Photo TR: Anthony's Pictures from the UK Trip!

June 9, 2006 - London

June 10, 2006 - Chessington World of Adventures

June 10, 2006 - Coney Beach

June 11, 2006 - Oakwood

June 12, 2006 - Alton Towers

June 13, 2006 - Drayton Manor

June 14, 2006 - Southport Pleasureland

June 14, 2006 - South Pier and Big Dipper ERT

June 15, 2006 - Blackpool Pleasure Beach

June 16, 2006 - Lightwater Valley

June 16, 2006 - Flamingoland

June 17, 2006 - Pleasurewood Hills

June 17, 2006 - Great Yarmouth and Joyland

June 18, 2006 - Thorpe Park

June 19, 2006 - Tusenfryd

June 20, 2006 - Liseberg

June 9, 2006 - London

My plane arrived at 11:00 am instead of 10:00 because we took off about an hour late! Once I landed, I went to London for a couple of hours. The London Eye gives you a great view of London. After spending a couple of hours in London I got to the hotel about 6:00 pm. I wanted to sleep but I forced myself to stay up until about 10:00 pm because I wanted to avoid jet lag as much as possible.

Here are my pictures from London:

Back at LHR!

Now I just need to find Hoppa Bus H4!

This is my train back to LHR.

Going down.

Going back to the Underground.

Taxi!

Looking up at the Eye from the ground.

I might try it on my next visit to London.

Time to get off the Eye!

The ride is almost over!

I'm at the top!

I'm almost to the top of the London Eye!

I'm finally on the Eye!!!

This is my capsule!

Almost there!

I'm getting closer!

Can I buy a Fast Pass!?!

The London Eye.

It was crowed in London!

Here is the Big Bend.

I took exit 1!

June 10, 2006 - Chessington World of Adventures

This was the official start of the TPR UK Trip 2006. We had ERT on Vampire and Dragon Fury in the morning. Dragon Fury is the best spinning coaster that I have ever been on! They had one of the best dark rides I have ever been on! I had a good time at the park and I found some new favorite rides.

I walked in Mcdonalds for a minute!

OMG, look at all the Elissa wanttobes!!!

Lunch!

The water wasn't working! =(

It goes on forever!

He probably isn't use to eating coaster dorks.

Were are going to be eaten alive!!!!!

Someone knew TPR was visiting the park.

This ride gives you a great overview of the park.

The best part of the ride.

You ride in tubs!

One of the best dark rides EVER!

Its powered! =(

Why can't both of them spin!!!

Two Mouse coasters in one park!

One of the shooting rides on the trip.

The best element on the coaster.

Robb is trying to take a POV of this crazy coaster!

The break run! =(

I wish this coaster was longer!

Going up the lift hill BACKWARDS!!!

They were running a couple of cars.

Barry had trouble opening the gate.

One of the best coasters on the trip!

They were running two trains for us.

The train is empty and ready for ERT.

This is one if the two coasters that we have ERT on this morning.

Everyone is ready for the ERT session!

The main entrance.

The front gate.

June 10, 2006 - Coney Beach

After we left Chessington World of Adventures R&E surprised us by announcing that we were going to stop by Coney Beach! Coney Beach is the craziest park that I have ever been to! They had sand bags in the trains of Megablitz and there was tons a trash under the coaster! I also rode a kiddie coaster and I would have rode another coaster but the other people on the trip broke it before I could ride it!

After visiting Coney Beach I'm glad to be on the coach!

Gooddbye Coney Beach.

Are you dizzy yet?

Time to spin!

I never got to ride it because they broke it! =(

Even Elissa is having trouble getting in the train.

Kiddie credit!

Look at all the crazy people!

The trains.

Its a credit!

Great photos there! Dragons Fury is one insane ride, has to be the best in wild mouse technology. It's also the best ride I can manage to get my girlfriend to go on more than once!

