Permission granted for UK's 2nd Boomerang. (Pleasurewood)

[martinb]

To cut a long story short, Pleasurewood Hills purchased the ride back in February, with hope that it would be open for mid 2006, but they had lots of trouble with the planning permission and it was only granted last month, so now the ride will be constructed but it won't open until 2007.

 

"Wipeout" was purchased from the American Adventure theme park where it was known as the "Missile", it was at the American Adventure from 1989-2004 and for the 2005 season it stood at the American Adventure SBNO.

 

The whole project has cost Pleasurewood Hills £1.5million and its their biggest ever ride and their biggest ever investment in a single ride.

 

The new owners of Pleasurewood Hills, Grevin & Cie, who own many parks around Europe such as Walibi World, Walibi Belgium & Parc Asterix, say that this is the begginning of a new era for Pleasurewood Hills as they plan to re-launch the park and turn it into a 'real' theme park.

 

Due to the re-devopement of the park, its opening times have been cut by 2 months, whilst the re-developement is in progress the park shall only be open from April-September, instead of the usual March-October.

 

Here some pictures that I took on my last visit:

 

The American Adventure really did leave this coaster in a bad state.

 

If I didn't know it was a Boomerang, I would have thought they building a very big coaster, theres so much track, it goes beyond this picture and into the car park, and into the park itself.

 

Here is where it will stand.

 

Sexual Vekoma track

 

I shall be visiting again before the season ends, so I'll have some photo's then.

 

-Martyn

Edited December 11, 2011 by larrygator

[sazza]

oh wow, its great the uk will have a new boomerang the one in Cleethorpes is a bit boring now since ive been on it at least 4 times each year.

[coaster05]

Hopefully this coaster will only have one name. Unlike Enigma and snake in the grass.

[Dailey Enterprizes]

I guess the random pieces of track near the midway are there to excite guests. Hey, Vekoma POS or not, any coaster is a step in the right direction for any park.