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I doubt Blackpool will affect their plans much. The vast majority of their visitors come from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. And the vast majority of them will not visit Blackpool or have even heard of Construction 2018. If Tayto want a Mack Launched Coaster they'll go for it. ----------------------------------------- On the corner of the maps the park has now written: New Attractions for 2017. I expected there to be more than just the flume, when CuChulainn opened it was one of 8 new attractions. It will probably just be a few more flat rides and perhaps another walk through attraction the Dinosaurs and the Ice Age (real time period not the films) attractions are rather popular and I imagine cheap to make.

Colorado Adventure in Phantasialand

The offical announcement does reveal that it will not be called Olympia Looping in England instead it will be known as Munich Looping. It is speculated that there are copy right issues. ---- Fans of Winter Wonderland, the wait is finally over. After many months of speculation & then weeks of 'is it or isn't it', I can now finally officially & exclusively reveal this year's brand new huge ride coming all the way from the famous Oktoberfest in Germany......I give you: ***NEW FOR 2016*** ... Barth's Munich Looping Roller Coaster. "PWR Events and The Royal Parks are thrilled to announce that the Munich Looping, the world’s largest transportable roller coaster, is confirmed for this year’s event. This famous ride, which features annually at the popular Oktoberfest in Munich, will make its UK debut to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hyde Park Winter Wonderland. First appearing in 1989, this spectacular coaster has gone on to become one of the most legendary travelling rides worldwide. Unique in terms of pure size and scale, it boasts five loops for the ultimate thrill" This is history in the making, in its 27 year history this is the first time it has been off the mainland continent and the largest ride of its kind to set foot in the United Kingdom. 50+ lorries have transported it here ready to open for your delight and to thrill from the 18th of November till the 2nd of January (excluding Christmas Day). Created by legendary coaster designers Anton Schwarzkopf and Werner Stengel it is the largest transportable roller coaster in the world. It boasts 5 vertical loops which can pull up to 5.2g's. It's dimensions are 85m long by 36m wide by 34m high and with a top speed of 52mph/84kph it is as smooth as silk even after all these years. Check back later this evening for a Munich Looping Photo Special and I hope you can all share in my excitement at this incredible & extremely lucky opportunity to have this machine at London's Hyde Park Winter Wonderland 10th anniversary spectacular.

Phantasialand 1. Taron 2. Colorado Adventure 3. Winjas Fear 4. Winjas Force 5. Raik 6. Black Mamba 7. Temple of the Nighthawk

You are a horrible human being. For stating something that's true?? Look at almost every single theme park accident, almost every time there is an accident, there is a second one not to far away, and I am not the first one on these boards to mention it. It's been mentioned several times before in other theme park related accident threads. Hopefully not another. We've already had Tayto Park's accident last Saturday. This can be number two.

I think a large part of what makes RMC so attractive is it is unique, would get a lot of attention and it is a wooden caoster that can invert and do so much more. The owner has always put a large emphasis on the park's natural look and feel the buildings and the coaster are wooden (Although in my opinion the off the shelf flat rides and concrete flooring ruin this natural feel). He hasn't ruled out a steel coaster and has mentioned getting one a lot over the years. In a matter of fact he has only mentioned RMC once (albeit in the most recent statement about the new coaster). Personally I like the sound of an RMC or Mack Mega Coaster. The drop tower is something he wants one day but that is many years off doubt the park have even looked at manufacturers yet. He wants to make a major investment every two years. 2015 - Cu Chulainn, 2017 - Flume, 2019 - Coaster. Assuming the drop tower is considered a major investment it could come in 2021. However years ago a dark ride was promised which by the sounds of it has been scrapped or delayed in favour if another coaster. So we could be seeing a dark ride in 2021 and a drop tower in 2023. Or it could be a cheap Zamperla - in matter of fact that wouldn't surprise me. But they already have a small kiddy shot tower so I assume they want something way bigger and better. (I hope for Intamin) However i doubt the park have a manufacturer yet I think that was simply the owner's wish list

http://www.itv.com/news/utv/2016-10-23/nine-in-hospital-after-stairs-collapse-at-tayto-park/ Incident at Tayto Park Nine people have been taken to hospital after stairs collapsed at Tayto Park in Co Meath. An investigation has been launched into the incident which occurred on Saturday night during an after-dark Halloween-themed event. It is understood the stairs gave way inside a 'House of Horrors' attraction. Gardaí were called to the park shortly after 8pm. A Garda spokesman said: "Nine people were taken to hospitals around the area". There are no details of injuries sustained. A spokeswoman for the park at Ashbourne said those caught up in the incident were taken to hospital as a "precautionary measure". The Health and Safety Authority is investigating. The park, which is themed on the famous Irish crisp brand Tayto, is the only one of its kind in Ireland. It opened in 2010. A statement from Tayto Park said: "Last night at approximately 8pm the lower portion of a permanent staircase leading to The House of Horrors gave way. "The Tayto Park emergency plan was immediately put in place and the emergency services attended the scene. Nine people were transported to hospitals in the city as a precautionary measure to assess their injuries. "The management of Tayto Park will co-operate fully with the investigation as the safety of our guests is paramount." The park was open again on Sunday. ------------------- Rather unfortunate for those hurt and the negative media coverage the park is now getting.

The large drill has now been erected on the Race for Atlantis site.

Phantasialand certainly aren't taking a break after Klugheim. There has been a lot of activity on the new construction site, which is around the same size as Klugheim, and used to be home to Race for Atlantis and some event buildings. Today a large drill was delivered to the site. Photos from the Phantafriends forum. Still no idea what sort of attraction(s) it will be. (I'm hoping for a new dark ride) However the next Phantasialand mega project is on its way!

