Turbulence (Fantasy Island)

Turbulence

The ride while at Blackpool

Fantasy Island
Location	Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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
Cost	£2 million
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

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

Bling was originally announced on 1 December 2003 and costed £2 million.^[1]

From 2004 to 2011, the ride operated at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in England, UK where it was known as Bling.^[2] It closed after the 2011 season.

It was later sold and opened at Skyline Park in Germany in April 2012 under the name Sky Jet.^[3] The attraction left Skyline Park after the 2019 season.

The ride later returned to the UK and was purchased by Fantasy Island, being planned to open in 2020 at Fantasy Island.^[4] However, it has yet to be assembled.