I haven’t been on the new Valhalla either, but from what I’ve heard - and please correct me if I am mistaking, Valhalla might only run for a few (advertised) hours per day, but with all of its effect working. They removed the ice room (which was the „coolest“ part for me, no pun intended, but the rest of the effects appears to be maintained and working from my point of view.
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Valhalla at Blackpool Pleasure Beach to be refurbished for 2023
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Matt N
CF Legend
I’ve repeatedly heard that it’s still pretty unreliable effects-wise, and Scott’s video would seem to corroborate that. However, I could be wrong.
RevolutionRuleZ
Mega Poster
Its still far too wet, the boats don't drain right, the effects are unreliable and I'm not impressed.
If I wasn't an enthusiast, who was aware of all the refurbishment to the trough and operating system, I'd be wondering what exactly they'd spent all that time and money on.
Of all the major rides at BPB this is by far the one I ride least, most visits we don't bother with it and that won't be changing going forward. If we were to turn up next season and find a collection of tables set on AstroTurf, with an outdoor bar and a nice view of the Nationals first drop it would be a considerable improvement.
If I wasn't an enthusiast, who was aware of all the refurbishment to the trough and operating system, I'd be wondering what exactly they'd spent all that time and money on.
Of all the major rides at BPB this is by far the one I ride least, most visits we don't bother with it and that won't be changing going forward. If we were to turn up next season and find a collection of tables set on AstroTurf, with an outdoor bar and a nice view of the Nationals first drop it would be a considerable improvement.
toofpikk
Hyper Poster
Excuse the bump, but I was wondering if anyone knows of a POV online that actually features all the effects working on the refurb? I'm struggling to find a video which even features the final drop in all it's grandeur.
I went to Blackpool a couple weeks ago with some friends and of all the effects that fail throughout the year, the drop has always worked for me. This was the first time it hasn't, and I now realise how much of an impact it makes as a grand finale to the attraction. I noticed a few other effects not working too and want to show them the scale of the ride when it's properly working!
It was pretty clear that after a rainy day of hyping it up, the extremely damp car ride back to London was not a price they thought fit for the ride experience..
I went to Blackpool a couple weeks ago with some friends and of all the effects that fail throughout the year, the drop has always worked for me. This was the first time it hasn't, and I now realise how much of an impact it makes as a grand finale to the attraction. I noticed a few other effects not working too and want to show them the scale of the ride when it's properly working!
It was pretty clear that after a rainy day of hyping it up, the extremely damp car ride back to London was not a price they thought fit for the ride experience..
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I've always felt this way about Valhalla and have found the fact it has quite a fanbase at all quite bemusing!