April 4, 20169 yr comment_231366 This makes even Chessington's reliability look good! Never thought I would say that.
April 8, 20169 yr comment_231799 Megafobia has been broken this week and still not reopened.. Pirate ship is still closed, as is Vertigo... Oh yeah and drenched hasn't opened for the season yet. I could have coped with the other closed rides... But megafobia not open, it's not worth going on Sunday unless it miraculously opens tomorrow, otherwise I guess off to Thorpe park instead!
April 13, 20169 yr comment_232291 Thinking I might go this weekend, does anyone know if Megafobia and Bounce are back up? Really excited about Speed and Megafobia, from POVs they look like they probably have the best airtime in the UK so will be interesting to see how they deliver Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Tapatalk
April 13, 20169 yr comment_232294 All back open except drenched. The website is updated everytime there is a change so the open and closed ride list is very reliable. http://www.oakwoodthemepark.co.uk/opening-and-prices/ Megafobia was closed for essential track works which has since been completed. Drenched in closed as they are waiting on parts to complete it's winter maintenance.
April 17, 20169 yr comment_232593 Yes, fortunately got to go today after megafobia being closed last weekend... wow so good to get back on it, arrived 15 minutes before park opening with noone waiting at the entrance, and literally like 10 people waiting once the gates opened, it did get a little busier but still no queues at all, the only waiting was for megafobia to have a minimum of 12 people which was odd and somewhat annoying, but was okay as I needed the rest, the rerides were taking a toll on my body lol, spent a while in the arcade and playing crazy golf... and the ride count while taking it steady just shows how desperate it is for the new area, which still hasn't really progressed at all! Ride Count: 38Megafobia: 12 Speed: 5 Bobsleigh: 4 Snake River Falls / Treetops / Bounce / Moon Landing (<< Does that one count as an attraction ride haha!?): 3 Skull Rock / Tinks Flying School / Pirate Ship / Spooky 3D / Boating Lake: 1
May 4, 20169 yr comment_234024 For anyone who went to an After Dark last year, did they keep the ride queues open until 10pm? I'm thinking of going to one this year but I remember a few years back they closed the Megafobia queue at 8:30pm - so wondering if they still do this. Thanks!
May 4, 20169 yr comment_234025 Megafobia they close early because of the fireworks. Speed was still going round though.
June 10, 20169 yr comment_236354 Wonder what's wrong with Drenched - it seems to have been closed all year so far going by the website!
June 10, 20169 yr comment_236360 Nothing, spoke to a staff member when I was there on Monday and they basically said they believe it's just Aspro being Aspro. Took the long drive to get their purely to take someone on Megafobia on Monday to find out it was shut likely from Monday through Friday, having been open the day before. Was then told I could use my ticket another day instead of Monday. Seem as though petrol actually costs money we just went in anyway and broke our necks on Speed.
June 10, 20169 yr comment_236363 That's awful. I wish Aspro would sell Oakwood, it used to be a great park but they are running it into the ground with lack of investment, shocking ride availability and it just feels neglected. Sure, there have been some positive changes this year but in terms of the overall performance of the park, it seems worse than ever.
June 10, 20169 yr comment_236371 Well that's not the first time I've heard that about a uk park. Oakwood though seem to be getting very wooden on their operations lately.
June 12, 20169 yr comment_236456 Also perhaps worth noting (just remembered :D), the staff member I had spoken to said the new development (which they had no idea when would open) would be another coaster 'like Treetops'. How accurate this statement is could be another matter altogether.
June 28, 20169 yr comment_237517 Megafobia, Speed and Bounce have been closed for the best part of two weeks, fortunately Megafobia has reopened today after substantial track work but the other two remain closed. Park attendance is apparently down again so far this year and the current financial records are somewhat concerning. The park have apparrently purchased this. I hate to think of the state it could be in considering that it's coming from M&D's, and I really don't see how the park will benefit from an already-tired Pinfari. https://youtu.be/0Szu1IeXSAQ I'm really not sure what the future holds for Oakwood; it seems that the park has got to a point where it has some serious underlying issues, but no finances to improve them. I'd say this largely comes down to Aspro's complete lack of interest in the park - when the previous owners installed Megafobia, Speed and Drenched it must have been a risk but ultimately it paid off as they have two very good coasters which at the time brought in crowds. As far as I can remember Neverland is the only "new" investment Aspro have made, whilst the rest of the park has, to an extent, been left to decline. The ride availability is a serious issue now and I can only see the Pinfari adding to this, as it's likely to be maintenance heavy and their resources cannot cope as it is. It can't help matters that on the occasions when the park is busy, they cope badly with low capacity on the two big coasters. Sorry for the moan-y post but it's just saddening to see the park in this situation; I genuinely love the place, it used to be a fantastic park to visit and the atmosphere was electric during After Dark back before Aspro, but a lack of care combined with poor ride availability seems to be taking its toll. (Financial records in case anyone's interested: https://companycheck.co.uk/company/02042378/OAKWOOD-LEISURE-LIMITED/financial-accounts)
June 28, 20169 yr comment_237524 Not really, it's pretty out in the sticks. The nearest big city is Swansea and that's still a good hour or so away
June 29, 20169 yr comment_237529 Swansea is about 1hr 30 away but is a very manageable drive. Cardiff is about 2 hours 30 away. A good weekend is spend the day in Cardiff, go to Swansea for the evening then oakwood the next day. Just avoid a hotel on wine (wind) Street in Swansea as I can assure you you won't be sleeping.
June 29, 20169 yr comment_237537 Shame, the state it seems to be in now. With the ride reliability being so poor it makes planning a trip impossible, and is it's in the arse of nowhere so planning is pretty essential for everyone that's a real problem.
June 29, 20169 yr comment_237539 Well that was some awful timing buying that Pinfari Also not what Oakwood need... What's up with Speed? "Closed" (according to the website) sounds far more ominous than "Unavailable" (Bounce)
June 29, 20169 yr comment_237550 Oakwood sounds like they're in a terrible state right now. Why is it so many UK parks seem incapable of operating well these days, we never had this 10-15 years ago.
June 29, 20169 yr comment_237558 I really enjoyed Oakwood when I visited a couple of years ago. The park seemed clean and well kept and a class above parks like Drayton. It's a real shame that the park is starting to decline; buying poor quality coaster like the one above surely won't help either :/ At least they've kept late openings in the summer!
June 29, 20169 yr comment_237598 10 hours ago, Matt Creek said: Oakwood sounds like they're in a terrible state right now. Why is it so many UK parks seem incapable of operating well these days, we never had this 10-15 years ago. Everything's getting old, and most parks (especially Thorpe and, as much as I adore it, Chessie) are too scared to get rid of older rides that are no longer reliable, and instead choose to leave them unavailable for long periods of time. (I think) Edited June 29, 20169 yr by ChessingtonSam
July 6, 20169 yr comment_238044 Forget about Klugheim and The Ghost Train, this is what 2016's all about. So glad Oakwood went for something worthwhile. The colour scheme looks ok I suppose.
July 6, 20169 yr comment_238045 That looks totally world class. (we are talking about the purple sign arent we? The green Pinfari thing behind it looks dire.)
July 6, 20169 yr comment_238046 This is what I'm a coaster enthusiast for. Pure unadulterated coaster, no gimmicks or worlds first. Just pure ride.
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