Fantasy Island Goes POP
the_winged_beast 
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Fantasy Island has finally introduced pay-one-price wristbands this includes the S&S absolutely insane and the 2 coasters which were previously special ride tokens the park is a strange one, they've always had such ambitious plans which never seem to materialise yet what they have built up over a relatively short time frame is an odd but interesting collection of rides Blackpool Pleasure Beach has controversially become POP this season too after years of been a free entry attraction, with even travelling fairs in the uk now offering a POP entrance fee, is the paying per ride system becoming outdated?
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at 4/19/09 4:55:20 PM
> Fantasy Island has finally introduced pay-one-price
> wristbands this includes the S&S absolutely insane and the
> 2 coasters which were previously special ride tokens
That's great news. I thought you meant something else by the title, so this is a relief!
When I've been up there, I've never actually bought any normal tokens, as I prioritised Millennium Coaster.
> the park is a strange one, they've always had such
> ambitious plans which never seem to materialise yet what
> they have built up over a relatively short time frame is an
> odd but interesting collection of rides
And spectacular, I'd say. I was impressed enough when I saw Millennium Coaster. Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw Jubilee Odyssey a few years later!
I would say this peroid of ambition started around 1998 with Volcanic Eruption and came to a halt around 2003, for various, understandable reasons. This is not to criticise the park. I find it all the more impressive that their "mega ride" plan happened over a mere 5 years.
Of course, building the park in the first place was ambitious, especially the pyramid.
> Blackpool Pleasure Beach has controversially become POP
> this season too after years of been a free entry
> attraction, with even travelling fairs in the uk now
> offering a POP entrance fee, is the paying per ride system
> becoming outdated?
Personally, I find the best system is to have wristbands and tokens. Both have too many advantages to scrap. Is Fantasy Island going POP-only then?
at 4/19/09 7:26:25 PM
Grazza, how often do you go up to FI? I know Millennium Coaster (almost typed Force out of instinct) is one of your faves. I haven't been to Fantasy Island, or anywhere in the UK yet (lol) but I too was always impressed what they did there with Jubilee and Millie.
Tim.
at 4/20/09 10:38:54 AM
> Grazza, how often do you go up to FI? I know Millennium
> Coaster (almost typed Force out of instinct) is one of your
> faves. I haven't been to Fantasy Island, or anywhere in the
> UK yet (lol) but I too was always impressed what they did
> there with Jubilee and Millie.
In all honesty, I went in 1999 and 2003. I do fancy going up there again, but the parks in that area have been a bit quiet recently. Bottons got Rockin Roller, so that's quite nice, but there's nothing new I want to ride at Fantasy Island or Pleasure Island. Still, it's a nice area.
at 4/20/09 12:58:38 PM
> Personally, I find the best system is to have wristbands
> and tokens. Both have too many advantages to scrap.
> Is Fantasy Island going POP-only then?
You can still buy ride tokens but by using a mobile phone/sms text service . . will be interesting to see how the public take to the system seems it would be much simpler to buy a wristband
at 4/20/09 8:30:15 PM
What are the prices, or were for Jubilee and
