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Raising the game


Initially a lot of our attractions were quite simple things like a playground, zip line and ropes course, which encourage kids to explore and get active. We wanted to raise the game this season, and really give our visitors something special. The big one is always a rollercoaster. As Ireland does not have a major coaster of any kind, we said we’ll go the whole hog so if of any kind, we said we’ll go the whole hog so if someone wants to beat us they’ve got to do one hell of a job. Wood was exciting, but also it’s lovely to look at and it blends in we


Initially a lot of our attractions were quite simple things like a playground, zip line and ropes course, which encourage kids to explore and get active. W to raise the game this season, and really give our visitors something special. The big one is always a rollercoaster. As Irelan


nd does not have a major coaster


someone wants to beat us they’ve got to do one hell of a job. Wood was exciting, but also it’s lovely to look at and it blends in well with the natural look of the new admissions building we’ve just opened, as well as the restaurant building and other facilities around the park. Once we’d decided went to the IAAPA show companies. We got on ver


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admissions building we’ve just opened, as well as the restaurant building and other facilities around the park. Once we’d decided on a wooden coaster, we went to the IAAPA show and talked to three or four companies. We got on very well with Korey Kiepert and the guys from the Gravity Group, and liked the type of ride they were offering. I sent over some plans of the park to them in the USA. I said we wanted X length, X height, X speed and all the rest of it, and they came up with a layout over 1km long. W changed a couple of things. We wanted to increase the angle of the over-banked turn to cre


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tunnels, but overall it was not far off what we have now The ride’The ride’s name, Cú Chulainn, is taken from an IIirish myththologiical hero. W worked Irish mythological hero. We worked with a local research company to get the full background behind , who ca


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research company to get the full background behind the characterr, the character, who can be seen on the coaster’s two trains and in a massive sculpture at the entrance to the attraction. With this a nd rides like the Rotator (SBF/ isa Maxi Dance Part


an be seen on the coaster’s two


trains and in a massive sculpture at the entrance to the attraction. With this and rides like the Rotator (SBF/ Visa Maxi Dance Party), which opened last summer, we are seeing a bit of a rise in the age profile of our guests. W have become a park for the whole family as opposed to just those with young kids.


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we are seeing a bit of a rise in the age profile of our guests. We have become a park for the whole family as opposed to just those with young kids.


Also in this area of the park, we’ve got the Air Race by Zamperla, which we chose because we wanted something exciting, high energy and reliable, and a 48-seat 5D cinema by Simworx. Te y Monkton and Ed Pawley and great guys, easy to work with, and


Reliable suppliers Also in this area of the


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by Zamperla, which we chose because we wanted something exciting, high energy and reliable, and a 48-seat 5D cinema by Simworx. Terry Monkton and Ed Pawley and great guys, easy to work with, and their after sales service their after sales service is second to none. Over the far end of the park we are trying to focus more on the kids, so we’ve got the little Sky Tower and Leap FrogTower and Leap Frog (Jump Around) ride from Zamperla, together with a


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kids, so we’ve got the little Sky To Honey Pot Bears tea c


(Jump Around) ride from Zamperla, together with a Honey Pot Bears tea cup ride by Amusement Technicalcup ride by Amusement Tec and a pony ride from Metallbau Emmeln. Also new for 2015 we’ve got a ste


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and a pony ride from Metallbau Emmeln. Also new for 2015 we’ve got a steam train from Severn-Lamb, a land train from Green Rhino Leisure, an Empex water zone and an animatronic dinosaur attraction, perfectly timed with the release of the new Jurassic W movie. I guess that’s enough for one season!


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land train from Green Rhino Leisure, an Empex water zone and an animatronic dinosaur attraction, perfectly timed with the release of the new Jurassic World movie. I guess that’s enough for one season!


There was a concern that we’ll have nothing left to JULY 2015 LY Y 2015 There was a concern that we’ll have nothing left to An aerial view of Cú Chulainn 45


and the guys from the Gravity Group, and liked the type of ride they were offering. I sent over some plans of the park to them in the USA. I said we wanted X length, X height, X speed and all the rest of it, and they came up with a layout over 1km long. We changed a couple of things. We wanted to increase the angle of the over-banked turn to create an inversion and we wanted tunnels, but overall it was not far off what we have now. s name, Cú Chulainn, is taken from an k d with


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answer is the crisp factory was down this road. It had poor access, but that was the land we had available. We are blessed though in some respects as we’re close to the N2 motorway, just 30 minutes north of Dublin, and an hour and hour-and-a-half’ drive from y as small as Ireland, I think you


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close to the N2 motorrway, just 30 minutes north of Dublin, and an hour and hour-and-a-half s drive from Belfast. In a country as small as Ireland, I think you have to be close to the major populations. We were also fortunate in that there were and still are no other theme parks or big players in Ireland; lots talked about it, but none ever came.


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The flags up the lift hill of Cú Chulainn depict the ferent counties of Ireland


The flags up the lift hill of Cú Chulainn depict the difffferent counties of Ireland


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e aw ttraction with a brand that has that kin of customer loyalty was a great help and we were sure that it would keep people coming back.”


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