Pleasure Beach Resort is sprucing up their Wallace and Gromit ride following the success of the most recent Wallace & Gromit film introducing five new additions to its Thrill-O-Matic ride.
The news comes today as Vengeance Most Fowl has been released on Netflix UK as of today and this announcement comes with great excitement as the Thrill-O-Matic ride whilst wonderful certainly needs an update and an upgrade here and there.
In Vengeance Most Fowl, Gromit must save his master by battling the evil Feathers McGraw, who has hacked Wallace’s latest invention; a robotic garden gnome named Norbot.
Pleasure Beach also confirmed there will be additional updates to the ride’s queue-line and has already introduced exclusive new merchandise, including Norbot toys and gifts, at its dedicated Wallace & Gromit shop.
Currently, the four-minute Thrill-O-Matic ride sees guests climb aboard a giant slipper and be transported into the colourful world of Wallace & Gromit, travelling through scenes from A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave, A Matter of Loaf and Death and The Curse of the Were Rabbit.
The new additions from Vengeance Most Fowl will debut this summer, and will include the same minute detail and effects that bring Wallace’s cracking contraptions to life in the existing ride.
Creators Aardman are working closely with Pleasure’s Beach’s engineering and creative teams, and the new characters, props and set pieces being designed and created in-house at Pleasure Beach by its talented PB Studios.
Amanda Thompson OBE, CEO of Pleasure Beach Resort, said:
Pleasure Beach is renowned not only for introducing exciting new rides, but for constantly investing in updating the story, systems, technology and theming of our classic attractions.
Wallace & Gromit are national treasures and have always been a firm favourite with visitors, but the success of their new film has certainly delivered a renewed excitement for the characters and their stories. To be updating this wonderful ride truly reaffirms our commitment to attracting families back to the resort for what we hope will be A Grand Day Out.
Pleasure Beach Resort are certainly focusing on a bright and exciting future with another refurbishment in progress including the River Caves which is currently closed and undergoing its very own re-imagining.
In addition to that the park are currently building the UK’s tallest gyroswing with the addition of Aviktas, opening in 2026
Aviktas is a giant swinging pendulum ride that will reach heights of 138 feet, making it the tallest of its kind in the UK.
Check out a video below of a behind-the-scenes tour we had of the ride (pre these upgrades of course) and you can see just how long and fun this family ride is!
