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WillMontu On the other side of the camera Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Total posts: 1626 Location: Gainesville, Fl Age: 26 Gender: Male |
 Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:24 am Post subject: UK Photo TR |
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If anyone's interested, I can post my London stuff too.
Comments are appreciated! .
There's also a few Easter Eggs hidden within some pictures
Legoland (1)
Legoland (2)
Chessington
Coney Beach
Oakwood
Drayton Manor
Pleasureland Southport
Blackpool Pleasure Beach part 1
Blackpool Pleasure Beach part 2
Lightwater Valley
Flamingoland
Pleasurewood Hills
Great Yarmouth and Joyland
Thorpe Park
RyanAir and Tusenfryd
Liseberg (part 1)
Liseberg (part 2)
Coney Beach Video
Megablitz front seat POV
Spinning Spider at Legoland with Derek, Nicole, and Paul
DDR Machines of UK trip
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Alton Towers:
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| A lot of the parks we visited were out in the middle of nowhere, but still managed to attract a fair number of visitors |
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| As part of "Elissa Bingo", we had to witness Robb eating something as one of the squares |
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| This was the hotel we stayed in at Alton Towers |
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| The place feels like it belongs at a Disney or Universal resort |
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| The fifteen minute walk from the hotel to the park, however, did not. Oh well, there's still the monorail |
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| Purple flowers were a common theme at Alton Towers |
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| Hey Dan, want to go on this? It's only ₤3 |
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| Some of the impressive landscaping. Would make a great spot for a terrain woodie |
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| Similar to a Universal park, the Tusseuds parks have these electronic displays around the park |
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| In Ugland, we get ERT on Corkscrew! |
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| Rita is one of many Intamin rockets with OTSR's |
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| Darn it! Corkscrew is running |
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| A close up of the brake fins that retract when the train launches |
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| Who's that sad and pathetic person back there by himself? |
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John took a picture of Rita (either that or he tried to get a shot of Corkscrew and missed).
End of story (and ERT for that matter). |
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| Alton Towers has a castle, and a big one that that. |
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| Strict ordinances require rides to be built below the treeline |
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| Another shot of the castle |
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| Spinball is themed to a giant pinball machine |
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| Dan and I took the Sad and Pathetic line |
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| So sad and pathetic that I got to ride with Elissa (who loves spinning coasters) |
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| You can tell we're not at a Six Flags park |
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| The credit whores take over Beastie |
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| This is Oblivion. Claimed as the first "vertical drop" coaster, the drop is only slightly steeper than the Togo Death Machine Ultra Twisters. |
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| Fortunately John missed and took a picture of the flat rides instead |
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| Oblivion has a 90 degree banked turn between the drop and the brakes |
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| Sorry Robb, no food for you! |
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| Prepare for the Vekoma Brace Position |
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| These trees look like they came out of RCT |
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| This the "Towers" part of Alton Towers |
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| WillMontu On the other side of the camera Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Total posts: 1626 Location: Gainesville, Fl Age: 26 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 7:41 am Post subject: |
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| Robb ate everything, leaving nothing for Elissa |
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| But I'm sure she will survive |
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| You know you want to ride |
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| This is what happens when Elissa navigates on Rhino Rally |
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| What are you going to break this time? |
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| The Haunted House was converted into a "shoot the coloured lights" shooting ride. |
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| While this may be the "World's Most Intense Ride Experience", Nemesis is still extremely smooth for its age. |
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| Nemesis has many areas for getting good pictures and video |
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| No photo TR is complete without a random vertical loop |
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| Nemesis is extremely well themed |
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| Ripsaw is a very wet Top Spin. Chessington had one too, but the water effects weren't working. |
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| AIR was intended to be a "relaxing" ride. No pretzel loop here |
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| Like Nemesis, AIR has lots of good photo spots |
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| John took a picture of the Top Spin |
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| One of Nemesis's inversions |
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| We'll be riding that in a few days |
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| This was the wettest that we got on the trip so far |
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| These RC ducks were easier to control than the ones at Lightwater Valley |
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| While the castle is mostly empty, there are steps in there that could strike at any time |
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| This is where the Vekoma ride lurks |
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| I fart in your general direction! |
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| Alton Towers has ravens and legends, now they just need a voyage |
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| While there is very little in the castle, visitors can explore much of the rooms and some of the battlements |
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| Some of the stained glass is intact (or at least restored) |
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| This would be a good place for a drop tower |
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| The hotel had a partially enclosed waterpark, complete with a Master Blaster slide |
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| This is what happens when you illegally park at Alton Towers. Your wheel gets clamped and your car painted in wild colours |
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| The next morning was ERT on Nemesis |
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| The ride is by no means tall, but packs a punch |
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| Hey Fantazyland, John Wardley did a much better job |
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| Nemesis and AIR duel with the monorail |
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| Unlike Six Flags, Alton Towers actually uses their dual loading station |
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| The skyride was closed today, or was it opening? |
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| If you're ever at the Alton Towers Hotel, be sure to check out the Elevator Ride. While not as good as the Magical Escalator, it's an interesting experience |
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| Guttermouth I Love Donkeys!