Tayto Park at Halloween and Phantasialand (for the 3rd time this year!!) at Christmas

It has been long rumoured that a new coaster is coming to Drayton. We now seem to have confirmation of that. A post on the forum Towers Street by member Sam Mathews says "I attended The RCCGB lunch on Sunday, I don't normally go but I'm glad I did! The event was hosted by Colin Bryan the owner of Drayton Manor. He gave some really Interesting information... He's semi-retiring and therefore his sons are taking over and making more of the decisions There will be a coaster in 2018 replacing the buffalo its manufactured by S&S and it will be a first of its kind but I think it will be more family than thrill. A woody has been designed however that's more 5 years down the line as they're not quite happy with the plan and not quite sure if it suits. Pirate Adventure will not reopen as the manufacturer of the ride either won't or can't replace the parts I can't remember. The plan is to hopefully split the attraction into two attractions" Sounds interesting so that means Towers, Blackpool and Drayton are getting new coasters for 2018!

Phantasialand - Taron and Black Mamba

Yes. I agree it would be nice to see what Vekoma could do with a Hyper. However I like the Intamin one more, and Intamin are a tried and tested manufacturer and responsible for some of the best coasters out there. Also if the coaster uses the new Taron lapbar trains it would be amazing! Intamin gets my vote!

Blackpool Pleasure Beach on Wednesday for my first ever visit.

Just like Florida, Legoland Germany are getting a Ninjago World area including Ninjago: The Ride for 2017. https://www.legoland.de/en/explore/lego-ninjago-world/

Phantasialand Tayto Park Movie Park Germany Efteling Paultons Park Thorpe Park And hopefully: Europa Park Hansa Park Heide Park

Ah yes. My stupid fault, just typed with having a close look at it. So to properly answer your question: No then it isn't. As an update below are some recent construction images from the Coaster Friends.de forum. View from the volcano water ride. Launch and backwards spike.

^Not 100% sure where Cop Car chase was but construction is taking place beside the volcano dark water ride and behind the main entrance square. I think Cop Car Chase is now where the pier area is with the Disko Coaster.

I believe the Alton Flume was beyond repair as it was that old. It is only a shame they aren't replacing it with a new one. Hopefully in a few years they will.

It has been confirmed that the planning application for SW8 has been accepted. Construction can now begin once the flume is removed in the coming weeks.

Forgot to include these images - not that they actually show much. I took these images of the Log Flume construction site during my last visit to Tayto Park at the end of July. The site is next to two of the new 2016 flat rides which are placed next to CuChulainn. Coming 2017 You Will Get Wet The site was still quite flat but there was a lot of activity that day.

Black Mamba at Phantasialand.

Phantasialand and Europa Park.

Another Major Coaster for Tayto Park The woodie was a major success for Tayto Park. In 2014 they received 350,000 visitors and 2015 saw them get 750,000. More than expected and they are set to beat that record this year as well! 2016 saw a number of 'off the shelf flat rides' from Zamperla, a walk-through attraction, new visitor facilities and an updated factory tour. The owner was recently interviewed and gave hints as to the park's next major investments. Short Version: - 5.7 million euro Viking themed log flume to open next Easter 2017 - 17.5 million euro will be spent on a new major roller coaster in 2019. Described as 'sensational'. (19.8 million US$) - Plans for accommodation in the future. http://www.newstalk.com/How-big-could-Tayto-Park-be With populations of 5 million and 9.5 million people, Norway and Sweden are home to 3 and 4 successful theme parks respectively but until relatively recently Ireland didn't have any, that has before Tayto Park opened its doors in 2010. That year represented a bottoming-out of Ireland's economic crisis - but that didn't deter Ray Coyle, the former potato farmer who built a potato crisp manufacturing empire here with the Tayto, King and Hunkey Dorey brands from investing heavily in a new landmark tourist attraction. He told Newstalk that he didn't see this as a high-risk venture - he just saw a big gap in the Irish market that needed to be filled. To date more than €50m has been put into the business which is due to attract 800,000 visitors this year - and Mr Coyle expects it to continue on its upward trajectory: "I feel that developing the park with new and exciting rides and more marketing and more support from our visitors, we can get to about 1.4m or 1.5m people by 2022," he told Breakfast Business. Having recovered from throat cancer, and being in this mid-60s, Mr Coyle says that he has no intentions of selling the business - he notes that successful theme parks tend to have very long shelve lives. The company has begun work on a new €5.7m water ride, and it is investing €17.5m in a second major rollercoaster to accompany the wooden Cuchulainn ride. Its overall goal is to continue to invest in major attractions and to draw more domestic and foreign visitors to the Meath destination - with the possible future development of a hotel or lodges on the site. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Certainly sounds like a promising future! Planning permission for the flume which is currently under construction showed a basic layout of two drops (very similar to the flume at Family Kingdom in Myrtle Beach). Perhaps the layout has been altered since then, or maybe it will just be heavily themed considering the price tag. Interesting to hear of plans for a new major coaster in 3 years time. Especially one that costs that much. I'm surprised at how much a small only 6 year old park is planning to spend and am intrigued by what that kind of money could buy. Recently Europa Park opened their Ireland themed area and at the opening Michael Mack was interviewed. He spoke of how they consulted with Tayto on the theme. He mentioned that they were in talks to maybe supply them with a ride in the near future. Ray Coyle, Tayto's owner, also said last year after CuChulainn opened he was visiting Liseberg to ride Helix as he was interested in getting a steel coaster similar to it. However a few months ago in a newspaper article he expressed interest in a RMC coaster. Now it is obviously way too early to be speculating as it will most likely be a long time until we hear more details about the coaster. However Mack Launched/Mega Coaster or an RMC seem likely contenders. Either way hopefully another great coaster is on its way to Ireland. Ray Coyle seemed quite keen on an RMC in this article.