I was affected by a power cut in 2018 at Chessington! I was able to go back for free, but I didn't know it happened at Thorpe too
@oldhamer11111 сағат бұрын
This is great, thank you for making it. I'm looking forward to watching the other parts 😊
@coaster_dad10 сағат бұрын
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed. There’s so much history in the park 😀
@ChrisBtwКүн бұрын
I was at pleasure beach on a tuesday and we only managed to get on 4 rides lol
@coaster_dad18 сағат бұрын
🙈
@nataliebutton7344Күн бұрын
Sorry not sorry.. I found this video rather amusing, especially the last bit with the car key! 🤣🙈👍🏻 Love the camera poses idea though… if I get to Blackpool I might just do this if allowed? I know middle fingers etc aren’t cause it’s swearing but surely attempting murder will be fine… Anyways another great video, look forward to the next one and congrats on 4k subs! ❤️
@coaster_dadКүн бұрын
Thanks. Yeah my daughter did a middle finger on ice blast a few years ago and I had a fight with the guy to get the photo. I understand not displaying it on the screen but he couldn’t show me any terms or conditions that stated I couldn’t receive the image so he reluctantly printed it 😂😂😂
@nataliebutton7344Күн бұрын
@@coaster_dad haha I love a good technicality… I can imagine it being a bit difficult at first knowing where the cameras are, especially if you never rode before!
@princess_sarina_aria_elysiaКүн бұрын
Activated a reserve and ride at Chessington for the day I bought it rather than the day I needed it, oh and I also only got Discovery Pass for my merlin annual pass and ended up going there during a blocked off half term week due to having a job interview there the next day AND I turned up at 12:30pm thinking it would be fine because I had reserve and ride So that was £20 extra for a restriction day ticket, £30 for the wasted reserve and ride, another £30 for buying a second reserve and ride once I arrived and realised the first one wasn't working, my most unnecessarily expensive theme park trip yet 😅 We are all muppets here 🤝
@coaster_dadКүн бұрын
Oops 🙈 glad it’s not just me then 😂
@liesl7617Күн бұрын
We're near Edinburgh and go to Blackpool once a year - almost always in October. In 2918, my son and I decided to go down on the Tryst weekend (1st Monday in Sep usually). We had 5 hours of travelling as we went by train, and The Big One was closed for maintenance, someone puked on the Nash and they had to hose it off, Skyforce was shut and Icon broke down. Probably my most disappointing day in Blackpool ever.
@coaster_dadКүн бұрын
Bloody hell. That sounds like a nightmare 🙈
@RidesandRamblingКүн бұрын
If she wasn't your "Ex" wife, she probably would have been after that... fair play to her for doing it though. I bet you learned your lesson.
@coaster_dadКүн бұрын
Ha ha. Yeah. Now bring two keys 😜
@davidwoods7720Күн бұрын
LMAO a total muppet
@coaster_dadКүн бұрын
🙋♂️😂
@mattg2861Күн бұрын
Only come across this video now. I think the owners need to revert back to the pay as you ride scheme. It will bring people back and bring more money back to the park. It seems like the investors and owners are trying to ride on nostalgia rather than quality. I just don’t think anything will change if they add another hotel. It won’t change the problems
@coaster_dadКүн бұрын
Yup I have a video saying the same kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jsuZntOHyamboGQ.html
@BenandHolliesTPAКүн бұрын
Who knew the famous Bart Homer choke would be an illegal photo 🤣 And wow 😲huge kudos to the ex wife for delivering the Icon claimed car key 😂😂😂
@coaster_dadКүн бұрын
Ha ha. Yeah thankfully now I’m with my partner and both of us have a key so won’t need that again 😉
@brianlloyd7207Күн бұрын
Even muppest ride roller coasters with there phones out 😆
@coaster_dadКүн бұрын
😂😂
@LoveTwoExploreКүн бұрын
Great watch, I have way more than 5 myself! 🤣
@coaster_dadКүн бұрын
😂😂
@FifeFlyer75Күн бұрын
Great to see you now over 4k subscribers. Well deserved, and keep up the good work :)
@coaster_dadКүн бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@danielward4868Күн бұрын
You sound like an enthusiast just by mentioning those things. Hyperia spited me when it closed the first time and I know how it feels to go to Busch Gardens during a storm
@coaster_dadКүн бұрын
I’m sure I’ll get to Hyperia eventually 🤞
@danielward4868Күн бұрын
@coaster_dad It is great, I visited more recently, and it is the most unique thrill coaster in the uk
@rompaqКүн бұрын
Chris I absolutely love your videos.its an absolute bugg
@coaster_dadКүн бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@Foxstar1387Күн бұрын
Enthusiasts are still prone to abit of muppetry every now and then
@coaster_dadКүн бұрын
😂🙋♂️
@dannyseville2543Күн бұрын
Most of them just sound like a rite of passage for a theme park enthusiast so I'd say you've earned your badge 😂
@coaster_dadКүн бұрын
😂 thanks
@chrismasterson3968Күн бұрын
That ride photo one🤣 Our worst mistake was we drove to Disneyland Paris with a roofbox on our car for suitcases. Yeah you guessed it, we drove into a Disney car park with a heightbar on the entrance and forgot the roofbox was on! We (or should me!) crashed the heightbar off which landed and smashed on our windscreen. While my family enjoyed a lovely day, I ended up having to spend the day sorting a new windscreen in the car. Doh 🤦♂
@coaster_dadКүн бұрын
Yikes 🙈
@DavidR.Anderson83Күн бұрын
Im planning, or at least was planning on taking my daughter up for the October half term. Can anyone on here who's been up recently or maybe last October tell me if it's worth it.. I didnt know the place was struggling the way it was. Any help or whatnot would be appreciated
@coaster_dadКүн бұрын
I think it’ll depend on a few things. Half term could be busy so that may impact how much you get on (in any park to be fair). And if it’s planned in advance online and you’re aware of the current ride closures then you should be fine. If you went and paid on the door or didn’t realise a few rides were closed I can imagine you’d be pretty upset. Everyone is different but I still enjoy the pleasure beach. But then again I go often so I don’t mind only doing a few rides because I’ll be back.
