GuyWithAStick
Captain Basic
Why not? ICON is going to be an ICONic ride in an already ICONic lineup at an ICONic park!
Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Icon | Mack Multi-Launch
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FistedColossus
Hyper Poster
Icont believe the Iconic jokes are still going.
elephant58
Hyper Poster
Who wants to see the Pleasure Beach's awful new park map?
CrashCoaster
CF Legend
I'm glad I'm not the only one who hates it.Who wants to see the Pleasure Beach's awful new park map?
Jarrett
Most Obnoxious Member 2016
Haha, if anyone’s familiar with the game Parkitect it reminds me of that.
Coaster looks great though! Love how compact it is, especially how it looks jammed up against two coasters like that. Looks to be really well paced through some of those tight maneuvers too.
Coaster looks great though! Love how compact it is, especially how it looks jammed up against two coasters like that. Looks to be really well paced through some of those tight maneuvers too.
airtime_uk_ash
Mega Poster
Must be the only map that makes the rides look more spaced out than they actually are.
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ThrillX_the_Xplorer
Roller Poster
I was fortunate enough to ride Icon today (in the last but one row) and it definitely delivered.
When you compare the ride to Nemesis - my benchmark for UK coasters - I think BPB's new kid on the block might have it beat. Sustained intensity is the only thing of note that's missing from Icon in my opinion, but there's more than enough pops of air and exciting shifts in direction and height to keep you on your toes. I could imagine marathoning the Mack coaster for far longer than is sensible with the B&M machine, ultimately getting more enjoyment out of the process too. Pleasingly, very little of its quite considerable ride duration is wasted on quiet or dull moments - thanks in part to the absence of a lift hill and the interesting arrangement of different elements/ride progression.
I think I was always going to like Icon because Blue Fire impressed me a lot when I rode it several years ago. I'm just a little surprised to find a very similar, high quality coaster from a top manufacturer at Blackpool Pleasure Beach of all places!
When you compare the ride to Nemesis - my benchmark for UK coasters - I think BPB's new kid on the block might have it beat. Sustained intensity is the only thing of note that's missing from Icon in my opinion, but there's more than enough pops of air and exciting shifts in direction and height to keep you on your toes. I could imagine marathoning the Mack coaster for far longer than is sensible with the B&M machine, ultimately getting more enjoyment out of the process too. Pleasingly, very little of its quite considerable ride duration is wasted on quiet or dull moments - thanks in part to the absence of a lift hill and the interesting arrangement of different elements/ride progression.
I think I was always going to like Icon because Blue Fire impressed me a lot when I rode it several years ago. I'm just a little surprised to find a very similar, high quality coaster from a top manufacturer at Blackpool Pleasure Beach of all places!
FistedColossus
Hyper Poster
I like that map. Alton Towers had something similar mid 00’s did they not?
They got Icons track the wrong colour though.
They got Icons track the wrong colour though.
henryjwillis
Mega Poster
Ahh so excited now. I know people might be getting caught up in the hype a bit, but the fact that these reviews are all coming from early morning half filled rides is making me very optimistic. And yeah the map's pretty retro. I like it.
elephant58
Hyper Poster
They did indeed and it was ****.