare would be a good replacement (though not sure where the behemoth of a ride may fit), Whirlwind would provide a unique experience on park and would remind visitors of the popular Wild Mouse which is good and the Big Apple ride would fit nicely in the kiddy corner.

All 3 would need a repaint and refurb though. The reason I'm such an advocate of Knightmare is that rumours are it may be set to leave the country unless someone comes in for it as it was apparently leased to Camelot. So it would be a crying shame if the UK was left without it.

Great to see PWH on the ball with this though!

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Yes Knightmare has an owner as such, and it was leased to the park. It was said a couple of years back that Knightmare already has a new home lined up for when the lease ends.

Whirlwind would just be amazing for PWH. They could have 2 options, stick it next to the Sea Lion Show, OR, stick in a building in the back corner of the park by Rattlesnake, and give a loose space theme.

Hpeek · Enigmatic Expert

^what about behind wave breaker?

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Hmmmm, that would be a bit unpractical for such a major ride, sticking it behind another. That area behind Wavebreaker would be good for a collection of smaller rides.