rctneil Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 It actually looks very decent for a kiddie ride am really looking forward to trying it out. The end spike should be good fun at the front as stated before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathbydinn Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 A 2011 park update has been posted to Drayton Manor Plus and is full of Ben 10 construction photos as well as some general updates around the park. The rides full layout. Yeah, that looks insane! Maelstrom and G-Force got re-painted. See the rest of the report here: http://www.draytonmanorplus.co.uk/dmtalk/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerCoasterSmi Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Ben 10 is by a mile the best coaster being built for 2011 in the UK...it is great to see Drayton Manor not trying to do a big thrill ride, but doing a small ride really well, great theming, some great (albeit small) forces. The front will be definitely the best, getting dragged over that spike should provide some nice airtime...It could be better than Thi13teen, because it will exceed expectations. Drayton Manor could overtake Alton Towers as the place to go in the Midlands, especially with the ride refurbs to hugely improve rides, the huge hotel and talks of a Mack launch coaster similar to Blue Fire I daren't say it, this could be the best coaster in the park. (AND IT'S VEKOMA ) The Orgasmic Spike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteocrepaldi Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 That's interesting! Must visit Drayton Manor soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerstlauer1 Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Testing video!!! Okay i'm a bit dissapointed. I thought it would go faster up that last hill. I know it's just testing and i really hope that it's gonna go faster in the final result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger01 Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I've missed alot! I may take a trip up there this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottBrown Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Testing video!!! Okay i'm a bit dissapointed. I thought it would go faster up that last hill. I know it's just testing and i really hope that it's gonna go faster in the final result! I would imagine a train full of people would make a huge difference I don't see any water dummies in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerstlauer1 Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 ^ It was filled with bags of sand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossa Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 In the end it's a family ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerstlauer1 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 ^ And family rides have a very large range of different speeds. I'm just saying i would like it to go faster up that last hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger01 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 The ride is open and POV has been released... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerstlauer1 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 ^ Looks very smooth and quiet, Thanks for posting the video! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyuk200523 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Anyone else spot a certain ECC founder on the station platform taking pictures He was tweeting them today Looks great for a family ride, very smooth (what's going on in the world when vekoma's are smooth!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerstlauer1 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 (what's going on in the world when vekoma's are smooth!) Hmm, Vekoma's can be very smooth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger01 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Hmm, Donkeys can be very smooth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerstlauer1 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 ^ Nice try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exmouse Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 It was indeed lovely and smooth. Nice to ride a Boomerang that didn't give me a headache. It's a great step up coaster from the likes of Troublesome Trucks. It appeared some sections of track had been ground down to possibly remove some rough patches as there were areas where the paint was missing. But overall it was a great ride for the target it's aimed at, so don't go expecting an extreme experience as it's not meant to be. They were a bit behind schedule with the installation so the queue line we experienced today didn't have all the interactive elements it should have. They're working day and night between now and Saturday to get everything in and working. They really want it to be more than just a coaster with the queue being part of the whole experience. The founder of Drayton Manor, the current main man and the head of another coaster club. Celebrity street dancers, Twist and Pulse, prepare to cut the ribbon. The inside queue line Themeing Good over view of layout. Photo taken during press launch with permission, cameras will not be permitted on this ride at other times. In motion, on the forward pass or was it the reverse pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJeXeL Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Yea I saw this and it definitely looks like a great "1st coaster" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerCoasterSmi Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I am so looking forward to riding it, not because I am a whore...anyone still think it is Drayton's best coaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorkscrewFoley Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Ewww....Coasterforce... I was just talking about this ride with a friend of mine who lives in Essex, and we both agreed it looked like a fun little coaster, and maybe Vekoma will sell more of these... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster1227 Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/new-drayton-manor-hotel-plan-4864424?tabPane=Comments A new 85-bedroomed hotel is planned at Drayton Manor Park to meet rising demand. And it will be named after site founder George Herbert Hamilton Bryan. Proposals for Hotel Hamilton have been drawn up in the wake of the success of the original £19 million hotel, which finally opened in summer 2011 following years of planning delays. The Drayton Manor Hotel, on the fringes of Tamworth, has been such a hit, it has already pulled in nearly 150,000 sleeping customers – and is set to be supplemented by Hotel Hamilton. The new hotel will take 92-year-old George Bryan’s middle name, and will be attached to the complex’s popular Hamilton Suite. Although the project is still in the early planning stages, park chief executive Colin Bryan is hopeful that building work can start as early as 2015. “We needed to do a five-year plan for Lichfield District Council. In there are a lot of new ideas, including hotel number two. It will be attached to the Hamilton Suite building and the hotel will be Hotel Hamilton. “The first hotel has been an absolutely enormous success and has totally exceeded our expectations. “We are making good profits out of it and we are approaching 150,000 sleeping customers since it opened. That figure does not include people who come for dinner-dances, functions etc.” Mr Bryan could not reveal the cost of the new investment. “It will be a three-star and will not be as expensive as the last one,” he said. “I think that the hotel could be started after 2015. “It is very Spanish-looking. It will have its own entrance and the banqueting facilities will be part of the Hamilton Suite.” Mr Bryan said February 2012 to February 2013 was the second best year in Drayton Manor’s history, with around 1,120,000 visitors, some from as far afield as Ireland, Norway, Japan and elsewhere. “We have also just had planning permission for an extra restaurant at the current hotel.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthFan Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 That's great new for Drayton Manor. They seem to be going from strength to strength ever since Thomas Land opened. -Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Drayton Manor Theme Park has opened a new ride from Zamperla to celebrate the fifth anniversary of its Thomas Land kids area.The £750,000 ($1.15m/€875,000) Winston’s Whistle Stop Tour is based on the Thomas & Friends character Winston, the Fat Controller’s inspection vehicle. Featuring a 195-metre-long track, the monorail ride gives passengers a bird’s eye view of Thomas Land as it travels between 3.5 and 4m above the ground. Each of the seven 4-seater trolley cars features an audio system that give riders a guided tour around the town of Sodor. Drayton Manor is located near the town of Tamworth, Staffordshire. Zamperla also manufactured many of Thomas Land’s existing family rides. Pictured below are Drayton Manor managing director Colin Bryan, Thomas & Friends narrator Mark Moraghan and The Fat Controller. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) Some screen shots on the park's Facebook! Edited January 19, 2014 by gerstlaueringvar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 It will be a flat ride, most likely an Zamperla Air Race, as most of the quotes used in those tweets are straight from Zamperla's description of the Air Race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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