The Water Flumes, King Alfred.

[Mr Everyone]

Just went into King Alfred to go on the legendary water flumes and the lady said they had been closed for the last 6 years!!!

So, so gutted, they were childhood. So ahead of their time. Very upset to think I won't be able to slide down the black-hole again!

 

[Napper]

More than one way to skin a cat....

get out, get hammered and find yourself a new "black hole"

 

[Lord Bracknell]

I think you'll find this is yet another case of political correctness gone mad.

 

[Jam The Man]

Closed due to weather safety concerns apparently...

Opened in 1986!

 

[JuicySeagull]

I miss those flumes too! They were great when I was a kid! Also what happened to the old bowling alley that was underground, or Megazone as it was last known as??!!

 

[Barrel of Fun]

There was a letter into the Argus a while ago questioning whether The King Alfred needed to be redevloped at all. I take it this lady had not been there since the early 90s.

 

[Mr Everyone]

Indeed, I feel King Alfred today resembles Churchill Square from the early 90s.

Still amazed the flumes have gone!

 

[Easy 10]

I loved those flumes when they opened.
OK, the shoddy joins meant it was like sliding down a series of razorblades that would gradually lacerate your back as the afternoon wore on, but WHO CARED ?

Not me. I thought I'd died and gone to Disneyworld.

 

[butchy]

im sure i read something in the paper about people actually sticking razor blades through the plastic so they stuck out and sliced people as they went down....what FIEND would do that?

 

[Easy 10]

URBAN myth.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Also what happened to the old bowling alley that was underground, or Megazone as it was last known as??!!

Wasn't it some kind of paintball range, or laser-gun zapping place? Not been to the King Alfred for years now me kids are grown up. Yeah, what DID happen to the underground zone thing?

 

[dougdeep]

I learned to swim there, long before the flumes appeared of course.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I learned to swim there, long before the flumes appeared of course.

Were you taught by King Alfred himself?

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

Wasn't it some kind of paintball range, or laser-gun zapping place? Not been to the King Alfred for years now me kids are grown up. Yeah, what DID happen to the underground zone thing?

no idea what happened to MEGAZONE but the bowling place shut down not long after the bowling place at the marina opened

 

[dougdeep]

Were you taught by King Alfred himself?

Indeed, I used a burnt cake as a bouyancy aid.

 

[Beach Hut]

URBAN myth.

Actually my mate was a life guard there from day 1 and it was not a myth the first job of the day was to crawl up each slide and check for razor blades.

 

[Easy 10]

No WAY

 

[Beach Hut]

No WAY

Ok he was a compulsive liar then

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Indeed, I used a burnt cake as a bouyancy aid.

Didn't work very well tho...

 

[dougdeep]

Didn't work very well tho...

I am honoured that you think I resemble that great actor, Mr Bayldon.