I absolutely love Valhalla. I think we're extremely lucky to have such a ride in the UK. It's mega. Other than Disney or Universal, what park anywhere would attempt such a ride? Incredible, and so underrated by regulars in this country.
I’m a regular and I don’t think I underrate it, I’ve always given an honest opinion. Some people do hate it, strangely. I loved it in its early years, not enjoyed it since the water vortex was at head height rather than over the boat.
@@yourexperienceguide when I last went on holiday to Blackpool. Me and my mates were running out of time and had one more ride before closing. It was either the big one or Valhalla. Valhalla won because I wanted them to know how good it was. They were not disappointed. And my clothes were still damp when we’d made it back to out B&B 🤣
Best ride in the UK absolutely love it, even when some of the affects aren’t working! So atmospheric, the smells, everything about it, can’t wait for it to reopen 😀
This is one of the best rides at BPB. Def get a poncho unless it is hot outside. I can't wait to see what the changes are. Thank you Scott for another great vlog about my favorite UK park.
Love this ride on a hot day. It’s the only ride I love at Blackpool pleasure beach, that and the Big One. Most of my favourites have all gone now. And the ghost strain appears rather run down
I have a photo I took from the old cable car, where you can see Valhalla being built. Looking forward to seeing the new reveal in 2022. Stay safe to all at PBE
Valhalla isn't even a ride, its an experience imo. A qued for about 90 mins to get on and it was worth every minute. I'm a sucker for water rides and I loved it
I'd love to know if, in reality, it's been a financial success for the Park in terms of estimated additional revenue it's generated. That aside, I think it's definitely been a success from a guest perspective. Original skull paintwork looked 10 times better. Themed element wise, I always felt the crashing and rolling logs required more lighting and to be triggered a bit earlier (blink and you miss it kind of thing.) Best memory I have is riding it approx. 8 times in a row near the end of the day years back with my nephew. I'm definitely in the 'it gets you too wet' camp and I hope this is addressed during the refurb. Can't think of the proper term but I wonder if they'll go down the route of themed screens to cut running costs longer term. I am getting OLD ... I still think of it as being quite a new attraction!!!
words cannot describe how excited i am for the reopening. it's truly the greatest ride in the park (if not ever) in my opinion. i'm predicting the intensity shall be increased and the boats will have better drainage. i went two days ago and using rides, i noticed they were making changes to the station aswell. i am praying to the viking gods that they reimagine valhalla to be better than we've ever seen it before!!
I hope that they take away some of the things that take you out of the illusion. The big before the cold room feels like being in the warehouse of a supermarket as you can hear the freezer units and see all the tarps. And just before the final drop it’s a bit odd hearing a broad Lancashire accent telling you not to lean forward. Plus there’s that bizarre disco light in the final scene too.
Valhalla is amazing!!! One of very few truly world class ride experiences in this country. And almost certainly the only ‘global best in class’ candidate in the UK. It’s a soaker, but that’s part of the draw. If you don’t want to get drenched, it’s still enjoyable with a poncho on! Even with Icon, Big One etc in the same park, it’s Valhalla that most disappoints when we don’t get to ride it.
I first rode Valhalla in 2002, when a friend from Canada wanted to visit Blackpool. I was not expecting to get drenched to the skin however. Then when I visited my family (who live in Fleetwood), I rode it again in 2005, only this time I came prepared with waterproof leggings, and a goretex jacket. The ride attendant even commented, "I see someone's been on it before."
My claim to Valhalla glory: for my friends 12th birthday we went to the Pleasure Beach and it was a very quiet day and they were testing out Valhalla before the grand opening with Jonathon Ross the day after and they let us go on a few rides of it as a sneak preview - I also went on the PlayStation 14 times and the Big One 10 times resulting in whiplash which i discovered whilst on the Grand National which then broke slightly and wouldn’t let our seat bars come up so I had to do another circuit with whiplash - all totally my own fault and I was off sick from PE at school for 3 weeks whilst it healed! Ahh simpler times!
I hope so, really do! United and City battling it out takes me straight back to 2012, hopefully with a more favourable outcome this time lol. I think City will win it, but I hope we can stay in the race.
i understand the fire effects are expensive but i think the big hit fire wall should stay at least, the other fire effects could be replaced by sustainable effects, love to see the real snow back, more animatronics and surprises, louder clearer message from the god on the first lift with a better visual effect. projection mapping in tunnels creating life like lava cracks would be cool , i'm for the vortex as it is or with a perspex shield. take out green laser doesn't fit the theme, keep the turntable and the wind. that's pretty much all my thoughts i can't wait to see how its reimagined i hope this project is taken seriously with a big budget and long may it continue to collect awards, this is the best ride in the UK , and my favourite dark ride in the world!
can agree, though i really only went on it once before it closed, because i get scared of rollercoasters and stuff- but even with only going on it once, it’s definitely the best
One of the advantages of Valhalla is has a good secondary income stream , on busy days at end of season I estimate poncho sales of around £5000. Looking forward to reopening 2022. To improve the ride reliability is the control system that needs some work and with rumour that control both is moving to same level as Station I think that may take place. Maybe they would pleasure beach experience provide some People for load test , just a hope !!
