Nicky Borrill
Strata Poster
I thought this had already been confirmed.
Although I thought it was actually Invers10n...Was that just a fan created name all this time then?
Flamingo Land | Sik | Intamin 10 Inversion Coaster | 2022
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Although I thought it was actually Invers10n...Was that just a fan created name all this time then?
Peet
Giga Poster
I have so many questions about this;
What is "kids pass"?
Did they really ask the RCCGB or do they mean RCDB?
Why is the grammar so bad - "A email", no apostrophe in lands?
JoshC.
Strata Poster
INVERS10N would have been funnier at least. And better.
Hate the graphic, feels very cheap.
Also, goon bugbear - they try to list the inversions in order, but then list the heartline roll before the quad roll. A stupid little thing, but when this thing reeks of stupidity and 'WHY?', it just adds to it.
And I would still love to know how this thing is costing them £20m.
Hate the graphic, feels very cheap.
Also, goon bugbear - they try to list the inversions in order, but then list the heartline roll before the quad roll. A stupid little thing, but when this thing reeks of stupidity and 'WHY?', it just adds to it.
And I would still love to know how this thing is costing them £20m.
I still think Infusion is stupider. At least this coaster actually inverts. Infusion has nothing to do with tea.
Sandman
Giga Poster
I thought this had already been confirmed.
Was that just a fan created name all this time then?
Flamingoland probably rely on fan ideas. Cheaper than employing an actual marketing team.
Will
Strata Poster
Well, of course I hate the name (this may be snobby of me, but does it make sense to the average park visitor) - but then this is the park that brought us fairly pedestrian coasters called Zooom! and Velocity, as well as a coaster called Mumbo Jumbo. Hell, Kumali is the only thing there with a name I like.
But frankly, if I can get it on my cred count, they can call it Vagisil: The Ride That Cures Itchy Privates for all I care...
But frankly, if I can get it on my cred count, they can call it Vagisil: The Ride That Cures Itchy Privates for all I care...
Fleetwood_Mack
Mega Poster
I like to think of it as a reference to the medical procedure. With the infusion consisting of "adrenaline" in lieu of medication. They're missing a trick by not decorating the trains with IV lines if you ask me.
Sandman
Giga Poster
BPB's marketing team have made a number of mistakes in the past. If they bothered to research the name Infusion before opening it in 2007, they'd have realised it's also the name of Blackpool's premier swingers club.
I feel sorry for all the kids who found out the hard way (no pun intended).
TPoseOnTantrum
Giga Poster
JoshC.
Strata Poster
I have (for reasons I do not understand) reasonably strong memories of getting ready for school one morning in early 2007, with GMTV being on TV in the background. They were running a news piece about Infusion at BPB, and how there was controversy about the name because of it being the same name as said adult club.
People upset it was stealing the name of a Blackpool icon, people outraged at what the kids would think, people saying it's just a word and not getting the fuss. Was a slightly weird news piece for what must have been like 7.45am.
I seem to also remember not being fussed by this new roller coaster up north, because I thought Nemesis looked better anyway. Oh how right young Josh was, for once...
The Undead Creature
Mega Poster
What would you say if I said you have no idea just how close you are?
I wondered why I was getting high off paint fumes... They just started that today, I hope it cures properly before we start testing.
Munchy Road Hippopotamus
Mega Poster
I thought it looked smart too. Boring grey and black now is it?Out of curiosity, why is it being repainted? I quite like the red and yellow, it looks very RCT
If I recall correctly, a repaint into a more muted colour scheme was required for the coaster to get approval. I think we discussed it somewhere earlier in the thread.Out of curiosity, why is it being repainted? I quite like the red and yellow, it looks very RCT
AidanCKY
Mega Poster
Does this ride only have 1 train, as I was expecting?
If so that is pretty funny that it has the transfer track and everything and has 1 train at THE PARK of single train rides.
JoshC.
Strata Poster
Tbf the transfer track will be useful to take the ride to a maintenance area to perform work on it. Not to say that such work can't be done in a station / on a brake run, but it's definitely easier in a designated area.
(I know this is a killjoy response)
AidanCKY
Mega Poster
Yeah I was thinking that as I wrote it. Still useful, but amusing in the park that has a Single Train booster bike, Kumali that had 2 trains (and run amazingly when it had 2 running a long time ago, until they removed it and cannibalised it), and Mumbo Jumbo which they often run with half the trains not running lol.
I am still excited to go back and try this one though, its my local park but I havent been for ages!
The Undead Creature
Mega Poster
The number of trains is an ongoing issue as it was orignially sold to Hopi Hari with 3, then the broker sold it to us with 2 but only one actually showed up... The other 2 trains have literally been lost. That said, there is a possilbility one of them ended up in Turkey.
The transfer track is essential as it is physically impossible to do any kind of maintenance work on the main track. The maintenance track has removeable sections that let the wheel bogies dangle free.
I'm not sure where you heard about Kumalis trains being harvested for parts because it couldn't be further from the truth. Both trains are perfectly serviceable and they get rotated around every year, the train that ran last year will spend the coming season in the workshop having its annual maintenance work done.