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Martyn


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So we have an update from the park:

With the tag line "whale of a time", it must be for the Moby Dick ride. And the rail kind of gives it away too.

It seems like an odd choice for the location. That's already a lively area of the park, yet there are plenty of dead spots....?



-- Edited by Martyn on Thursday 28th of February 2013 09:19:30 PM

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In terms of theme that's a perfect place for it, with its maritime theme it will fit perfectly with the Pirate Ship, Tales of the Coast and Main street.

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Little update from FB:



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Is that fireball getting work in the back ground with the crane ?? This new moby thing should have gone on old hungry bears site....

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I suspect that crane is putting the Logs back into the flume or something.

I quite like the location of the Moby Dick ride, and it looks like they will be using the centrepiece ship which is nice. It would have looked a tad lost on the large Hungry Bears site.

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They wouldn't need a crane that size to get the log boats back in the flume. Well spotted coolskin, I didn't even notice it!

And whilst I dont particularly like the location of this, it certainly would have been stupid to put on the HB's old site.

I really hope that they can get it looking as good as it did at Hellendoorne.



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log flumes would be a fork lift job ???

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T'was The Fireball. It was being used as a lift for maintenance checks :)

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I hope so too Martyn. Did PWH acquire the ride sign and the wooden posts also?

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PWHSocial wrote:

T'was The Fireball. It was being used as a lift for maintenance checks :)

 To make it a THRILL ride again ???



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Something for you night owls.

Wasn't going to give you these until next week...but I'm in a good mood. These are only from my phone, nicer ones being posted to FB over the weekend...


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Josh


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Thanks Ben. Nice avatar and sig btw.

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Looking good!





Them fish are freaking me out a little.....LOL



-- Edited by Martyn on Sunday 24th of March 2013 09:01:07 AM

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Have the park given the fish a repaint because they look different? Either way it is starting to look really good



-- Edited by TomsTown on Sunday 24th of March 2013 09:28:52 AM

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Ben has colorised these photos somewhat and these have had the blues tweaked which makes it look different. If they did reprint them then perhaps they old make them look less scary!! I think the kids will freak out! Otherwise it looks awesome so far.

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Looks good! But this pic reminds just how bad some of the fences are around the park! None of them seem to match and they all look like they'll collapse if you lean on them!

Ben, will Moby Dick have some nautical music playing around the ride?

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Kind enough to give us an update, Benjamin?

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Where about has this been located? it is opposite TOTC on that patch of grass?


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how do you achieve that filter colour of blue in the photograph?

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Work has started again on the ride which located opposite TOTC. Entrance and Exit lines are starting to take shape, and the operator booth has been built to.

Regarding filters, it's a clever trick using light from the sun alongside some flash mirrors and water.







Or Adobe Lightroom. ;)

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PWHSocial wrote:

Work has started again on the ride which located opposite TOTC. Entrance and Exit lines are starting to take shape, and the operator booth has been built to.

Regarding filters, it's a clever trick using light from the sun alongside some flash mirrors and water.







Or Adobe Lightroom. ;)

 haha thanks



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This will be open for next weekend :)

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That is good hear.

Would be great to see how it's coming along.... ;)

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Get a few pics for you tomorrow :)

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Ta duck.

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A few pics as promised, from my walk this morning :)

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jo


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can the speed be altered, so to make it faster, which might make it appeal an older age range aswell? :w00t:



-- Edited by jo on Sunday 28th of April 2013 10:08:52 PM

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Martyn


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Thanks Ben, really appreciate it!

It's looking alright, though I dont quite like the different colour fences.

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would you prefer it all white fence or all blue?

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Not fussed about the blue, it's the white that's a bit garish. The brown blends in better IMHO.

And it's a shame they got a garden shed for the op booth :|

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