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Theme Park Ireland?

  • 05-07-2008 02:05AM
    #1
    irishslainte
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭


    Do we need one or not?


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  • #2
    Rb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭Rb


    No, absolutely not. We get about 2 weeks of sun per year, what use would it be?

    Going around rollercoasters in the píssing rain would be no fun.

    What we need is casinos.


  • #3
    Dick Turnip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 992 ✭✭✭Dick Turnip


    agreed, its just been pissing rain for the last month, this is supposed to be summer - not ideal weather for a theme park.


  • #4
    flanum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,107 ✭✭✭flanum


    sure we already do!! "mosnia"!


  • #5
    ian_m
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭ian_m


    Yes we do. A smaller one could be built with a roof.


  • #6
    Epic Tissue
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    How about a waterpark?


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  • #7
    ian_m
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    Epic Tissue wrote: »
    How about a waterpark?

    That would be another good idea.


  • #8
    irishslainte
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭irishslainte


    lads you got to think of a theme park you dont just think of outside there would be waterrides indoor , outdoor this would be the bees knees


  • #9
    rossie1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,537 ✭✭✭✭rossie1977


    Rb wrote: »
    No, absolutely not. We get about 2 weeks of sun per year, what use would it be?

    Going around rollercoasters in the píssing rain would be no fun.

    What we need is casinos.

    hasn't stopped people going to blackpool pleasure beach, 11th most visited theme park in the world with over 6 million visitors annually

    a proper sized waterpark would have to be outdoor like wet and wild in orlando, an indoor park of any size that people would want to come to ireland to see would cost far too much to be profitable

    i agree with casinos, we should offer a stupidly low casino tax, vegas is 6.75% so we should go lower like 5%, if you did that you would have mgm, wynn, sands, boyd, harrahs and station over here at the drop of a hat :D


  • #10
    CantGetNoSleep
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    ian_m wrote: »
    Yes we do. A smaller one could be built with a roof.
    Talks of building a roof over the amusement park in Tramore


  • #11
    Dont be at yourself
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,461 ✭✭✭✭Dont be at yourself


    In fairness, something like Universal Studies could work in Ireland.

    I went to Universal Studios Japan last weekend, and it was raining. Lots of the attractions were indoors though, so it didn't matter.


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  • #12
    Kiera
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    Jusr bring back Mosney


  • #13
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    Woohoo! Free market research.
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=56454793#post56454793


    What's in Mosnia nowadays?


  • #14
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,779 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    Are you kidding me?!

    Look how long it took us to put together TWO metro lines!!
    Look at how long it took to put totgether a national stadium!! (I know, I know!!)

    A theme park?! To be typically Irish, it would have to look like something like Duff Gardens and be earmarked for completion in 2025 (i.e. 2032 if we're lucky) by which time there'll have been the mother of all recessions and the thing will be the biggest white elephant on God's green Earth.

    Although Global warming will have kicked in, and the Ireland will have the biggest desert in Europe :D so the rain won't be a problem

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



  • #15
    JohnCleary
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,209 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    We need more affordable outdoor adventure centres. It won't matter a sh1te if it's raining or not - who cares if it's raining when you go kayacking etc. etc. It'll also get those fatarse kids off their arses and may get you geeks outdoors :p


  • #16
    Andrewf20
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    It rains alot in England despite a whole host of theme parks over there.

    I dont think we have a large enough market tbh.


  • #17
    DanGerMus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,525 ✭✭✭DanGerMus


    Ireland is a theme park.

    Dont you know, to be gorra. Top ha da mornin too ya buckoh!


  • #18
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    It'd be good to have a decent theme park in Ireland. A waterpark as suggested sounds good.
    Karoma wrote: »
    Woohoo! Free market research.
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=56454793#post56454793
    Hehe, nice spot.


  • #19
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    DanGerMus wrote: »
    Ireland is a theme park.!
    It will be when When Transport 21 is fully implemented. :D


  • #20
    ironictoaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,244 ✭✭✭ironictoaster


    Nah, I think it would suck over here. Orlando ftw.


  • #21
    Lenin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40 ✭Lenin


    Appropriate thread for a pic I just photoshopped... :P


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  • #22
    Milktrolley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 388 ✭✭Milktrolley


    Lenin wrote: »
    Appropriate thread for a pic I just photoshopped... :P

    Absolutely legendary! :D


  • #23
    The Artist
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    Rb wrote: »
    No, absolutely not. We get about 2 weeks of sun per year, what use would it be?
    it still doesnt stop ireland having theme parks.
    What we need is casinos
    no casinos a waste of money as theres enough bookies here and mostly open all day including sunday!
    irishslainte wrote: »
    Do we need one or not?
    of we do:)as the goverment wont allow them due to insurance reasons afaik.
    Epic Tissue wrote: »
    How about a waterpark?
    theres already a few waterparks in ireland.
    England has 16 theme parks and doing very well.
    Alton Towers is the top one and its brilliant.


