2017

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

2017

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

It wasn't that ride heavey, only had a drop tower to the side and a log flume to the front, and they'll end up putting a ride in it's place at some point, other wise there was no point moving it. Anyway, at least there thinking along the right lines this time.

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

2017 leaflet now out, I will try to get a copy over the weekend it does seem odd to see it say off the A47 not the A12

-- Edited by coolskin on Friday 24th of February 2017 01:09:30 PM

Matt · pleasurewoodplace.com

Further to my earlier posts, I have received official confirmation from Pleasurewood Hills that the Merry Mariner restaurant has now closed.

Connor M · Serious Squawker

Well, in it's current state, rattlesnake's station is just boarded up (went to have a look last week). Hopefully they won't leave it like that for the main season, hardly looks professional, does it?

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Merry Mariner.. isn't that the one near the clown slide? i always get it mixed up with the one on main street.
Either they're making some really heavy cut backs or it part of a bigger plan.

Matt · pleasurewoodplace.com

The Merry Mariner is the large building next to the clown slide and Chairlift station.

mrbrightside · Exceptionally Expressive

Pretty shocking to have your largest restaurant just sat there shut all season... gives off a really good impression. Not.

Connor M · Serious Squawker

Why close the Mariner? As per my experience, it's always been the busiest food outlet there. They've also got that bar area in the same building. Anyone know what's happening to that?

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Yet the price goes up and they're trying to flog VIP tickets..... what is the point of a VIP ticket.
it's not worth paying out for a normal one.

Connor M · Serious Squawker

Is the cable car still all right? I remember it had a few issues last year when I was there (aside from the usual every 2nd car business).

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Ain't just saying this, but I had always eaten in the Merry Mariner :(

The park is going to look the worst it ever has this year... with the Rattlesnake all boarded up, the castle sitting empty, the area where the play was moved from looking all bare, and the main restaurant sitting there doing nothing.

I feel like the time we start to worry about the future of the park is upon us again...

-- Edited by Martyn on Monday 27th of February 2017 08:19:47 AM

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

In other news, the 7 day pass for £30 is a good idea!

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

No i don't see the point in the 7 day pass, holiday makers wont use it and i doubt locals are going to want to visit the park more than once in a 7 day period. Otherwise you may as well buy a season ticket. Plus there's nothing to visit the park for... it sounds like it's looking like a building site .

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

What makes you say holiday makers won't use it?

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

If they're here for a week i doubt two trips to the hill would be on their list in such a short space of time.

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

It would make more sense to close the main street diner or at least mothball it perhaps, to close the largest indoor site is a odd one. I wonder if it suffered last year with volume of people as the new grilled chicken unit was a incredible success. I do question the need for so many outlets for a park of this size. Although we use to have bbq area, main Street, fish and chips unit, chicken unit, the train unit and hungry bears aswell as chip and dip and the former bacon kiosk which is now closed too. A huge amount of food available at the time yet the crowds were there then.

The 7 day pass is barmy value!!

mrbrightside · Exceptionally Expressive

7 day pass is a great idea. Fantasy Island do one and I believe it's pretty popular in the holiday season.

I've always thought that PWH had too many food options (particularly wihthin a small area) but to remove the biggest seems foolish tbh.

Josh · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Disappointing and rather bizarre decision. Could there be plans for the location?

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

They probs don't get the numbers in to need so many foodie places.
They got that new one opening so there's probably enough to meet demands.. it's exciting to see what happens next, i'm not sure they would want to pull it down, it could be used as an indoor picnic aria maybe.

Did they ever re open Lazer Labyrinth? i always forget that's another attraction lost during the last 4 years that was never replaced.

Connor M · Serious Squawker

I can't see the point in the pass thing to be honest. You can essentially get PWH done in half a day and it's not like they've got anything absolutely amazing to keep you occupied all day. I can't see anyone wanting to go anything above twice in a week without getting bored. Throw in the inevitable crap weather and there you go. A 7 day pass for somewhere like Europa or PA, maybe even something the size of Thorpe? That might work, there's enough to keep you occupied, but PWH? Oh well, might work for all I know.

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Never really thought of the food outlets all being in that area before.... at one time, the train, Main St restaurant, Main St counter, tea room and Mariner were all within a stones throw of each other!

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

it could all mean potential development areas, although we are close to houses over by the bbq area - the site is big especially if train line re routed

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

yeah those houses would be an issue, they might use it for the workers and open the building next to Joe's as an attraction, or knock them though the make Joe's bigger.. maybe.

Either they've got plans for they have no intention of doing anything and it'll remain empty, kinda excited to see how happens next year now.

We'll may have to rename the park Emptywood Hills.

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

If you look on maps, there really isn't any house near to the park up that corner...

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

There's a few, and they not much further away from the part then the closet house was to Rattlesnake.
But they could certainly do something with the aria.

Is there a Dive show this year? or can i add that to the list of "dead, empty, removed and cancelled ride but we're still putting up the price" list.

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

There are houses closer than you think in that part and it has always been a issue whatever end. I would think the dive show will be back it was popular

Connor M · Serious Squawker

Don't see it on the website (unless I'm blind), so...

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

No it isn't coming back, we would have heard about it by now. And I remember reading last year that it was it's final year.

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

And I've just checked again, there's like 6 houses up the back end of the park (from the Castle to Merry Mariner) that are nowhere near as close to the park as the entire residential estate down near Rattlesnake.