As far as the costs of the gas and electricity to operate the Fire and other affects there are other ways of producing real flames without it costing as much money, for example you can get fire machines that use flammable aerosols or flammable liquid rather than mains gas, i’ve also come across a manufacturer that produces a snow machine thatcan make real snow in all weather conditions but uses far less power consumption🙂
I hope it doesn’t go away any time soon. The fact that it has been refurbished a number of times suggests it IS successful. They wouldn’t keep putting money into a ride that was costing too much or not getting enough riders. Long live Valhalla. I haven’t been on the ride since about 2014, but what I would like to see in the refurbishment is more pyrotechnics and special effects between scenes. The sailing around in between can be slightly boring. And I would like it to last a bit longer too. Even just another 90 seconds would do it. One of my top favourites at BPB, always.
As far as what I would hope/ want to see done inside, The thing that will make or break it for me is whether it will still have real fire/real snow real wind et cetera or not, as long as they’ve still got those aspects and restore them to their former glory then I’m happy, everything else I’m open minded to seeing what they can do with it, there’s just so much you can do know that you couldn’t do even 10 years ago never mind 20 years ago. Projection mapping throughout the ride alone would help to really enhance some of the existing scenes like the flaming arrows and the spiky logs in🙂 Hopefully it won’t be as drenching wait as it has been🤞
I think we will see a lot of projection mapping and maybe the use of screens. I will be surprised to see the snow taken away, I’ve stood and watched that machine in motion, and it’s so good. Real fire, hmm, I have a feeling that’ll be a thing of the past (I have no inside info)
@@yourexperienceguide That’s fair enough I’m more bothered because that’s what makes Valhalla different from other most other dark rides, the real elements.
Whenever I visit Pleasure Beach, the lines for Valhalla always stretch beyond the designated que area. To me, that marks a big success, though I have noticed some of the mechanical elements were stopped over the years. Personally, I used to love Valhalla, but these days I find that, unless it's a very hot day, the unpleasentness of being cold and wet afterwards isn't offset by whatever thrills the ride gives me. I'll likely ride it once or twice upon refurbishment, just to see the changes. But it's not going to be a ride I prioritise.
I went just before lockdown me and my mate were a little disapointed it wereclosed for refurbishment we hope to go back and see if there’s any different but I hope they don’t change it too much
I remember riding this on its opening year and not being into the internet theme park scene back the i was unaware of any build up or hype about this ride. I got on it with my friend and we both said "this will be just another water ride, we will get a little wet" Boy we were so wrong! We were blown away by the whole package!
I can imagine without the hype of construction updates it must have been mega. I first rode this in 2004 I think it was, absolutely blown away by it too at the time.
I am so looking forward tot he refurbishment, my favourite ride at the pleasure beach after icon! This was a great video, wish pleasure beach would still do projects this big! Also, where can I find that concept art at the start of the video? It's beautiful
I'm hoping when it reopens, they have sorted the drainage problem with the boats. I expect they will add lap bars although I looovveed the fact that that they didn't have any. I am a little worried that we will be getting a toned down Valhalla in terms of theming, but I'm hoping that won't be the case. Hopefully it will be amazing and blow us all away :)
I'll be really surprised if they add lapbars, but I suppose in this day and age it is a possibility. I would like to see less wetness and better boat drainage, not too fussed otherwise.
Reliability needs to improve and that must be fundamental to the refurbishment. I am used to it either breaking down whilst on it and getting evacuated, or it breaking down before you ride it. Also, hope they fix the water vortex 💦 very good video.
@@yourexperienceguide I was worked on Valhalla. I helped build it and put it through its shakedown before opening. On opening day it broke down around 50 times. This continued for a while
I love Valhalla, but last time I went on it there was a bit of my jeans near my left knee that was not fully soaked, which was a shame, but hopefully with the upgrades BPB will ensure that every rider is completely sodden from head to toe when leaving the ride, (especially important on colder days), so guests do not forget their Valhalla experience for the remainder of the day 👍
Nearly every time I went on this there was always "incidents" I'm never sure what they were but I imagine it was idiots climbing out of the boats mid-ride
I'll be gutted if they get rid of song of the elders, song of the elders is Valhalla and fits the Viking theme perfectly, I think it'd be very hard to find a new sound track that's as good or better 😁👌
@@yourexperienceguide Yeah I suppose, as it's technically like they're building a new ride👍 If they do Change the soundtrack though, I hope the new one sounds viking themed like song for the Elders does 👌
Great video Scott. As always. I know I often comment lamenting how I’d love to ride but haven’t ... not this time! I have been on Valhalla more than once. See I’m not a total wuss lol 😂 it’s my sister’s favourite- I had planned to take her to BPB for her 30th in March so she could ride this again but clearly that isn’t happening lol. Maybe I can take her for her 31st 😂😂🤞🏻🤞🏻🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ Hope all at PBE are keeping safe and well xx
I think in the refurbishment they are replacing old pumps with newer cheaper to run ones and I don't think we will see the fire back taking gas out of the ride altogether due to costs but will I think we will get some great scenes and animatronics. trust me it's going to be good
Anthony Williams It’ll certainly be interesting, I know for certain they’re doing a lot of work on the station to iron out some issues. I hope more than anything the boat drainage is fixed and the water vortex binned.
Anthony Williams I wouldn’t listen at this point, I’ve got a lot of reliable contacts who work at BPB and nobody has lifted the lid on the Valhalla changes.
