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New attractions at Paultons Park

A new trailer for ghostly Manor is out. Got to say, I'm very impressed of this advert.
What do you guys think?
 
A new trailer for ghostly Manor is out. Got to say, I'm very impressed of this advert.
What do you guys think?

Well, the tone is good, it shows the ride concept well and it has an '80s vibe (I've not seen "Stranger Things", but I assume that's what they're alluding to). Presumably, the "trapped ghost" (green swirls in a cylinder) is the pre-show.
 
UK Theme Parks gave us another update on the viking area.
Not long now until the superfans event that's happening in 2 weeks time. I still think it's some sort of Gerstlauer (or Intamin) coaster.
And the footers by magma is believed to be a building.
Just watch the video to yourselves to find out.
 
The footers on the Go-Karts site remind me of Mecalodon, although I suppose it could be anything with a lot of turns. I'm not sure of the technical term, but the rectangular footers look like they could have one vertical support coming out of each, as well as one diagonal.

The building by Magma looks very substantial. Assuming it's not a tunnel or station for the "Go-Karts" ride, I suppose it might be the area's main shop and restaurant.

As for the beneath-Cobra ride, I'm beginning to think it might be a very simple coaster. There's really not much room left east of Cobra, once you've accounted for this new ride's station and (presumably) lift hill. It looks like a very "tight" ride, if you know what I mean. Can't imagine a long train with lots of banked turns.
 
More Construction updates from Paultons Hoot. I know I keep spamming with construction updates 😅 but whatever Paultons does is very exciting to see what's going on with the park.

Video will be out at 7:30 tonight.

Also 2 weeks from today until The
Superfans Day 😁
 
More Construction updates from Paultons Hoot. I know I keep spamming with construction updates 😅 but whatever Paultons does is very exciting to see what's going on with the park.

I like how he said Lawrence and James came over and said hello to him. The parks that make you feel welcome are the best.

As for the ride near Cobra, the look of it gives me water ride vibes, but of course it could just be the Viking theming. I'm definitely getting the feeling at the moment that this 2026 ride is the less major of the two, and the 2027 "Go-Karts" ride will be a bigger coaster. A Water Coaster is still a big possibility for the "Cobra" ride, I think, although it's a bit confusing with the inversion and 1.2m restriction etc.
 
I like how he said Lawrence and James came over and said hello to him. The parks that make you feel welcome are the best.

As for the ride near Cobra, the look of it gives me water ride vibes, but of course it could just be the Viking theming. I'm definitely getting the feeling at the moment that this 2026 ride is the less major of the two, and the 2027 "Go-Karts" ride will be a bigger coaster. A Water Coaster is still a big possibility for the "Cobra" ride, I think, although it's a bit confusing with the inversion and 1.2m restriction etc.
2026 will be a new coaster, I think it might be a gertslauer infinity or eurofighter. Then 2027 is a mack/intamin water coaster.
 
2026 will be a new coaster, I think it might be a gertslauer infinity or eurofighter. Then 2027 is a mack/intamin water coaster.
That's what I was thinking, a Gerstlauer.
For the water coaster though (hate to break this) from what I heard, the park was suppose to purchase an Intamin water coaster (along the lines of Divertical at Mirabilandia) but unfortunately due to some unknown issues with both Intamin & Paultons, the water coaster is now completely scrapped.
 
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In all reality, its great we have managed to wittle our options down to 3/4 possibilities. Based on the footers of course;

Intamin Hot Racer (My No.1 pick still)
Gerstlauer Eurofighter/Infinity
Gerstlauer Airtime Coaster (aka: Mecaladon)

In my own personal opinion (with no bias may I add), the Intamin Hot Racer is the most likely, and most fitting for Paultons. They already have an outstanding line-up of family coasters, Storm Chaser being the most thrilling. An Intamin Hot Racer seems like the next step up, not an ultimate thrill coaster, but the next step up. If its anything like Mahuka, then perfect!

As for 2027. I can’t see Paultons adding another massive attraction. Its a possibility if course, however, seen as Vikings is the ultimate renovation/add-on of the Cobra/Edge/Magma area, they won’t want to invest again until 2028, even 2029. A Water coaster would be a nice addition, however we have seen many UK parks stray away from water attractions, making me heavily doubt them adding one being a possibility. But hey-ho. Paultons has the brightest future of any UK theme park, so nothing will shock me!

EDIT: plus the addition of on-site accommodation, possibly a hotel in the future too, Paultons truly have cemented themselves as the UK’s most family-friendly and immersive theme park!
 
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That's what I was thinking, a Gerstlauer.
For the water coaster though (hate to break this) from what I heard, the park was suppose to purchase an Intamin water coaster (along the lines of Divertical at Mirabilabdia) but unfortunately due to some unknown issues with both Intamin & Paultons, the water coaster is now completely scrapped.
An infinity coaster with multiple launches would be a good fit imo. The interactive buttons on ride could be used for choosing which Norse god you follow changing the ride experience.

I would have preferred a Mack water coaster, much better banking and transitions imo.

Hopefully they will show what’s coming next year and tease 2027 similar to super fans days last year!
 
That's what I was thinking, a Gerstlauer.
For the water coaster though (hate to break this) from what I heard, the park was suppose to purchase an Intamin water coaster (along the lines of Divertical at Mirabilabdia) but unfortunately due to some unknown issues with both Intamin & Paultons, the water coaster is now completely scrapped.
That would've been a very interesting addition for Paultons I'd say and a massive step up from Storm Chaser if there's nothing as thrilling build.

Divertical is 164ft with a height requirement of 1.3m. Based on the height of the coaster itself, I'm not sure if it would've happened unless it's custom and more in height like the Mack Water Coaster models with the park having restrictions on how high they can build without planning permission.
 
Vindfald at Tivoli Friheden is 1.2m, so a Euro Fighter definitely fits the bill. Would also make sense working with Gerstlauer again on a ride that so closely intertwines with Cobra. The newer Infinity Coasters (Fury, Mystic, Pitts Special) seem to be 1.3m, so I can definitely imagine a Euro Fighter more. I think it has a left-turn into the station (rather than a right-turn out of it), and so the bit that points south-west (?) and goes under Cobra is the beginning of the ride. So, the first element is that complex arrangement of footers, whatever it is. Personally, I'd rather have a launched coaster than one with a vertical lift hill, but we'll see.

Pure speculation, but I do wonder if there was the possibility of a 2-coaster deal with Intamin, that somehow got changed to a deal with Gerstlauer. There was the rumour that a Hot Racer had been sold to the UK, and the initial "planning" document, if you like, had an Intamin Water Coaster on it. It would have to have been a lot smaller than the existing ones, but I guess it could be done.

For the 2027 ride, I think a Gerstlauer Airtime Coaster would be much better than a Water Coaster, personally, but I could definitely imagine a small SuperSplash like the one at Plopsaland.
 
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