It's good to see the parks old Roller Coaster given a new lease of life. It did seem like a ride under threat, as it was uncertain if the park would continue to run and maintain this when it already had the Big Dipper and Grand National. Rebranding it to make it a ride for the daring kids is a good move. It also now looks a lot more interesting. When I heard that a traditional wooden coaster had been painted bright orange I thought it would look weird, but it actually looks very striking as a backdrop to the rest of Nickelodeon land.

It will be interesting to see how long the Nickelodeon licence lasts. Quite a few parks around the world (including Alton Towers in the late 90's) have had the Nickelodeon licence, and it's been a good mid term investment for most of them, but none of them have kept the licence for more than 10 years, 8 years seemed about the average. Looking at how few characters I recognise from my childhood it's clear the characters won't have the same long term appeal as Thomas The Tank Engine at Drayton Manor is likely to. As long as the Pleasure Beach has put some long term thought in to it's plans though, there is no reason Nickelodeon Land shouldn't be a success.