Before You Ride... Icon at Blackpool Pleasure Beach
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- čas přidán 23. 07. 2024
- Find out everything you need to know about Icon at Blackpool Pleasure Beach! Including who it's suitable for, whether it's worth a 100+, up to 60 or less than 20 minute wait, and finally whether it's worth making a trip at all.
Just want to say a massive thanks to Scott from Pleasure Beach Experience for letting me use some of his park footage! Make sure to check their channel out here: / clubpbe
What are your thoughts on Icon? Let us know in the comments below!
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Cheers guys!
Chris.
I rode Icon today - the mist was awesome even had to walk through it in the queue line. I love the airtime on the top hat and the hang time, the restraints mean arms up it feels like you really could fall out ! great video.
Thank you! ☺️ And I agree it's a great ride!
Next episode:
Before you ride... Infusion at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.
Step 1 - Don’t
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I haven’t been on it yet so can u tell me why it’s bad so I know if to ride it or not
@@luca_mania It is painful. The restraints are so close to your head that it is impossible to avoid head banging. And it isn't like the smiler where the padding is comfortable so the head banging is bearable. At every turn you are sent into the restrains forcefully. Also the ride is a bit bland and apart from being over water, has no real scenery or theming to it. If the new vest restraints were installed then it might be ok but for now it is by far the worst ride at Pleasure Beach
🤣🤣. Tbh, it's not as bad as people say it is (at least it wasnt for me). After the rollover, it is stupidly rough but the drop and rollover is fine and quite fun.
There is so much hate for Infusion. Very sad really. It’s a great ride and the restraints are fine. There is a bit of a rough section on one of the loops but it’s no problem. Show some love for another quality ride in the UK 🇬🇧
I absolutely LOVE the fact this ride was allegedly built of a dream Amanda had. Brilliant!
Amanda is a legend! Can't wait to see what else she comes up with for future rides 🙂
liked it before even watching , we LOVE this coaster
Thank you! It's a great coaster 🙂👍
i drooped a disabled access video for this coaster 3 days ago
You’ve convinced me, I’m off to Blackpool to give it a go!
Job done! 😎🤣🙏
I'm sure you'll love it 🙂👍
I'm a bit late but how was it?
@@HalfOrbitepic
Before you ride The Grand National.
Step 1: Bring Matches
Step 2: Decrease or Increase your age to 18
Step:3 Make sure Valhalla is definitely getting refurbed
Step 4: wait till your behind Valhalla's building,
Step 5: Whoops
*whoops is insufficient*
I'm lost please explain
@@Bevsworld04 have you ever ridden The Grand National at Blackpool Pleasure Beach?
@@k1zm3t How's this?
Step 5: BriNg Out ThE FlAme ThrOWER NOW ElOn!
@@ovenshark3738 yes, it give you chronic back pains and bruising on a physical assault level
The first inverting coaster I went on, great fun coaster
My first one with Lap Bars!
"Before You Ride Icon-"
JUST DO IT!
Love it. A bit hesitant at first but loved it after 4 goes
Another great video Chris. Hope your feeling better now . Love icon front row now there is a front row queue but I also like the back if it's not raining . Thanks 4 sharing bro x
Thanks buddy! 😊 Yeah I'm feeling much better now too, thank you 👍 Icon is a front row ride for me, although the back has its moments too 🙂
Great video. Full of useful information and tips.
1:12 that card placement 🤙🏻 lovely 🙃
Great video chris,keep up the good work 👍
Thanks so much! 😁🙌
Excellent vid Chris. You're so good that this should be your full-time job.
Thanks so much! 🙂🙌 One day I would love to make this a full time thing, or at least reduce my work hours to focus more on the channel. When it becomes more sustainable I will definitely crank up the content 😁👍
Great video. Full of useful tips.
