Pirate Adventure

[alfie8]

Its a waste having these rides SBNO.

They are only SBNO because most of the ride system and theming are missing. Are PA and Excalibur even classed as SBNO if core parts of the ride are missing? I would say no but I’d be interested to hear other people’s opinions.

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.

I may have also done PA when I was younger but I can’t remember anything of the actual ride. I do however remember the ‘feeling’ of being on the ride. (I guess you could call?)

 

[Themeparksandy1981]

Excalibur Last ran October 2011 and all the indoor sections were filled in for the knight before Christmas event and it has hosted Christmas every year except 2020 when we were in lockdown.

 

[LT95]

Both rides were magical for me when they first opened, and I too share that nostalgic optimism. However, both being SBNO for as long as they have and being water rides, I imagine the ride systems are beyond salvageable.

With the cost needed to get these rides up and running, that’s without costs of theming/infrastructure etc, they may as well knock it all down and start again. Once the new coaster/area is in, there isn’t really anywhere else for them to open/retheme a new land as they have been doing.

 

[Themeparksandy1981]

Love the way Winston’s control booth was incorporated into the Pirate adventure building

 

[James no5]

Love the way Winston’s control booth was incorporated into the Pirate adventure building
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Ha never new that was the opposition room

 

[Themeparksandy1981]

Ha never new that was the opposition room

Yeah when u loaded into the car the op presses the green button and gives a thumbs up to the control booth that it’s ok to sent the car. The door to that room is straight a head of you to the left when you got to the top of the stairs.

 

[James no5]

Yeah when u loaded into the car the op presses the green button and gives a thumbs up to the control booth that it’s ok to sent the car. The door to that room is straight a head of you to the left when you got to the top of the stairs.

Ah ok.

 

[Haz]

haven't seen anyone notice this yet but it would appear that part of the rock that is skull shaped near the caves in pa has been used as theming in the Vikings scare zone, you can see the exact crack line that is present in the pa picture.

 

[James no5]

haven't seen anyone notice this yet but it would appear that part of the rock that is skull shaped near the caves in pa has been used as theming in the Vikings scare zone, you can see the exact crack line that is present in the pa picture.


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Interesting

 

[Trooper Looper]

haven't seen anyone notice this yet but it would appear that part of the rock that is skull shaped near the caves in pa has been used as theming in the Vikings scare zone, you can see the exact crack line that is present in the pa picture.


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The memories are flooding back now haha!

 

[Themeparksandy1981]

So the rumours have been true all year and they been clearing out the ride.

 

[Charliie]

haven't seen anyone notice this yet but it would appear that part of the rock that is skull shaped near the caves in pa has been used as theming in the Vikings scare zone, you can see the exact crack line that is present in the pa picture.


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This is new theming they’ve added. This wasn’t their when we visited at the start of the Halloween events this month.

 

[Themeparksandy1981]

This is new theming they’ve added. This wasn’t their when we visited at the start of the Halloween events this month.

I think it’s part of the viking Halloween scary event.

 

[Dan_R]

I feel with Curse at Alton and Valhalla both being re imagined and very successful family dark rides, something will be coming to Drayton sooner rather than later. In the PA building.

After next year the big glaring hole in DMRs lineup will be a proper dark ride.....

 

[Themeparksandy1981]

With them repairing the roof this season and them clearing out more of the scenes and stuff in the maintenance area when look to me they could be looking at reusing the original ride system as it’s been drained for years so would only really need need lift hill motors, maybe new chains and pumps to pump the water round the ride. New boats will be needed as most of them have been left outside.

 

[Ben R]

With them repairing the roof this season and them clearing out more of the scenes and stuff in the maintenance area when look to me they could be looking at reusing the original ride system as it’s been drained for years so would only really need need lift hill motors, maybe new chains and pumps to pump the water round the ride. New boats will be needed as most of them have been left outside.

I hope this will be the case and there is not extensive damage to the ride itself and other elements of the building but only time will tell, they have huge potential for that building and i hope they come up with something even better than the original

 

[James no5]

I hope this will be the case and there is not extensive damage to the ride itself and other elements of the building but only time will tell, they have huge potential for that building and i hope they come up with something even better than the original

Well most of its now Thomas land stuff. The shop ,the exhibition ,Winston, Emilys play area, toilets and the burger kitchen only with some of pa left

 

[Elise]

Well most of its now Thomas land stuff. The shop ,the exhibition ,Winston, Emilys play area, toilets and the burger kitchen only with some of pa left

But a lot of those were there when PA was still open?
Thomasland opened in 2008 and PA closed in 2015

I don't know the exact dates everything in ThomasLand opened mind you (Dates are not an area of my expertise)

 

[Ben R]

Well most of its now Thomas land stuff. The shop ,the exhibition ,Winston, Emilys play area, toilets and the burger kitchen only with some of pa left

The main shop and Emily's adventure opened in 2008 along with the toilets and the burger kitchen opened a few years before and where there when PA was still open as in 2013 when Winston's opened PA was on its last legs then but was still operating so there shouldn't be a problem with it re opening on the same scale that it was when it first opened or toward the end when it closed

 

[Charliie]

Wasn’t there something about the over all health and safety code of the building? I’m sure I read somewhere that they needed to update the building for this.