It'll be on the Speedy Pass Plus, apparently.
Thought they had said all the woodies weren't going to be painted anymore?
I wrote this as a reply on a different forum about the Financial Health of The Pleasure Beach and thought I might as well share it here. (Is there a general Blackpool Pleasure Beach Thread? I couldn't find it, sorry)
I've dived into their Annual Filings to Companies House to see what their financials have looked like since 1987.
In short: Blackpool do have financial issues, a high debt level and seem to rely on new investments to produce profit. They've improved a lot over the years though, it also shows just how much Valhalla and Pleasureland Southport affected the company.
Interesting stuff, although I would siggest it needs its own topic - mods?
Of course profit can mean a lot of different things - does it account for investments and devaluation of assets, or is it simply income minus operating costs?
I hope and expect to see a big boost this year with Icon, and the new hotel a little further down the line. It's great that they are still making major investments, unlike many other UK parks (Oakwood, LWV, M&Ds etc).
As soon as I said about it toppling Mako, I remembered that stunning airtime and the great forces and speed and instantly regretted my statement. Not forgetting the smoothness.^That is a far stretch. Shambhala is my number 1 and I didn't think Blue Fire was anywhere near as good, however I definitely think Icon will be better than BF.