  • #24
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    The Artist wrote: »

    Alton Towers is the top one and its brilliant.
    I always wanted to go there :)


  • #25
    The Artist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,676 ✭✭✭The Artist


    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    I always wanted to go there :)
    there is loads of travel agenties avialible for weekend trips.
    http://www.irishferries.com/holidays/britain/alton_towers/index.shtml
    http://www.celtichorizontours.com/celtichorizon/Main/Product-2006.asp?iEventID=2011
    http://www.irishferries.com/holidays/britain/theme_parks_alton_towers.shtml
    ive been there 2 a year.
    I use aer-lingus to stansted and coach to get there.


  • #26
    rossie1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,537 ✭✭✭✭rossie1977


    The Artist wrote: »

    no casinos a waste of money as theres enough bookies here and mostly open all day including sunday!

    if large scale casinos opened here they would put most of the bookies out of business. take the las vegas example in the 1940-1960s there were bookies on every street corner in vegas, then a guy by the name of Frank "Lefty" Rosental opened a huge sport book in the then biggest hotel on the strip "the stardust", overnight the bookies pull weakened considerably. Today all the major resorts in vegas have massive sport books and finding snow in vegas is easier than finding independent bookie these days.


  • #27
    Wertz
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    Theme/water parks hell yes. We needed them yesterday.

    Casinos? Fcuk no. Gambling is already far too much of a problem here and all casinos do is facilitate even more forms of it and push it to a wider market.


    Of course what we'll probably end up with at some stage is a few casinos but no bloody parks...come on in kids and play blackjack...much better adrenaline rush than a silly roller coaster...


  • #28
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    The Artist wrote: »
    there is loads of travel agenties avialible for weekend trips.
    http://www.irishferries.com/holidays/britain/alton_towers/index.shtml
    http://www.celtichorizontours.com/celtichorizon/Main/Product-2006.asp?iEventID=2011
    http://www.irishferries.com/holidays/britain/theme_parks_alton_towers.shtml
    ive been there 2 a year.
    I use aer-lingus to stansted and coach to get there.
    I have seen weekend specials advertised in the UK tabloids from Ireland.

    I have been to quite a few Theme parks overseas inluding Lunar Park Rome, Portaventura Catalunia, Dizney LA, Dreamworld in Gold Coast Australia, Water Country New Hamshire, and from experience I would not travel to any theme during peak period especially at weekends!!!. My favourite are the coaster rides, and of them the "woodies" are the best :) The one in Mexico City was awesome, and i didn't see any visible signs of H&S regulations. :eek: Also a good woodie in Vancouver.


  • #29
    The Artist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,676 ✭✭✭The Artist


    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    I see specials advertised in the tabloids. I have been to quite a few Theme parks overseas inluding Lunar Park Rome, Portaventura Catalunia, Dizney LA, Dreamworld Gold Coast Australia, and from experience I would not travel to any more during peak!!!. My favourite are the coaster rides, and of them the woodies are my favourite :) One in Mexico City was awesome, and in a country where there is no H&S regulations. :eek:
    You travel alot!
    And yes ive been to
    Terra mitca Benidorm
    Tivoli world Malaga
    Terra mitica is awesome and Portadventura is is one great theme park in Salou,loved it.
    Im planning on going to florida in the next few years.
    I love the sound of the Universal studios and the theme park.


  • #30
    rossie1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,537 ✭✭✭✭rossie1977


    Wertz wrote: »
    Theme/water parks hell yes. We needed them yesterday.

    Casinos? Fcuk no. Gambling is already far too much of a problem here and all casinos do is facilitate even more forms of it and push it to a wider market.


    Of course what we'll probably end up with at some stage is a few casinos but no bloody parks...come on in kids and play blackjack...much better adrenaline rush than a silly roller coaster...

    or we could set an age limit of 21 or like bellagio nobody under 21 even allowed inside the door without an adult.

    europe has only pathetically small casinos so there is a market and why not ireland. macau generates $10 billion a year in gaming revenues or over $1 billion in taxes for the local economy.


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  • #31
    rossie1977
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    The Artist wrote: »
    Im planning on going to florida in the next few years.
    I love the sound of the Universal studios and the theme park.

    islands of adventure at universal is a great park as is busch gardens in tampa


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