Just think about a comment earlier. Just lengthiness the station will help to reduce running cost on quite days. On quite days they operate on 4 boats , but they station will only hold 3 boats so in order unload they have to send round an empty boat. So saving the need to send round empty boats will save on costs.
@@mbh1960 so you don't think anything going on inside the ride everyone can see the station being done but for work to be going on more than a year it's not just the station there working on.
As a pleasure beach worker, we are all waiting to reopen and welcome the public once again, as soon as the government announce that it is safe to do so. Work and training behind the scenes is ongoing ready for the parks safe opening this season.
@@jamiesumner3070 Treated myself to a season pass when they had the £85 deal on late last year, I received an email from PBB telling me to register it online which I did, and the other day I booked my visit for the 12th of April, can't wait to be back 😁
A white elephant. While very impressive when it opened, it was doomed to deteriorate once BPB got bored of maintaining it (in other words, couldn't afford to maintain it to its original spec). It also gets you unpleasantly wet. Sorry to everyone who loves it, just my opinion.
PROJECTION MAPPING. Give it to all of them, river caves could use it, wallice and gromit, hell even throw it in the ghost train. such a change and comparatively a lot cheaper too. man I'd love that. but they need to keep some of the explosions.
@@yourexperienceguide let me have my two last explosions and my cold room and I'm happy, if they wanna do the projections proper they'll need to keep good sets to integrate them with though, man I love speculating about this kinda shit, I could do it all day.
@@handsoffmycactus2958 ok grandad, how about you look at Disneyland's Alice and wonderland ride, compare it with and without the projection mapping and come back me. tell me it doesn't look 60 times better, Keep in mind we aren't talking about like simulation rides like a universal studios.
The sponsorship of Valhalla by The Daily Star was a huge success. I remember during construction and after the opening of Valhalla it was heavily publicised in the paper! They done a great job of showcasing the ride & attracting visitors to BPB. Even the link up of the bogof wristband vouchers still goes on till this day with The Daily Star 😎 PS I still go on Valhalla every visit without fail ❤
I would disagree. Does a ride like Valhalla which is a link to mythology really tie in well with a newspaper which is ‘smutty’ and ‘laddish’. I don’t think so.
@@yourexperienceguide loved the 6 inches of water The ice room.was run down Mentioned all the blackpool vlogs to tourist info You bring people into the town
did u no durning the smolding while fire fighters were just puting out flames of much loved fun house rip. that one of fighters said to jeff was shud build the best indoor dark side with fire and water as a reminder of fire arson bomb that destorywd the art deco building. 4 hours pirer to it burning was another fire bomb scare but 2nd was real deal it happened long after closein time. but ya say they dint no the tgeme valhslla was going to be but it was said in a video from new porters gmfrom heff of what eleiments were going to be on it. video is on youtube.
I have been on this ride loads of times over the years. Rememeber the Water Chute which was located next to it when the funhouse was there. I have never enjoyed Valhalla and the Logflume was much better in my opinion. They should have replaced it with something else. We dont get the weather in UK to justify a water ride that soaks you as much as Valhalla unlike if it was in the USA. BPB should have added a new ride in its place!
Infusion replaced the Log Flume, Valhalla and the Log Flume were together at BPB for six years. I do think a 'dry' dark ride would have been better than a water ride though.
John Mills I can’t say because I don’t know your age but for the past ten years or more they’ve been updating scenes every closed season. It’s certainly not run down.
I would like it removed and replaced by an indoor water coaster, the first in the UK.. Come on pleasure beech forward thinking.. I know what would make fortunes inside pleasure beech would be a weatherspoons, I know the velvet coaster isn't far away but who can be bothered going in and out of the park.. Get free drinks with wristbands etc.. Have the weatherspoons themed.. I like a pint and the drinks inside pleasure beach are frankly poor..
Well what you like and what everyone else likes are two separate things...Valhalla is a great ride , easily one of the best themed rides in the UK imo. Do you know anything about how much of a logistical nightmare it would be and how much it would cost to get a Wetherspoons into Pleasure Beach? Let alone the fact you suggest having it themed, which goes against Wetherspoon's classic British pub brand. Free drinks with wristbands also makes no sense. For soft drinks and such like they have in Merlin parks it would make sense but for alcoholic drinks it definitely wouldn't make sense.
@@sn0wt1ger all about opinions James but I think I'm more experienced in the leisure industry more than yourself, no disrespect. Vallhalla is old now.. And why would weatherspoons be so hard to construct, they throw them up everywhere.. Just put it where that bowling place is.. Wow some people have no imagination...
@@sn0wt1ger and classic British pub, are you for real.... No atmosphere crap food and cheap beer, is that a classic British pub is it... I don't think I'm allowed an opinion with keyboard warriors.. Bloody hell..
Paul Bonham You may find this interesting; th-cam.com/video/G90D2i4keyg/w-d-xo.html I’d have removed Valhalla, maybe?! A water coaster would be a decent replacement.
@@yourexperienceguide yes watched that.. All good ideas... Any improvement is welcome... I love icon, I think its the best uk coaster by miles, even though it terrifys me..
@@yourexperienceguide and I said it's my favourite ride....in a outdated park.... I think the parks too old fashioned and tatty like the town itself.... shithole
@@yourexperienceguide dont see why a opinion is amusing I think the park is outdated with the exception of a few new rides and Valhalla is the best of the outdated stuff
Oh I love this ride, it’s possibly my favourite ride at the park. I’m so excited to get back on board and see what they’ve done to her.
