Screaming Coasters
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Even though the Scenic Railway is listed, are they allowed to turn it into a fully automate attraction? If it is, would the lack of brakeman ruin part of the rides charm?
Dreamland Plans being revealed.
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Screaming Coasters said:
nick Laister has said something along the lines of "we hope to retain the Scenic with brakeman". Read into that what you will...
southend_marc said:Looks goodbut I wish they would rebuild the Scenic Railway station as it was and not change it.
The old station wasn't very original anyway. It was pretty new. This design is meant to mring things back to the way they used to be done.
A better case is the River Caves. They're planning on a grand entrance like the old Coney Island ride, with a huge, monstrous facade! It's a grandious design in fitting with what the top Edwardian parks did when they were at their height. It may not be the understated thing we ended up with in our memories, but our grandparents and great grandparents would recognise this as a real seaside park!
southend_marc said:
Point taken... Thing is, until Southport introduced the charge, we used to visit three or four times a year. We loved it because it was just quaint and slightly gentile. There was just a character about it that was great to go back to as a family.
I think this will capture (well, I hope) that atmosphere of a magical, fun place. Only time will tell really... However, I do doubt that it will drag thrill seekers from around the country more than once or twice. The idea though is to capture (and re-introduce) passing seaside trade in Margate.
Timescales
There's a grant being bid for which will be decided on (something to do with coastal heritage) in June or July.
There's also the Princes Trust decision due in September. Until both of those have been got, there's no definite start date. If they come up, work will begin next year and is due to be completed by 2012.
If they don't secure the funding, then it's back on the treadmill hunting for more - but that doesn't mean it won't happen at all...
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I'm really glad its happening and that someone has had the balls to do it - credit to Nick and his team. I will certainly be visiting it if only to scratch a massive itch and go on King Solomon's Mine (Wild Mouse) I adore these types of rides and I never got to ride it as I missed it at Frontierland and it wasn't at Pleasureland when I went in the 90's. I think the park plans look great and will whole heartedly support it.
For those of you wanting to go on a Virginia Reel, the Tyrolean Tub Twist at Joyland in Gt Yarmouth is still operating and is considered to be one of the only remaining rides of it's type in the world - it is small but again this a park I feel people should support in these difficult times - And this little park combnined with the larger pleasure beach makes for a decent if a little tacky day out!
For those of you wanting to go on a Virginia Reel, the Tyrolean Tub Twist at Joyland in Gt Yarmouth is still operating and is considered to be one of the only remaining rides of it's type in the world - it is small but again this a park I feel people should support in these difficult times - And this little park combnined with the larger pleasure beach makes for a decent if a little tacky day out!
I'm really happy with those plans, shame it's smaller than what they imagined a couple years back but I think this is a bit more realistic. I think what they are doing to the interior of the cinema building is fantastic and is probably the best thing to come out of this announcement. Lets just hope they get those grants.
