Excalibur: A Dragon's Tale
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The ride system was removed back in 2012 when it became the knight before Christmas. The route inside was filled in and concreted over and we walk thou what was the indoor section.
If they drained the lake the pulleys are supposed to still be there.
It will never be a ride again as they make so much money from the building at Halloween and Christmas and moving the entrance to near the zoo makes it fell like it’s in its own area when they do retheme Pirate Cove.
I'd love to see a reimagined version of Excalibur, with all the remaining theming restored and animations either fixed or replaced! The story and idea was really original, a parody of the knights of the round table, but with them being the antagonists over the dragons! A really neat idea when taken to the next level. Perhaps they could go easy on the underpants and fart jokes though next time haha.
honestly i think it would be such a good idea to see some sort of return, the actual sets were quite impressive. I love the soundtrack for the ride, but that’s no where to be found nowadays
The queue entrance was opposite the now castle bar and the exit was just down towards the lake by the castle as can be seen in photos attached below. The queue and exit as of 2025 now have a roof covering them which was fitted during the transformation to the castle of dreams. The entrance archway stayed for a few years after Excalibur closed and had a new sign for the castle of dreams, before being removed, lots of old queue themeing still exists and it sat in the bushes, such as the dragons tail and some old ride signs.
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While visiting Santa yesterday I notice the knight that was above the the dragon trap with the crossbow outside is still inside the building
Pretty sure in the earlier years of Castle Of Dreams they had these moving still, the knight with the binoculars definitely did at least. Always thought it was a missed opportunity to have the Owl have some sort of interactivity with the photo point in the same way the parrot did in the Pirate station.
I did hear that they tried to get the owl working for the Halloween event 2 years ago but no luck. That’s why his not behind the gates anymore.
That was the only knight I could see.
That was the only knight I could see.
I wonder if they doing work on the lake behind ie: remove all the Excalibur theming for the reason the lake has been totally drained.
I’m not sure, i couldn’t see anything happening from the tamarin trail. It’s all still there by the looks of it
It would take quite a lot to bring it back nowadays, part of the lake against pirates was filled in a number of years ago, part of the turntable is now concreted meaning it would no longer be able to rotate, the boats would most likely need a refurbishment along with all the new themeing ect.
I could see a replacement in the long term, but i highly doubt Excalibur will make a return in its current form.
I could see a replacement in the long term, but i highly doubt Excalibur will make a return in its current form.