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Hi there, i am at a family members house in margate that happens to work at margate. aparently roumors are now around the place that the guy who owns parc astrix has now brought dreamland and plans are in place for a 7 loop coaster.

any one confirm this?

Paul

That isn't true (at least not to the best of my knowledge!) It may be confusion with the news last week that Grevin & Cie (the company that owns Parc Asterix) has just acquired Pleasurewood Hills Theme Park in Suffolk.

Nick

The rumour of the 7-inversion coaster may have come from the fact that Parc Asterix has one, Goudurix. You may already know that, but I thought it was worth mentioning.

...and what a painful ride that is!

Hi all,

Must say I agree with your comment Nick re Goudurix, however as all good coaster fans are obliged to say "it's a nice addition to the park", especially with its location over the lake!

Just one thing though, I hope that Grevin & Cie's recent UK park acquisition will not impede any possible prospective purchase of the Dreamland site. I hope they just weren't getting impatient with the current indecision over Dreamland's future standing. Only time will tell as they say here I guess.

Martin

I can't comment on Goudurix, as I haven't been on it, but I think a 7-inversion coaster would work at Dreamland, actually. It would be built along modern design techniques and could be from any one of a number of different manufacturers. Vekoma for one could certainly surpass their older efforts. Probably Gerstlauer could do it too. B&M could, of course, but we're talking big money there!