Blackpool Pleasure Beach (BPB) Discussion Thread

[BrassinthegrassBonafide Donkey Expert]

...so when will Knoebel’s have it transported to their park?

[DirkFunkCan you see the donkey in my toast?]

I don't care about them letting down the coaster community, I just care that they got rid of another killer ride who's footprint is such that there's no high capacity alternative staring them in the face. The reasons I liked Blackpool as much as I did 15 years ago are pretty much all gone now, so if its now just Morey's with bad teeth and less charm, why bother to make that trek again?

[frarocChallenge me at Donkey Kong...I dare ya!]

...so when will Knoebel’s have it transported to their park?

Knoebels would probably want someone to build a completley new wooden wild mouse

That would be cool if that happened...

[Canobie CoasterWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

I don't care about them letting down the coaster community, I just care that they got rid of another killer ride who's footprint is such that there's no high capacity alternative staring them in the face. The reasons I liked Blackpool as much as I did 15 years ago are pretty much all gone now, so if its now just Morey's with bad teeth and less charm, why bother to make that trek again?

Even with the Mouse down for my visit, I still had a great time. Their collection of dark rides, wooden coasters, and Valhalla is top notch. And then they also have a hyper to boot.

Maybe a free fly or Sky Rocket II could fit in that space?

[A.T.II know quite a lot about Donkeys!]

^A free fly is to long to fit in the area, and they aren't getting a Sky Rocket II. They've just bought Icon. I am betting on a swinging pendulum-style flat ride in Wild Mouse's spot for 2020, as they seem to invest in a new attraction around every 2 years.

For past reference, 2011 was Nickelodeon Land, 2013 was Wallace and Gromit T.O.M, 2015 was Sky Force, 2018 will be Icon (3 year difference but it is a larger investment), so a new ride in 2020 would make sense.

[NrthwndBAYSIDE STATION!!!]

...so when will Playland(PNE) have it transported to their park?

Fixed.

(We used to have a pretty rickety scary old Wild Mouse. But that got taken down
and replaced with the current West Coast Wheel. Not a great replacement, really.)

[DirkFunkCan you see the donkey in my toast?]

Even with the Mouse down for my visit, I still had a great time. Their collection of dark rides, wooden coasters, and Valhalla is top notch. And then they also have a hyper to boot.

Is it probably a bad park now? Nah. Did it lose a bunch of stuff that I used to really like? Yeah. Did they actually bother to replace those things? Not always, and sometimes when they did it was with crap like the old TraumaTizer. I can't sit here and tell you about all the really awesome coasters they built and how at least I can get a bunch of credits because until Icon, they were getting new coasters at the same rate as Michigan's Adventure.

[XIIWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

Very saddened to hear about the sudden removal of Wild Mouse. I understand the logic of why they decided to remove the ride, but it still bums me out and was hoping to get to BPB soon and ride it.

[historyfreak92If the donkey is rockin, don't come knockin!]

sighs! this is terrible! now england has been destroyed!!!!!!!!!!

[DombotI own the website www.donkey.com]

sighs! this is terrible! now england has been destroyed!!!!!!!!!!

That's a bit over-dramatic. Even though this is a huge loss, BPB still has a myriad of classic dark rides/attractions.