Theme Park Review's Italy 2012 Tour!

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Theme Park Review's Italy 2012 Tour!

Postby robbalvey » Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:23 am

Day One - Miragica
Day Two - Fasanolandia
Day Three - Rome Sightseeing Day!
Day Four - Rome Credit Whore Day!
Day Five - Rainbow Magicland
Day Six - Fiabilandia & Randomness in Rimini!
Day Seven - Mirabilandia & Divertical POV!

Today kicks off the start of TPR's Italy Tour!

Technically the first two days are part of the "early add-on" in Bari, but it's the tour nonetheless! Let's just cut to the chase...onto the photos!

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Our first park was a very interesting "small" park just outside of Bari called "Miragica."

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I swear the mascot looks like it could be something right out of Theme Park Diva!

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Oh, yes! It's the overly stupid Italy parks queue counting system! Fortunately here, it seems to be working.

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First credit of the trip... A Zamperla mouse!

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Yay! The trip has officially started!

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Off they go!

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It was KidTums' first spinning mouse! She obviously doesn't share Elissa's hatred for them! ;)

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I don't think Terrance liked it as much as KidTums did! =)
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You can see the water from the top of the mouse!
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Some POV video of the mouse and KidTums first ride on a spinning mouse!

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The park has a small Intamin coaster that has been SBNO for about a month, and according to the park doesn't seem to be getting it open anytime soon. Strange.

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Like Peter Griffon has taught us, just add an O onto any word and you too an speak Italian! :)

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The park is pretty small, but overall very well themed!

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Oh, this must be Renee's house....then again, it looks like there is a straw coming out of it, so maybe it's Piers!

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They even have one of those elevator lift rapids rides!

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And a very interestingly turned Disk-O Coaster!

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Still rides pretty awesome.

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Nice classic flat ride. (which also happened to be "new" this year...I wonder what park this one came from.)

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I swear I've seen this same art set in Roller Coaster Tycoon!

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Yummy Bacon!

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Lol! It's a wine barrel themed drop tower! Piers would be proud.

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Kinda sad they have the only decent sized coaster just sitting there closed.

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Train is still there.

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Doesn't look like its operated in a while. (We were told it's been over a month now it's been closed and no sign of anyone working on it.)

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I swear this little park has more theming than most of the Six Flags parks combined! =)

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First official beer of the trip! (and it's only 11:30am!)

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Not gonna lie, I'm a huge fan of the park mascot! (and not that giant schoolboy thing!) ;)

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Love the "family friendly" souvenirs in the shop! :)

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Back on the spinning mouse... Why? Why not!

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Oh, evil child for making mommy do the teacups! (wait... I mean awesome child!)

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The park seems to have an interesting "Storybook theme!"

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Just in case you forgot what park we were at....

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Except we're not at this park! :)

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Really, Miragica was a very "cute" little park!

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Lunch time in Italy = more awesome pizza! Seriously, the average theme park pizza in Italy is insanely better than any USA park (Except Epcot!) ;)

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"Another lunch with fresh mozzarella!"

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Now THAT is a vegetarian pizza!

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Bag-o-crap goes to the first person who can tell me the name of the what the guy is holding!

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"Hey Scott... Want a slice?"

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Cutting pizza "gangster style!" (We learned this from Scott's Pizza Tour in NYC!)

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"It's milk & eggs, bitch!"

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Not only was the pizza great... It was also very cheap for a whole pie!

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Loved this evacuation blueprint of the park they had posted!

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For you penny collecting nerds... Yup, you can get them in Euros, too!

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Some aerial views from the drop tower.
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While it's not a huge coaster...it's still a bummer the park doesn't seem to be in a hurry to get it up and running again.
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Yup, it's a mouse!
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The drop tower is themed to crushing wine grapes! You know, it's a very common theme for a drop tower! =)
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Yup, that's the tower!
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Another overview of the park...
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And one more! (Now you can make this park in RCT!)
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Some video of the drop tower:

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And this concludes our first Italy tour park!

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Thanks Miragica! We had a great day!

Now...to all of you reading this....

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Re: Theme Park Review's Italy 2012 Tour!

Postby sspaz1000 » Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:40 am

Looks like a fabulous first day!
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Re: Theme Park Review's Italy 2012 Tour!

Postby cfc » Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:41 am

Doesn't look like its operated in a while. (We were told it's been over a month now it's been closed and no sign of anyone working on it.)


Maybe the Vatican needs to authorize an exorcism of demons from the Intamin cable. That's too bad--the ride looks fun.
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Re: Theme Park Review's Italy 2012 Tour!

Postby chadster » Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:47 am

Ah, the Intamin cable strikes yet again! Cool little park, now regretting I didn't sell a kidney to be able to go...
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Re: Theme Park Review's Italy 2012 Tour!

Postby donkeyman18 » Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:16 am

What a nice little park (The intamin brings tears to my eyes) love the theming. not to mention the epic mascot's
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Re: Theme Park Review's Italy 2012 Tour!

Postby robbalvey » Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:36 am

Just added Some POV video of the mouse and KidTums first ride on a spinning mouse!

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Re: Theme Park Review's Italy 2012 Tour!

Postby printersdevil78 » Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:37 am

It's a pizza peel (which I thought was spelled "piel" until I Googled it just now)!

Man, I wish I was over there right now. This is the trip I was planning to go on this year until circumstances happened. Glad everyone's having fun. Thanks for posting!
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Re: Theme Park Review's Italy 2012 Tour!

Postby Werner » Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:43 am

What a great looking little park! To bad about that Intamin! Big time bummer... :(

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Re: Theme Park Review's Italy 2012 Tour!

Postby Brandy524 » Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:47 am

What a cute little park! Hope everyone is having a great time! Looking forward to more!
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Re: Theme Park Review's Italy 2012 Tour!

Postby Brio94 » Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:48 am

You are great guys, I live near Miragica, if I'd known you were there I would come .. What will the next Park?

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