Flamingoland Removing Lost River Ride?

[CrashCoaster]

Something major is going on with the Lost River Ride at Flamingo Land. Is it getting a heavy refurbishment or is it getting removed? Time will tell, but it'll be a shame to see it go.

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[Matt N]

Interesting!

If they were to remove Lost River Ride, it looked to occupy quite a large area and is pretty near to the likes of Kumali and Mumbo Jumbo, so maybe it could function as another coaster site?

Although it is also in reasonably close proximity to the zoo, if I’m remembering correctly, so maybe that wouldn’t be the best idea…

 

[Tonkso]

One of the better rides at the park, it would be a massive loss to the family crowd if it goes.

 

[Pierre]

Reading between other posts I’ve seen dotted about it sounds like it’s being changed/adapted to be even more suited for family crowds. It has served the park for 20 years in between a catalogue of maintenance issues (and a dead monkey for good measure) so it’s about time it got changed or removed for something new to be honest.

Fun fact: it was the rumours page on CF suggesting this would be a water coaster that led to me joining this site!

 

[Coaster Chall YouTube]

I was thinking maybe a Powersplash would work where the drop is, that whole front section. Then the queue could lead in an L-shape through the old station which can be used as a indoor queue line.

A modern water ride for 2025

 

[Lofty]

If it is in fact leaving, which some people are speculating it's just being altered, it's really not a loss.

 

[JoshC.]

The park recently spent £20,000 million* on Sik. Do we really think they're a park in a position to invest in another large scale attraction anytime soon?

*much like the park, I have over-exaggerated the investment cost.

 

[Pierre]

Well it would appear whatever is happening with it, it certainly isn’t staying in its current form!

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[RevolutionRuleZ]

If that's refurbishment then there is home for Dueling Dragons reappearing.

Sorry but its a goner.

 

[BenJacobs]

Reading between other posts I’ve seen dotted about it sounds like it’s being changed/adapted to be even more suited for family crowds.

Maybe they’re just going to remove the drop, so that it’s just a safari boat ride.

 

[Graeme]

Maybe they’re just going to remove the drop, so that it’s just a safari boat ride.

That would be great. We could do with a ride similar to Jungle Cruise in the UK. Or a dinosaur version - Cretaceous Cruise.

 

[ScottLann]

Thought I'd share this here.

Rumour has it that they're moving the location of the Lost River Ride (more towards the lake where Voodoo is) to make way for future additions and make changes to the lion enclosure.

Not 100% confirmed but could be some changes to the layout as well.

Interesting to see what's next for this park

 

[whippedcream]

This is a very interesting development. Again I believe UK parks have needed to step it up for a VERY long time, so whatever is being planned or going on behind closed doors seems to be something to watch out for.

 

[Rupert]

Rumour has it that they're moving the location of the Lost River Ride (more towards the lake where Voodoo is) to make way for future additions and make changes to the lion enclosure.

All that work just to move the ride 25m further north and lower the tallest section to have a smaller drop, and it won’t reopen until 2025, not to mention the lions end up somewhere else with a smaller enclosure?

If that’s true that would be a catastrophic waste of money - I can’t see how the costs of this two-year job are justified given the outcome is a worse version of the same old ride for marginally more space.

 

[Niles]

All that work just to move the ride 25m further north and lower the tallest section to have a smaller drop, and it won’t reopen until 2025, not to mention the lions end up somewhere else with a smaller enclosure?

If that’s true that would be a catastrophic waste of money

To be fair this is the park that spent 20m ish on a third hand 10 yr old coaster that is a near clone of a coaster that has been in the same country since 2002.

Honestly seems about right for them

 

[AidanCKY]

Yeah it is classic Flamingo Land to do something like that.
Although i'd imagine its more of a case they're going to cut the bit of the ride that goes out into the enclosure area and just have the ride take a 90 degree turn towards the lift immediately.

I can't see them literally reconstructing the lift hill 25m further one direction but who knows.

 

[Niles]

Here is a look at the progress on the Lost River Ride.








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[Niles]

Another update on this project, the final drop is in, a steel structure has gone up for the likely Simworx update with theming and landscaping continuing.







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While not confirmed Simworx have said they are retrofitting their Immersive Superflume technology onto a UK ride, they did state however it would be ready for this summer and I don't think this will be ready.




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