Joined: 08 May 2006 Total posts: 42 Location: Van Nuys, Ca Age: 30 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:50 am Post subject: |
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| looks awesome! Looks like you guys are having a great time
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| alpengeist04 Bonafide Donkey Expert
Joined: 04 Sep 2005 Total posts: 1746 Location: Winter Haven, FL Age: 35 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 10:06 am Post subject: |
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| Great Photo TR, I really like your close-ups of Nemesis.
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| martinb Donkeys are my way of life!
Joined: 14 Jan 2006 Total posts: 681 Location: UK Age: 25 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 12:42 pm Post subject: |
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Where did yuo take that photo of all that mess? Obviously near Nemesis but where?
-Martyn
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| Kumba9 Donkeys are my way of life! Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Total posts: 773 Location: Maui, HI-No Ka Oi Gender: Male |
| Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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You should have asked the maintenance department if you could get ERT's on the Oblivion as in that pic you posted. That sure would have been a great ride..lol
Nice pics....it rained only one day there?
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| Erik Johnson Former captain of the Arrow bus.
Joined: 12 Jun 2005 Total posts: 5303 Location: Gainesville, Florida Age: 36 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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| You finished your trip Will? The Sky Trolly awaits...as well as Target.
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| WillMontu On the other side of the camera Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Total posts: 1626 Location: Gainesville, Fl Age: 26 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 3:45 am Post subject: |
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Southport Pleasureland
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| This was our room at Big Blue. We had an awesome view (in a later update) |
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| The pub quiz at Blackpool. Here we had to answer tough questions such as "How many credits is Steeplechase?" and "Who has a fetish for vertical loops?" |
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| After a night in Blackpool, we head to Pleasureland Southport |
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| We were disappointed! No SLC credit for us today |
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| "If you are sad and pathetic, get on the wheel" |
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| We tried, but we were unable to break the wheel this time. |
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| Cyclone #1? By who? Paul Ruben? Sure it's a classic ride and a lot of fun, but I don't see enthusiasts flocking to it. |
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| Robb takes yet another POV |
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| You can barely make out Blackpool Pleasure Beach in the distance |
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| The flyers were not open today |
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| Solomon's Mines is a classic wood mouse |
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| Wooden mice seem more "out of control" than steel models since the cars tilt a little bit around the turns |
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| This is Cyclone's lift hill |
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| We had a fair amount of ERT on both Cyclone and Solomon's Mines |
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| Robb goes where no enthusiast has gone before |
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| These two are either demonstrating the Japanese Riding Position or hiding from Barry's camera |
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| One of the "tree headchoppers" on Cyclone |
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| No guys, this isn't a credit |
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| "I'm going to take a picture of your train" |
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| Elissa and Dan are winning, even when Robb took several hundred pounds off of his train |
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| Darn it John! Did you take a picture of OUR train? |
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| Robb's into the candy again |
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| Hey, Soren, is this correct? |
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| Southport had a pizza and pasta buffet |
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| Pleasureland's Wacky Worm is known for its amazing theming |
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| Once again the adults take over the kiddie coaster |
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| Can you move out of the way Barry? |
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| On-ride photos are available for everything in the UK - even the Wacky Worm |
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| ...as there are some moments that just can't be missed |
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| Wildcat was closed while we were there. They opened it back up as soon as they saw our coach leave the car park |
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| Pleasureland has a small skyride that runs round trip around the park |
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| What are you taking a picture of John? |
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| Don't take a picture of that! You'll open it back up again and we'll have to ride it! |
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| I was the "sad and pathetic" one on this ride |
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| Best name for an SLC EVER! |
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| At least it's anatomically correct |
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| We've had green water on all the log flumes and now we have blue water. |
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| martinb Donkeys are my way of life!
Joined: 14 Jan 2006 Total posts: 681 Location: UK Age: 25 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 4:21 am Post subject: |
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That picture of Robb on the Wacky Worm is priceless, the most serious face I've ever seen on him.
-Martyn
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| CoasterFanatic The Resident Smart-Ass
Joined: 15 Feb 2005 Total posts: 4495 Location: Weirton, WV Age: 34 Gender: Male |
| Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 5:50 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | Pleasureland has a small skyride that runs round trip around the park |
They sure do. That is where that "retard" threw that balloon from that zonked my fiance on the head.
I could picture the headlines now:
"American Coaster Nut Has Passport Revoked After Assaulting a Defenseless "Special" Kid"
// I wish I had no conscience as that kid would still be in the hospital.
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