Small News From The Theme Park Industry

[Hixee]

Eek. Hope this doesn't greatly affect future plans for the chain:-

https://www.facebook.com/315518925198529/posts/2688767584540306

The thing with these big lawsuit type things is that they don't usually just spring up out of nowhere (and they definitely didn't considering how old Blackfish is now). SeaWorld will have known this was coming, and likely the approximate magnitude of the settlement, for a while now. They'll have already portioned off that money, and have continued on with their investments, so my feeling is they won't buckle too much. Hopefully.

Plus, these things usually get paid over instalment plans anyway, so it's not like they have to find $65m by the end of the week.

 

[Nicky Borrill]

The thing with these big lawsuit type things is that they don't usually just spring up out of nowhere (and they definitely didn't considering how old Blackfish is now). SeaWorld will have known this was coming, and likely the approximate magnitude of the settlement, for a while now. They'll have already portioned off that money, and have continued on with their investments, so my feeling is they won't buckle too much. Hopefully.

Plus, these things usually get paid over instalment plans anyway, so it's not like they have to find $65m by the end of the week.

Most of it is paid by their insurance company. ($45.5M to be precise)

 

[Hixee]

Most of it is paid by their insurance company. ($45.5M to be precise)

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why you read the article.

 

[Coaster Chall YouTube]

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why you read the article.

Precisely

 

[emoo]

Still a B&M

 

[SilverArrow]

Corner of ride deck collapses into sea - Clacton Pier

Structural engineers assessing situation

www.clactonpier.co.uk

 

[Peet]

Corner of ride deck collapses into sea - Clacton Pier

Structural engineers assessing situation

www.clactonpier.co.uk

Oops!

I didn't realise the Stella's Revenge has been removed to make way for the new Zyklon Loop, now I'm glad I got the cred last year. Apparently it's been sold to a park in South America (source: https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/clacton-pier-rollercoaster-stellas-revenge-replaced-1-6476828).

Hope they get the pier fixed all right.

 

[toofpikk]

not sure if it's been posted anywhere else but here seems most appropriate: Storm Dennis has flooded Drayton Manor leaving the park looking pretty - uh - damp?

https://www.facebook.com/DraytonManorPark/posts/10157348278522669

 

[Matt N]

Oh dear, that looks bad...

 

[CrashCoaster]

Zamperla appears to have discontinued their Volare. There is no trace of it on their website, and the Volare page is unavailable.

Roller Coasters

www.zamperla.com

https://www.zamperla.com/products/volare/

Maybe they finally realized their Volare was ****e?

 

[Coaster Chall YouTube]

Zamperla appears to have discontinued their Volare. There is no trace of it on their website, and the Volare page is unavailable.

Roller Coasters

www.zamperla.com

https://www.zamperla.com/products/volare/

Maybe they finally realized their Volare was ****e?

I'm glad because it was awful in my opinion. Maybe now Hero will be removed at the end of the season if it doesn't operate to the public's and park's standards

 

[rob666]

Hero will go nowhere for years.
No reason to move it, nobody else will want it.
Amusingly, it always seems to have a queue.
More masochists than I thought out there.

 

[JoshC.]

Further to the above: Drayton have announced they're going to be closed for the whole of the half term period:

https://www.facebook.com/DraytonManorPark/posts/10157351227047669

 

[Coaster Chall YouTube]

I know that this isn't Drayton Manor's fault, but all this just sounds like the beginning of the end for the park. I know that it is just half term period but still...

 

[Matthew Fair]

I know that this isn't Drayton Manor's fault, but all this just sounds like the beginning of the end for the park. I know that it is just half term period but still...

I think the beginning of the end started with the rapids incident

 

[Dar]

They'll be insured against flood damage surely?

 

[Coaster Chall YouTube]

I think the beginning of the end started with the rapids incident

That's true yh

 

[Matthew Fair]

 

[Tonkso]

This could be really good news for the park, if they've managed to get approval for late opening on those dates.

 

[Crazycoaster]

They might treat us to a 6pm closing! Two extra hours*!






*all rides actually close at 4 though