It’ll be interesting to see the changes
@@yourexperienceguide why? It looks amazing
Ville K Why wouldn’t it be interesting to see the changes?
@@yourexperienceguide it seems like that I answered to wrong comment😬 sorry
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This is my favourite ride at the park.
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I absolutely love Valhalla. I think we're extremely lucky to have such a ride in the UK. It's mega. Other than Disney or Universal, what park anywhere would attempt such a ride? Incredible, and so underrated by regulars in this country.
I’m a regular and I don’t think I underrate it, I’ve always given an honest opinion. Some people do hate it, strangely. I loved it in its early years, not enjoyed it since the water vortex was at head height rather than over the boat.
Brilliant ride can’t wait for it to open again
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It’s an amazing water ride. Especially in the earlier years when the full effects were in operation.
Good video with some good footage.
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Very cool ride(and a tad warm in places).I await Odin’s return with baited breath.🎢
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A day at the pleasure beach never feels complete without going on it
I only rode it a handful of times after the 2012 refurb, but I get why so many love it 😊
It's been so long since I last did this ride, it will feel like a fresh new ride for sure.
Likewise to be honest
love this ride deffo needed the updates on it cant wait to see whats been updated on it !!
It’ll be the first time I’ve been excited about going on it since it was new, not been on it much in recent times
I first rode Valhalla in 2010 and no trip to pleasure beach would be complete without at least 1 ride
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@@yourexperienceguide when I last went on holiday to Blackpool. Me and my mates were running out of time and had one more ride before closing. It was either the big one or Valhalla. Valhalla won because I wanted them to know how good it was. They were not disappointed. And my clothes were still damp when we’d made it back to out B&B 🤣
Absolutely gutted I won't be taking my little brothers on this in July
Re-opens 2022
Best ride in the UK absolutely love it, even when some of the affects aren’t working! So atmospheric, the smells, everything about it, can’t wait for it to reopen 😀
I am looking forward to the changes, will be interesting to see how it compares.
Yes mate. It’s awesome. Aside from the fact you get a little bit TOO wet but still, they do warn you and they sell ponchos 🤣🤣
Great history of the ride,
Glad you enjoyed it thank you
This is one of the best rides at BPB. Def get a poncho unless it is hot outside. I can't wait to see what the changes are. Thank you Scott for another great vlog about my favorite UK park.
Thanks Janet appreciate your support
Love this ride on a hot day. It’s the only ride I love at Blackpool pleasure beach, that and the Big One. Most of my favourites have all gone now. And the ghost strain appears rather run down
Ghost Train has maintenance and tlc ever off season, but the facade doesn't look as it once did
I have a photo I took from the old cable car, where you can see Valhalla being built. Looking forward to seeing the new reveal in 2022. Stay safe to all at PBE
You’re welcome to share it with us on social media, that’d be great to see
Valhalla isn't even a ride, its an experience imo. A qued for about 90 mins to get on and it was worth every minute. I'm a sucker for water rides and I loved it
Did you queue that long for it on opening year?
@@yourexperienceguide Haha I was just a wee chap back in 2000. I went in 2010, was the height of the a very warm summer. Worth the wait
Going to miss this for 2021 . Bloody 2022 I do hope it gets better at least new boats or safe . Thanks Scott
I would imagine it'll be the old boats with some modifications
Can't wait for Valhalla to re-open! Really hope they keep the sound track though as I think it's great.
I think a new updated soundtrack is a good thing
@@yourexperienceguide Yeah I suppose if they are giving the whole thing a big upgrade then it makes sense.
Chances are BpB are gonna start doing soundtracks like Icon, sold on iTunes make money that way
Brilliant this Scott, eagerly awaiting what's in store next year.
Thanks 😊
I'd love to know if, in reality, it's been a financial success for the Park in terms of estimated additional revenue it's generated. That aside, I think it's definitely been a success from a guest perspective. Original skull paintwork looked 10 times better. Themed element wise, I always felt the crashing and rolling logs required more lighting and to be triggered a bit earlier (blink and you miss it kind of thing.) Best memory I have is riding it approx. 8 times in a row near the end of the day years back with my nephew. I'm definitely in the 'it gets you too wet' camp and I hope this is addressed during the refurb. Can't think of the proper term but I wonder if they'll go down the route of themed screens to cut running costs longer term. I am getting OLD ... I still think of it as being quite a new attraction!!!
I agree with everything, can’t think of any standout memories beyond first ever rides on it or doing a complete walk round of it
100% my favorite ride on the park, I just hope that they do not replace the soundtrack
I'm fairly confident it'll be changed at the very least
words cannot describe how excited i am for the reopening.
it's truly the greatest ride in the park (if not ever) in my opinion.
i'm predicting the intensity shall be increased and the boats will have better drainage. i went two days ago and using rides, i noticed they were making changes to the station aswell.
i am praying to the viking gods that they reimagine valhalla to be better than we've ever seen it before!!
I'm not entirely confident there's going to be many changes to the boats other than theming.
Definitely a long running success, let’s hope the gods have got their thinking caps on for more wet and wild thrills in the afterlife !!
