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pleasurewoodplace.com

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Date: 18:19 Feb 20, 2019
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Confirmation on a BBC Suffolk radio interview from earlier today that the ride will open in time for the start of the season.

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Bubbles wrote:

The twist is it's Ladybird themed... that was my guess all along but we'll see. could be a Caterpillar i guess.
Unless they're going to enclose it... remember those discussions from years ago?


 They’ll never go back to the ladybird theming. They’ve promised the rattlesnake  is returning and that’s what people remember it as. Plus it would be a pretty non-marketable twist  



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Woody Wannabe

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Date: 19:23 Feb 20, 2019
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Some people have commented that the track layout might be changed slightly? Depending on the parts they have been able to get a hold of to fix the track issues? Whether it has any truth to it or not I don't know

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Track layout is hardly a twist. I would be happy with it coming back as it was but with a new station and great quality theming.

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The rattlesnake and Ladybird is the same ride, yes they said the Snake is returning because that's how most people remember it but the twist is it's it's no longer Rattlesnake themed.. that's the twist is what i'm saying.

track layout could be the twist, it seems like a lot of work though but maybe the most logical 'twist' other than that and a new theme not sure what else they could do, individual cars like MM and Cannonball? an extended track/ride? a loop? lol
maybe the train will be complexly enclosed instead of the track?

Track layout and a new theme don't really seem like they're substantial enough to be a 'twist' dispute being the most likely, naturally the hills are going to hype it up so i don't expect much... exciting though.

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Date: 06:48 Feb 21, 2019
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I can't see any changes to the lay out, as it stands it's still the same layout...

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Date: 11:14 Feb 21, 2019
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Just received a email from pwh wich confirms that there are more details about the Rattle Snake coming in the next few days
Also states that both pirate ship and drop tower has had a makeover

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Date: 11:45 Feb 21, 2019
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^ was this a personal email to you? Or a generic marketing email?1

Also, where we can listen to this interview that was on the radio?

This twist is certainly interesting.... with those welding pics from that company that makes structures, I do wonder if it will be enclosed....

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pleasurewoodplace.com

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Date: 12:02 Feb 21, 2019
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www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06zy6qv

The interview starts at around 1hr 17min into the programme.

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Woody Wannabe

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Date: 12:25 Feb 21, 2019
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Confirmed the twist is a new theme on there Facebook! 



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Date: 12:44 Feb 21, 2019
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General marketing email
It also mentioned changers to the lake end

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Woody Wannabe

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Date: 13:18 Feb 21, 2019
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can you share the email on here? 



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Jolly Talkative

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Date: 13:25 Feb 21, 2019
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Also facilities aka toilets are being done up

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Date: 13:27 Feb 21, 2019
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So a new theme... what will it be?

I personally think this is a good idea, and hope that a decent themed queue and station will be put in even if we don’t get the tunnel back. It’ll make the ride ‘new’ enough to advertise but will also entice people back who have sorely missed the ride since it’s been SBNO! Good move in my opinion.

As for Pirate Ship and drop tower refurbs - interested to see how they’ll look for the new season. Would be great if they could make the tower look less temporary!

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Jolly Talkative

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i'm surprised the jolly Rodger is being done up considering it was done up only last year

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Date: 16:57 Feb 21, 2019
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I'm intrigued to know what's going on with the drop tower! Seems like there's a lot going on, and it's hard to keep up with it all!

Can't complain at that though, it's been a long while since we've had that issue!lol

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Date: 19:42 Feb 21, 2019
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At least they've been really busy since Christmas. Sounds as if they're making the Drop Tower look less plonked.
I think the new Snake theme will be something very colourful and childish.. hence my prediction the ladybird again or a Caterpillar, id like ever of those.

plus they've been doing up the Balloon Rays so they've been spending some cash this year.

Maybe next year we can some some new Flats, one to replace TTT, the other to replace Sky hooks and another to replace that awful Kite flyer.. ugh.

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Jolly Talkative

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I know there’s the other chat for rattlesnake yet another page reckons it’s going to be farmed theme. We also know lake end is being done up. So maybe the prediction that lake end is going to be farmed theme wasn’t a bad shout

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Date: 21:40 Feb 21, 2019
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The bloke who said about it being turned into a farm area used to work at the park he has a high role

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pleasurewoodplace.com

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Date: 12:19 Feb 22, 2019
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According to the park, this image provides a clue to the new theme for the former Rattlesnake..

On first glance, it suggests a further new ride in that position, but this is not the case.



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Woody Wannabe

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Date: 12:33 Feb 22, 2019
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Last week they teamed up with easton farm park with reduced entry to the farm park for season ticket holders maybe the farm theme might be something to do with that?

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Date: 12:41 Feb 22, 2019
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we think this is a new ride or just the coaster back ? it looks like a cracked egg to me. Odd place to put the advert though over cannonball

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Date: 12:57 Feb 22, 2019
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So no it's not a new ride on top of snake it's just the retheme for it. Shame. Can it really be marketed as a new ride?



-- Edited by coolskin on Friday 22nd of February 2019 12:57:26 PM

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Serious Squawker

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Date: 13:30 Feb 22, 2019
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Is it me or is the tide traveler still on the map ??

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Serious Squawker

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Date: 13:34 Feb 22, 2019
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OMG!! It definitely is

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Woody Wannabe

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Date: 16:28 Feb 22, 2019
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Whether this is a old picture of the map with that teaser posted on top though as the balloon are still the same as they was previously and there being repainted at the moment

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Date: 16:42 Feb 22, 2019
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^ who says the balloons are moving?!

I would imagine it's just an older map that they've used.

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Woody Wannabe

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Date: 16:58 Feb 22, 2019
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I didn't mean there moving like, What I was trying to say was that by the looks of it there still the same colours on the map whereas with them being refurbished I would expect the new 2019 map they would be shown different meaning its probably a old map they used. That's what I was trying to say haha



-- Edited by ImCool00 on Friday 22nd of February 2019 05:01:20 PM

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Ah ok I get ya!

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Date: 17:22 Feb 22, 2019
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It must be a older map

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