At last - Good news for Ireland!

stoneill

Hurray!

TAYTO Park is planning to install what will be the second biggest roller coaster in Europe.
The amusement park is aiming to set up the 8.5m attraction in 2015 as a part of a programme including new rides, a new entrance and additional parking and facilities.
Owner Ray Coyle told the Herald that the proposal for the extension would soon be submitted to the relevant planning authorities.
"A planning application is ready for lodgement at the end of the month with Meath County Council," he added.
The roller coaster will be the second biggest in Europe in terms of speed and length.
"It will be 1.4kms long, and 32 metres at its highest point," said Mr Coyle, "and it will be able to take 700 people an hour."
There are two trains on the attraction and each of them has 12 seats. It also has a top speed of 105km an hour.
The wooden ride, which will take up about 2.8 acres, has to be built specially in America to suit the site, Mr Coyle revealed.
The only roller coaster that is bigger in dimensions is in Europa Park in Germany.
The owner hopes the attraction -- and the other works -- will be big draw for potential visitors. A total of ¿25m is set to be invested over the next year-and-a half, with the new developments scheduled to be completed by April 2015.

xXxkorixXx

no doubt it will be rejected by the Councillors in order to protect their publican buddies

lostdisk

A rollercoaster? In Tayto park?

Taytercoaster?

padd b1975

Anyone else think it was going to be 8.5 miles long?

barney 20v

How is this good news for Ireland exactly?
Good news for new hires ? Yes
Good news for the owner? Yes
Good news for those interested in rollercoasters? Maybe - planning allowing
Good news for Ireland??? Really op?

Football Friend

barney 20v wrote: »

How is this good news for Ireland exactly?
Good news for new hires ? Yes
Good news for the owner? Yes
Good news for those interested in rollercoasters? Maybe - planning allowing
Good news for Ireland??? Really op?

Go back to bed.

lostdisk

barney 20v wrote: »

How is this good news for Ireland exactly?
Good news for new hires ? Yes
Good news for the owner? Yes
Good news for those interested in rollercoasters? Maybe - planning allowing
Good news for Ireland??? Really op?

Yes. We will have a rollercoaster. We can all party.

eirebread

Tayto are rubbish crisps.

They are not even real crisps.

stoneill

barney 20v wrote: »

How is this good news for Ireland exactly?
Good news for new hires ? Yes
Good news for the owner? Yes
Good news for those interested in rollercoasters? Maybe - planning allowing
Good news for Ireland??? Really op?

it's a ROLLERCOASTER!!!!

Ted_YNWA

Woop Woop.

Recession has ended .....

We're building a roller coaster with its ups and downs.

Jimoslimos

I'm not sure it is good news. Rollercoasters (and amusement parks) age pretty quickly and end up looking dated after a few years.

Also, what's with it being made of wood? Aren't they normally made out of stronger materials that don't rot or warp these days?

somuj

eirebread wrote: »

Tayto are rubbish crisps.

They are not even real crisps.

I'd sooner have a packet of Taytos than some nasty eirebread

kneemos

eirebread wrote: »

Tayto are rubbish crisps.

They are not even real crisps.

Not what they were.
90c a pack Ray,don't think I'll be buying them.

Mrs Garth Brooks

Thats all good but will it be an inside rollercoaster or a big umbrella built to cover it.

Jack Skellington

eirebread wrote: »

Tayto are rubbish crisps.

They are not even real crisps.

There's always one :pac:

No Pants

xXxkorixXx wrote: »

no doubt it will be rejected by the Councillors in order to protect their publican buddies

Agreed. We should break up the cosy publican rollercoaster cartel.

Frosty McSnowballs

Good news for Ireland = Rollercoaster!

Well, that's sh1t........fecking Rollercoaster!

P_1

Just so long as they don't get Ronan Keating to sing it's theme song it'll all be grand.

Hopefully this doesn't get nuked by NIMBYism or the land isn't already earmarked for a landfill or prison, we could have had a massive theme park built in Lusk by now if it weren't for that.

NegativeCreep

Last time I went on a wooden roller coaster, I couldn't feel my cheeks for an hour. Wooden roller coasters vibrate too much!

kneemos

Finally,a rollercoaster.

