2016 Season Discussion

MattyH · Passionate about Pleasurewood

RE: 2016

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Wow, big cranes normally mean BIG rides! ;)

Though it's set up in a strange place, Tales of the Coast is probably the only accessible ride area it could reach. But then why would they need such a huge crane for TotC?

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Might be using to pull the tunnel up???

MattyH · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Where's Coolskin to go up to the park on his bike like the good old days when you need him?

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

im still here and still do yet with the dark nights and mornings and a full time job its tricky....

The crane I would say is over the alladins cave part, I guess though it could stretch further yet then a issue with the height.

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

It's a puzzle, that's for sure. Cannot think of what they could need such a crane for. Unless it's HUGE theming objects ;)

PeteA · Woody Wannabe

Well the CEO of the Looping Group did say this last year after the opening of Hyperdrive

PLEASUREWOODHILLS in England sets up a novelty named “HYPER DRIVE”. Located in the heart of the park, this attraction will initiate a more ambitious project in this sector in the coming years.

Maybe 2016 is the year for this "ambitious project"?

Source:
www.looping-group.com/message-from-the-ceo/

-- Edited by PeteA on Thursday 3rd of December 2015 01:43:29 PM

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

No idea, he said "coming years" so it's obviously an on going thing. This could just be the next step?

Although starting with Hyper Drive doesn't exactly fill with my confidence for this "project"....

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Any news on that big crane??

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Could not see it this morning, doesn't mean to say its not on site

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Are you going to get the opportunity to get a closer look coolskin?

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

I guess things have come to a stand still now, until the new year. Wont be long before we get some info and next years plans i hope.

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Martyn wrote:
Are you going to get the opportunity to get a closer look coolskin?

I will be about yes... very muddy though. lol.

I would expect the full time crew finish fri 18th and return mon 4th

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

It would be strange for them to hire this crane over the Xmas period (paying for whilst no one is there). So I wonder if they've done with already?

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Great new pictures of a new seal ( female ) who has arrived on park and will feature in the show next year alongside Claude. Pictures are on the official Facebook page

Josh · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Sea Lion surely?

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

it did say seal..... and is small........

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Yes it's a seal.

What happened to other sea lions? There were 3 not so long ago... Claude, Marcus and....?

Hyak2 · Woody Wannabe

To clear up speculation both here and on the Facebook page regarding the sea lions; Marcus was unfortunately lost at the end of 2012 being an extremely old animal of 30+ years. We sadly lost George to congenital heart failure earlier this year. To further complicate matters, facilities holding sea lions work together to create the best breeding and social groups. This means animals are sometimes switched between parks to make a better grouping. This is particularly the case of parks such as Lowestoft which hold mainly bachelor groups, where a male might need to be taken out and moved to another park to maintain gene diversity in a group of females there.

-- Edited by Hyak2 on Saturday 12th of December 2015 09:31:25 AM

Josh · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Oh I didn't realise it was a seal.

MattyH · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Hyak2 wrote:
To clear up speculation both here and on the Facebook page regarding the sea lions; Marcus was unfortunately lost at the end of 2012 being an extremely old animal of 30+ years. We sadly lost George to congenital heart failure earlier this year. To further complicate matters, facilities holding sea lions work together to create the best breeding and social groups. This means animals are sometimes switched between parks to make a better grouping. This is particularly the case of parks such as Lowestoft which hold mainly bachelor groups, where a male might need to be taken out and moved to another park to maintain gene diversity in a group of females there.

-- Edited by Hyak2 on Saturday 12th of December 2015 09:31:25 AM

:(

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

I note that Easter is end of March this year so assumingly the park will open for good Friday 25th March or perhaps the weekend before 19/20 although that seems bit early. I also note Halloween half term finishes 28th October this year so my prediction is season end will be sun 30th Oct 2016

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Ah, an early Easter is never very good.
I hope we get a little update in this years plans.

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Well they opened 5 days into the Easter hols last year, so I can't see them opening before the Easter Weekend.

mrbrightside · Exceptionally Expressive

Wouldn't surprise me if they opened for the Easter weekend then shut again until 'main season'

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Featuring the park in the background on one of the photos, the new burial site is now open.

Lowestoft Journal

Note the picture is not recent.

-- Edited by Josh on Sunday 10th of January 2016 09:01:07 AM

mrbrightside · Exceptionally Expressive

Announced on FB: park opens on good Friday for 2016.

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Oooo, risky business PWH opening for the season on a potentially busy day...

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

all depends on weather, its bit earlier so there is every chance of snow still for end of march

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Not just weather but how prepet they are, nothing worse then the Rattlesnake running half full because it's full of barrels because they haven't had time to embed it on the track properly and it needs to run for a week or two with lots of weight.

Oh, and whatever happened to that tv show that was filmed at the park? Since that day nobody's ever spoken a word about it.