2025: General Discussion

[manwithstick]

The wristband is probably more expensive than a normal visit anyway so can’t see uptake being huge (famous last words) unless parents don’t want to ride inky pay for kids.

On the calendar, the event included the weekend so interesting it isn’t any more.

 

[Thomas]

£10 for a ride on the wave? No thanks

Really silly pricing at that those prices I could get One ride on the wave, And a go on both gold rush cycle for the same price as a wristband.

 

[CoasterMomma]

Looks like im postponing first visit for another week, the crowds are gonna be heaving in the park those 2 days

 

[deathvalleydemon]

I think its a try at making it "rewind" to like it used to be..

I mean I'm a passholder, I wont be attending, so it doesnt affect me but I do think the token prices are way off what they should be..

who is going to attend on one of those days and say just go on Gold Rush at a cost of 5 tokens for £10? Then you fancy a go on the wave and thats another £10..for a few more pounds you can go on any other day and go on all rides in the park..

I hope its a success for the park...

 

[Elise]

Full event info is here - https://www.draytonmanor.co.uk/tickets/play-like-back-in-the-day
I notice they aren't including the Saturday any more either.

 

[alfie8]

I think its a try at making it "rewind" to like it used to be..

I do get that, but is making the park how it used to be really that positive in the first place? In the case of free entry, and a pay-per-ride system I would think not. When Drayton was a much smaller park, I can see how pay-per-ride would’ve been better - less queues, not everyone visiting the park has to pay for a ticket, etc. But today I just don’t think it works.

The park is definitely top 10 in the country, maybe even top 5 in terms of how many visitors they receive per year. Now, when people realise they can enter the park for free? It will be absolutely packed. Queues to buy a wristband. Even bigger queues to get onto rides. Huge queues to buy concessions.

Of course I could be completely wrong, but if it were me I would just leave these 2 days and visit on a regular admission day at the park, where it should be considerably much quieter.