Pirate Adventure
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Trooper Looper do you share my optimism that following Duel’s transformation into Alton Manor Pirate Adventure could return next year? I’d say refurbishing Duel into Alton Manor was a more complex job than reopening Pirate Adventure. It would be great if Pirate Adventure came back to Drayton Manor.
Please stop asking this. It is very repetitive and does make some people annoyed (not being rude or owt
)But it could happen and couldn't time will tell mate
But it could happen and couldn't time will tell mate
I guess we’ll find out within the next few months. If Pirate Adventure doesn’t reopen next year I doubt it will. In 2025 Pirate Adventure will have been SBNO for a decade. SBNO rides never return after a decade. I imagine next season will be Pirate Adventur’s last chance of revival. If Pirate Adventure is still SBNO this time next year I think it’ll be demolished and replaced probably by an expansion of Thomas Land.
Pirate Adventure will never open as it once was. The ride system and the building are old, and most of the theming was sold off at the auction a few years ago. I also don't think it would return under the same name as people called the ride a 'disney knockoff' and the ride is probably known by people who have never visited Drayton as such.
As for Pirate Adventure returning, it will never happen.
A re-imagined Pirate Adventure, or something new in it's place, could be a possibility.
I wonder if Pirate Adventure could receive the same treatment as Piraten In Batavia at Europa Park did following its fire.
Step 1. Burn the building
I never got a chance to ride Pirate Adventure but after watching some on-ride footage on YouTube I noticed there was a small drop in the first half of the ride. Does anyone know if the ride was raised up inside the building or built into the ground? I would love to see what it is like im the building now. I'm imagining just an empty trough inside a broken down building with random pirates and thening dotted all over the place.
Yes. When you enter the building, you'd be introduced with a incline path. You'd follow this walkway, and when you'd enter the station you'll be high above ground level, thats why there's a drop at the beginning.
Thank you.
Trooper Looper I never had the chance to ride Pirate Adventure,I’ve never ever been to Drayton Manor. Despite this I’ve been to Drayton Manor many times via my IPad screen. I know gallons about the place. I probably know more than members of the public who visit multiple times a year.
Trooper Looper did you get wet on Pirate Adventure,from POV’s it appears you did.
Trooper Looper did you get wet on Pirate Adventure,from POV’s it appears you did.
You got the odd splash but you didn’t really get wet. It was nice for a nice easy ride that you could take a break on.
Someone has posted a photo of the current c of Excalibur on Facebook. Looking at the photo it appears realistic that Excalibur could reopen.Out of Pirate Adventure and Excalibur which do you think is most likely to reopen next year?
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Nope Excalibur will not reopen unfortunately. The ride system is pretty wrecked (if still there) as it's in a river. The natural setup around the ride is not ideal for maintenance and in its final years the ride was unfortunately in a very bad way.
The loading platform is used for Christmas & Halloween events as the castle of dreams (screams for Halloween)
If anything, this area will be reused for that purpose instead in future as it has for the last few years.
[But this is not relevant to Pirates and is going off topic]
Neither of these attractions will be reopening in 2024. I do believe it's the end of the line for both.
I agree elise both rides a recks mostly Excalibur but also pirates adventure is not in a good condition
James no5 Its a waste having these rides SBNO. From what I’ve seen and heard both rides were among the best in Europe and had good throughputs. It would be great if Drayton Manor were to reopen these Alton Towers favourites
It would be but will sadly never happen
The only time I did Pirate Adventure was when I was merely 6 years old, yet I vividly remember the queue, the drop, the goat scene, and the skeletons in the finale. I was scared, but in a good way that it was still really fun.