Been waiting for this 👌🏻. 🎢
Man Icon is glassy smooth, a real beauty. Looking forward to getting on her ♡
Awesome video! Couldn't stop laughing about your description of that first launch 😂😂
Thank you! 😊👍 Was probably a bit too honest with that section... 🤣
I clicked when I got the notification and there are already 30 views
Im so hyped for this. I was on other Mack launch coasters in Europe and they all were fun as hell. This looks very different to them but very great too
great video can't wait to ride this
Thank you! 😊👍
These type of videos you are doing are sick mate! Been on Icon but not the smiler yet, haven't be too bothered about riding it tbh but the video you did of it got my hyped haha
Thanks mate! ☺️👍 Will be much more when I start getting back to the parks again :)
Watched this video two months after going on icon lol
At first I was really hesitant about going on this ride but it ended up being so much fun! I even bought some icon merch on my trip :)
Great video as always! Would love to see a before you ride for th13teen, it’s my favourite coaster!
Thank you! ☺️👍
2nd best coaster at BPB. Enjoyed the video. Nicely put together 🙌
Thank you! ☺️ Glad you enjoyed it 👍
My Sunday sorted :)
Same !
Hello There, great Video, very well edited and fantastic commentary, fantastic disability access. Cheers Peter :) p.s. it does have really good theming. Thank you for producing this video, it was very helpful.
Thank you so much! ☺️👍
Went to the pleasure beach yesterday. Now I am a big wooden roller coaster fanatic but this ride is something else. It's fast smooth and really gets the adrenaline going. I still think the national is my favourite at the pleasure beach but this is definitely a close second. Thanks for the great review and video.
Thank you! It's a great coaster for sure! And can't beat a good back row ride on Grand National either 👌
@@ScrewyLoops we didn't get back row on the national. But managed it on the big dipper. Abusivly brilliant. Keep up the good work with the videos
Nice video, I am definitely considering heading out to Blackpool pleasure beach to go on the coasters there. They all seem pretty great!
Keep up the great work!
Thank you! Pleasure Beach is an absolute blast! You'll love it 🙂👍
@@ScrewyLoops great! I'll definitely get round to checking it out, how would you rate it to Alton towers?
Great video mate, and I agree with what you said but the whispering at 5:08 caught me so off guard 😂😂👍🏻
Cheers man! 😜👍 Yeah I didn't want to say it too loud in case anyone gets triggered 🤣
Going on Mon.... Tickets booked .. will be my first time on Icon, although I've done BPB many times over the years. Love the place!!! I'm not good with massive heights/drops, so I'm glad you said it's ok for peeps like me. I'll report back !!!
Hope you have an incredible time! 😁👍 Icon is fine, you'll love it! ☺️
This ride is awesome i carnt wait to go back and ride it again its cool
I rode Icon 5 times in a row yesterday. Safe to say I loved it 😂
First time on a rollercoaster was at pleasure beach (the big one) but was annoyed I didn’t have time to try icon. Will have to go back
brilliant. 😁
Thank you! 😊🙏
Nice one Chris 👌🏼. Not been up to Blackpool since the media launch so missing it now , me and Al need to get up this year 🤩🤩🧱👍🏽
Thanks guys! 😁👍 Yeah you must! Get back on it NOW! 😜
ScrewyLoops 🤩🙌🏽👌🏼🧱👍🏽
Going to Blackpool later this year! Excited for big one, Big Dipper, grand national and this especially!
Have the best time!! ☺️👍
@@ScrewyLoops thanks mate!
I made the three hour trip from the midlands to Blackpool and it was so worth it!
I have been to universal and disney and busch gardens in florida
and Icon is still my absolute favourite ride, this thing is wonderful.
To be fair velocicoaster might beat it once i get a chance to get on that
I still don't understand the argument that you can be disappointed by the launches because the ride was marketed around them.
Literally no Mack launch coasters have a forceful launch, but somehow you were expecting Icon to have a forceful launch because the park marketed the ride around it? I don't get it.
