Turbulence (Fantasy Island)

Ride
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Turbulence
The ride while at Blackpool
Fantasy Island
Location Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire, England
Status In storage
Rider height 140 cm minimum
Skyline Park
Name Sky Jet
Location Bad Wörishofen, Bavaria, Germany
Operated April 2012 to 2019
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Name Bling
Location Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Operated 2004 to 2011
Replaced by Red Arrows SkyForce
Statistics
Manufacturer Zierer
Product Star Shape
Capacity 30 riders
Hourly capacity 360
Area 62 metres × 70 metres
Height 97 metres
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Turbulence is an inverting pendulum-type ride currently located at Fantasy Island in Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire, England, UK. It is a Star Shape from Zierer.

History

From 2004 to 2011, the ride operated at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in England, UK where it was known as Bling.[1] It opened at Skyline Park in Germany in April 2012 under the name Sky Jet.[2] The attraction left Skyline Park after the 2019 season and was due to open in 2020 at Fantasy Island.[3] However, it has yet to be assembled.

References

  1. Bling - UK Rides (WayBack Archive)
  2. Bling goes global as renovated ‘Sky Jet’ - Airgates
  3. "Turbulence thrill ride new at Fantasy Island in 2020". ThemeParks-UK. Retrieved 11 April 2020.


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