Toby Tidal Wave Posted August 11, 2014 Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 Went to the pier just under a week ago now. Unlimited wristband for 15 pound is fantastic value considering we were there for about 4 hours. Must of waited half hour for the booster but deffo worth it as they leave you up the top with fantastic views whilst the other riders get off. Got stuck on Air Race too for about 10 minutes. The operator said there was something wrong with a sensor which allows the cars to lock in place to allow the bars to rise. Probably due to the fact that the sun was beaming down on the ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted August 11, 2014 Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 Is the wristband offer still on? If so do you know when it ends? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted August 11, 2014 Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 The wristband offer is on for the whole of the summer holidays TPJames 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJames Posted August 12, 2014 Report Share Posted August 12, 2014 I hope that I can get a visit as never been before! I would imagine it would be very busy though. How long are the queues roughly in the peak summer week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Well it IS a very popular Brit holiday destination...so I'd say VERY long indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Went to the Brighton pier for a bit today as I was in Brighton anyway and ended up having a good time. When we got there Air Race, The Booster, Turbo coaster, Crazy mouse, Helter Skelter, Carousel were all closed due to adverse weather conditions. As soon as we walked up to the Booster, they were just about to open it so we thought we might as well buy wristbands which were only £10 because of ride closures. We then got on the Booster for my first time, and it was awesome, I loved the point when you go past the top and then your car thing spins, the feeling was awesome. Looking around at the top while they unload and load people is also nice, shame the cycle is soo short though! When we were at the top we could see air race testing, so then we went to that. Air race was awesome! The restraints were comfy and on my last ride I counted the inversions, 18! We then went for lunch and some shopping and came back later. None of the other closed rides had opened, but I wasn't really bothered, I would of liked to do the wild mouse but that doesn't matter too much. The manager said because of the wind it would just get stuck halfway through the ride. It was funny seeing the Carousel moving on it's own because of the wind! Air race did have a few problems but it was only due to the weather, they need to be lined up straight before the ride can start or for the restraints to release and the wind was moving them, so a member of staff had to come and stop them swinging or make them straight in order for it too work. In total we did 3x Air race, 2x Galaxia, 1x The booster, 2x Twister, 4x Wild River, 2x Dodgems, 1x Horror Hotel, 1x Waltzers. Bearing in mind that these rides range from £3 - £5 each, £10 for the whole day is really good value. I hope that I can get a visit as never been before! I would imagine it would be very busy though. How long are the queues roughly in the peak summer week? There was no queues yesterday really, except from the booster and the horror hotel. I wouldn't recommend queuing for the horror hotel (it was awful) Everything else we just waited for the cycle to finish and we were on the next ride! TPJames 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GladiatorFanKyle Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 During busy times the booster always gets long queues. I went to the pier last weekend and the queues were quite long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GladiatorFanKyle Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 They now do a £15 wristband which is for all the time but they just make it either £10-£5 on selected days which is a really good step from the pier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GladiatorFanKyle Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 People who have been on the Air Race have you ever had your safety bar checked?? on my 10 rides on it when I was there last friday they never actually properly checked the bar. only just tugged the seatbelt but not actually pulled on the safety bar it self... does any of the air races not get their safety bars checked??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean_W Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 Booster has been taken down... is this just a yearly maintenance kind of thing? I just read through the rest of this topic to see if my question would be answered already, but it hasn't been discussed. What I did notice, however, is a lot of love for that god awful Air Race thing - it's the most boring, repetitive, soulless ride I have ever been on in my life... I may have just had some rubbish cycles, but I honestly cannot imagine how that ride can possibly be made fun? It just goes round and round and round and round and round (recurring) - it's not even a sickly 'round and round'. Just feels like a carousel that just so happens to rotate upside down like it's not even a big deal haha. Just round and round and round and round and round and round and round and round and round and round... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Project LC Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 The booster is often taken down for maintenance. Dean_W 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mer Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 Popped onto the pier for a bit when down in Brighton yesterday (didn't ride anything though)! Booster is still down, took some pics and a video of engineers doing stuff, for all you geeks No idea if it normally has this much maintenance so it could be nothing (unless it's rusting away like the Super Booster ) Popped the video on YouTube as unlisted because videos uploaded straight into forum posts don't seem to play if you're on a smartphone. Turbo was repainted in 2013 to a tacky yellow and blue colour. It looks and sounds as rough and awful as ever. Good old Pinfari Also they have a new soft play area in the dome part (which actually looks quite fun and made me wish I was a kid again ) and a new spinny kiddie drop tower thing called i220. (Can't help but feel that Timber Tug Boat would've fitted in better on this pier than Thorpe...) Probably would've tried out Air Race if I wasn't stuffed after a lovely three-course Italian Looks like you get some awesome hang time! Oh and the pier is technically now Brighton Palace Pier, as was revealed last July http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14592161.Victory_as_new_owners_agree_to_put_back____Palace____to_pier_name/ Quite a detailed article which mentions the new owner and changes they want to make to the pier whilst keeping the tradition and heritage! I remember it being called Palace Pier, I think it's nice they're referring back to its original name Looks like the sign should be changing this year! Mattgwise and pluk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 I was on the peir a couple of weeks back, was mighty hungover so not up for riding much, just did the ghostrain. It is dire. They wanted £20 for a wristband, with half the rides closed for maintenance. An optimistic price which it seemed no one had taken them up on. Did think it all looked clean and fresh compared to my previous visits, seems the new owners are doing good things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 ^ Whenever I've been before and a few rides have been down they have done the wristband for £10 so its odd they're not doing that anymore?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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