June 11, 2006 - Oakwood

Oakwood was one of the parks on the trip that I was looking forward to visiting because of Speed. The morning started out with an hour of ERT on Speed a whole hour before the park opened! After riding Speed a couple of times it became one of my favorite coasters. During the ERT I got a total of 14 rides on Speed. Once the park opened I headed over to Megafobia, it wasn't as good as I thought it would be but it was still a fun coaster. After I got the other two credits in the park I did the Vertical Slide and for some reason it scared me! After lunch some of us headed over to the Crystal Maze. I had so much fun at the Crystal Maze I forgot to take pictures.

Goodbye Oakwood.

This ride was a lot of fun.

This place was tons of fun!

Elissa uses McDonald's sauce even when she isn't eating at Mcdonalds.

The picture that everyone got.

The Megafobia walk back was AWESOME!

Elissa is happy to be on the Bunnies Having Sex Ride!

This is one of the few rides that scared me on the trip!

JEFF

The loser is......

This is Megafobia.

Another kiddie credit.

I got hit in the head with a branch on this coaster.

Here is a train full of coaster dorks!

Your ride is over.

Coming strait down!

Almost at the top.

Going strait up!

Leaving the station.

Why would anyone bring a dog on a coaster!?!

The trains look cool.

Robb is telling us were the lunch is going to be!

The powers of TPRers combine!

The front gate.

June 12, 2006 - Alton Towers

I was looking forward to visiting this park because it had one of my most anticipated coasters on the trip! I have been wanting to ride Nemesis for about 6 years and I finally got to ride it. Nemesis is now my new favorite inverted coaster. We had an hour of ERT on Rita a hour before the park opened. And we ended the day with about 30 minutes of ERT on my new favorite inverted coaster.

The best inverted coaster EVER!

It was fun but its not the best B&M flyer.

A wast of time unless you are a dark ride lover.

It counts.

The only other Maurer Sohne coaster on the trip.

Its powered but I rode it anyway.

A picture of Rita in action.

Its a Vekoma.

This train is being refurbished.

This coaster was the reason why I was wearing my SheiKra shirt.

Your ride is over.

Are you ready to go?

The morning started out with an hour of ERT on this coaster.

June 13, 2006 - Drayton Manor

The morning started out with ERT Nemesis and Air before heading to Drayton Manor. We didn't need as long as we thought we would at the park since we ended up leaving about an hour early. Its pretty bad when a shooter ride and a drop ride are some of the best things a park has to offer! Also, I'm glad I got to the coach before the rain started to pour down. Once we arrived at the Big Blue hotel we welcome snacks and a pub quiz.

Forget waiting in this line, I'm headed back to the coach.

Standing drop rides are better with a floor!

One of the many powered coasters on the trip.

One of the best rides at this park.

My last credit at the park.

My first Intamin frisbee and I rode it while it was raining.

The only stand up coaster on the trip.

The sign doesn't help!

Another picture of G-Force.

You go up the lift hill upside down.

The trains aren't as comfortable as they look.

They were putting the trains on the track.

We had to wait for G-Force to open.

Great Photo's, can't wait to see more.

Just a few points, Dragon's Fury & Spinball Whizzer are not Mouse coasters, and that train on Oblivion is being re-furbished, the whole ride is.

-Martyn

June 14, 2006 - Southport Pleasureland

The Fun House was the best attraction at this park! I had a lot of fun on the wheel and I can't wait to do it again someday. I wish I took some pictures of the Fun House! =( After the Fun House we had ERT on two coasters which left one credit to get after the park opened since the other two credits were closed! Also, we jammed three boats together on the dark ride.

We jammed this ride.

Elissa says, Please don't eat my blah food!!!

Thanks to this coaster my 200th was Crazy Mouse instead of Big Dipper! =(

I didn't know you could lay down on this ride.

Credit 198.

Someone said this coaster opened after we left the park.

You leave your seat on that hill!

The one at BPB is better.

No comment.

The first credit of the day.

June 14, 2006 - South Pier and Big Dipper ERT

After we left Southport Pleasureland we headed back to BPBand we had ERT on the Dig Dipper. After the ERT on the Big Dipper I headed to South Pier to get my 200th credit. My 200th credit was Crazy Mouse and I rode it two times. Once I got back to the hotel I took advantage of the free WiFi in the lobby.

