Glitch Posted January 29, 2020 Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Will we change the name of the thread though? Personally I think it should be renamed Nemesis Inferno after one of the UK's best roller-coasters. Martin Doyle and JoshuaA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenVig Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 15 hours ago, Glitch said: it should be renamed Nemesis Inferno after one of the UK's best roller-coasters. JoshuaA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaA Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 23 hours ago, Glitch said: Will we change the name of the thread though? Personally I think it should be renamed Nemesis after one of the UK's best roller-coasters. I changed it for you so it makes more sense JoelAllen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theme Park Fanatic Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Does anyone know the date when Blackbuckneer's successor will sail into Pirates Cove at Chessington? Additionally can any I tell me how many months,weeks or days it takes to assemble a swinging pirate ship ride. In my personal opinion I doubt that the new swinging pirate ship will be open for the 19th of March the first day of the Chessington 2020 season. kind regards and have and have a brilliant weekend from Theme Park Fanatic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 25 minutes ago, Theme Park Fanatic said: Does anyone know the date when Blackbuckneer's successor will sail into Pirates Cove at Chessington? Additionally can any I tell me how many months,weeks or days it takes to assemble a swinging pirate ship ride. In my personal opinion I doubt that the new swinging pirate ship will be open for the 19th of March the first day of the Chessington 2020 season. kind regards and have and have a brilliant weekend from Theme Park Fanatic! It depends I guess - if the ride is *exactly* the same and requires no / little ground work etc I can’t really see it taking long atall to construct I guess if ground work is needed maybe a bit longer - it could be ready for March I guess we will see construction soon from the zoo days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theme Park Fanatic Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 I agree. The pit the boat sits in is already there,as is as the control booth and queline.The only work that will be required is the painting of the booth and queline and the errection of the boat and supports. I would also like Chessington to enhance the queline by adding more theming and even a new soundtrack. I wonder if the arrival of a new swinging pirate ship mean that the of Pirate's Cove will receive an overall refurbishment? To all me fellow forum members I hope that you all have an awesome weekend,kind regards Theme Park Fanatic JoelAllen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 Thread renamed to it's new name "The Blue Barnacle". Image courtesy of UK Theme Parks FB page. JoelAllen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntman707 Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 Shame it's not H.M.S. Wardley (Thanks Mer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitch Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 Still looks to be a while away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theme Park Fanatic Posted June 8, 2020 Report Share Posted June 8, 2020 (edited) Can somebody please tell me what the current state of Black Buckaneer's ride area is? I'm asking this as Blue Barnacle was due to reopen as in Black Buckaneer's domain a week after Lockdown began.Can someone please inform me of the Blue Barnacles manufacturer. All I know is that the Blue Barnacle is not a Huss Swinging Pirate Ship like it's predecessor was. Penultimatly can someone please tell me if the Blue Barnacle is new or second hand? If the latter is applicable can someone please name the Theme\Amusement park where it previously operated. Finally will the Blue Barnacle be operational when Chessington can finally reopen to the public on the 4th of July 2020 Edited June 8, 2020 by Mattgwise Topic already existed. Merged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted June 9, 2020 Report Share Posted June 9, 2020 22 hours ago, Theme Park Fanatic said: Can somebody please tell me what the current state of Black Buckaneer's ride area is? I'm asking this as Blue Barnacle was due to reopen as in Black Buckaneer's domain a week after Lockdown began.Can someone please inform me of the Blue Barnacles manufacturer. All I know is that the Blue Barnacle is not a Huss Swinging Pirate Ship like it's predecessor was. Penultimatly can someone please tell me if the Blue Barnacle is new or second hand? If the latter is applicable can someone please name the Theme\Amusement park where it previously operated. Finally will the Blue Barnacle be operational when Chessington can finally reopen to the public on the 4th of July 2020 I believe Blue Barnacle is new. I'm under the impression it's a Huss too, but I maybe be incorrect there... Everything else: it's hard to say, as it will all depend on how much work they've been able to do during Lockdown (including whether they've been able to get people in to install and 'function test' the ride). That may be further complicated by the fact their carpark has been used for coronavirus testing. We'll just have to wait and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 The ship has finally arrived. Image courtesy of CWoA Social media. Looks to be the same size (or very close) as before. I know many had worries it would be smaller model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 Glad to see construction of this attraction finally sailing ahead! The absence of flat rides definitely affected the park last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaA Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 there once was a ugly barnacle that was so ugly everyone died. Anyway cool they are getting it replaced, that is a dream for most Merlin parks with flats these days. The name though, lol interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamess Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 The new boat has arrived! Would I be right in saying it’s smaller than Black Buccaneer? Photo courtesy of Theme Park Guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 Still 9 rows but the ends look slightly smaller. I imagine a maximum of three at the ends, four in the middle rows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 Is the white seating the final finish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theme Park Fanatic Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 45 minutes ago, pluk said: Is the white seating the final finish? @pluk I wonder the same thing. I think having white seats is very unwise as the rain and the public will no doubt result in staining. Theme Park Guide have since posted photographs of the Blue Barnacle’s supports and mast and they are a brown/wood colour so I would guess that the Blue Barnacle’s paintwork is very much still a work in progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted December 5, 2020 Report Share Posted December 5, 2020 I would have thought it would have been for seats to be painted / themed / styled / whatever off site / by the manufacturer, so there's a possibility that might be the final finish. But yeah, it's quite jarring and not the best look. And Chessington have done weirder things than theming seats on-site before, so wouldn't count it out just yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 I like the picturebook look, the original boat looked pretty generic. It's a bit primary coloured but has a nice style, I hope the new ride actually improves on the original (for the first time ever in Chessington's history?) and keeps the really nice landscaped queue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappomatic Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 Looks like a Zamperla: https://www.zamperla.com/products/galleon/ According to the specs this is somewhat shorter than Huss's equivalent: https://www.hussrides.com/en/classic-rides/pirate-ship In the video on Zamperla's website it looks pretty lethargic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 14 hours ago, Zappomatic said: Looks like a Zamperla: https://www.zamperla.com/products/galleon/ According to the specs this is somewhat shorter than Huss's equivalent: https://www.hussrides.com/en/classic-rides/pirate-ship In the video on Zamperla's website it looks pretty lethargic. Sure looks like it when you look at that odd end section with one entry to the two back rows. These are not great! What a shame, but I guess we could have ended up with nothing, so may as well appreciate that it's better than nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamess Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 On 1/9/2021 at 3:17 AM, Zappomatic said: Looks like a Zamperla: https://www.zamperla.com/products/galleon/ According to the specs this is somewhat shorter than Huss's equivalent: https://www.hussrides.com/en/classic-rides/pirate-ship In the video on Zamperla's website it looks pretty lethargic. Chessington Buzz has reported it to be manufactured by ‘Metallbau Emmeln‘ Here is a video of a ship also manufactured by them which looks to be very similar, with the same looking supports also. Luckily it swings pretty good. Mattgwise and pluk 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattgwise Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 Well spotted. It looks to run a bit better than the zamperla. Specs state it has a theoretical capacity of 42 people, 650pph, and the height of it is 11m. Although you'd have to be pretty crammed in to get 42 on that boat. The product guide can be downloaded on this page.. https://www.metallbau-emmeln.de/en/attractions/#s2_2 Jamess 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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