Has it ever been on the ride status page? It's not something that's sometimes not available, like a ride, so there might not be a need for it to be on there.
As you say, it's on the map still I'm sure it's still around.
So as yet another NEW ride is coming in at GYPB ( ok yes it's a replacement for the pirate ship so one in and one out) yet that's two new rides still for 2024 and a potential 3rd in the place of where the ship once was...
Doesn't take long for the comments to start....
Words fail me as to how loopings don't seem to understand that this is exactly how the park is seen by locals in it's immediate area...
You could also argue that Polar Express is just the replacement for Mulan that left a few years back.
It's weird that they're removing their ship to replace it with another, and even weirder that it's going down the south end of the park. They need to put a major ride down there (ideally a coaster), these small new rides are wasted down there as I genuinely haven't seen that area of the park busy since the 1990's.
Yeah agree on both counts yet at least stuff gets replaced... all we have had for a decade is removals and more SBNO.......my main point is this is why many travel the 15 mins extra North and go to GYPB in the local community and just that screenshot of comments shows it...
loopings probably do understand but as they have the park for tax purposes they don't really care anymore. Although the park has been doing a lot of stuff recently there's no point adding more rides when they an barely deal with the ones they've got which is why they get in such a state and neglected most of the time.
As enthusiasts we like to see things getting cleaned, painted etc yet they really need to stop allowing comments on official posts because its just relentless and never ending... ( admittedly the first guy has misunderstood the post and video)
God knows. Don't expect much. The log flume was never finished and this refurb won't do anything for gate figure's either. Such key comments are being made why don't loopings understand...
it's a shame they didn't change the name, not sure what this 'new experience' is meant to be then, or did they just dump that idea and just repaint it?
Just a cheap way/gimmick to please geeks and enthusiats that there IS actually something new when like the log flume it's a half hearted re paint with some wood chucked on it in places, maybe some sound
One thing that I've always found interesting with these ride refurbishments that they're doing, is the projects that get done, aren't necessarily the ones that I'd put as a top priority.
Obviously this all started with the Rattlesnake, which definitely was a top priority. Last year was clearly a low budget year, with just the small additions to the Ponies and Safari, but they still did a great job bringing both of those rides up a level.
But go back to when Timber Falls got worked on, I thought it was in an alright condition really. Yeah WFF looks better, but at the time there was a lot more around the park in a much worse condition that TF.
And now it's kind of the same with Marbe Madness (and Tidal Wave). Yeah MM's paint was starting to look a little worse for wear, and it is now going to look fantastic. That area is now going to look so amazing and full of life.
But what's happened to MM is exactly what Cannonball has needed for many, many years now. OK it also needs the addition of an extra train, which obviously costs a lot. I'm just hoping that the additional costs for a Cannonball refurb has meant they've got to wait a while longer yet.
And then there's Jolly Roger. Like Cannonball, it's needed to be worked on aesthetically for a long while now, and as each year passes, with no work done, I fear for the future of both of these rides really.
I'm also sure that the money spent on MM this year could have been spent on a new ride instead. Which surely would have had a bigger impact on the park than a refurb for MM.
But maybe there is a new ride coming as well, who knows. I'm still pinning my hopes on the Rapids from WMSP turning up. Would make for an incredible year if they did.
Ultimately, they'remaking improvements to the park that I never thought we would ever see at PWH. There's so much theming and detailing being added around the park. But as each area they improve looks really good, the bad areas look even worse.
Fingers crossed that with Tidal Wave being refurbished, the dive show will also be demolished. And with MM becoming brand new again, hopefully the Hyper Drive plot will be sorted out.
Either way, I'm waffling and have no idea where I'm going with this now LOL
I just love the fact that we're able to speculate on things going on at PWH.
The refurbs are great, long overdue yet what about all the other eye sores and sbno areas?
Joe public won't care for any refurbs as it won't bring people in as they are still exactly the same ride.
It may enhance some people's experience yet NEW rides, shows and attractions are what will propel the place moving forward, yet anything NEW for 2024 ?
But they've done so much work around the park now, it's soon going to be almost unrecognisable.
If someone last visited in 2018, where I believe that park was at it's lowest point (with the SBNO Rattlesnake), and then visited again this year, the difference in their experience would be huge.