The wildest walzer on the trip.

You keep spinning until your back in the station.

Everyone experienced this at least once on the trip.

I had to wait inline to buy tickets.

My 200th coaster!!!

The station is empty because everyone is taking this picture.

Time for ERT!

Great photos there! Seems like a fantastic trip, and looks like you enjoyed it!

Its also great to see Nemesis being rated highly by the US members, as they do feel its overated over here.

June 15, 2006 - BlackPool Pleasure Beach

The morning started out with 2 hours of ERT. During the first hour we had ERT on Steeplechase and Rollercoaster. Then during the second hour we had ERT on Pepsi Max, Avalanche and Bling. We got to go on a Grand National walk back and we had ERT on Grand National later on in the afternoon. I liked Valhalla a lot and the water isn't that bad if you wear a poncho. I also went to the Hot Ice show that night since it was free for us, it was my first ice skating show.

This was our last night at the Big Blue hotel.

This is a picture of the Big Dipper through glass.

I liked this one better than the one at Southport.

The Grand National walk back was fun.

This was my first Arrow launched loop coaster.

This is one of the longest lines I waited in the entire trip.

The best water ride that I have EVER been on!

Time for some credit whoring.

One of the many wooden coasters at the park.

Bobsled coasters are one of my favorite type of coasters.

Its time to ride Pepsi Max.

It was a fun coaster.

Its time for Rollercoaster.

Only two of the tracks were working today.

ERT on Steeplechase.

You can see Pepsi Max from the front gate.

We are waiting to get in BPB.

The morning started out with 2 hours of ERT. During the first hour we had ERT on Steeplechase and Rollercoaster. Then during the second hour we had ERT on Pepsi Max. .

Don't forget we also had Bling and Avalanche during those first two hours too!

--Robb

^ Rub it in why don't you.

-Martyn

^^Thanks for the reminder, I just edited my post.

Also the second batch of ERT was just an addition. So steeplechase was open for the full 2 hours,etc.

That day at Blackpool was as good a day as I've had at any park ever.

Great pics of BPB. Got to love that place for the amount of rides in a small area. Also, glad you gave a mention to Valhalla. People tend to give that ride the thumbs down, but I love it. Lots more fun than a plain water ride.

PS to martinb.. Please excuse my lack of coaster knowledge with the wild mouse/dragon fury thing. I am yet to learn all the coaster jargon, etc, but I am sure with the help of this website I will be a fully fledged coaster freak within months, if not weeks!

June 16, 2006 - Lightwater Valley

We visited Lightwater Valley in the morning. The Ultimate is very long and its painful. After I rode the Ultimate I rode the Rat Ride coaster and it was very boring. During the ride the lights came on for a couple of seconds, I don't if this is normal or not! Then I went and got my other credits.

I finished the park early so spent my last 30 minutes at the park waiting to ride this.

I had a hard time finding this coaster.

The only spinning coaster at this park.

This coaster is powered by gasoline also.

It has its own supply of gasoline.

How does this coaster get its power?

The ride was in complete darkness except for the lights coming on for a couple of seconds.

Does this tunnel ever end?

This entrance isn't for tall people.

The trains on the Ultimate are long.

I think I see a credit in the distance!

We have arrived at Lightwater Valley.

More great photo's, but again, the Rat Ride isn't a Wild Mouse, its one of them Pinfari Galaxi thingy.

-Martyn

June 16, 2006 - Flamingoland

We went to this park in the afternoon and it wasn't very crowed. Since we had ERT on Kumali and Velocity I got all my other credits first. After riding all the coasters we didn't have ERT on, I rode Kumali and Velocity just in case one of them breaks down before ERT. I will never forget the kids in the adventure course, they thought all of us adults were crazy.

Here is another picture of Velocity.

Kumali is one of better Vekomas that I have been on.

It sucks having big feet because I had take my shoes off before I got on the coaster.

This was my first Motorbike Coaster.

