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Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Icon | Mack Multi-Launch

Really really liking the colour scheme, modern yet clean and sophisticated. Everything Blackpool isnt!

Still can't quite believe this is happening its like a dream come true. Im just hoping Blackpool really pull the marketing out of the bag on this one and nail a decent campaign, i'd hate for this to be eclipsed by SW8 by the public simply because blackpools marketing isn't up to scratch!
 
My brain is still processing the unusual sight of a major new coaster being constructed at BPB. Aside from Infusion (which doesn't really count) I have never actually seen anything this major being constructed at my most frequented park. To be honest, even if Infusion was a new big coaster, it's been a decade since that opened now too and The Big One opened when I was like 4. Exciting times ahead!
 
It still hasn't quite set in for me that the k
UK is getting a Mack... Don't think it will till I see either tbh

But yay it's going up. Not 100% on the track colour still, but once I see more of it I guess I'll know whether I like it or not.
 
ATI said:
I know.

And @Smithy, do you still think it looks like :emoji_poop:?
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Yes.

The track would look better in a hundred different colours other than "Primer grey". It honestly looks drab and unfinished.

Also, slightly concerned that it might spoil a bit of what I enjoy about BPB, namely the old/historic feel of the park. Don't get me wrong, I'll probably love the ride, but I'm not sure how I feel about this brand new ultra-modern ride weaving in and out of the old classics, and what it'll look like when finished.
 
Smithy said:
Also, slightly concerned that it might spoil a bit of what I enjoy about BPB, namely the old/historic feel of the park. Don't get me wrong, I'll probably love the ride, but I'm not sure how I feel about this brand new ultra-modern ride weaving in and out of the old classics, and what it'll look like when finished.
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I can understand that viewpoint, but I suppose that's what people thought back when The Big One was built etc. This huge modern ride, ruining what was considered to be a fairly traditional park with a proud seafront view. And then there's Valhalla, which at the time would of seemed so unlike any of the previous investments but is now part of that Blackpool 'charm'. The truth about Pleasure Beach is that all the rides clash in such an overt way that it works really well and gives the park it's identity. I think that regardless of how Icon rides, it is definitely an investment that will add to Pleasure Beach's identity, in the same way that all the other rides have. Just give it a few weeks until the Steeplechase section goes up and you'll see just how snug Icon is going to look in BPB. ;)
 
I think I'd honestly rather green and orange to be honest, it'd brighten the place up and fit in with the other bright colours around.

Aye Sandman and once the track is complete I'm sure, colour aside, I'll love that way it follows the BPB theme of making the absolute most of the space they have. Looking forward to aerial views from the PMBO lift, one of my favourite images is looking down on Infusion being tucked into that small gap.
 
Guys, Icon isn't even built yet.

Look, I am literally "Mr Icon Fanboy" but even i'm not going to judge it until I actually ride it. As good as Icon should be i'm telling you now that there's no way in hell it will bring in as many people as Th13teen and The Smiler did for Alton Towers. Merlin's marketing and captive audience are a totally different league to BPB's. SW8 will continue that trend.

Hopefully Icon is a high quality attraction that brings in more guests, justifies the gate price rise and most importantly gets people talking about Blackpool again. I predict a very good 5 years are in store for the Pleasure Beach!
 
Sandman said:
I can understand that viewpoint, but I suppose that's what people thought back when The Big One was built etc. This huge modern ride, ruining what was considered to be a fairly traditional park with a proud seafront view.
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I don't think anyone thought that, really. The feedback I heard from locals at the time was that The Big One wasn't new enough - BPB had essentially just built a really big version of what they already had, but people thought it should have had loops too.

I do understand people's fears about losing the charm of the place though - I think the monorail, gold mine, and the log flume have been the biggest losses to the feel of the place in the last 20 years and Infusion hasn't really helped. But then you think of how successful Steeplechase and the Revolution were when they opened, and Icon is probably in that tradition.
 
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