Hopefully not quite as wet though 😅
I hope that they take away some of the things that take you out of the illusion. The big before the cold room feels like being in the warehouse of a supermarket as you can hear the freezer units and see all the tarps. And just before the final drop it’s a bit odd hearing a broad Lancashire accent telling you not to lean forward. Plus there’s that bizarre disco light in the final scene too.
Pretty sure it’s not a Lancashire accent but I get your point, definitely isn’t a Viking 😆
Great Video mate, so many memories of freezing winters spent up scaffolding on Project 2000, great times! 👍
Thanks mate may be something we talk about in the documentary 😅
It’s been too long , can’t wait to get back on it 💦🧱👍🏼
It’s definitely going to feel like a new ride next year
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Valhalla is amazing!!! One of very few truly world class ride experiences in this country. And almost certainly the only ‘global best in class’ candidate in the UK.
It’s a soaker, but that’s part of the draw. If you don’t want to get drenched, it’s still enjoyable with a poncho on!
Even with Icon, Big One etc in the same park, it’s Valhalla that most disappoints when we don’t get to ride it.
I'll be very, very happy if the wetness is significantly reduced. Thanks for watching Nicky!
i love this ride, the only thing i would sort is the drainage in the boats
Agreed about the drainage
I first rode Valhalla in 2002, when a friend from Canada wanted to visit Blackpool. I was not expecting to get drenched to the skin however. Then when I visited my family (who live in Fleetwood), I rode it again in 2005, only this time I came prepared with waterproof leggings, and a goretex jacket.
The ride attendant even commented, "I see someone's been on it before."
Haha that’s a great comment from the ride op! It’s certainly a super soaker
Another great video. I hope they keep the layout and just update the theming and effects.
Thank you, I do think that’s what they’ll do
Nice one Scott, I'm intrigued to see what they do, 2022 seems so long now 👍
Thank you! Feels like 2022 is a lot further away than it actually is
My claim to Valhalla glory: for my friends 12th birthday we went to the Pleasure Beach and it was a very quiet day and they were testing out Valhalla before the grand opening with Jonathon Ross the day after and they let us go on a few rides of it as a sneak preview - I also went on the PlayStation 14 times and the Big One 10 times resulting in whiplash which i discovered whilst on the Grand National which then broke slightly and wouldn’t let our seat bars come up so I had to do another circuit with whiplash - all totally my own fault and I was off sick from PE at school for 3 weeks whilst it healed! Ahh simpler times!
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Brilliant video Scott! Cannot wait to see what happens in 2022! ☺️
Thank you
Thanks for the upload very interesting looks like it's going to be close with the football this season Scott....🙂👍🎢
I hope so, really do! United and City battling it out takes me straight back to 2012, hopefully with a more favourable outcome this time lol. I think City will win it, but I hope we can stay in the race.
i understand the fire effects are expensive but i think the big hit fire wall should stay at least, the other fire effects could be replaced by sustainable effects, love to see the real snow back, more animatronics and surprises, louder clearer message from the god on the first lift with a better visual effect. projection mapping in tunnels creating life like lava cracks would be cool , i'm for the vortex as it is or with a perspex shield. take out green laser doesn't fit the theme, keep the turntable and the wind. that's pretty much all my thoughts i can't wait to see how its reimagined i hope this project is taken seriously with a big budget and long may it continue to collect awards, this is the best ride in the UK , and my favourite dark ride in the world!
I think we are going to see a lot of projection mapping
Cannot believe its been 21 years
Time flies :/
It was always a favour ride to go on when I visited with friends. Even have pictures of us on the ride when we were 18 lol
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Jesus Christ , im going on this for the first time this year and omfg I’m hyped-
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It’s closed this season mate 😭
@@ThemeparkDylan yeah I know that now 🥲
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My fav ride in England !!
Great
Best ride on the pleasure beach
can agree,
though i really only went on it once before it closed, because i get scared of rollercoasters and stuff- but even with only going on it once, it’s definitely the best
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I love Valhalla its so fun
Great
One of the advantages of Valhalla is has a good secondary income stream , on busy days at end of season I estimate poncho sales of around £5000. Looking forward to reopening 2022. To improve the ride reliability is the control system that needs some work and with rumour that control both is moving to same level as Station I think that may take place.
Maybe they would pleasure beach experience provide some People for load test , just a hope !!
The ponchos definitely help to offset the running costs at a guess. If/when it reopens next year, we will look to arrange an ERT on it.
Love this ride cant wait to go on it again its my fave :)
Reopens 2022 :)
As far as the costs of the gas and electricity to operate the Fire and other affects there are other ways of producing real flames without it costing as much money, for example you can get fire machines that use flammable aerosols or flammable liquid rather than mains gas, i’ve also come across a manufacturer that produces a snow machine thatcan make real snow in all weather conditions but uses far less power consumption🙂
I’m sure BPB will know this 😁
I hope it doesn’t go away any time soon. The fact that it has been refurbished a number of times suggests it IS successful. They wouldn’t keep putting money into a ride that was costing too much or not getting enough riders. Long live Valhalla.
I haven’t been on the ride since about 2014, but what I would like to see in the refurbishment is more pyrotechnics and special effects between scenes. The sailing around in between can be slightly boring. And I would like it to last a bit longer too. Even just another 90 seconds would do it. One of my top favourites at BPB, always.
It'll be interesting to see what they do, I am not getting into a Valhalla debate but I am not sure it's been a complete success.
