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It just feels like the place is run with no proper communications between departments, teams, or between people like Amanda who doesnt even know half of what's going on and objects when she finds out.

She manages to keep herself in line most of the time but now and again she likes to write some really ridiculous stuff. Some of it really shows how things work at BPB - Sometimes things are changed, and she'll go on twitter and write how she doesnt like it. Like, seriously, maybe be more...

If its like any of the other woodies at BPB, I think the cushions, seat bases easily pull out on all of them. You'd think they would think of a way to stop this happening randomly though.

Yeah I was going to say, i've seen all the young enthusiasts getting all riled up about this on Twitter but it sounds like the release part is the dodgy bit and they know its unrelated to the actual safety/locking of the restraints. Still extremely unprofessional to be telling people worrying...

Yeah, although I think a lot of factors come into it. Raptor Attack had those metal stairs going to/from the ride which were pretty corroded I recall. The damp environment probably wasnt great for health and safety stuff or the rides condition. I can see them buying something like this cheap...

Yeah it is classic Flamingo Land to do something like that. Although i'd imagine its more of a case they're going to cut the bit of the ride that goes out into the enclosure area and just have the ride take a 90 degree turn towards the lift immediately. I can't see them literally reconstructing...

It was approved, they resubmitted up to date plans in August and they were approved in October.

I will say as a non-season pass holder, I went at the weekend and had a great time.

No doubt the next coaster at BPB will be rose gold with faux diamonds embedded into it. Excited for Exodus, wish it was about twice as long but will be cool having a big new coaster here.

Sorry for bumping an old post, but I'm trawling old Big One threads. My take on this was my assumption they used some low quality speed radar gun back in the 90s, got the unrealistic speed and ran with it.

It is a shame, I know last time I rode Velocity it feels and sounds like it's a tea trolley rolling down the stairs as well. Park needs some love and care.

I know there was a lot of interesting bodging done to this coaster, I've seen pics and videos of track rails being cut open and patched so it wouldn't surprise me if there's a lot of stuff to sort out on it.

Definitely not one and done, but I definitely like to soak in a parks atmosphere and look at how it all works off-ride a lot more now rather than get as many rides in as possible.

As a child i'd care about coaster counts but as an adult I couldn't care less. Honestly makes me cringe seeing 40 year olds riding kiddie coasters purely for an arbitrary number. I'm also not as bothered about reriding as much as possible.

It is a ride that does give wierd vibes for sure. Not sure I fully trust how it's been looked after during its entire life.

Seen on a recent video, Sik looking pretty manky and neglected at least in terms of cleanliness. Gross.

Interesting they have the "front car only" setup like that Canadian mall had. I guess that's to ensure each car has its own set of wheel bogies instead of middle cars sharing them. I assume that's to try prevent the same kind of accident happening that happens to these Schwartzkopfs

If that is the case it's a shame the first UK RMC wont be the crazy intense coasters RMC are known for.

It's funny how people can have such opposite opinions with these things. I rode ice breaker last month and found it so disappointing. The claustrophobic uncomfortable trains just ruined my experience of that coaster. I hated it entirely. Whereas cliffhanger always impressed me with its combo...

I will say that figures you can see publicly probably don't tell the full story. Lots of clever accounting goes on with businesses, especially where lots of money is involved. A loss could easily very much not be a loss depending on what they've been doing I know if you look on companies...