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Telc2015 said:
Right, back from a visit to Paultons today. Here’s more from a staff member.

Go karts going. Last day Sept 4
Dragon roundabout going
Big log flume going

The area directly behind the go kart track has been cleared. Hoarding has gone across the grassy area behind Dragon roundabout and Sky Swinger. Based on this I feel Seal Falls and diggers will move or go completely.

Cobra and Magma to be re themed to fit Vikings. Both rides available next year. Nothing said about Edge. In all it looks like is going to be BIG. Not sure by your plot measurements how it compares size wise to Tornado Springs but potentially from the back bit behind the karts, potentially all the way to the log flume ground and encompassing Cobra ground.
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Wow, that is practically the entire left side of the park except for Lost Kingdom from what is being said 😱

That is going to be a huge spot of land with loads of rides or at least one huge one by the looks of it.

I'd be really massively overjoyed if we found a large Log Flume and a Rapids coming in the same season, one can dream 💭😴😊
 
Surprised the go karts have lasted as long as they have to be honest. That whole side of the park definitely feels like 'old Paulton's' since they've been investing and adding new areas around the rest of the park.
 
I'm currently at Efteling for the first time and it feels like another world compared to the UK theme parks.... with the notable exception of Paultons. Not in terms of ride quality but the presentation. If they really are going all in with some signature rides, we could once again have a world class theme park in the UK.
 
What about a small version of a B&M Hyper, like in one of the Asian Universal parks? That could be a cool fit to the park, right? A signature-ish ride but still rideable by the younger audience.
 
Niles said:
Thanks @Telc2015 for the pictures, well this just gets more and more interesting.

Here is a little markup on the areas.
🔴 planning application areas
🟢 flume for sale area
🔵 go cart area
🟡 linking areas together

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For an idea of the size roughly.
-Tornado springs was around 15500M²
-🔴 17000M²
-🔵🟡🟢 also around 17000M²
-So all four colours 34000M²

The yellow area is just me linking all the areas together, The red area will most likely see the next new land but seeing these new developments round the go-karts and flume do make me wonder what are they planning.
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Taking this as a guide, what does this amount of space actually mean for a coaster/ride? Is there a database of which rides take up what amount of space? Which current best rides would/could fit here? This would be for comparison purposes, obviously, as I'm sure everyone will have their 'wish list'.
Exciting times ahead for Paultons.
 
In terms of height, I'm definitely thinking around 30m/100ft. The length of the area is very like a Mack Mega Lite (specifically Alpina Blitz), both north-south and east-west. Something like Juvelen is also a similar footprint.

I suspect there will be at least two rides somewhat intertwined. For some reason I keep imagining a GCI hybrid with Titan Track. If it had two or three launches, that could explain how the area available seems much bigger than the likely height of the coaster.
 
soleil said:
Taking this as a guide, what does this amount of space actually mean for a coaster/ride? Is there a database of which rides take up what amount of space? Which current best rides would/could fit here? This would be for comparison purposes, obviously, as I'm sure everyone will have their 'wish list'.
Exciting times ahead for Paultons.
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I'm not sure on a database but just find a coaster/ride on google maps do a rough measure and see, for instance you could easily fit two Stunt Pilot Raptors in the whole space.

If the whole space were to be used just for Vikings its massive, I'm thinking this could be a two part expansion if just one land or maybe it will be two separate lands and they are just planning ahead, they could do another Lost Kingdom expansion, whatever they are doing its big.

One issues is I think the park would not be able to/want to build over 30 meters, so far their tallest rides top out at 25 meters and while it looks like they can build a 30 meter high 5g tower one thing brought up was it going over tree height and its visual impact.

Personally I would want a custom multi launch, not world class but just a solid coaster, maybe it has a switch or drop track, for the make Gurstlauer, Intamin, Vekoma, even Zierer could work, stick one nice inversion in the layout and some floater air moments, get the lowest possible height requirement so the most amount of people can get on it and I would be happy.

Also if another coaster is coming that's 8, if you had told me 10 years ago Paultons would have that many I would never have believed you.
 
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Graeme said:
In terms of height, I'm definitely thinking around 30m/100ft. The length of the area is very like a Mack Mega Lite (specifically Alpina Blitz), both north-south and east-west. Something like Juvelen is also a similar footprint.

I suspect there will be at least two rides somewhat intertwined. For some reason I keep imagining a GCI hybrid with Titan Track. If it had two or three launches, that could explain how the area available seems much bigger than the likely height of the coaster.
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I believe it's going to be a coaster and a water ride intertwined as Raging River is going.
 
Fantastic news, that hedge is smack down in the centre of the unthemed area, I was still thinking they may just stay to the spaces to the east and west of Cobra for the 2026 project but this would suggest they are building north. So maybe yes, this whole area, up to the Lost Kingdom will be one new massive land, very happy to see my home park get underway with their next project.

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But also, RIP well trimmed hedge 🥲
 
Niles said:
Thanks @Telc2015 for the pictures, well this just gets more and more interesting.

