Everything posted by Cringle
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Park Theming & Effects
you dconclude rightu - beefie shetpie. Phantazzelangd woulnt spend 8-00000000000000000000 pounsd on temeing ifit di buggerall. disneylsnd. DREAMSCUNE STRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Wish a Member a Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Marcy Boy. You down the pub yet?
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Ha, I havent heard of K'nex in years. I used to have a TV remote holder I made out of K'nex but I broke it. Nice vortex though - made me lol. On the subject of K'nex, this made me remember my childhood... My friend used to have it - I was facinated by all the differnt passages and stuff, highlight of my childhood. Could have played with that for days.
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Thorpe Park Trip Reports
Went to Thorpe Park today. Got there by train, paid for the Thorpe Shuttle bus which took ages to leave - regretted not going to Chertsey and just walking. Me and my mate had our tickets already (well mine was anual-ness) had to wait for the others to queue up the beautiful cattle pen queue at the entrance. Queues were alright today, although highlight of the day had to be Amity Toilets. Tidal Wave b0rked beacuse some duck got suck in the chain mechanism bit, poor little chum. Slammer also decided to die on us. Flying Fish x1i got bored of counting, but we did most of the rides. Did get last ride on slammy and Colossus mind you. (got to reride Colossus, yay!)I think joined the campaign for fun. Good day - I had so many laughs with the non-enthusiasts. Best one had to be when I told my friend that Nemesis Inferno was onfire when the mist started appearing over the queue - the fun continued when she got the harness with the double seat belt. he he he.One question though, whats the deal with the jet spray under the bridge, squirting its liquidness in a random direction into the lake? it didn't seem to have a huge amount purpose to it.
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Park Theming & Effects
It wasn't rushed - Was looking sort of hopful when the first plans came out, hell, they even have the original concept art. It wasnt always orange I promise...Source ThorpePark.comBut the powers that be obviously prefer gates and concrete. *shrugs*
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some party rings. Happy Birthday Gillbert. =]
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Park Theming & Effects
You can see here that the initial plans of infilling look quite promising in terms of size - at a glance you can see that Island A alone is bigger than the area of Inferno - maybe if the new attraction spanned over both islands. I am looking forward to their proposals and plans.
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Phantasialand
I... I. Lemme just. Oh MY god! Just gets better baby.
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Park Theming & Effects
Fair enough about gate figs, its not what I have heard but, yeh. 50p isnt alot - when you have an AP, huge first timer families who've payed near 200quackers to get in, only to find that their teenager, her friend and the parents each want a map - well theres another ?2. Litter is down, which is nice - could have encouraged recycling or somthing instead. (idea) You'd think - I know a few nonfankids who disagree after their PL visit - but the rest of britain dont really have the choice. And PL has one Hotel. Not really the point I intended - it should have been done from the start. I'll agree more when I start seeing some results.
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Park Theming & Effects
its all we ask. If ATA is better - then go there. We let alot slide and you know it. I see it everyday at my school and arguments like 'you copied me' arn't worth it mate.
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Because: A - its got nothing to do with this thread. B - Arguments like that get on my nerves, just PM him, I doubt anyone else on here actually cares. C - Unfortunatly its my job and its in the rules.D - Important exams are stressing me out and I'm in a bad mood.No more about it, please.
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They really do need to though. World travel is becoming so much easier, quicker and cheaper (I should know, my geog exam was on it). The amount of money that Thorpe and well the british themepark industry are loosing out on to places like disneyland, phantasialand, efteling and portaventura is phenominal. I know for a fact there are many people in the north who have never heard of Thorpe Park, let alone people from around the continent. Gate figures are dropping, prices have gone up, we now being charged for lockers and fastrack, and the biggest blow to it all is that you cant even get a park map included in the extortionate price you pay to get in. There are hardly any shows and the theming is practically non existant. Yeh sure thorpe park has developed majorly over the last 7 years, but after Colossus and Nemesis... =[Phantasialand on the other hand have added attractions slowly but surely - making every little detail count. Every year people flock there and their gate figures have been high ever since it opened, and they are certainly not dropping. Its so diverse; so much more than just rides, but shows, discovery and adventure. Its won awards, not for its statistics, but for its quality. An example? The chinese embassador personally commended the park for building such a monumental hotel (Ling Bao) and described it as a tribute to the chinese culture and a symbol of the strong bridge between the western and eastern worlds. I am willing to pay to go all the way over there and know that I will be getting full value for money and have a completely unique experience that NO british park can ever give me - and I know MANY people who feel the same. You can enjoy the extreme thrills and still be able to experience it with the family. Children and mezmorised by the big rides and transported away into a completely new world. Oh. and all this is cheaper than Thorpe Park.Tussauds/ Merlin/ Blackstone/ DIC are squeezing as much money as they can with their parks - budget cuts, price rises, cheap commericals and new 'benefit schemes' like bounceback. And their going nowhere fast. Places like PL - their original ideas, artistic detail, atmosphere and magic have brought them a one way ticket to glory with their planned resort trippling the land and adding more and more quality attractions, shows and ideas and its a brighter future. They are squeezing out the money - they are absorbing it. They have standards.I sound like a Thorpe Park hater. But every minute I see attractions like the Flying Fish being installed - how ever spoilt and ungrateful I sound - I become ever more bitter. Us brits deserve better. Memories from a place like Phantasialand, especially as a child, will stay with your forever.
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Yeh, I know where your coming from - thorpes rides are blank canvases. Good rides, but missing that spark.Welcome to the crew buddy.
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That was when they had Tussauds to compete with. Now... I would'nt be so sure.I agree though - Thorpe Park is desperately in need of an injection of personality and magic.*changes topic name slightly*
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Thorpe Park Trip Reports
Thats Scarring. We have young'uns on this forum you know. Sheepie, Sheepie, Sheepie.
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Archimedes ScrewLarge wooden screw which brings water up to the surace of the land through a tube. The tube come out of the water source and up into a trench. The operator turns the handle and the water is naturally brought up to the trench through the screw blades. Kinda like a sidewards watermill.Requires Human Labour - Yay for medieval irrigation!
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Wish a Member a Happy Birthday!
He's only 16?!