Pleasureland Southport expansion?
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Wow.
Nine years ago Wallis was given a 1 year lease on Pleasureland.
Initially he had tendered to Southport Council to take up the lease permanently and offered a substantial sum to invest (I think it was £50 million) in a permanent park there. It would have included retaining as much of the infrastructure as was left.
Southport rejected his tender in favour of an "entertainment complex" featuring a pub, conference centre and other crap the town didn't need. Urban Splash won the tender to do this.
However, they couldn't invest in time so Southport council offered Wallis 12 month lease to have something on site. Wallis wasn't happy, but took it and offered travelling showmen the opportunity to put rides down in one place for entire seasons.
The one year lease became a three year lease, which became a rolling lease as it became clear (not that it wasn't clear from the start) that Urban Splash couldn't fulfil their obligations.
I think the funniest thing was that at the time, Southport were rebranding themselves as a "traditional seaside resort". That included (on the sea front) removing a fun fair, adding in a huge shiny tin cinema, a new McDonalds and a huge and ugly JCB Sport - alongside repainting the Grade 2 listed weather shelters :lol:
It was a joke. Finally Wallis has what he initially wanted, but it's set back his plan ten years.
Wow.
Nine years ago Wallis was given a 1 year lease on Pleasureland.
Initially he had tendered to Southport Council to take up the lease permanently and offered a substantial sum to invest (I think it was £50 million) in a permanent park there. It would have included retaining as much of the infrastructure as was left.
Southport rejected his tender in favour of an "entertainment complex" featuring a pub, conference centre and other crap the town didn't need. Urban Splash won the tender to do this.
However, they couldn't invest in time so Southport council offered Wallis 12 month lease to have something on site. Wallis wasn't happy, but took it and offered travelling showmen the opportunity to put rides down in one place for entire seasons.
The one year lease became a three year lease, which became a rolling lease as it became clear (not that it wasn't clear from the start) that Urban Splash couldn't fulfil their obligations.
I think the funniest thing was that at the time, Southport were rebranding themselves as a "traditional seaside resort". That included (on the sea front) removing a fun fair, adding in a huge shiny tin cinema, a new McDonalds and a huge and ugly JCB Sport - alongside repainting the Grade 2 listed weather shelters :lol:
It was a joke. Finally Wallis has what he initially wanted, but it's set back his plan ten years.
Re: Pleasureland Southport expansion?
Its great news if it goes ahead. The interesting thing in the PDF is that they state that there will be a tender process for a park to build and run the theme park, so I wonder if they will approach other operators as well as Dreamstorm?
Its great news if it goes ahead. The interesting thing in the PDF is that they state that there will be a tender process for a park to build and run the theme park, so I wonder if they will approach other operators as well as Dreamstorm?
Re: Pleasureland Southport expansion?
Yeah, if its the one that was at Camelot (Gauntlet), then it was at Pleasureland
http://www.ukrides.info/camgaunt.htm
Yeah, if its the one that was at Camelot (Gauntlet), then it was at Pleasureland
http://www.ukrides.info/camgaunt.htm
Jordanovichy
Credit Whore 2016
Re: Pleasureland Southport expansion?
I want to...no scratch that, I now NEED to go back there, just the amount of creds that go to die <3
I want to...no scratch that, I now NEED to go back there, just the amount of creds that go to die <3
Lofty
CF Legend
Re: Pleasureland Southport expansion?
I'm adamant that is has been to Pleasureland before?! If anybody wants to go, and I'm free, you're welcome to stay at my house.
This is the very coaster that gave me severe concussion and hospitalized me for 3 days... (I wish this was a joke).
I'm adamant that is has been to Pleasureland before?! If anybody wants to go, and I'm free, you're welcome to stay at my house.
This is the very coaster that gave me severe concussion and hospitalized me for 3 days... (I wish this was a joke).
TilenB
Strata Poster
Re: Pleasureland Southport expansion?
Any sources on that? I think this is probably the coaster that toured Ireland in the past and then went on to Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. The colors look the same and the showman who used to (or still does, idk) own it said this is that exact ride that operated on some fair last year in Slovenia. Some photos of the station and cars would probably 'prove' which one it actually is.
Klondyke is in Ireland now, so deffo not that.
Martyn B said:
Any sources on that? I think this is probably the coaster that toured Ireland in the past and then went on to Czech Republic, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. The colors look the same and the showman who used to (or still does, idk) own it said this is that exact ride that operated on some fair last year in Slovenia. Some photos of the station and cars would probably 'prove' which one it actually is.
Ben said:
Klondyke is in Ireland now, so deffo not that.
Jordanovichy
Credit Whore 2016
Re: Pleasureland Southport expansion?
Thank goodness I've already got it, imagine riding every major coaster, well all of 1, in Ireland and then having to go and ride this
TilenB said:
Thank goodness I've already got it, imagine riding every major coaster, well all of 1, in Ireland and then having to go and ride this
TilenB
Strata Poster
Re: Pleasureland Southport expansion?
^ That's good for you then. I've stupidly missed this one last year, when it was set up on a summer funfair about an hour's drive from where I live. There's no worth of going to England to get a bloody Pinfari ZL.
In other news, that means my silly homeland is back to only having Alpine Coasters as the sole thing listed on coaster count. Bloody frustrating...
^ That's good for you then. I've stupidly missed this one last year, when it was set up on a summer funfair about an hour's drive from where I live. There's no worth of going to England to get a bloody Pinfari ZL.
In other news, that means my silly homeland is back to only having Alpine Coasters as the sole thing listed on coaster count. Bloody frustrating...