Photo TR: Hooters Crew UK Reunion

[Divv3kControlled by a sentient spreadsheet...]

Sound seems to be working ok for me. Here's a YouTube version if it helps...


YouTube Videolink

[coaster_dude2002TWO PINTS ONLY]

Thanks Divv! I totally forgot about the "Hi Shawn" video from that night. Glad you managed to find and post it.

[fudgeySir Lampsalot]

OMG - totally forgot about it as well. I have a sneaky feeling that more forgotten randomness is going to appear.

[coaster_dude2002TWO PINTS ONLY]

Trust me the other "Maattt Dammonn" video will not be appearing any time soon!

However the Vertical slide incident may get posted at some point just for you Dave

[thecoasterkidMATT DAMON has nervous tits]

"Hey Everyone!"

Glad to see that you were all thinking of me while I was missing out on the fun, haha. Andrew and I were talking today at Wonderland and I'll definitely have to make it up there for a repeat performance of this trip in a couple years.

[Divv3kControlled by a sentient spreadsheet...]

^ You're welcome any time Shawn!

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PART FOUR:

ALTON TOWERS

I was looking forward to introducing Andrew and AJ to Alton Towers seeing as its probably the best park in the UK. Alton Towers is also home to Nemesis which is by far the best coaster in the UK and it was running awesome when we visited.

Despite it being a warm Saturday in April we managed to get everything done with relative ease. It's always great to see people enjoy these parks that you tend to take for granted for the first time. Andrew and AJ seemed quite impressed.

Onto photos...

[SharkTumsSite Admin]

OMG! So they dumped all the Mcdonalds?!?! Or was it just that one?

Elissa is NOT AMUSED!!!!!

[Divv3kControlled by a sentient spreadsheet...]

It looks like they're all gone Elissa. The one near the front of the park is now a Burger King too.

Sad times indeed.

[thecoasterkidMATT DAMON has nervous tits]

"Nemesis also has these blood rivers. Although they're supposed to be red but turn out pink.

Kinda like Shawn's tattoo. "

HAHAHA! You're so funny Divv, you should be a stand-up comedian!

It's getting yet another touch-up this summer...2 more if that's what it takes. Next time you see it, you'll think it's the most bad@$$ maple leaf you've ever seen.

Alton looks like a great park. Good mix of coasters and other attractions to keep you busy for a full day. Nemesis looks especially great.

[coaster_dude2002TWO PINTS ONLY]

Ahhh Alton Towers! Definitely the best park of the road trip.

The drive in was certainly a shock to me. I was just getting use to the whole left hand side of the road business, when the winding narrow road with coach buses hading straight for you was added. There were plenty of times when I was terrified! And who decided to put stone walls on both sides of a really narrow two lane road??? I still can’t see the logic on that, especially when se passed the bus by about 6 inches!

Once we were in the park, thanks to our handy Merlin Park pass!, I was extremely impressed with the ride line up and the efficiency of the staff at Alton Towers. They just seemed to be pumping people through the queues that day. They couldn’t figure out the single rider system as we all ended up beside each other every time we used it on Rita and Spinball.

Rita: Great ride! It exceeded the expectations I had. Forceful launch, airtime on every hill, easily re-rideable. I’ll take it over Stealth any day!

Air: I can’t see why people hate this ride. It may not be super fast, tall, or force full, but it does the job of making you feel like your flying incredible well (besides the whole on your back part). I loved the low to the ground turns, and the turnaround close to the parking lot. I wouldn’t go and say it’s an awesome ride, but just a fun and pleasant coaster to relax after Nemesis!

Nemesis: What can I say besides WOW! I was speechless after the first ride and couldn’t believe what had just happened. It definitely is one of the best coasters around, and it’s 14 years old! The trenches and compact layout were spectacular and our front row ride was just insane. It can’t be described in words, you have to ride it to fully understand the awesomeness that is Nemesis! As Divv said it is reason enough to visit the UK. As for AJ and the hot chick I’ll need to see some photographic evidence

Oblivion: A one trick pony but a good one at that! The build up of suspense in the queues was really well done with the video and soundtrack, and being able to see the drop while waiting certainly got my nerves going.

The rest of the rides at the Towers were pretty good. The mine train had a really fun layout down by the raft ride. Corkscrew was well painful, and after Dragons Fury Spinball was pretty tame. Hex was a fun and nauseating experience. I would have loved to walk through the gardens, but I’ll save that for next time, along with Charlie and the chocolate factory.

It was a great day, and then Blackpool that night was let say “Fun”, if it wasn’t for Lucozade I would not have been a happy camper on Sunday.

Divv could you bring some over in October, along with Irn-Bru? I’m going through withdrawal!