@DavidR.Anderson83Күн бұрын
@coaster_dad Thank you for that. Suppose it's a risk, anywhere you go. I don't wanna pay for the hotel, train fares, and tickets to get in only to have all the main attractions closed. I'll try and plan ahead in regards to the rides, weather and all that. Thank you!
@multilaunchmadnessКүн бұрын
I’m gonna try this at drayton
@coaster_dadКүн бұрын
Let me know how you get on 😀
@multilaunchmadnessКүн бұрын
@@coaster_dad i will!
@stacks9079Күн бұрын
Pay per ride is the worst idea. Anybody saying otherwise has lost their mind. For context, I visited South Shields amusement park with my family of 4. They use this "pay per ride - card top up" system. First ride we went on - Ghost Train. This cost £3 per person, so it cost £12 for ONE ride. And this, was one of the cheaper rides. Coasters were £5-£6 EACH! £20 for all four of us to have a go the Rollercoaster. - This does not benefit the consumer, unless You want to blow your bank account and skint yourself fast! - We have just done Blackpool Pleasure Beach this week. And it cost less than South Shields Amusement park. And anybody who has ever been to Shields will tell you, there's really nothing there to compare to Pleasure Beach. Seriously, I'm lost for words when I hear anybody say "bring back pay-per ride". - Just get yourself a day pass and enjoy a full day of rides.
@coaster_dadКүн бұрын
I would say it’s fine if it’s in addition to the unlimited wrist band. Because I wouldn’t use pay per ride. But if you just want to do one or two rides the unlimited is pretty expensive.
@stacks9079Күн бұрын
@@coaster_dad As an additional option, fair enough. But if they were to replace the day pass with only pay per ride, it just becomes far too expensive. At blackpool this week, we went on one of those pier coasters. That coast £4 per person. I wouldn't like to think how much one ride would cost for Valhalla, Or the Big One. £8 - £10 a ride. A few more years, this could nearly double. Anywhere without a day pass option, I'm out.
@joes-p7i2 күн бұрын
get a better and free ride at one of Blackpools many gay hotels/bars
@coaster_dad2 күн бұрын
🤔
@davidkane16582 күн бұрын
This place needs a Shambala
@coaster_dad2 күн бұрын
Can’t disagree with you on that one 😀
@davidkane16582 күн бұрын
How embarrassed were you doing children's rides by yourself? 😃😃
@coaster_dad2 күн бұрын
I have no shame 😂
@davidkane16582 күн бұрын
Just went on Sunday and did shambala 6 times...what a ride...last night did Red Force(wasn't that impressed)..queue was massive so glad i jumped out and bought fast pass but never worth 60 euro for two....good videos mate
@coaster_dad2 күн бұрын
Shambala is awesome. Glad you enjoyed 😀
@cybertronicgamer95892 күн бұрын
Amanda should sell the theme park to Merlin the same people who owns Alton towers. At least they will know how to run it
@coaster_dad2 күн бұрын
I believe they turned that down before (not sure if Amanda refused or Merlin 🤔)
@cybertronicgamer95892 күн бұрын
@@coaster_dad awww dang it! Would you think Merlin would have potential with bp if they did buy it?
@coaster_dad2 күн бұрын
@cybertronicgamer9589 I do wonder what they would do. I mean some rides are listed and can’t be removed. Others are classics that should be refurbished and some just need binned. But I’m not sure if Merlin would take it on. I believe they’ve said they’re focusing their money on international parks at the mo (hence scaled back Hyperia etc). It’s one of those “what if” situations that we may never find out.
@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool2 күн бұрын
Great series. The Virgina Reel was one of those rides that I was too scared to go on. We only knew it as The Reel. I still have nightmares about Noah’s Ark because it had those electric shock devices on some of the hand rails.
@coaster_dad2 күн бұрын
🙈
@ant66623 күн бұрын
sorry this is off topic, i found this youtuber and i thought you and your followers would enjoy his content www.youtube.com/@ryantheridemechanic
@coaster_dad2 күн бұрын
Yup. I watch his stuff. Very interesting 😀
@sandybfox24463 күн бұрын
My first ever trip to Alton Towers was with my mum back in 1995. I remember seeing Nemesis for the first time and just LOOKING at it I felt like, "No way." It would not be until 1997 where I dared Nemesis and fell in love with that coaster. Can't wait to try out the new track next week.