Correct. We started coming to the park in 2016 and I never even acknowledged its existence.It was closed pre Looping I believe
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You;d need a wizard or two in there or else a lot of boys will get bored.
Unless the dragons are dinosaurs.
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The ride failed the H&S inspection and heard they went over budget for the Thomas land expansion but had plans to do it in and reopen for the 2016 season but didn’t have the resources so what money they had went on the Yogi bear 4D movie and the haunting re-theme.
The following year they added James and the red balloon for £250000 then the Splash Canyon happened and they had to sell the big wheel to raise funds and sold the cable car for scrap metal.
In 2018 they did re theme golden nuggets and added Ice age to the 4D cinema but visitor numbers were down and they couldn’t even afford to buy a replacement train for G-Force so was left SBNO for the 2019 season and after the fire in Germany they decided to strip 90% of the building and sell a lot of props and signage at the Auction in Jan 2020. So it wasn’t a nice last 5 years in operation the park under the Bryan’s.
The following year they added James and the red balloon for £250000 then the Splash Canyon happened and they had to sell the big wheel to raise funds and sold the cable car for scrap metal.
In 2018 they did re theme golden nuggets and added Ice age to the 4D cinema but visitor numbers were down and they couldn’t even afford to buy a replacement train for G-Force so was left SBNO for the 2019 season and after the fire in Germany they decided to strip 90% of the building and sell a lot of props and signage at the Auction in Jan 2020. So it wasn’t a nice last 5 years in operation the park under the Bryan’s.
( Sorry for off topic here just wanted to add onto the og post )
The Bryan's didn't exactly get a great send-off did they... It's a shame they had to sell the big wheel, it would be a nice ride to still have today. I'm surprised the park haven't built another fairly modernised cable car somewhere in the park, similar to the one at Towers. I can imagine it going from the zoo to Frontier Falls, and then possibly also across the lake to Adventure Cove.
I really feel that many have forgot all about the Bryan’s and what they did for 70 years. The looping group paid the administrations 15 million for the park and hotel and that money went towards paying off the money they owed. They lost everything but walked away debt free.
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Colin Bryan has retired and last I heard he was living in Torquay.
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Drayton Manor is not and never was Disney though. Large scale animatronic based scenes require ALOT of upkeep and maintenance, that costs quite a bit of money.
Drayton never learned they keep building heavy animatronic based rides that fell into disrepair because they could not afford the upkeep.
Disney have obviously got an almost unlimited supply of money.
Just looking at a old park map from 2004
The shop and exit was where the Thomas land shop is now.
The shop and exit was where the Thomas land shop is now.
Was "Project Neptune" Excalibur?
Yes that was the code name the park gave the ride during construction.
Perhaps its happening after all. The fact that it might be coming back is so exciting but it might not happen so we shouldn't get exicited but if it is then good luck to the park hopefully they bring it back to how it was when it first openedx.com
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Not to get people’s hopes up…
At this stage it’s probably nothing more then making safe the internals but if nothing you gotta believe, right?
I do think it’s the next big project for the park.
Now that Frontier falls is nearly complete
Now that Frontier falls is nearly complete
It makes sense for it to be, it's a massive blot on the parks landscape at the moment and everyone knows about it, it's also the area that needs the most tidying up now.
I think Pirate adventure will be like primark in Tamworth. No plans to open, definitely not happens then it suddenly is announced as coming soon! Although a lot of construction work is needed.
A Mack rocking boat ride would be a good replacement to go in the Pirate adventure building, a mixture of real sets, screens, able to do tight turns, and water effects such as waterfalls/ rapids
I know it is still under construction but the one at Futuroscope looks very good. ( https://forum.coastersworld.fr/thre...udes-rocking-boat-mack-2025.11114/post-399890)
I know it is still under construction but the one at Futuroscope looks very good. ( https://forum.coastersworld.fr/thre...udes-rocking-boat-mack-2025.11114/post-399890)