The Tide Traveller

mrbrightside · Exceptionally Expressive

RE: Thunderstruck >>> Tide Traveller

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

^ Blimey, 2 minutes ago, you're on the ball!

mrbrightside · Exceptionally Expressive

I saw it pop up on my news feed just after looking at this thread... May have beaten Laurence to telling y'all as he was online when I posted it haha!

PWHSocial · Exceptionally Expressive

Haha you did! I was looking forward to letting everyone know lol

mrbrightside · Exceptionally Expressive

Ah dammit, I ruined your fun :P

Hpeek · Enigmatic Expert

Love the new signature mrbrightside! ^

mrbrightside · Exceptionally Expressive

Hpeek wrote:
Love the new signature mrbrightside! ^

Thanks! Made it the other day and have started using it on different forums I go on... Thought I would get patriotic and in the Olympic spirit!

voiceoverguy · Serious Squawker

http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/team_breathes_new_life_into_an_old_attraction_at_lowestoft_s_pleasurewood_hills_1_1436137

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Yes same article thats on the Journal website....

Interesting to read peoples comments on there.....

http://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk:80/news/team_breathes_new_life_into_an_old_attraction_at_lowestoft_s_pleasurewood_hills_1_1436137

mrbrightside · Exceptionally Expressive

Same comments too... All the Archant sites are clearly linked xD

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

A member of UKRides visited the park the other day, he's normally quite negative, but he seemed quite impressed.

Anyway, he said the bad news with Tide Traveller is that it is now a lot louder than before! - How can that actually be posible?

But good news, he said its running a lot faster!

http://www.ukrides.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=3653

MattyH · Passionate about Pleasurewood

As in it clunks a lot more than it used too, it's only noticable on the ride.

Josh · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Will definitely give it a go. Certainly looks better but hopefully it'll ride batter as it was one of my least favourite rides. Can't fault it for look, although the awful signage needs to be eradicated!

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

As in it clunks a lot more than it used too, it's only noticable on the ride.

I think he was on about the general 'whirring' noise that it makes. It was pretty bad before, so god knows what its like now!

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

So, as Josh said, Tide Traveller is currently down for the count... hope its nothing serious.

Hpeek · Enigmatic Expert

It said on their Facebook page that its out for the rest of the season along with the flying elephants...

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

oh dear...... so thats two season ends that TTT has been out......

Josh · Passionate about Pleasurewood

I would speculate that it's down to staffing but as the elephants are on the rotation system then probably isn't. Shame really.

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Its one of the major rides as such, so I wouldn't have thought they'd close to it cut back on wages.

Reece D · Woody Wannabe

the pods have been taken completely off the main arm of the ride. the pods have been placed around the outside of TTT and the elephants have also been taken off and placed next to the maintenance yard where the lighthouse was last year

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

sounds like a move for the TTT and maybe relocation to another park for the elephants ??

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Considering the ride now has a concerete base, I really cant see them moving it....

I just hope it's nothing serious. I always wondered if there could/would be any downside to all the work they done on it last year.

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

sat there with all seats removed today..... i bet its still sat there like that come opening day next year....

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Skip to 3:50.

Omg, it's so old!

MattyH · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Did i read that title right, 1989!!

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

how we know for sure it is ours ?

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

was it up and running sunday afternoon ?

Josh · Passionate about Pleasurewood

It looked like it was being worked on in the morning but I never saw it working personally. When I went to Wipeout in the afternoon it had an out of action notice.

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Dear oh dear.. time to scrap this ??

andyb · Exceptionally Expressive

It has certainly had a lot of down time so far this year and wasn't the best last year. Such a shame after all the wonga and effort gone into the 'refurb'. At what point do they say 'enough is enough'? Can't be far off!