Valhalla Blackpool Pleasure Beach - 2000 POV (Original Version)

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  • Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
  • Valhalla at Blackpool Pleasure Beach pre-opening in Summer 2000. This tapes was labelled Bob Rides Valhalla, thanks Bob.
    Although very dark this is the only POV of the original ride in its opening year that I know of. Some of the effects aren't operating in this video.
    The revamped ride reopens this month!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 31

  • @dalmaslament
    @dalmaslament Рік тому +17

    Can't believe they got rid of the backwards drop.

    • @dougbriglmen716
      @dougbriglmen716 Рік тому

      Apparently, the second turntable was causing too much downtime/reliability issues, right back to when it first opened in 2000, that’s why they done away with it.

    • @0MGTHATSGRACEX
      @0MGTHATSGRACEX Рік тому +1

      But it was still a good experience and I enjoyed it yesterday 🎉

    • @dalmaslament
      @dalmaslament Рік тому

      @@0MGTHATSGRACEX Great to hear, I'm going next month and hoping!

  • @sg-zd8eb
    @sg-zd8eb Рік тому +2

    This is from the year before I first went to Blackpool. The ride was closed for a while when we first tried to get on it, but was reopened later in the day.

  • @ryanporteous2834
    @ryanporteous2834 Рік тому +7

    This is when Valhalla was at its absolute peak! 👌 I’m sure they will get it back to this again! 💪

    • @jasmine5825
      @jasmine5825 Рік тому +3

      Well...

    • @masterknife8423
      @masterknife8423 Рік тому +1

      Dude none of the effects are on. For a ride that at the time you claim was at it's "absolute peak" this POV doesn't prove that

    • @xConnor007x
      @xConnor007x Рік тому +2

      This is not peak at all🤣 lots of stuff not working in here also

    • @dougbriglmen716
      @dougbriglmen716 Рік тому

      @@masterknife8423 again kind of like nowadays, wasn’t hundred percent ready at that point either.

    • @Capyryan
      @Capyryan Рік тому

      @@masterknife8423 It does say it was pre-opening so similar to the current tech rehearsal, I guess this was the 2000's version of that.

  • @deanaston4538
    @deanaston4538 Рік тому +9

    7mins of black screen. Awesome

  • @iitzfizz
    @iitzfizz Рік тому +2

    It was amazing when it first opened

  • @mousecharger
    @mousecharger Рік тому +1

    This takes me back when everything worked lol. I can't wait to get back on it

    • @xoneqraft
      @xoneqraft 10 днів тому

      none of the effects were working

  • @Tomneom
    @Tomneom Рік тому +2

    Couldn't have had better timing with this video (Vallhala soft opened today)

  • @MRHARRYJR11
    @MRHARRYJR11 4 місяці тому +1

    April 2024 anyone
    👇🏻

  • @dougbriglmen716
    @dougbriglmen716 Рік тому +1

    When you look at this footage shortly before officially opening, it just goes to show that not everything was working straight away, but then either, so all the people complaining that it’s worse than it was before. I just don’t understand that, especially when it’s going through technical rehearsals.
    I will wait till it is officially open and completely finished before I make a judgement🙂

    • @EuroThemeParkArchive
      @EuroThemeParkArchive  Рік тому +2

      Although they didn’t open it in this state originally, this footage was before opening to the public.

    • @masterknife8423
      @masterknife8423 Рік тому +1

      I tried going on it during "technical rehearsals" over a week ago. Unfortunately it broke down just before the first lift hill and in the end we were led off the boats, queueline was cleared and the ride closed. That said no real fire on either of the torches was a huge let down and ever since it's made me feel unsure about going back on. I'm getting a strong smell of downgrading. But I'm gonna wait until these "technical rehearsals" are over until I give it another shot

    • @dougbriglmen716
      @dougbriglmen716 Рік тому

      @@masterknife8423 I’m not bothered about having real fire in that particular scene, but they still have real fire on the arrows and the final scenes, which to me really counts.
      If they had to cut some more fire, I’d rather it was those torches personally then the main blasts at the end of the ride, as that’s meant to be one of the highlights.

    • @masterknife8423
      @masterknife8423 Рік тому +1

      ​@Doug Briglmen Fair enough. Those fire torches got me so hyped because of how epic it looked. I didn't see anything like it at the time. If it's a small price to pay then I'm okay with that

  • @RollerbazAndCoasterDad
    @RollerbazAndCoasterDad Рік тому

    I rode this the same month. It was great.

  • @dougbriglmen716
    @dougbriglmen716 11 місяців тому

    6:30 That fake fire/mist affect in the corner there had been out of action for a long time it was restored after the reimagining, with new modern LED lighting🙂

  • @Chris-ys4yr
    @Chris-ys4yr Рік тому

    This Ride is very Crazy and extrem Scary and Danger 😰

  • @simonp7095
    @simonp7095 Рік тому

    This version hard to beat

  • @Paul_UK
    @Paul_UK Рік тому +5

    Pleasure Beach have destroyed Valhalla. It’s now a disaster of a ride compared to how it was before they started the project 3 years ago and spent £4 million making the ride worse. How embarrassing for BPB management!😂

    • @masterknife8423
      @masterknife8423 Рік тому +3

      Highly disagree. Been on it multiple times already this year and frequent breakdowns aside I personally think it's better than it previously was before 2019

    • @twistedcoasters1533
      @twistedcoasters1533 11 місяців тому +1

      Go on it now! It’s brilliant now