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Black Hole's future uncertain

Park News
Sunday, 2nd January 2005 • By Dan Ketteringham

Contrary to what had previously been reported, it now seems likely that the Black Hole will only be open for the Winter Weekends in 2005, but not for the park's open season.

Rumours of a Health and Safety demand that would force the park to install an £80,000 evacuation platform to allow the ride to run safely, suggest that the park have now decided that it is not financially viable to open the ride after the Winter Weekends.

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