Links234

Mr. Tayto's wild ride. It never ends.

henryporter

Yay said all the exotic animals living in cramped conditions in Tayto park

keeponhurling

What Ireland really needs is a monorail

homerjay2005

a large scale tourist attraction like this should be built in dublin, not in Meath.

apart from the odd overpriced sports/mnusic events and boring tours, there is f*ck all to do in Dublin and something like this would help to change this.

Rabelais

I fecking love rollercoasters. This is great news. I'll be shoving children out of the way to get the front seat on the thing.

fussyonion

I think it's great news.
It's a shame Ireland doesn't have a theme park, let alone no rollercoasters, so I can see this being a real coup for tourists and of course our own families looking for a day out.
I think it's a great idea.

Khannie

YES!!!! ROLLERCOASTER!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DundalkDuffman

keeponhurling wrote: »

What Ireland really needs is a monorail

No forget it. It's more of a Northern Ireland thing.

CrabRevolution

homerjay2005 wrote: »

a large scale tourist attraction like this should be built in dublin, not in Meath.

apart from the odd overpriced sports/mnusic events and boring tours, there is f*ck all to do in Dublin and something like this would help to change this.

If there's "nothing" to do in Dublin, there's an absolutely tiny fraction of nothing to do in Meath. We deserve the rollercoaster more.

Teyla Emmagan

I love Tayto Park, the animals are brilliant. The hurdy gurdy side of it has no interest for me however, and all the rides are on top of the entrance fee (which isn't terribly cheap as it stands, but is still good value). But if a rollercoaster means more meerkats, then I'm all for it.

Teyla Emmagan

henryporter wrote: »

Yay said all the exotic animals living in cramped conditions in Tayto park

I have always found them to be well kept and happy looking. The enclosures are not small, not when you consider what we all thought was acceptable in the zoo for years.

homerjay2005 wrote: »

a large scale tourist attraction like this should be built in dublin, not in Meath.

apart from the odd overpriced sports/mnusic events and boring tours, there is f*ck all to do in Dublin and something like this would help to change this.

It's only outside of Dublin, and the fact it's not in the city means it's more accessible to everyone else in the country. If they didn't have it in Meath they wouldn't have been able to afford the land that means they can keep expanding it.

Also, it's for kids, not bored teenagers/tourists.

SEPT 23 1989

Ray. People will come, Ray. They'll come to Meath for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure why they're doing it.

Smidge

stoneill wrote: »

Hurray!

TAYTO Park is planning to install what will be the second biggest roller coaster in Europe.
The amusement park is aiming to set up the 8.5m attraction in 2015 as a part of a programme including new rides, a new entrance and additional parking and facilities.
Owner Ray Coyle told the Herald that the proposal for the extension would soon be submitted to the relevant planning authorities.
"A planning application is ready for lodgement at the end of the month with Meath County Council," he added.
The roller coaster will be the second biggest in Europe in terms of speed and length.
"It will be 1.4kms long, and 32 metres at its highest point," said Mr Coyle, "and it will be able to take 700 people an hour."
There are two trains on the attraction and each of them has 12 seats. It also has a top speed of 105km an hour.
The wooden ride, which will take up about 2.8 acres, has to be built specially in America to suit the site, Mr Coyle revealed.
The only roller coaster that is bigger in dimensions is in Europa Park in Germany.
The owner hopes the attraction -- and the other works -- will be big draw for potential visitors. A total of ¿25m is set to be invested over the next year-and-a half, with the new developments scheduled to be completed by April 2015.

A wooden coaster???
Hope it doesn't malfunction and catch fire.
It would be burnt to a crisp.


I'll let myself out:o

Daqster

I'd rather play bumpers.

Jack Skellington

Smidge wrote: »

A wooden coaster???
Hope it doesn't malfunction and catch fire.
It would be burnt to a crisp.


I'll let myself out:o

Yeh, it would be turned to smokey bacon, heheheh.

Ah, bet it'll be kids-themed, though. Not for adults.

Didn't tramore have a rollercoaster before (is it still there?).

