Coaster Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 They don't look great, and it sort of defeats the point of Dodgems if you can't drive through the middle. However, if this was a low key investment then I won't really moan, but if it's come in the way of a second train on Enigma then I'm not too happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Went to Pleasurewood Hills with a few TPMers a few weeks and ago and it''s quite a nice small park really, Hobs Pit & Marble Madness were my favourites and hyper Drive was alright. Created another vlog of the day too. P.S Enigma is (still) on one train I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever Posted November 2, 2015 Report Share Posted November 2, 2015 Went to Pleasurewood Hills on Saturday, rode the rides, did the scare attractions and watched the fireworks. Before going, I thought it would be crap, but I was actually surprised and I love the park! I may do a blog post on this in the next few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Woody has begun on an exciting new project for 2016. All will be revealed soon! Posted to the PWH Facebook page earlier today: https://www.facebook.com/PleasurewoodHills/ It looks like they have demolished Tales of the Coast, which isn't really a surprise - I think it was a case of knock it down before it falls down! I'm intrigued to see what this development turns out to be, I've heard rumours of them having picked up a second hand coaster but nothing concrete. Realistically I'm not expecting a coaster, a flat is probably more likely but it might not even be a ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Interesting update there. Tales Of The Coast didn't appear on last year's map and looking at the picture, it wouldn't surprise me if its been ripped out. Whilst it was never anything fantastic (and looked quite dated & worn), I hope whatever's planned to replace it is both large scale and original. Something on the lines of Hobs Pit or even Marbles would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Tales of the coast is the most disturbing ride I've been on. I don't think it meant to be that way, but there was such an eerie darkness all the time that it just genuinely creeped me out. Hopefully Pleasurewood Hills can get another good ride, was definitely a place I'll go to again due to it being close to family. J.S217 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.S217 Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Tales of the coast had one hell of a atmosphere change. you know the happiness then SATANS DOG it was great Kerfuffle, Matt 236 and Mitchada04 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 With all this talk of Bubbleworks closing down, at least they have given warning. Pleasurewood Hills have just posted this on their Facebook page: "Sadly the Rattlesnake will not re-open for the remainder of the 2016 season. Keep checking our Facebook and Twitter page for further updates and future developments." Wonder why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Isn't it ancient? Probably needs scrapping like a lot of Zierer Tivolis have been recently... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 That's a shame (and a huge shame that it'll be SBNO, seems to be a common theme for UK parks at the moment!), I really hope the replacement is a coaster otherwise they will be down to three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 At 30 years it's certainly quite an old coaster now and a shame the ride appears to be for the chopping block. Then again maybe it just needs tonnes of maintenance or structural work, but it does seem very sudden. Glad I went on it when I did. The ride's layout was is identical to Treetops at Oakwood, bar the lack of trees and that it does 2 laps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 2 hours ago, Coaster Jamie said: That's a shame (and a huge shame that it'll be SBNO, seems to be a common theme for UK parks at the moment!), I really hope the replacement is a coaster otherwise they will be down to three. I'm sorry, but apart from Alton Towers what other rides are SBNO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project LC Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 2 minutes ago, ChessingtonSam said: I'm sorry, but apart from Alton Towers what other rides are SBNO? Well loggers at Thorpe. While it was a harsh comment it does have some truth behind it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted July 22, 2016 Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 6 minutes ago, ChessingtonSam said: I'm sorry, but apart from Alton Towers what other rides are SBNO? Loggers Leap at Thorpe, loads at Towers, some others at parks which have (in some cases) reopened, or partly removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3Dimensions Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Doubt the park will get anything spectacular, the last two investments have been pretty pointless, dodgems and a wave swinger? Pretty sure they already had them (albeit them being a bit crap). Isn't Bubbleworks huge? Surely it wouldn't fit in any space of the park? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 Rattlesnake won't be reopening according to Pleasurewood Hills Facebook, no mention of any replacement either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted January 14, 2017 Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 And nothing of value was lost... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 Well that's another one biting the dust, or rotting away for the foreseeable future. The UK has definitely had it's large share of SBNO stuff recently. Apparently Tales Of The Coast (that strange water/dark ride) was demolished last season and replaced with a wave swinger, which is quite laughable TBH even if the old ride wasn't great to begin with. Track issues may apparently be Rattlesnake's issue preventing it from running so it must be pretty serious if that's the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 Tales of the Coast was in an awful state, I wouldn't be surprised if the park had no choice but to remove it. Rattlesnake's removal brings the park down to only three coasters, so it's a loss in that respect IMO. Also, I quite enjoyed it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 The Rattlesnake is now officially dead! Source-Eastern Daily Press At 30, the attraction was one of the oldest and most iconic attractions for the park, undergoing many identities such as the ladybird, Rattlesnake and Snake In The Grass before reverting back to the Rattlesnake in it's final few years. It is believed to have closed due to the difficulty in finding replacement parts, which is slightly surprising given it's a Zierer and I'm pretty sure they still exist, however at the end of the day it was still a very old coaster. Prior to it's removal, it was the sixth oldest operating steel coaster in the UK, only surpassed by Little Dipper (Mack's Amusements)-1975, Steeplechase (BPB)-1977, Wild Cat (Southport)-1978, Revolution (BPB)-1979 and Skyways (Clarence Pier)-1980. The attraction is expected to be removed in the coming weeks with the main part of the coaster train to be auctioned off, with profits going towards a charitable cause. A replacement attraction is expected to be announced later in the season. ste193 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 So apparently Hobs Pit has closed now. Huge shame as it was one of the better dark rides in the UK, a lot of detail went into that and for a low-budget dark ride it was outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 Pretty shocking and surprising move, given how big marketing was when they built this and how much effort they put into the attraction, real shame. I just hope whatever replaces it is a step in the right direction, especially considering Coast and Rattlesnake have been removed, even if they were on their last legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 Personally I can see this park closing the way things are going. My opinion might be wrong and hope it is, but the place seemed very run down and lacking in atmosphere when I last went recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 So the park will be reopening their Rattlesnake attraction this year, which is a surprising yet amazing move, especially how popular and iconic that attraction used to be. Source- Pleasurewood Hills FB I believe the park have a new director/manager this year who hopefully seems dedicated and optimistic for the park and fingers crossed makes improvements, especially considering how run down the place has become lately. Great to see there are some places that can bring old rides back to life, although who’s to say what’s been done to achieve this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 It IS just a Zierer Tivoli at the end of the day... Not exactly difficult to replace one (Plopsa did it a few years back, which resulted in CredGate)... It's good but like, they need to do a hell of a lot of work on that park to make it somewhat interesting again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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