2018 Season

quin · Enigmatic Expert

2018 Season

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

It's just a wild mouse coaster, doesn't really need it. I mean, It would be great if they did, but there's a giant list of things I'd like to see get done before MM gets themed.

Matt · pleasurewoodplace.com

Reviews on Trip Adviser continue to appear;

There seems to be no middle ground with people at the moment. They describe either ''an amazing day out'' or ''the worst day out ever''.

I hope the park are brave enough to reintroduce the review option on Facebook.

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

The manics post on the castle theatre has led to yet more bad comments

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

It just goes to show what power the phrase "new ride" can hold.

The park is currently going through the oddest era I've ever known. No investment in rides, but new restaurants galore and upcharge entertainment. That planning notice thing blatantly points to them using the theatre at night. I really don't understand why they can't just concentrate on their day time offerings, coz at the moment it's not good enough and guests can see that.

Have we ever had 2 main rides just sitting there, half removed?

The Log Flume has apparently had a repaint. I don't recall it ever looking that bad? Surely there's other jobs that shoyld be more of a priority to that?

Marble Madness only has 3 trains. 4 years ago it had 5. So I guess they're butchering the trains like they did with Cannonball back in the day.

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

they want more food outlets and extra charge Theater shows to try and make more money.. i suspect rides are slowly being phased out, wont be long before it's free entry and to pay for everything lol

Matt · pleasurewoodplace.com

The "Annual Report and Financial Statements" for Pleasurewood Hills are now listed online. Would anyone (with a better understanding of such things than I) like to take a look?

https://goo.gl/9XyTVn

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

that link doesn't work

Matt · pleasurewoodplace.com

Try this one for size... beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/03969399/filing-history

Then click the pdf from March 2018.

Jay F · Woody Wannabe

I wouldn't read too much into the stuff that gets published on Companies House to be honest. The accounts that are required to be published by law never really equate to what a company is really/really not making. It's a very simplified version of very complicated figures.

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

how on earth do you spend that much money in printing, stationary and postage in a year? really.... lol

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

So am the right in thinking that the entrance fee has dropped for this year?

It was £22 last year, and I've seen somewhere that it says it's £20 to get in, plus Matt shared an imagine on the unofficial page to a link for £5 off entry, making it it £15....

Matt · pleasurewoodplace.com

Standard online price is £20. The current online offer is £5 the online price.

On the gate, it's £22.

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Tonys closed this weekend for refurbishment

amigaoneone · Jolly Talkative

Tony's, this has only been open a short time should not need a refurbish this quick! unless its better cooking facilities.

quin · Enigmatic Expert

Ffs!

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Omg that's insane. World's first restaurant to close after 2 weeks for a refit... I do wish they'd spend this sort of money on the rides ;)

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

why wasn't that done during February?

Josh · Passionate about Pleasurewood

The decor was very basic, generic and almost clinical. It was clean and tidy but just very boring. Maybe it is have a themed makeover which would make it more appealing.

Merlin:

PWH:

It just doesn’t look like a theme park food outlet - there’s nothing special about it.

-- Edited by Josh on Sunday 22nd of April 2018 05:09:09 PM

Matt · pleasurewoodplace.com

Thanks for sharing Josh. Fingers crossed for something more interesting. However, I think the main objective is to improve the food preparation area.

Josh · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Makes sense - I think some reviews have said that the food runs out very quickly so maybe an update to capacity. Didn’t affect us when we went at Xmas as there was only us and one other family eating.

For me it’s the suspended ceiling - it just makes the place look like a community centre or something like that.

Don’t get me wrong though. The restaurant is very clean and tidy. The food was very tasty and the staff were happy to cater to my daughter’s love of plain pasta as they made her some from fresh. It’s a good outlet but just wish it had that something special you’d expect from a theme park.

Martyn · Passionate about Pleasurewood

Well I guess running out of food too quick means that it's popular. But I agree, it does look a bit like a community centre.

Bubbles · Passionate about Pleasurewood

yikes, see what you mean.
Maybe it's proving to be very popular so they've decided to re-decorate. i an kind understand them keeping it simple while they test the water.

Connor M · Serious Squawker

Oh well, at least PWH actually provide mostly decent customer service and don't charge 2.50 for a bottle of drink or £14 for a standard burger and chips.

amigaoneone · Jolly Talkative

Looks like they are getting desperate for the weekend, tickets from £10.20, the weather is not looking good for the weekend.

amigaoneone · Jolly Talkative

I was at Alton Towers this week the first ride I went on was the the wicker man about 1hr latter on at midday only 12 mins, on to food much better then PWH nice and quick and better, only problem is the walking around park! also all the new things at PWH are here, I say they have been looking into this park. (food & rides)

-- Edited by amigaoneone on Saturday 28th of April 2018 10:52:24 AM

amigaoneone · Jolly Talkative

Looking at the photo for the pizza & pasta the plates look small and paper cups at the cost of £12.95 vs Alton Towers large plates and glass glasses cost £12.50 and better food.

Connor M · Serious Squawker

Out of interest, where there any things that stuck out as being badly managed at Alton towers? I was there on Thursday and Friday on the week after easter and while it very warm on both days it was surprisingly very quiet. Nemesis never had more than a 5 minute queue and had 2 trains while running 50 second dispatches, the dark rides where empty & the smiler never had above a 20 minute wait and had 3 trains on. However, I was pretty p****d off by how they managed the wicker man early ride time for people booked in the hotel because for one, it was more of an 'early queue time'. They had us queue down a side path and then when the ride opened (late) they allowed us in the queue and the entry merge was a prime opportunity for queue jumpers (and the staff didn't seem to care). They where also running dispatches of more than 3 minutes, then had the cheek to let fast track people get on before the people who had paid to stay in the hotels. Also, oblivion, while on 4 trains, had trains being filled totally with fast track people and no effort was being made to fill in empty seats (of which there where many). It wasn't being dispatched for close to 5 minutes at times leaving people baking in the heat on the brake run. The skyride was closed well after the time it was supposed to open, the frog fountains where not working, rita was closed the whole time (although its no big loss) and Galactica was having issues with the seats rotating back to an upright position and even after successfully testing multiple times throughout the day (even after we had been chucked off) they never opened it. The closure of rita made the queue for th13teen ridiculous and the rapids where operating with multiple empty rafts and rafts with as little as 2 people in them. Wicker man also suffered from multiple occurrences of downtime.

amigaoneone · Jolly Talkative

Hi Connor, I think Rita was working but did not want to go on, the Frog fountains where not working, this was monday, on to the waiting times no more then 20minute for most rides and lots with no waiting.

coolskin · Passionate about Pleasurewood

amigaoneone wrote:
Looks like they are getting desperate for the weekend, tickets from £10.20, the weather is not looking good for the weekend.

and more not needed comments on their facebook page for even this offer !

-- Edited by coolskin on Saturday 28th of April 2018 11:52:02 AM