i360 £12m now predicted in income. Seems like will be a big success.

[Not nick rhodes]

I'm not a big fan myself but surely this can only be good for the city if it is a success and despite all the operating initial problems, seems from the story in the argus it is already a big success.

What do people think? Were all the doom merchants wrong ?

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

The union of the snake is on the climb.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Great news. Not to mention the additional business passed on to local independent suppliers.

 

[Hotchilidog]

As someone who is a fan of this thing I am not surprised in the last that this is successful. Whether you like it or not Brighton is a destination town with more visitors than any other seaside resort in the country, and the i-360 is the sort of attraction that daytrippers or holiday makers absolutely love. People love a view, go to any city and the tallest building will always prove to be a popular stop on any intinerary.

Given that British Airways are involved you can bet that they will be promoting it to to their travellers to the UK, and that it will also find itself mentioned in travel guides that people look up before visiting the UK. The i-360 will appeal as much to foreign visitors to London as it will to those who are heading to Brighton.

This is great news and a vindication of the council's decision to divert the government money this project's way and hopefully they will now see the much needed financial pay off in this era of local spending cutbacks.

 

[Triggaaar]

Oh god, he's back.

 

[MattBackHome]

Oh god, he's back.

There goes the neighbourhood.

 

[mikeyjh]

Has anyone actually read the article? It's a bit confusing but it's referring to a 2013 business plan that the council are trying not to allow public. All a bit cloak and dagger but there's nothing particularly factual there.

 

[Mr deez]

How can this be claimed as a vindication of the plan and its success when it has been open for what, one month? And during a good summer weather month at that.


Ridiculous - needs 2 full years to make a proper assessment. Lets see the takings in Winter 2017.

 

[Lincoln Imp]

How can this be claimed as a vindication of the plan and its success when it has been open for what, one month? And during a good summer weather month at that.


Ridiculous - needs 2 full years to make a proper assessment. Lets see the takings in Winter 2017.

Careful. Pastafarian will be on here accusing you of being a moaner. For what it's worth we went up on Sunday and it was very nice. Another ten minutes at the top would have been good but apart from that no complaints at all.

 

[Wilko]

I am part of several Brighton groups on facebook. What is really interesting is that the biggest moaners and complainers about it have not been on it, they have all come to the conclusion it is rubbish and you can get a better view from the racecourse all without even stepping foot on it. Those who have been on it have all enjoyed it and 7.50 for a resident is good value in my opinion. I went at sunset in the summer and really enjoyed it. The éyesore360 and cockring comments really are tiresome as well.

Go on it and then judge it.

 

[Wilko]

Careful. Pastafarian will be on here accusing you of being a moaner. For what it's worth we went up on Sunday and it was very nice. Another ten minutes at the top would have been good but apart from that no complaints at all.

What time did you go on? The evening flights are 30 mins rather than 20 and stays at the top for about the right amount i´d say. .

 

[Dirk Lehmann's Python]

What time did you go on? The evening flights are 30 mins rather than 20 and stays at the top for about the right amount i´d say. .

Didn't realise that. Will possibly try and do that before the clocks change. Agree with the post that it feels a bit too quick, another ten mins would be perfect

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[Gilliver's Travels]

Go on it and then judge it.

Going on it does not affect Its external appearance. Which remains irredeemably ugly.

 

[Wilko]

Going on it does not affect Its external appearance. Which remains irredeemably ugly.

That is subjective though is it not? I think it looks great all lit up at night poking out the top of the houses from many angles.

 

[Mr deez]

Careful. Pastafarian will be on here accusing you of being a moaner. For what it's worth we went up on Sunday and it was very nice. Another ten minutes at the top would have been good but apart from that no complaints at all.

Don't get me wrong, I quite like it and enjoyed my 'flight'. Just a bit early to be toasting its success in my opinion!.

 

[spring hall convert]

I'm glad we'll get our money back. It's still a shit eyesore though.

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[CHAPPERS]

I'm glad we'll get our money back. It's still a shit eyesore though.

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The regeneration of the surrounding area that this has prompted easily outweighs any eyesore factor (subjective) IMO. That part of the seafront was ****ing shit and now it's not. At some point compromises had to be made to fund the regeneration of the area and this is it.

 

[spring hall convert]

The regeneration of the surrounding area that this has prompted easily outweighs any eyesore factor (subjective) IMO. That part of the seafront was ****ing shit and now it's not. At some point compromises had to be made to fund the regeneration of the area and this is it.

Fits right in with Regency Square.

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[Gilliver's Travels]

From any vantage point along Brighton's miles of seafront, your view is now permanently blighted by some hideous, brutalist factory chimney,
Every 20 minutes or so, up crawls a disproportionately small flying saucer. After that, it crawls back down again.

That's how this £47million 'attraction' appears to the casual observer. Grotesque.

 

[Austrian Gull]

I shall be taking my school group of Austrians there next April. Less than a third of the price of the London Eye - lovely stuff.