Pleasurewood Hills Log Flume Makeover

[Jools]

It has been confirmed that Pleasurewood Hills' Mellow Yellow Log Flume attraction will have a makeover and new name of "Timber Falls".
The ride has been dismantled, and put in the carpark, maybe they will move the Log Flume and place a coaster in it's place as there seems to be alot of talk about Whirlwind coming to Pleasurewood.

Link: http://www.unofficialpleasurewood.co.uk/

 

[ciallkennett]

The name of the link tells us a lot about the reliability of this site, but nonetheless, there are pictures

Where Mellow Yellow currently resides would be ideal for Whirlwind, if the rumours of it's move are true, and a new make-over should make it look less 'plasticy' and temporary.

I do hope they don't rid of Mellow Yellow as it is a very good log flume.

Looks like PWH is moving on up.

 

[Jools]

Actually the site is extremly reliable!

 

[ciallkennett]

Probably is, but the url tells me otherwise :lol:

 

[Jools]

But it's not freewebs, plus the guy who runs that site works for pleasurewood I think.

 

[Martyn B]

Well the name is a massive improvement, so good start.

But I cant help but think its a bit pointless doing this, it is an old Log Flume, though it is good, but a new attraction, like the rapids that LWV are getting, would be a better thing for money to be spent on IMO.

 

[gavin]

^ I disagree. Lightwater's "new" ride is a quick-fix, temporary, rented attraction that will only be there for a season or two.

A decent retheme on a popular ride and freeing up space for a possible coaster, even if it is just Whirlwind, is a much better move in the long run.

 

[Nic]

as long as you can still watch people getting soaked on the 1st corner, its good.

 

[Martyn B]

^ I disagree. Lightwater's "new" ride is a quick-fix, temporary, rented attraction that will only be there for a season or two.

A decent retheme on a popular ride and freeing up space for a possible coaster, even if it is just Whirlwind, is a much better move in the long run.

It not freeing up any space though as its not beign moved. And the Rapids at WMSP look very good IMO and I'd like to see some of them at Pleasurewood, there is a major lack of attractions and they would fill a gap. They're good fun, and dont look so tacky when they're themed.

 

[Mike]

The log flume has been in that same location for years and years, and no matter how many times they change it's name, or give it a "theme", it's always going to be that same old crappy travelling flume.

 

[Jools]

The log flume has been in that same location for years and years, and no matter how many times they change it's name, or give it a "theme", it's always going to be that same old crappy travelling flume.

Is there any clones of PWHs flume in the UK?

 

[Martyn B]

^I dont think so. Well I haven't come across any.

I've always like the Log Flume at Pleasurewood, dont no why really, probably because I used to go on it when I was a wee baby! It gives you a nice soaking as well.

 

[luke8]

Theres a clone on the European Fair Circuit, which Im sure has visited some fairs in the UK two or three times. I've seen photos of it.

But yeah, still a crappy travelling model, as Mike said

 

[Martyn B]

^ Are you sure you're not thinking of them Wild River flumes that keep popping up everywhere?

(Bottons, WMSP, Paultons)

 

[Jools]

^ Are you sure you're not thinking of them Wild River flumes that keep popping up everywhere?

(Bottons, WMSP, Paultons)

And Brean, and what Lightwater Valley use to have before Grizzly...

I aswell like the Pleasurewood log flume, cuts out a lot of the slow crap that you find on Flumes such as Alton's and Blackpools had a lot of it too, decent height and gets you nice and wet, not inuendo :wink:.

 

[ciallkennett]

Does anybody know when they expect to re-open it as 'Timber Falls'?

Will it be 2010 or will it be sometime this season?

 

[Anonymous]

i agree with martin , i think it is a clone "/

 

[Martyn B]

Does anybody know when they expect to re-open it as 'Timber Falls'?

Will it be 2010 or will it be sometime this season?

Sometime this year, its not open yet though. Theres lots of ground work being done around the ride. It also had lots of sections of trough replaced, its looks almost like a brand new attraction:

 

[ciallkennett]

^ I saw when I went a few weeks back. It looks nasty in my opinion, much prefer the old colours even if they look tacky and plastic.

Nevertheless...

 

[HarryBoyy]

It would be good to put a rollercoaster in the place where mellow yellow was because then they can make another big ride in that park like the boomerang [cant remember the name] and put the log flume somewhere else