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I looked at the tweet and someone tweeted her saying something like "yay can't wait for it to be open on may bank holiday" (7th may) and she replied saying it would more likely be spring bank holiday (28th may). That's what I took from it anyway.
 
Oh right, I thought it was in April, LOL.

Although I don't see how it could take until almost June for them to open it. Although if it did open on the 28th of May, that would also be the day of the Big One's 24th birthday.
 
^Must admit, that does still feel like an awfully long way off. :(
This off season is really dragging on now. Winter needs to f**k off, and the parks need to open their new coasters. Not just Blackpool, all of 'em.
Bored of all this waiting around.
 
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^Must admit, that does still feel like an awfully long way off. :(
This off season is really dragging on now. Winter needs to f**k off, and the parks need to open their new coasters. Not just Blackpool, all of 'em.
Bored of all this waiting around.
Don't worry, in about 20 days winter will be well and truly ****ed off. ;)
 
She hasn't confirmed which of the May Bank Holidays it is going to open. Speculation is that it's gonna be the first tone to capitalise on the rest of May, but who knows.
 
^^^This is the worst part though isn't it? The pre-season lull. Hate this bit.
Tracks are complete, trains are on site... but we all have to wait just a liiiiittle bit longer for all that boring testing, training and signing-off bollocks to be done first.
Goons the world over are like coiled springs this time of year, just waiting for that one mindblowing POV to trigger the 'Boing'!
 
^^^This is the worst part though isn't it? The pre-season lull. Hate this bit.
Tracks are complete, trains are on site... but we all have to wait just a liiiiittle bit longer for all that boring testing, training and signing-off bollocks to be done first.
Goons the world over are like coiled springs this time of year, just waiting for that one mindblowing POV to trigger the 'Boing'!
Wicker Man at Alton Towers is testing and due to open in two weeks, and Alton Towers still haven't triggered the "Boing!", as you call it. Blackpool might adopt Alton Towers' strategy and not release a POV until the ride is open. Although they've been very open with this whole project, so that would surprise me. I'm hoping we see testing within the next couple of weeks. I definitely hope it's testing by the end of March.
 
^I know, right? People have actually ridden Wicker Dude, and nobody has leaked a POV yet. What's that about? o_O
But it's ok, I'm sure Mandy will have a Go-pro strapped to Icon's very first test run and will share it with the world. Bless her!
 
As far as I know the trains aren't even fully on track yet and they've not done clearance testing which you'd assume would be first?

It's not even close to being ready.
 
Time for a weekly Icon update, courtesy of Theme Park Updates:-
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The shop is covered in bathroom tiles:-
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The station's 4 pairs of air gates have been installed:-
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Some transfer track action:-
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The flooring for the Coasters' balcony is coming on nicely:-
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Some more queue line fencing has been installed:-
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A nice shot of the station in progress:-
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The station is receiving cladding (and also marijuana?):-
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An Icon poster on the screen on the side of the Casino building:-
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OK, now for the good stuff, yes, I'm not done.

The awesome-looking baggage system is being tested:-
And some pretty fast transfer track action:-
 
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Unfortunately, stoneheads, it's bamboo.
Nice looking crop, though! :)

Those pictures are fab, I mean, really really fab. Still can't quite actually believe that something this exciting is being built... in Britain.
So pumped for this.
 
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