rollercoaster2
Mega Poster
Found this...
Emerald Park News/Discussion
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CrashCoaster
CF Legend
That's probably the best themed SBF spinner I've seen! I understand why the website says the Hero climbing wall is closed, it has to be for them to complete this ride.
CrashCoaster
CF Legend
Well it's testing:-
rollercoaster2
Mega Poster
Probably more testing done on the mushrooms.
It's just a kids ride. Good for what it is.
It's just a kids ride. Good for what it is.
CrashCoaster
CF Legend
Well it seems like the spinner opened today:-
SilverArrow
Certified Ride Geek
The cred whore in me likes this because it means the trip to Ireland is now a +2 instead of a flight for one cred. Yay. (Not that I'm going anytime soon.)
CrashCoaster
CF Legend
Well if you wait until next year it will be a +3.
LiveForTheLaunch
CF Legend
Yay +2 for me in a few weeks.
Wait, why the heck is this not in News & Rumours? It started out as a "What do you think will happen?" thread, but now it's more used to report stuff that is actually happening. So, moved.
CrashCoaster
CF Legend
And so the ribbon has been cut:-
http://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/r.../18/4156215-tayto-park-hotel-plans-withdrawn/
Steal coaster it is then...
Steal coaster it is then...
CSLKennyNI
Giga Poster
I visited Tayto Park's Halloween event last night and saw that construction work has started inside the park - given that there hasn't been nor would I expect any other major announcements for next year; I assume this must be the site of their 2019 Zierer Family Coaster.
The Zip Wires have been removed, the towers are still standing but the actual wires and landing platforms/strips are gone (+ they are no longer on the map or website), and beside the tower closest to the park entrance land clearing and digging to create a flat surface has taken place.
Lit up lifthill of Cu Chuliann in the background.
There are a number of orange pipes for utilities/electricity connections sticking out of the ground.
I've drawn the construction site on this aerial view to better demonstrate its size of and its location compared to Viking Voyage, Cu Chuliann and the park entrance.
The Zip Wires have been removed, the towers are still standing but the actual wires and landing platforms/strips are gone (+ they are no longer on the map or website), and beside the tower closest to the park entrance land clearing and digging to create a flat surface has taken place.
Lit up lifthill of Cu Chuliann in the background.
There are a number of orange pipes for utilities/electricity connections sticking out of the ground.
I've drawn the construction site on this aerial view to better demonstrate its size of and its location compared to Viking Voyage, Cu Chuliann and the park entrance.
CrashCoaster
CF Legend
That's a relatively large plot of land. I'd assume this will either be a larger-sized Force or maybe even an ESC if we are lucky. I bet Crossbow would fit in that area.
CSLKennyNI
Giga Poster
Yeah this will absolutely be nowhere near that much.
The 17.5 million figure mentioned a couple of years back was for a planned large thrill coaster which has seemingly been postponed or cancelled.
CrashCoaster
CF Legend
I'm sure I heard somewhere that the thrill coaster was postponed until 2020.
CSLKennyNI
Giga Poster
I've never seen or heard anything about 2020.
Presumably they are still operating their two year major investment cycle (Cu Chuliann 8.5 mill - 2015, Viking Voyage 8 mill - 2017). Say if this costs 4-5 million (rough guess based off other Zierers), maybe 6 if they do some decent theming like they did with Viking Voyage, that will be considered a major investment for them.
So they'll not be making another (nor could they afford to) major investment directly the year after. I'd be extremely surprised if they did.
Hopefully the visitor numbers have increased this year (especially after the slight decrease last year) and this family coaster is a success in 2019 so they will be able to invest in a some kind of large thrill coaster for 2021.