March 13, 20169 yr comment_229489 That is damned impressive, I can imagine the atmosphere in the area is gonna be ace... The dinos look a bit crap though, but that's a common theme in parks anyway, so it's a really minor point...
March 14, 20169 yr comment_229644 Wow. Can't wait to get back here. All for £8m? Do Merlin look at this sort of thing and wonder where on earth they manage to spend all their money on their investments?
March 14, 20169 yr comment_229648 Wow. Can't wait to get back here. All for £8m? Do Merlin look at this sort of thing and wonder where on earth they manage to spend all their money on their investments? Peppa pig world was also not that expensive (£6 million) and when you consider how much business that brought to the park, it really does go to show that going with tried and tested rides often works out better than splashing out stupid amounts of money on emerging technology. I saw this picture on twitter There's nothing complicated about the themeing in that picture, but it just looks good
March 14, 20169 yr comment_229652 What an awesome looking addition to Paultons. They've always been severely under-rated by enthusiasts but I really do think they are the best the UK has to offer for families right now.
March 15, 20169 yr comment_229770 More paultons bloggy stuff Also, they've been sending press invites out to people: Cool stuff!
March 15, 20169 yr comment_229778 Just to be THAT person, I'm so annoyed they've used tarmac for the paving... It really looks awful compared to everything else... Hopefully it's not finished though...
March 15, 20169 yr comment_229781 For the budget they had I do not care if they use tarmac. For the budget DBGT has that floor is just a joke.
March 16, 20169 yr comment_229793 Wow. Can't wait to get back here. All for £8m? Do Merlin look at this sort of thing and wonder where on earth they manage to spend all their money on their investments? To be fair, some of Merlin's investments are pretty fair when you look at it. Swarm's £18-20m included the infilling of the land (presumably not that cheap), the ride hardware (which I heard was around the £9m mark?), the theming, a new set of toilets, marketing, etc. etc. Not too bad value for money all things considered I'd say! But yes, for the rumoured £8-9m, this is a brilliant investment for the park. I've run out of good things to say about to be honest.
March 16, 20169 yr comment_229795 In the words of Alan Partridge - lovely stuff! (That tarmac doesn't look complete to me, personally)
March 17, 20169 yr comment_229909 Just got my e-mail confirmation. Really looking forward to seeing this expansion.
March 18, 20169 yr comment_230017 Got mine too! Considering taking tickets for later in the year, I imagine these preview days will be crazy busy.
March 18, 20169 yr comment_230018 I took mine on the Saturday, as going to struggle to fit everything into the year. I'm not sure it is going to be crazy busy, just thinking busy lol. As on the play store the app shows 1 thousand downloads, so that is giving me a rough idea of potential numbers. But the main reason to go is my boy is desperate to see the dinosaur roller coasters
March 26, 20169 yr comment_230540 Has anyone seen these? https://youtu.be/sMvnoYddvyA https://youtu.be/VwHMlLeRfOw Sent from my SM-G361F using Tapatalk
April 7, 20169 yr comment_231724 The animatronic dinosaurs were testing today - movement and sound. Looking very impressive.Testing is also continuing on Velociraptor.The tunnel on Flight of the Pterosaur has now been fully built and the painting finished. Hopefully the scaffolding will be down soon and final testing resume.It's all very exciting!
April 8, 20169 yr comment_231817 Had a visit today. The dinosaurs do look pretty good. I can also confirm that the scaffolding was being dismantled today.
April 9, 20169 yr comment_231896 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3D1emFS1IQ A video compilation of some of the dinos in action, filmed by me yesterday.
April 13, 20169 yr comment_232304 And a final construction blog update here: https://paultonspark.co.uk/lost-kingdom/2016/04/5667/lost-kingdom-construction-update-april-2016 Shows off Velociraptor entrance, Flight of the Pterosaur theming, completed Dinosaur Encounter fencing, and completed play park. On park today, I believe all the rides in the area were testing and final cleaning taking place. Not long until press and preview days.
April 13, 20169 yr comment_232305 That is a pretty classy ad for a small park. The Lost Kingdom is now giving me a reason to want to go to the park.
April 13, 20169 yr comment_232306 The park was good without the Lost Kingdom, now it's even better. Will have to try and visit again this year to see this new area! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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