I recall hearing years ago that there was supposed to be a theme park being built in Louth before (somewhere around Drogheda, but I could be wrong). Always thought that if it was done right, and it had a roof, it could be a genius idea. Look at the amount of people that visit places like Port Aventura every year.

Now of course, We'd never have anything like that over here (we'd aim for it, but our Irishness would kick in along the way and we'd ruin it somehow) but I'd say a rollercoaster would be a great idea. Much like I thought that that outdoor ski ramp in Dundalk was also a good idea (though admittedly, indoors would be better).

I wish Mr. Tayto well in his roller coaster endeavors.

newmug

homerjay2005 wrote: »

a large scale tourist attraction like this should be built in dublin, not in Meath.

apart from the odd overpriced sports/mnusic events and boring tours, there is f*ck all to do in Dublin and something like this would help to change this.

Are you for real? First of all, there's 3 times more people OUTSIDE of Dublin than in it, secondly Ashbourne is about 15 mins from the airport, it would be quicker to get from O'Connell St. to Tayto Park than from O'Connell St to Dundrum.


The world doesn't revolve around jewbalee-in (Dublin)

Terrontress

Length of rollercoaster is not the most important measure. Speed, g-force, upside-downness and all that muck be where it's at.

Probably a reason why it's coming to Ireland. Because it will be less fun than Alton Towers.

wp_rathead

I once called a rollercoaster I made in Rollercoaster Tycoon "Tayto"...

...it malfunctioned and many died...

0_o

P_1

wprathead wrote: »

I once called a rollercoaster I made in Rollercoaster Tycoon "Tayto"...

...it malfunctioned and many died...

0_o

You just talked yourself out of a job mister :pac:

antodeco

I'm really happy for this. I normally travel thousands of miles to queue up for a rollercoaster that I chicken out of at the last minute. Now I can do it whilst eating crisps. Can't wait!

CrabRevolution

Terrontress wrote: »

Length of rollercoaster is not the most important measure. Speed, g-force, upside-downness and all that muck be where it's at.

Probably a reason why it's coming to Ireland. Because it will be less fun than Alton Towers.

How can you tell how fun it is when you know absolutely nothing about it?

WilyCoyote

About 10 pints of Guinness and a couple of Hang Sangwidges before you hop on board. Giddy-Up there, you boyo! Wisha, is that yourself Hector?

Phoebas

stoneill wrote: »

The owner hopes the attraction -- and the other works -- will be big draw for potential visitors. A total of ¿25m is set to be invested over the next year-and-a half, with the new developments scheduled to be completed by April 2015.

Could be a great attraction, and presumably if they're building a big rollercoaster they'll also have other ancillary rides.

Hopefully its a real idea with real financing in place and not just some speculative marketing.

kneemos

Terrontress wrote: »

Length of rollercoaster is not the most important measure. Speed, g-force, upside-downness and all that muck be where it's at.

Probably a reason why it's coming to Ireland. Because it will be less fun than Alton Towers.

Can't go upside down with a timber rollercoaster,or sideways.

oppenheimer1

P_1 wrote: »

Just so long as they don't get Ronan Keating to sing it's theme song it'll all be grand.

Hopefully this doesn't get nuked by NIMBYism or the land isn't already earmarked for a landfill or prison, we could have had a massive theme park built in Lusk by now if it weren't for that.

That Lusk theme park was NEVER going to be built. And thankfully the councillors saw it for what it really was.

mikeym

Yeah rollercoaster

Our recession worries are well and truly over

Chareth Cutestory

Disappointed that its going to be made of wood, they can be incredibly jerky and uncomfortable. But any rollercoaster is better than no rollercoaster, as the wise old saying goes.

Terrontress

CrabRevolution wrote: »

How can you tell how fun it is when you know absolutely nothing about it?

Firstly I am an ill-informed pessimistic cretin.

Secondly, everyone else is using steel piping, electromagnetic propulsion and braking, spending twice as much for half the length of coaster.

I've no doubt it will be good fun to go on but don't expect the Six Flags Batman experience, in spite of it being brand new and very long.

J_E

We have a Tayto-themed park?

Khannie

Cydoniac wrote: »

We have a Tayto-themed park?

Yep. It's really good.