Love that ride favourite
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As far as what I would hope/ want to see done inside, The thing that will make or break it for me is whether it will still have real fire/real snow real wind et cetera or not, as long as they’ve still got those aspects and restore them to their former glory then I’m happy, everything else I’m open minded to seeing what they can do with it, there’s just so much you can do know that you couldn’t do even 10 years ago never mind 20 years ago.
Projection mapping throughout the ride alone would help to really enhance some of the existing scenes like the flaming arrows and the spiky logs in🙂
Hopefully it won’t be as drenching wait as it has been🤞
I think we will see a lot of projection mapping and maybe the use of screens. I will be surprised to see the snow taken away, I’ve stood and watched that machine in motion, and it’s so good. Real fire, hmm, I have a feeling that’ll be a thing of the past (I have no inside info)
@@yourexperienceguide hopefully not, hopefully they will use may be flammable liquid to produce the flames rather than gas but time will tell🤞🤞🤞
Doug Briglmen I’m not overly bothered either way, it’ll be interesting to see what happens
@@yourexperienceguide That’s fair enough I’m more bothered because that’s what makes Valhalla different from other most other dark rides, the real elements.
Whenever I visit Pleasure Beach, the lines for Valhalla always stretch beyond the designated que area. To me, that marks a big success, though I have noticed some of the mechanical elements were stopped over the years. Personally, I used to love Valhalla, but these days I find that, unless it's a very hot day, the unpleasentness of being cold and wet afterwards isn't offset by whatever thrills the ride gives me.
I'll likely ride it once or twice upon refurbishment, just to see the changes. But it's not going to be a ride I prioritise.
I can’t say I’ve ever made it a priority, I used to enjoy it a lot more in its early years. I’ve hardly been on it since the refurbishments in 11/12
Yes the water ride I been on I done 3 rides in ago it was great
Oh right 😅
The part with Fire on Valhalla at 1:39 was Dangerous! ⚠️ ⛔️ But nice review though! 👏👏👏
I doubt it’d have been kept without extensive testing
I love Valhalla it’s my favourite ride. I googled it again to show my friend because I’m going soon and it’s closed until 2022. Gutted
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My favourite ride ever x
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Not been on it yet next year indefinitely will be on it
Great 😊
Best ride in BPB but you had go round on the other rides 1st and Valhalla was the last ride you go on before leaving you all know why
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I went just before lockdown me and my mate were a little disapointed it wereclosed for refurbishment we hope to go back and see if there’s any different but I hope they don’t change it too much
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Valhalla is my most favourite ride.
Brill
I really wish Blackpool Pleasure Beach would release some teasers of Valhalla before it reopens! I really want to know what’s going on! 😂😂
No chance lol
this was the best ride in the park
Reopens this year
I remember riding this on its opening year and not being into the internet theme park scene back the i was unaware of any build up or hype about this ride. I got on it with my friend and we both said "this will be just another water ride, we will get a little wet" Boy we were so wrong! We were blown away by the whole package!
I can imagine without the hype of construction updates it must have been mega. I first rode this in 2004 I think it was, absolutely blown away by it too at the time.
I am so looking forward tot he refurbishment, my favourite ride at the pleasure beach after icon! This was a great video, wish pleasure beach would still do projects this big! Also, where can I find that concept art at the start of the video? It's beautiful
Thanks for watching Zak, BPB were kind enough to send it over for use in this video 😀
@@yourexperienceguide wow thats incredible! Wish pleasure beach had a museum for stuff like that
Zak Walker sarner.com/our-work/valhalla 😉
Pleasure Beach Experience thank you so much, these pieces are beautiful, you’re truly the best channel on TH-cam! 👍
Amazing dark ride best waterride I've ever been on such fun i hope they don't ruin it with crap affects
It’ll be interesting to see what’s done
@@yourexperienceguide ive got a feeling all the fire and ice that cost a big chunk of the running costs will be gone forever 😢
course, the time i actually can go on it with someone willing it’s closed. 😭😭
Reopens 2022
@@yourexperienceguide yeah unfortunately, wish it couldve stuck to opening this year so i couldve gone on it but i’ll have to wait till next year
While I've never had the guts to go on this ride one thing I miss is the huge hanging shark they had on display nearby it
I'm hoping when it reopens, they have sorted the drainage problem with the boats. I expect they will add lap bars although I looovveed the fact that that they didn't have any. I am a little worried that we will be getting a toned down Valhalla in terms of theming, but I'm hoping that won't be the case. Hopefully it will be amazing and blow us all away :)
I'll be really surprised if they add lapbars, but I suppose in this day and age it is a possibility. I would like to see less wetness and better boat drainage, not too fussed otherwise.
@@yourexperienceguide Yeah let's hope they sort out that vortex as the wetness there is just crazy lol
Reliability needs to improve and that must be fundamental to the refurbishment. I am used to it either breaking down whilst on it and getting evacuated, or it breaking down before you ride it. Also, hope they fix the water vortex 💦 very good video.
