Recent content by ThrillX_the_Xplorer

I also visited the park on Thursday, having not stepped foot inside the place since 2013. You’ve absolutely nailed it with your description of Ghost Train. The story is rubbish, the ride tech appears quite limited and actors rely too heavily on banging surfaces and shouting. All cheese, no...

I wonder if BPB could make room for an RMC Raptor? Seems like the single rail coaster might be an option that the park could afford, accommodate and market as another unique major investment (offering a full experience rather than a gimmick)? That would be one hell of a 1-2 punch with Icon!

I did my work experience at Southport Pleasureland just after King Solomon's Mines was built and by all accounts they'd only recently acquired the zoo next door, which I'm not sure is common knowledge. Anyway the park apparently planned on expanding into it, with a river rapids and gyro swing on...

I'm hoping Paultons Park continues to develop in the same way that it has done over the last few years - I could see them adding a woodie in time. I also feel that the direction both Drayton Manor and Blackpool Pleasure Beach have taken is good for securing the future of those parks (not...

Putting the ride to one side and reflecting on my visit to the store, I believe BPB have missed an opportunity with the merch by not focusing more on the gold train design. For me, this is one of Icon's truly defining features, yet I don't recall seeing anything to buy with it on that really...

I wonder if the park would ever consider increasing the launch speeds, if they do indeed have the ability to do so? Might be an extra marketing angle to it, like, if in a few weeks/months/year they publicly announce that Icon is now faster for an even more intense ride? That would certainly help...

I was fortunate enough to ride Icon today (in the last but one row) and it definitely delivered. When you compare the ride to Nemesis - my benchmark for UK coasters - I think BPB's new kid on the block might have it beat. Sustained intensity is the only thing of note that's missing from Icon in...

Great interview, especially as it gives you an insight into the rationale behind the chosen ride layout. The Mack design team appear to have spent some time thinking about the ending of this coaster and deemed the "high five" element worthy of it. Will definitely be interesting to see how the...

There's clearly a lot to be excited about with regards to this new coaster! Although I appreciate the provision of a POV video, I often find that they fail to do a good ride justice - especially when it possesses a smaller, twistier design. On a recent trip to Grona Lund I was really...