OAKWOOD Theme Park
Pembrokeshire, UK
Aspro Group
Park News - (10/26/22) An accident took place at Oakwood Theme Park on the park’s Treetops Rollercoaster over the weekend. According to the news report the back cars on the coaster were said to be shaking loose, and then eventually a man in the last car of the coaster was thrown out in mid-ride. Medical help arrived by helicopter shortly after and the park is now said to be shut down following the accident.
 2023 - Megafobia Reprofile/Retrack - (7/16/2023) Fantastic news for Oakwood fans… MEGAFOBIA has returned after an extensive refurbishment from The Gravity Group. This was far more than just a simple re-tracking of the ride, but several areas have been reprofiled to add some awesome new and unexpected airtime moments, along with double-up and double-downs. You can check out some awesome POV and reverse POV footage of the newly updated layout in the video below! (Jump ahead about 3 minutes to get to the coaster footage)
Specifically it appears that the first drop has been made a little steeper, a better bank into the turn at the bottom, and the top of the second hill now comes a little sooner and features a little double-down on the backside with awesome airtime. A little further on down the course, after the turn-around a double-up has now been added as well, with a great little pop of airtime. The rest of the layout appears to mostly be the same, but it is running extremely fast and very smooth looking based on the video footage.
If you need more proof, keep on watching for the reverse POV footage and the huge smile on the riders faces and laughter says it all. Megafobia is back and better than ever!
Keep on watching and they also has a POV video shot from the back of the train that is pure joy to watch.
(1/29/2023) Oakwood has confirmed that the park’s Megafobia wooden roller coaster is undergoing an extensive overhaul and re-tracking from The Gravity Group, with a focus on the first and second drops that will see 40% of the ride reprofiled and retracted with Gravity Group’s “Vertical Engineered Track” segments. The end result will transform the first drop to become even steeper than before.
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