I’ll be very happy to see the water vortex has been removed, that’s my biggest hope for the refurb
@@yourexperienceguide
I was worked on Valhalla. I helped build it and put it through its shakedown before opening. On opening day it broke down around 50 times. This continued for a while
I love Valhalla, but last time I went on it there was a bit of my jeans near my left knee that was not fully soaked, which was a shame, but hopefully with the upgrades BPB will ensure that every rider is completely sodden from head to toe when leaving the ride, (especially important on colder days), so guests do not forget their Valhalla experience for the remainder of the day 👍
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I love Valhalla and even after it’s refurbishment
Nearly every time I went on this there was always "incidents" I'm never sure what they were but I imagine it was idiots climbing out of the boats mid-ride
More often than not had tech issues
Personally it’s my favourite at pleasure beach!
Good stuff
Love that thumbnail!
Thank you
I'll be gutted if they get rid of song of the elders, song of the elders is Valhalla and fits the Viking theme perfectly, I think it'd be very hard to find a new sound track that's as good or better 😁👌
I think they'll change it, which I think is a good idea.
@@yourexperienceguide Yeah I suppose, as it's technically like they're building a new ride👍 If they do Change the soundtrack though, I hope the new one sounds viking themed like song for the Elders does 👌
As long as update is they not just giving you wellies to wear on it ...flooding in boats was horrendous before they closed it
I don’t think they’ll only be updating the footwear options 😉
@@yourexperienceguide ha ha nice one scott😄😉😁
Great video Scott. As always. I know I often comment lamenting how I’d love to ride but haven’t ... not this time! I have been on Valhalla more than once. See I’m not a total wuss lol 😂 it’s my sister’s favourite- I had planned to take her to BPB for her 30th in March so she could ride this again but clearly that isn’t happening lol. Maybe I can take her for her 31st 😂😂🤞🏻🤞🏻🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Hope all at PBE are keeping safe and well xx
Thank you, much appreciated! You may have been on it more than me, I did it once in 2019 and that was my first time on it since 2014.
After icon vahalla its the best ride there.
Glad you enjoy it 😊
I think in the refurbishment they are replacing old pumps with newer cheaper to run ones and I don't think we will see the fire back taking gas out of the ride altogether due to costs but will I think we will get some great scenes and animatronics. trust me it's going to be good
Anthony Williams It’ll certainly be interesting, I know for certain they’re doing a lot of work on the station to iron out some issues. I hope more than anything the boat drainage is fixed and the water vortex binned.
@@yourexperienceguide yeah what I hear is friend of a friend who's working but don't really know if it's reliable
Anthony Williams I wouldn’t listen at this point, I’ve got a lot of reliable contacts who work at BPB and nobody has lifted the lid on the Valhalla changes.
Just think about a comment earlier. Just lengthiness the station will help to reduce running cost on quite days. On quite days they operate on 4 boats , but they station will only hold 3 boats so in order unload they have to send round an empty boat. So saving the need to send round empty boats will save on costs.
@@mbh1960 so you don't think anything going on inside the ride everyone can see the station being done but for work to be going on more than a year it's not just the station there working on.
Is it open for august
Opens 2022
@@yourexperienceguide oh okay
I miss being able to go to theme parks
Me too
As a pleasure beach worker, we are all waiting to reopen and welcome the public once again, as soon as the government announce that it is safe to do so. Work and training behind the scenes is ongoing ready for the parks safe opening this season.
@@jamiesumner3070 Treated myself to a season pass when they had the £85 deal on late last year, I received an email from PBB telling me to register it online which I did, and the other day I booked my visit for the 12th of April, can't wait to be back 😁
My fav ride
Brill
A white elephant. While very impressive when it opened, it was doomed to deteriorate once BPB got bored of maintaining it (in other words, couldn't afford to maintain it to its original spec). It also gets you unpleasantly wet. Sorry to everyone who loves it, just my opinion.
I doubt they got bored, I think it’s more that money dried up after 2004 and it has been tough since.
Boy some ppl really talk shite. 🙄👏🤦♂️🧏♂️🤡
Best dark ride ever.
Really? Big praise
PROJECTION MAPPING. Give it to all of them, river caves could use it, wallice and gromit, hell even throw it in the ghost train. such a change and comparatively a lot cheaper too. man I'd love that. but they need to keep some of the explosions.
I think there’s going to be a lot of projection mapping and a lot less physical effects
@@yourexperienceguide let me have my two last explosions and my cold room and I'm happy, if they wanna do the projections proper they'll need to keep good sets to integrate them with though, man I love speculating about this kinda shit, I could do it all day.
MRtoast I agree about speculating, it always adds to the excitement of these projects
No you can’t beat physical effects. This is why dark rides are shit nowadays. Reliant on boring technology.
@@handsoffmycactus2958 ok grandad, how about you look at Disneyland's Alice and wonderland ride, compare it with and without the projection mapping and come back me. tell me it doesn't look 60 times better, Keep in mind we aren't talking about like simulation rides like a universal studios.
i am 7 i went on avlanj grand nasnao and sepplchas
Which rides?
Got would be nice to see the return of the water tunnel also when I last rode Valhalla I felt there were areas with nothing happening
I am not a big fan of the water vortex, won't be sad to see it go unless it is improved to the point that it doesn't soak riders
They’re selling the ride parts in the shops. I got like 10 of them.
RIP my bank account.
I’m a huge collector.
We have plenty of ride parts already lol
My dad legit works there on it if u see Bald guy called Bryan that's the guy
The sponsorship of Valhalla by The Daily Star was a huge success. I remember during construction and after the opening of Valhalla it was heavily publicised in the paper!
They done a great job of showcasing the ride & attracting visitors to BPB.
