Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Icon | Mack Multi-Launch

[DelPiero]

Everything up until the final couple of elements looks great, expect it will pick up a bit more pace so the airtime hill before the turn back towards the brakes will be decent. Now fix the first half to good pacing and we're in business.

 

[Bert2theSpark]

<3

Go listen for yourself on iTunes!

 

[Lofty]

Icon Continuous Mix is the one - especially for the lower, calmer bits.

 

[MakoMania]

<3

Go listen for yourself on iTunes!

Go a few pages back

 

[CrashCoaster]

Time for an Icon update.

To start with, Icon's tunnel will feature mist!

Photo by amyharrison08 (Twitter).

Not a whole lot has changed, but the Coasters restaurant and the balcony are officially open. Here is a bunch of recent photos and a video taken by Pleasure Beach Updates (Facebook):-

1. There will be a fountain at the bottom of the first drop.

2. A closer view.

3. Icon's station has TVs.

4. A view f Icon's photo booth from the side.

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6. How can you not say that is a sexy-ass train?

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And here are the videos:-

https://www.facebook.com/

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To finish off, here is a recent testing video by Pleasure Beach Experience (YouTube):-

 

[rob666]

I have heard repeated rumours from a number of sources that the metal tubes shown in photo 1 are for statuary...the clump of rocks in the photo have holes for the fountains...I spotted the posh hose nozzles and water tub a couple of weeks ago.

 

[Matt N]

I knew Mandy would get a fountain in there somewhere...

 

[CrashCoaster]

Here's a couple more Icon photos by Pleasure Beach Updates:-

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I will add photos as they come.

I seriously can't get enough of this ride at the moment, I mean, it has theming!

 

[Sandman]

Loving the pathwork and mist, yay!

 

[MakoMania]

Staff on park today saying that BPB now have control over the ride, with Mack still there for support. They are also saying it will open anywhere from late April to mid May,depending on how generous the weather is.

 

[Smithy]

I mean, to be a pedant it doesn't necessarily have "theming" rather than it has "decorations".

 

[Pokemaniac]

I mean, to be a pedant it doesn't necessarily have "theming" rather than it has "decorations".

That's nice, because I could never figure out whether it is spelt "themeing" or "theming". "Decorations" avoids the issue altogether.

 

[Smithy]

Haha I actually corrected it from themeing because I thought it didn't look right.

 

[Lofty]

From all rumours (including actual press that are attending), it's opening late may, during the week to iron out any kinks before the weekend.

 

[MakoMania]

Surely there can't be over a month's worth of work left with the ride having been handed over to the park already? We've still got half of April left and minimal work left to complete.

Maybe they want to do a few weeks of soft openings before the official opening as they did with SkyForce.

 

[Lofty]

This whole 'it's ready so it should be open' argument just doesn't really work when you take into account the time for organising press days and inviting said press to a specific date. I can see them soft opening it before actual launch (not press launch), but weeks before? Extremely doubtful.

 

[streetmagix]

Someone mentioned that the Pleasure Beach is a bit quieter compared to previous years, presumably because people are waiting for ICON to open. If financials aren't looking too good then they may have to move the opening day forward to get people back into the park. The theming/decoration etc can then be done in the evenings/closed days.

 

[MakoMania]

Indeed, the park has been extremely quiet so far this season. Every coaster walk on with just one train running during the school holidays.

 

[Sandman]

To be fair, this year has been horrendous weather wise, so once summer kicks in and we get a few continuous days of good weather then families will probably be surging to local attractions for days out.

 

[Lofty]

Saying that they'll need to open a few weeks earlier to draw people back just doesn't stand. People will thrive to the park once it's open, just more concentrated on the rest of the year. The people waiting for it to open before visiting are going to come in May, June, July, whenever after it's opening and the space of a few weeks won't mean that they don't visit at all. It's the same people you're referring to?