I last came to Wicksteed Park in 2006, so It was nice to come back to Wicksteed Park for another visit,this time I came with the ECC, and we had a small behind the scenes tour of the Water Chute ride
The Boat splashes down at the bottom seeing it from a rather unique view
Under The Water Chute
This is such a classic ride that I hope it is preserved forever, only 2 rides like this still exist in the UK, and this one is the oldest at 82 years
Its nothing big or fancy, but its the sheer fun factor that makes it so great
The Boat is pulled back upto the station and starts all over again
No day would be complete at Wicksteed without a ride on the Train, I never did this last time I came to Wicksteed but it was an absolute delight
Riding the train, and looking back over the nice park grounds
Carriages for one of the old trains I believe, still preserved very well indeed
Last time I came to Wicksteed, This Coaster was closed so I missed out on the credit
Today though, the coaster was operating so I was able to get a ride,PHEW
An overview of the coaster
Climbing the lift hill
The Coaster is nothing special, but it was nice to get the credit finally
Infact it did feel a little painful in places, but nothing uncomfortable
Going around one of the first banked turns
Down the First Drop
The Lift Hill is quite steep for a Pinfari
Also the Ride operates very strangly with 3 trains,YES 3 Trains,something I didnt think was possible on a small coaster like this, this is a bit weird as throughout isnt really improved as it would with 2 trains
The ride never had a queue all day so I managed a few rides, Overall its not a bad little ride, but its certaintly bashes you a little bit in the middle part, it has a nice ending though
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