Since then they've added the farmyard area, with massive improvements made to the Dodgems and Rattlesnake. A fully refurbed log flume, Tidal Wave and Marble Madness, with theming added to the Sea Lion amphitheatre. Smaller refurbs made to the Safari, Moby Dick, park entrance, Cub House, Ponies, Woody's flying school and BOTH trains. Themed catering outlets AND toilets in the pirate and farmyard areas, as well as the addition of atmospheric audio across most of the park.
The latter we have never had at PWH before, it's always been a nice enough park with plain rides, now it's about the themed experience, and the little details which can go a long way to making your better.
Yeah there are still a few eye sores and empty plots around the park, but if they carry on with what their doing, I'm sure they'll get filled up eventually.
I jusy prey that Cannonball and Jolly Roger are both in the long term plans for the park.
I think the refubs go alone way to vistor satisfaction, Gotta keep what you've got in good shape before adding even more. All theses refurds does mean there wont be a new ride this year but i don't care anymore lol I reckon the circus will be back, might be is last year as it'll be the 3rd in row.
It's interesting that WFF is having such a big refurb again!
They're clearly spending lots of money on the park again this winter, which is great to see. It's also great to see them posting all this on Facebook, it's all very well recieved which makes a nice change.
I know a lot of us said that they should have given PWH Pandemonium when it was removed from Drayton, but after talking to some people at DM, they said that it was in an awful state and not worth keeping hold of.
These Rapids would just be so perfect for little PWH, I really really hope that this hasn't been another oversight from the people up at Loopings. The likes of Drayton, Bagatelle, Fort Fun and Hellendoorn all have their own rapids ride, so they wouldn't get moved to those parks.
If Loopings have just sold them instead, I'd be so disappointed, and I'd honestly feel a little concerned at what the future holds for PWH. If they can't get a small freebie from another park in the chain, what hope is there for the park ever getting anything new?!
We don't know for sure...yet I do know that a former senior team member did inform me last year "they simply won't invest"
Suffolk have probably given up asking now, when the park posted about the maintenance job this morning the same comments again and again...most were swiftly removed....
Well what you were told last year does kind of confirm that.
The fact that Loopings told PWH to install Hyper Drive shows how much control they have over the park.
But in their defence, they are still investing money each year, and this refurb of Marble Madness is not going to be cheap, with no real financial benefit for the park.
Yeah it would yet never gonna happen. There is nothing new coming for 2024 at least ( 10th consecutive season) as we know.
A good opportunity for a maintenance position has been advertised this morning yet the link contains no information on it and drayton has been spelt wrong as a benefit.
I've been wondering about if Marble is going to come back this year with more than three cars. Queues really ramp up during the summer when only three in operation but the cynic in me says this is intentional as queues make people's days last longer at PWH!
I agree on both parts tbh. But whilst the queue can get long, the full queue line is only around 20 minutes, so it's not much really.
They do have 4 cars (possibly still 5), but only choose to run it with 3. But like I said, it's not really a problem as a 20 minute wait isn't much. I'd rather see them put more boats on the flume and carts on RTTT.
I'm half wondering with now the log flume also having work done that could we be looking at a potential sale of the park at the end of this year or is this a case of getting stuff sorted then perhaps maybe actually getting something NEW
Jolly looks worse IMO as its a fairground ride and it looks really tired. The brown paint job they gave it a couple of years back looks awful against the metallic pink gondola, the back flash is peeling bad, the ride op cabin is covered in flaking black paint, and the entry "gate" is a fence panel that's dragged open by the staff.
I've just noticed that the Pleasurewood Hills website no longer lists the "Birds of Paradise" show on the Ride Status page. The webpage also goes nowhere: www.pleasurewoodhills.com/attraction-details/birds-of-paradise
Possibly just a glitch with the website, as it is still listed on the new map.
I am waiting on an official answer from the park...
So as yet another NEW ride is coming in at GYPB ( ok yes it's a replacement for the pirate ship so one in and one out) yet that's two new rides still for 2024 and a potential 3rd in the place of where the ship once was...
Doesn't take long for the comments to start....
Words fail me as to how loopings don't seem to understand that this is exactly how the park is seen by locals in it's immediate area...
As enthusiasts we like to see things getting cleaned, painted etc yet they really need to stop allowing comments on official posts because its just relentless and never ending... ( admittedly the first guy has misunderstood the post and video)
I have to say, I'm in love with this new park map design. Dare I say it's the best map the park has ever had? It's a thing of beauty.