This coaster had a very original name "Wild Mouse".

One of the many Dragon Coasters on the trip.

Corkscrew=Pain!

June 17, 2006 - Pleasurewood Hills

This park had a one of a kind Schwarzkopf coaster! I'm glad we got a head start on riding it because the trains don't hold that many people. I enjoyed Enigma and I'm glad we went to this park to ride it. The sky ride at this park is extremely slow! Also, the 3D ride isn't 3D even if you are wearing the 3D glasses.

This is the slowest sky ride that I have ever been on.

I didn't get hit by a branch on Snake in the Grass.

It won't be open in August.

They are getting a new coaster in August!

This coaster is compact.

Enigma comes close to the ground.

We are at Pleasurewood Hills.

June 17, 2006 - Great Yarmouth and Joyland

I started out getting the credits at Great Yarmouth then I walked down to Joyland. It didn't take me very long to get all credits. After getting all the credits at both of the parks, I rode some of the other rides at Great Yarmouth.

Goodbye Great Yarmouth.

There were a couple of these on the trip.

Ride this if you love the song "Its a small world".

I walked back to Great Yarmouth.

After riding riding this coaster I was done with both parks. However, I went back to Great Yarmouth and rode some of their other rides.

This was my first time riding this type of coaster.

The Snails coaster was fun.

Rollercoaster has a brakeman that rides on the train.

Another Pinfari Big Apple.

June 18, 2006 - Thorpe Park

When we got to the park there was tons of people waiting at the front gate. Once I saw all the people I knew there would be long lines today. I'm glad that we were able to get Fast Passes for all the coasters. We also got Fast Pass for some of the other rides including the S&S Swing which its one of my all time favorite non coaster rides. We had ERT on Nemesis Inferno and Stealth after the park closed. After we left Thorpe Park we headed back the hotel to drop off the people that weren't going to Norway/Sweden.

Since this was the last day of the official UK tour R&E had a gift waiting for them on the coach.

S&S Swings are one of my favorite non coaster rides.

This coaster was very different.

Stealth was a killer during ERT.

Nemesis Inferno

Colossus was the first coaster of the day.

I'm glad we had Fast Passes!

June 19, 2006 - Tusenfryd

I'm glad I rode Speed Monster first because it wasn't running during ERT. After rode it I got all the other credits including the water coaster. The ERT on the Thunder coaster was during the rain. It’s a great wooden coaster and it’s even better in rain.

You have to go down a escalator to leave the park.

The last powered coaster on the trip.

I didn't get very wet on this coaster.

Teeny-Weeny aka a very small coaster!

Its time for the Vekoma seat.

Thunder Coaster was one of the best wooden coasters on the trip.

The trains on Speed Monster are short.

I'm glad I waited since Speed Monster was closed for ERT.

You ride up an escalator once you enter the park.

We arrive at Tusenfryd after a 4 hour coach ride.

June 20, 2006 - Liseberg

This was my most anticipated park of the whole trip! We got to enter Liseberg 3 hours before the park opened to the public! Also, we didn't just have 3 hours of ERT on Balder and Kanonen. We got to write on Balder and we got free merchandise. I rode Balder then I went and rode Kanonen. After riding Kanonen once I went back to Balder and rode it for the rest of the3 hour ERT session. Once ERT was over we got a head start on Lisebergbanan before the park opened. Liseberg was an awesome park and I can't wait to visit the park again. The only thing I regert not doing at the park is the Ice Bar, I'm going to make sure that I do it on my next visit.

Your ride on Balder is over and you have finished my Photo TR.

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The next couple of pictures will take you through Balder's course.

This escalator was awesome.

The last credit on the trip.

Lisebergbanan is fun.

A aerial picture of the best wooden coaster I have been on.

I took a fast break from Balder to get my credit on Kanonen.

Kanonen is short but it's a fun ride.

I picked the backseat for my first ride on Balder.

They added a second train for a us.

All of us got to write on Balder!

They had some gifts for us.

We didn't get to ride Balder right away.

This is the last park on the trip!