Here is a little markup on the areas.
🔴 planning application areas
🟢 flume for sale area
🔵 go cart area
🟡 linking areas together

View attachment 32626

For an idea of the size roughly.
-Tornado springs was around 15500M²
-🔴 17000M²
-🔵🟡🟢 also around 17000M²
-So all four colours 34000M²

The yellow area is just me linking all the areas together, The red area will most likely see the next new land but seeing these new developments round the go-karts and flume do make me wonder what are they planning.
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I do have an idea about the 3-4 rides we could see in this new Vikings area (which is where this is going):

- Edge (potentially repositioned) - rethemed and renamed.
- New coaster (maybe a family thrill wooden rollercoaster or something like Catapult Falls at SWSA or even a Mack Powersplash).
- Flat ride or two (Zamperla Endeavour/Nebulaz and Flying Scooters - this family ride is perfect for Paultons).
- Cobra fully refurbished and rethemed or replaced by the new coaster.
 
Coaster Chall YouTube said:
I do have an idea about the 3-4 rides we could see in this new Vikings area (which is where this is going):

- Edge (potentially repositioned) - rethemed and renamed.
- New coaster (maybe a family thrill wooden rollercoaster or something like Catapult Falls at SWSA or even a Mack Powersplash).
- Flat ride or two (Zamperla Endeavour/Nebulaz and Flying Scooters - this family ride is perfect for Paultons).
- Cobra fully refurbished and rethemed or replaced by the new coaster.
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Definitely a retheme of Cobra and Magma. That’s what the staff member said when I was there last week. Going on the teaser at the super fan event, I think they’re hinting at something with an inversion.
 
I feel like as nothing has been said of edge, could we see it be removed? They could then put a new coaster wrapping around the cobra site, using the area both east and west of it.
 
Quinn c said:
I feel like as nothing has been said of edge, could we see it be removed? They could then put a new coaster wrapping around the cobra site, using the area both east and west of it.
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I've seen a blogger recently say that Edge is running a bit rough. Never been on it myself but it never seems busy when I'm over on Cobra. That staff member didn't mention it either. Also, yes they could retheme it, but then they'd have something that looks similar to the one in Vikings at Drayton Manor. Would they want to have similar rides with the same theme?
 
Telc2015 said:
I've seen a blogger recently say that Edge is running a bit rough. Never been on it myself but it never seems busy when I'm over on Cobra. That staff member didn't mention it either. Also, yes they could retheme it, but then they'd have something that looks similar to the one in Vikings at Drayton Manor. Would they want to have similar rides with the same theme?
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Yeah, can confirm after the airtime hill it is quite uncomfortable. Always thought it was the weak link in their major tide lineup.
 
Pure speculation, but I can imagine them making some sort of themed structure for the three most important rides to run through. Maybe enclose the bunny hops of Cobra, which could also provide tunnels for the coaster. If they also make some sort of sprawling flume ride, I can definitely see that having a few dark ride scenes too.
 
Telc2015 said:
I've seen a blogger recently say that Edge is running a bit rough. Never been on it myself but it never seems busy when I'm over on Cobra. That staff member didn't mention it either. Also, yes they could retheme it, but then they'd have something that looks similar to the one in Vikings at Drayton Manor. Would they want to have similar rides with the same theme?
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Quinn c said:
I feel like as nothing has been said of edge, could we see it be removed? They could then put a new coaster wrapping around the cobra site, using the area both east and west of it.
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I'd be interested to see if this is a potential removal, relocation or retheme of Edge.

I'm leaning towards no on it getting removed as this is a ride model that is still very popular and this would be the first Disko Coaster that has been removed by a park (other than full park closure). If it does get removed, I'd say it'll be to another park.

I believe Zamperla are more likely to give it a major refurbishment which will bring it in line with the rest of the park. A retheme is almost a certainty unless something goes critically wrong with the ride.

Just speculating, could some of the area potentially be a small Lost Kingdom expansion that could incorporate Magma? Possibly for 2025 before Vikings in 2026?
 
owenstreet7 said:
I'd be interested to see if this is a potential removal, relocation or retheme of Edge.

I'm leaning towards no on it getting removed as this is a ride model that is still very popular and this would be the first Disko Coaster that has been removed by a park (other than full park closure). If it does get removed, I'd say it'll be to another park.

I believe Zamperla are more likely to give it a major refurbishment which will bring it in line with the rest of the park. A retheme is almost a certainty unless something goes critically wrong with the ride.

Just speculating, could some of the area potentially be a small Lost Kingdom expansion that could incorporate Magma? Possibly for 2025 before Vikings in 2026?
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I would be more inclined to say a retheme too but the fact that Paultons is hinting at an inversion coaster makes that tricky.

If you look at Lost kingdom and Tornado springs, they both have 2 thrill rides and supporting rides in an area, and I think having 4 thrill rides (cobra, magma, edge and rumoured coaster) is pushing it a bit as they are still a family-thrill park.

I don’t think edge will be retired yet as it’s not an old ride, but I can see it being relocated as they have done in they past with temple heights to make way for splash lagoon.
 
Just saw this video looking over the site as well as Ghostly Manor, its from a few days ago but you can see walls have gone up by sky swinger. The ride camera has come off the log flume so removal may have begun?

Ghostly Manors queue is coming along with steel beams going up and some brick facade has started being put on the walls of the building.


I think Paultons will retheme what they can keeping Edge and Cobra, im still thinking this could be a two stage project or them just loosing the naffer rides for a project a few years after the 2026 one, Paultons dont have to much more available space and i find it a bit silly to use this whole end of the park for just one massive land.
 
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