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Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Icon | Mack Multi-Launch

Is she having fun? I can't tell
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Damn, the POV doesn’t do it justice at all!

Maybe they should’ve done what Liseberg did and mount the camera close to the rail.

I promise you it feels faster (and looks faster) on ride - at least it did on Saturday!
 
DelPiero said:
Sun sets in the west, over the Irish sea, which is where the sun is in the POV. But don't let facts distract you from your opinion...
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Well it was definitely filmed on an empty train, and it it doesn't travel as far along the brake run before it stops, unlike how I've seen it in person with a train full, so it's definitely running slower in this POV.
 
Looks slow...

Seriously though POV's never do coasters complete justice. It's just silly to write it off from that POV.
 
spicy said:
Looks slow...

Seriously though POV's never do coasters complete justice. It's just silly to write it off from that POV.
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Yup! I always assume a coaster will run a bit faster at the end of the day with a full train, but POVs do give a good indication.

Helix was the same, we all thought it looked a tad slow in the initial POVs and while it wasn't quite that slow when riding during the day, it only really became amazing late in the evening.
I'm still very excited to ride it, but the POV indicates it suffers from slightly undercooked launches.
 
It really didn't feel slow when I went on it on Monday and I was on the back row of an empty train. comparative to Helix as how it feels on ride. I was pleasantly surprised, but I can understand people who expected something a little more intense like an intamin, but you feel more speed then that pov would have you belive. I'm not trying to hype it up or be a fan boy, it's simply what I thought.

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Anyone who has ridden Taron will know that the POV makes it look like a boring, slow, family launch coaster. It's actually one of the most intense and thrilling coasters in the world. I'm sure ICON will be the same (I've yet to ride it, will be a few weeks before I'm back in Blackpool!)
 
I'm personally still hoping that it might be a top UK coaster (beating The Swarm) for me or possibly even a new top coaster overall (beating Mako). Can't tell until I've ridden it, though.
 
^Well, a lot new coasters are usually on local news channels around their openings.

As for the ride, I think the launches, top hat, immelmann, and the few elements/transitions following the immelmann look fun. The section between the top hat and second launch, and section towards the end just don't look that inspiring to me. If the launches reached slightly greater speeds, the rest of the layout could really benefit.
 
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