{"id":9421,"date":"2021-11-18T14:24:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T14:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/?p=9421"},"modified":"2025-06-12T20:04:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T20:04:56","slug":"icon-with-a-twist-coming-to-blackpool-pleasure-beach-in-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/?p=9421","title":{"rendered":"ENSO (ICON) Coming to Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Icon is set to receive a twist next season &amp; here\u2019s all the information we know so far.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>All information is from the press release shared by Blackpool Pleasure Beach.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Icon\u2019s back two rows are set to receive seats which will twist &amp; spin freely throughout the ride. This is a Europes first as well. The additional feature will allow Icon to reach a new level of thrill and fun for guests to enjoy!\u00a0Icon launches guest at the same acceleration as a Formula One car whilst interacting with several other attractions &amp; rides.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7089\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/48421109-4004-44AA-A81C-229E47227683.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/48421109-4004-44AA-A81C-229E47227683-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/48421109-4004-44AA-A81C-229E47227683-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Blackpool Pleasure Beach\u2019s Managing Director, Amanda Thompson OBE, met with Mack Rides Chief Executive Officer, Christian von Elverfeldt, and Chief Officer Sales and Marketing, Thorsten Koebele at the recent IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions) Expo in Orlando to sign the deal.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9424\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/FAC866E3-E7DC-4870-86A4-54ADE6F55094.jpeg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/FAC866E3-E7DC-4870-86A4-54ADE6F55094-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/FAC866E3-E7DC-4870-86A4-54ADE6F55094-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/FAC866E3-E7DC-4870-86A4-54ADE6F55094-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/FAC866E3-E7DC-4870-86A4-54ADE6F55094-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/FAC866E3-E7DC-4870-86A4-54ADE6F55094-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/FAC866E3-E7DC-4870-86A4-54ADE6F55094-scaled.jpeg?resize=450%2C300&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/FAC866E3-E7DC-4870-86A4-54ADE6F55094-scaled.jpeg?resize=90%2C60&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/FAC866E3-E7DC-4870-86A4-54ADE6F55094-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>On signing this contact with Mack Rides, Amanda Thompson OBE comments, \u201cWe are delighted to once again be working with Mack Rides.\u00a0 We have a longstanding relationship with the Mack family and this continues the strong links between our two families.\u00a0 ENS\u014c promises to be a thrilling addition to ICON and I can\u2019t wait to see everyone get twisted next year.\u201d<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7087\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/B9A5D78B-7CF8-4264-BF53-11410CCD2698.jpeg?resize=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/B9A5D78B-7CF8-4264-BF53-11410CCD2698-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/B9A5D78B-7CF8-4264-BF53-11410CCD2698-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Guests are expected to be able to take a spin in Spring 2022. Further information is available on the link is<b> HERE.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p>What are your thoughts on these changes? Let\u2019s have a chat in the comments or across my socials!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for reading!<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8193 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/4C81DF8B-578C-4D16-89C8-F9DE86FFBDFC.png?resize=600%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/4C81DF8B-578C-4D16-89C8-F9DE86FFBDFC.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/4C81DF8B-578C-4D16-89C8-F9DE86FFBDFC.png?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Icon is set to receive a twist next season &amp; here\u2019s all the information we know so far. All information is from the press release shared by Blackpool Pleasure Beach.\u00a0 Icon\u2019s back two rows are set to receive seats which will twist &amp; spin freely throughout the ride. This is a Europes first as well. The additional feature will allow Icon to reach a new level of thrill and fun for guests to enjoy!\u00a0Icon launches guest at the same acceleration as a Formula One car whilst interacting with several other attractions &amp; rides. Blackpool Pleasure Beach\u2019s Managing Director, Amanda Thompson OBE, met with Mack Rides Chief Executive Officer, Christian von Elverfeldt, and Chief Officer Sales and Marketing, Thorsten Koebele at the recent IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions) Expo in Orlando to sign the deal. On signing this contact with Mack Rides, Amanda Thompson OBE comments, \u201cWe are delighted to once again be working with Mack Rides.\u00a0 We have a longstanding relationship with the Mack family and this continues the strong links between our two families.\u00a0 ENS\u014c promises to be a thrilling addition to ICON and I can\u2019t wait to see everyone get twisted next year.\u201d Guests are expected to be able to take a spin in Spring 2022. Further information is available on the link is HERE.\u00a0 \u2014\u2014 What are your thoughts on these changes? Let\u2019s have a chat in the comments or across my socials! Thank you for reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5053,5054],"tags":[1485,76,3328,1050,638,3544,3537,3536,3543,3538,1181,3541,3542,636,1983,3540,3539],"class_list":["post-9421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-theme-parks","category-themed-attractions","tag-amusement-parks","tag-blackpool-pleasure-beach","tag-blackpool-pleasure-beach-chat","tag-changes","tag-dare-to-ride","tag-dare-to-twist","tag-enso","tag-icon-enso","tag-icon-twist","tag-icon-with-a-twist","tag-mack-rides","tag-mack-rollercoaster","tag-new-for-rollercoaster","tag-pleasure-beach","tag-rollercoaster-chat","tag-spinning","tag-twist"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/733A9D86-4933-4E7C-869D-FE20F36E01BD-scaled.jpeg?fit=1736%2C2560&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb4qDv-2rX","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9421"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9426,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9421\/revisions\/9426"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.coastersonthecoast.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}