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2026: General Discussion

So when exactly did the management change? Haven't been here for a few months, so learning new stuff.

Did the new cashconverters payment plan have anything to do with it?

Victoria's new job.
:)

 
I hate to say it, but has Drayton Manor become a terrible Theme Park this season, with all the issues, areas looking tired, poor ops.

It needs a big change
 
It’s like the looping group has totally cut funding.
With the Vikings, Frontier falls and Adventure Cove all closed from the 2nd November to Easter 2027 they got a lot of time for maintenance and up keep of the park.
 
Wasnt there a similar situation at pleasure wood hills before it was sold where they made very little investment after the first five years of them operating the park?
 
Strikes me the previous park leadership had a policy of "fake it till you make it."

However it turned into "fake it even if we break it"

The park has painted itself into a corner and I am not sure there is the vision or the monies required to turn it around

The issue with Family Thrill is that families get older and there isn't enough to encourage travel to DMP over other parks. So you require strong local support and there just hasn't been enough. Reducing hours, reducing days, reducing operations whilst increasing prices?

We've had annual passes for the last ten years. May have visited over 50 times in some seasons. Less than ten this year. Not going to renew. The Grotto Photos which have seen one of us grow taller, and one of us go greyer year on year won't be added to. Ah well.
 
We're exactly the same. Got a 9 and 7 year old who loved going on the Wave which was great, but now they've done that they would much rather go Towers or Chessington at the moment who have a better variety of bigger rides. I'm still not really sure what family thrill means, but the only thrilling rides are Wave and Maelstrom at the moment. 10 years of passes but going Merlin now.
 
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