AT Skyride re-build

[pitchnoir]

Thursday 19th November 2009 - Tuesday July 21st 2009 saw the Cloud Cuckoo Land Sky Ride station, almost completely destroyed by fire. First reported here, the blaze took place during the evening, when the park was empty. The damage to the station was almost total, only the mechanics and main structural frame remained. The Sky Ride, which had only received brand new gondolas this year, remained closed for the rest of the season.

Plans have now been submiited to rebuild the station, so that the Sky Ride will once again transport guests around the park. The plans state, "The rationale is to replace the former building, utilising the existing substructure and matching the previous building volume and height, but with a simpler, more contemporary design, with more emphasis on the colour and fun associated with a major theme park". The plans themselves, as you'll be able to see below, show a colourful hot air balloon murial theme.

It can be assumed that there is little chance of this application being rejected, with the building more or less being a like for like development, but it is unclear yet as to when, the Sky Ride will be back up and running.

and also a PDF can be found here : http://towersnerd.com/images/news/cuckoo_plans.pdf

and all found on:
http://www.towersnerd.com/news/item.php?id=192

 

[Ollie]

So they're rebuilding it then. I quite like the designs. Nice and colourful and should fit in with the rest of the area.

 

[bob_3_]

It's quite a boring design, but then again it's similar to what it used to look like.

 

[Martyn B]

Its a nice simple design, however I personally would have liked to see them be a bit more creative, maybe give the theme that new Ug-Land will get for next year? It would fit in more, especially if the new theme park Ug-Land is to be similar to the Towers.

 

[Nemesis Inferno]

I would say that this is more suited to Cloud Cuckoo's theme as it is the 'land' where you will enter and exit, just like it always did beforehand...

Hence it it designed with that area in mind, even it a Towers themed station would be awesome, it's easier for them to get planning permission with a similar design to the original...

 

[Ian]

It's a mass transport system that I find very useful.

I'd love to see it themed to some uber adventure that's going to take me to another land, but that's not going to happen.

It's clean and functional. I'm not excited about this but it will help me get to Forbidden Valley...and I want to get there as quick as possible, regardless of how tarty it looks.

 

[Martyn B]

I would say that this is more suited to Cloud Cuckoo's theme as it is the 'land' where you will enter and exit, just like it always did beforehand...

Well yeah, but some rumours are saying that the new land could well be 'towers' themed, and if so, the station would surely be better suited with a towers theme as its wham bang in the middle of the Towers and the new land.

 

[marc]

Its a station do people even really stand there and study details?

Its looks ok, not that I will use it anyway I hate the thing as most people know. I enjoy walking round the park anyway.

Wonder if they will put vending machines infront of it again lol.

 

[Nemesis Inferno]

I would say that this is more suited to Cloud Cuckoo's theme as it is the 'land' where you will enter and exit, just like it always did beforehand...

Well yeah, but some rumours are saying that the new land could well be 'towers' themed, and if so, the station would surely be better suited with a towers theme as its wham bang in the middle of the Towers and the new land.

It's not exactly 'wham bang' in the middle... Imo it's more on the boundaries of the two 'areas', but because the entrance and exit face CCL it would make more sense to theme it to that...

Also as I said, it'll be cheaper and easier permission wise for it to look like the older version...

 

[tks]

Well the balloon motif works better for a skyride than say a giant looming castle. It fits the ride better than anything to do with the towers.

 

[bezzzzzer]

Cool, I like it. Resembles the old one a fair bit, which is cool.

I reckon it'll fit in more than the rebuilt one in Forbidden Valley. It looked too new for that area. This I can see working well, since Rita's Bar n Grill is quite a new looking building, and that fits in quite well. It's going to make that Burger King look even worse and shabbier.

If I was the Skyride station at the entrance I'd be brickin' it! You're next..