I'm going to disagree with you there because Velociraptor at IMG Worlds of Adventure has a great launch 👍 and I've done many other Coasters with LIM/LSM launches that do have a good kick to them. Mack launch or not, being "UK's first double launch coaster" and having launches like that is still disappointing to me. They had potential for a 'better' launch, but it was a wasted opportunity in my eyes.
My favourite coaster in the UK....no contest.
Great video
Thanks! 🙂👍
I've never been in it but Im going back to Blackpool in 20 days I think I should go on it
I've ridden this over 200 times this year due to having a season pass. It's one of my favourite rides at the park - my only complaint is it could've done with one extra inversion! Did you know that it only has one full loop? The second launch loop isn't a full inversion. ❤️👍
That’s a debatable one, although I’d agree
This was the most fun ever I'm going again in 20 days exactly
Have an awesome time! 😁👍
But the thing is...
*the UK's first double launch coaster was revolution*
I... Can't disagree 🤣👍
Actually revolution isn't a launch rollercoaster. It uses trolleys. 🤪
Before you ride icon:
1: *enter queue*
2: *ride*
I love icon wow i been on if
Icon is my favourite coaster in England. (other than Steel Vengeance; Icon is the only Roller Coaster T-Shirt I own!) My Austrian family is living in England and not Sweden, but if it were I'm sure I'd pick Helix over Icon. But now I'm broke. Please help me get to Sweden. (BTW I never heard of a different heigh restriction for the last row, but it's about the cars, so should that apply to the last two rows?) Don't stop me now: I'm having such a good time!
I would love to get on Icon and the Big One some time in the future.
H The Big One is worth it for the credit but nothing special (though with BPB being my home park I must have done it at least 100 times) Icon is good fun though.
I agree with everything said, I just feel icon meant to be about the forces and stats, it's just good fun. I probably over rate it though
Random but I rode icon barefoot and it felt so much better, I’d actually recommend it.
Do before you ride oblivion please. I would really appreciate it.
just rode icon 2 days ago and it was amazing overall BPB was amazing icon was so fun and my dad thought it was better than T-Express the INTAMIN PREFAB!
your voice is so soothing 😂
That's a first, given that I come from the Black Country 🤣 but thank you! 😜
I waited an hour and a half to get on this it was worth it
Screwy loops u need to make a top 10 uk roller coasters
I'm planning on ranking every single one at some point 🙂👍 maybe if I ever hit 50,000 subs 😅
here in 2021 and they no longer have lap bars they have the over the shoulder ones now
It’s from Mack Rides, it’s smooth, airtime overload. Makes Infusion feel ancient.
I take it further, makes Infusion feel like scrap.
Where is this Pleasure Beach you talk of, I’ve never visited it before :)
Blackpool uk!
I have a question! Do you know that feeling that you get when you're going down that horrible feeling of your tummy in your mouth flipping around? Do you recommend any coasters that are tame on that part as I'm terrified of throwing up?!
It's very rare I get that feeling, unless it's the backwards part of Expedition Everest or pretty much any large drop tower! Most Coasters are fine! 🙂 Like I never get it on The Big One, despite it having a 200ft+ drop 👍
The big one doesn't do it believe it or not. And Kumali at flamingo land doesn't do it either.
Will there be a before you ride the walking dead the ride at Thorpe Park
I've got nothing planned, but I'll definitely keep that one in mind 🙂👍
Not a chance i would go on icon with those retraints escpecially when it goes upside down accident waiting to happen.
You really think they would design a rollercoaster that would just open up and let people fall out lmao it has so much extra safty on this coaster, there isn't even a change of coming out.
Can you feel u’re upside down on icon?
First part of Icon Lardy da the second half on the other hand YeaHaa
YeaHaa! 🤟 Love that part 😜
The biggest ride I’ve been on is probably thirteen at alton towers or vampire at chessington will I be ok on this?
You'll be fine 🙂👍 it's not that intense to be fair!