Even the link up of the bogof wristband vouchers still goes on till this day with The Daily Star 😎
PS I still go on Valhalla every visit without fail ❤
I would disagree. Does a ride like Valhalla which is a link to mythology really tie in well with a newspaper which is ‘smutty’ and ‘laddish’. I don’t think so.
The original facade was lots better than what it is now
Andy bullyuk Most would agree
Pirates of car fx like at shanghai
Prob drop platforms
And better drainage
Better drainage would be nice
@@yourexperienceguide loved the 6 inches of water
The ice room.was run down
Mentioned all the blackpool vlogs to tourist info
You bring people into the town
Hope they haven’t made too many big changes to it and the music better stay
I think we can all expect a very different ride compared to how it was in 2019
did u no durning the smolding while fire fighters were just puting out flames of much loved fun house rip. that one of fighters said to jeff was shud build the best indoor dark side with fire and water as a reminder of fire arson bomb that destorywd the art deco building. 4 hours pirer to it burning was another fire bomb scare but 2nd was real deal it happened long after closein time. but ya say they dint no the tgeme valhslla was going to be but it was said in a video from new porters gmfrom heff of what eleiments were going to be on it. video is on youtube.
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I have not been on this ride yet cuz I dont want to get wet through. My brother and my dad have tho.
:D
Ohhhh thats why it was blocked off for awhile XD
you definitely should! i don’t like water rides either but this ride is so good
I’d recommend going on it whilst wearing a poncho
Okay thanks!
My dad went on it and he says he was wetter when he goes in the bath on it😂😂
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I just hope pleasure beach doesn’t do what Thorpe did with Loggers Leap
Different circumstances, and that was a Merlin decision not a Thorpe Park decision.
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They better add lights here cause I have a fear of being stuck in cramped places
I can’t see any additional lighting being added, it’s themed to be a dark ride style attraction
I have been on this ride loads of times over the years. Rememeber the Water Chute which was located next to it when the funhouse was there. I have never enjoyed Valhalla and the Logflume was much better in my opinion. They should have replaced it with something else. We dont get the weather in UK to justify a water ride that soaks you as much as Valhalla unlike if it was in the USA. BPB should have added a new ride in its place!
Infusion replaced the Log Flume, Valhalla and the Log Flume were together at BPB for six years. I do think a 'dry' dark ride would have been better than a water ride though.
@@yourexperienceguide Yea I agree. I am surprised the Ghost Train has not had an upgrade.
John Mills Some of the scenes have been changed, doesn’t really need to be modernised
@@yourexperienceguide There are some which are older than me! Its run down and needs a refurb!
John Mills I can’t say because I don’t know your age but for the past ten years or more they’ve been updating scenes every closed season. It’s certainly not run down.
In my opinion Valhalla isn't the right attraction for BPB
I’d have been happy to see it replaced
It looks crud in comparison when it first opened the facade looks amateur.
The 2012 facade was a massive downgrade
@@yourexperienceguide definitely not as skilled who remodelled it.
I would like it removed and replaced by an indoor water coaster, the first in the UK.. Come on pleasure beech forward thinking.. I know what would make fortunes inside pleasure beech would be a weatherspoons, I know the velvet coaster isn't far away but who can be bothered going in and out of the park.. Get free drinks with wristbands etc.. Have the weatherspoons themed.. I like a pint and the drinks inside pleasure beach are frankly poor..
Well what you like and what everyone else likes are two separate things...Valhalla is a great ride , easily one of the best themed rides in the UK imo.
Do you know anything about how much of a logistical nightmare it would be and how much it would cost to get a Wetherspoons into Pleasure Beach? Let alone the fact you suggest having it themed, which goes against Wetherspoon's classic British pub brand.
Free drinks with wristbands also makes no sense. For soft drinks and such like they have in Merlin parks it would make sense but for alcoholic drinks it definitely wouldn't make sense.
@@sn0wt1ger all about opinions James but I think I'm more experienced in the leisure industry more than yourself, no disrespect. Vallhalla is old now.. And why would weatherspoons be so hard to construct, they throw them up everywhere.. Just put it where that bowling place is.. Wow some people have no imagination...
@@sn0wt1ger and classic British pub, are you for real.... No atmosphere crap food and cheap beer, is that a classic British pub is it... I don't think I'm allowed an opinion with keyboard warriors.. Bloody hell..
Paul Bonham You may find this interesting; th-cam.com/video/G90D2i4keyg/w-d-xo.html
I’d have removed Valhalla, maybe?! A water coaster would be a decent replacement.
@@yourexperienceguide yes watched that.. All good ideas... Any improvement is welcome... I love icon, I think its the best uk coaster by miles, even though it terrifys me..
Best ride at a outdated park
craig hoole I am finding the outdated park comment a bit weird if Valhalla (21 years old) is your favourite, their newest coaster opened in 2018 👍
@@yourexperienceguide you only find it weird as you have a hard on for the pleasure beach.
The beach overall is outdated in my opinion...
@@yourexperienceguide and I said it's my favourite ride....in a outdated park.... I think the parks too old fashioned and tatty like the town itself.... shithole
craig hoole Just find it amusing, surely you must think Valhalla is outdated then?
@@yourexperienceguide dont see why a opinion is amusing I think the park is outdated with the exception of a few new rides and Valhalla is the best of the outdated stuff