The 2024 Pleasurewood Hills leaflet is now out there...
It confirms a few things;
Firstly, despite the revamp, Marble Madness will keep the same name this season.
No sign of anything new. At least not for the start of the season.
It looks like the park have beefed-up the events for this season.
Looks like Kite Flyer is also getting spruced up for this year.
It really is great to see so much going on at the park, although I personally would have hoped for Kite Flyer to scrapped 😆
One thing that I've always found interesting with these ride refurbishments that they're doing, is the projects that get done, aren't necessarily the ones that I'd put as a top priority.
Obviously this all started with the Rattlesnake, which definitely was a top priority. Last year was clearly a low budget year, with just the small additions to the Ponies and Safari, but they still did a great job bringing both of those rides up a level.
But go back to when Timber Falls got worked on, I thought it was in an alright condition really. Yeah WFF looks better, but at the time there was a lot more around the park in a much worse condition that TF.
And now it's kind of the same with Marbe Madness (and Tidal Wave). Yeah MM's paint was starting to look a little worse for wear, and it is now going to look fantastic. That area is now going to look so amazing and full of life.
But what's happened to MM is exactly what Cannonball has needed for many, many years now. OK it also needs the addition of an extra train, which obviously costs a lot. I'm just hoping that the additional costs for a Cannonball refurb has meant they've got to wait a while longer yet.
And then there's Jolly Roger. Like Cannonball, it's needed to be worked on aesthetically for a long while now, and as each year passes, with no work done, I fear for the future of both of these rides really.
I'm also sure that the money spent on MM this year could have been spent on a new ride instead. Which surely would have had a bigger impact on the park than a refurb for MM.
But maybe there is a new ride coming as well, who knows. I'm still pinning my hopes on the Rapids from WMSP turning up. Would make for an incredible year if they did.
Ultimately, they'remaking improvements to the park that I never thought we would ever see at PWH. There's so much theming and detailing being added around the park. But as each area they improve looks really good, the bad areas look even worse.
Fingers crossed that with Tidal Wave being refurbished, the dive show will also be demolished. And with MM becoming brand new again, hopefully the Hyper Drive plot will be sorted out.
Either way, I'm waffling and have no idea where I'm going with this now LOL
I just love the fact that we're able to speculate on things going on at PWH.
Toilets by the Pirate Ship are getting a major overhaul. They're spending some serious money on the park this year!
Look at the WWF building, you can see where it's been painted! Looks great though - who knows maybe we'll get the water tower finally!
It's interesting that they've gone for the wood effect on the cars. I can only assume it will have a name change as well!
I must say MM is looking very good indeed! It really has had the full works done. Everything on it is shiney and new!
So the colour I saw is indeed the colour!
I know a lot of us said that they should have given PWH Pandemonium when it was removed from Drayton, but after talking to some people at DM, they said that it was in an awful state and not worth keeping hold of.
These Rapids would just be so perfect for little PWH, I really really hope that this hasn't been another oversight from the people up at Loopings. The likes of Drayton, Bagatelle, Fort Fun and Hellendoorn all have their own rapids ride, so they wouldn't get moved to those parks.
If Loopings have just sold them instead, I'd be so disappointed, and I'd honestly feel a little concerned at what the future holds for PWH. If they can't get a small freebie from another park in the chain, what hope is there for the park ever getting anything new?!
Just read that WMSP have removed their portable Reverchon Rapids ride.... would be such a perfect fit for PWH 🤞
So in other words, nothing
I'm half wondering with now the log flume also having work done that could we be looking at a potential sale of the park at the end of this year or is this a case of getting stuff sorted then perhaps maybe actually getting something NEW
I am not sure why the drop tower is still up, usually always down not long after fireworks, the carriage has been removed however.
We've had a lot of strong wind and more tonight too, the only thing to see is either the new colour of MM or the primer.
Another update today.
I hope they keep this up over winter, they need to show all the moaners just how much work goes into the park over the winter months.
It's good to see another ride getting fully dismantled for a healthy refurbishment!
Surely they won't be spending money on doing this, yet still leave the SBNO dive show arena right next door?
At least tidal wave is actually getting washed... oddly jolly Roger is still standing... mind you thorpe park don't take detonator down