@@ScrewyLoops ok thank you, I went to Blackpool yesterday and was too scared but really wanted to, next time I’m going to try to force myself to I think it will be worth it.
next year you should do: Before you ride, Valhalla
Not a bad shout given the work they're doing on it! 🙂👍
what camera do you guys use
I use a Sony Fdr-Ax53, although some of the shots were from PBE I'm not entirely sure what they shoot with 🤔🙂👍
people where complaining about thorpe's coaster drought but blackpools was twice as long
It really was!!
Went on this yesterday for the first time. It was my first upside down coaster, I don't really know what happened to be honest! 😆
Same for me when I went on it last year, love the ride, defo going back this year
I went on it today for the 1st time, I went on ìt 10 times, revolution was my 1st upside down coaster what I rode for the 1st time today too lol
W I’m 138cm so I can go on icon and almost go on the big one!
big one is 1.32 i think :)
I’m 39 this year. I haven’t been to the pleasure beach since.......2002 maybe, even earlier. I am determined to go on icon while the tickets are half price.
I am 6ft 1 and I’m not going to lie I’m a big bloke. I don’t want to turn up and be turned away. I take it there is plenty of room in the seats for the larger gentleman?
Cheers in advance.
I haven't seen anyone turned away from Icon so I reckon you should be fine! 🙂👍
ScrewyLoops Well remember this name when it’s in the papers on Monday ‘Fat Man Stuck On Icon’ ha ha, cheers! The seats look spacious enough. I’m just not as slim as I used to be and I remember the Grand National being a squeeze when I was 15!
I rode it earlier this year and it was amazing. The queue was SO long, but you would kinda expect that from a rollercoaster during covid that is pretty famous. My friends said "never again" and "god I hated that" (as in it was really scary for them.)
I too felt as though I was falling off my seat (as you do in every coaster), but unlike them I kept my cool, didn't scream and found my friends mildly amusing.
I guess most people are not so calm about rides though, so I can't give as good as a review as they would. Incredible coaster though.
6:10 what happened there mate
ICON IS THE GREATEST COASTER EVER BUILT.
The first launch is good the second one feels pretty forceless
Icon's launches are a lot like the majority of the big one:
It never really gets going.
Which is a better launch:
1. Icon
2. The brake run on 13
The brake run of 13... 👀
I doubt the park has any new plans to build a coaster yet for years, i mean let's be real it took more than 20 years for them to build a new ride. It's sad necause the park could do with another ride to replace the likes off big dipper or although it pains me to say it, grand national too.
I waited 80mins as I waited from the entrance with one train running and I was very disappointed
Can you do saw the ride next
Good suggestion! I'll make sure to get some more footage of Saw on my next visit to Thorpe... I'm severely lacking 😅
Thx only 19 days till thorpe opens
I can't believe you called this ride tame..your average, non rollercoaster nerd wouldn't say that. I found it terrifying :') And I'm not a novice haha
If you've actually been to a theme park in the USA... Icon is nothing.
I used to think Galactica had the best ride soundtrack, I am not so sure now
Icon's soundtrack kicks ass ❤️
you can buy the soundtrack on itunes 😀
I’m going in September but I want to go on Icon but I’ll be shitting it
You'll be fine! 🙂 It's quite tame really, especially in the morning if you want a slower run 👍
Then they add seatbelts
ICOM IS THE BEST
100th like
I hate how people keep saying icon has two inversions 😫
How tf did you just say Immelman?
I butcher a lot of long words 🤣
Stealth's launch - The Salty Spitoon
Icon's launch - Weenie Hut Jrs
It's a bit boring u know , icon is nice but when it ends I have no emotion .
That's because you are dead inside.
@@sukamayoutube2323 I'm comparing it to the other rides at Blackpool
Who else thinks it’s slightly overrated
I thought this was an excellent ride, so disagree with Chris' evaluation for Icon.
First
Great video but this ride looks like a major flop.
Shit rollercoaster.
Great video. Full of useful tips.
Thank you! ☺️👍