Theme Park bloke
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A green Rita track? Please no, don't do anything with it, it's a lovely colour.
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Renée Zellweger in Bridget Jones' Diary...there's something appealing about her in that film.
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Blimey, even I can't manage that!I'm really obsessed with Saw:The Ride :o24 times this year, and thats alot for me
The Saw station smell is nice, it's one of the first things that made me smile when I was queueing for my first ride. With Colossus' station, I love the way the music "bounces" off the walls.3. The smell of the SAW station. (Don't know if anyone else knows what I'm talking about, it's sort of a musty, yet nice smell). 4. Just being in the Colossus station. (For some reason it always seems the busiest out of all of the coaster stations for me). I could stand in there all day just watching the same routine over and over again. -
It seems to me that of all the differently-named restaurants they've had in there over the years, the food has always been horrible.
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Would I say I am obsessed? Hell, yeah! I'd be made not to. I am the Theme Park bloke after all.To TPDan and Mark: Why am I surprised you two are not obsessed?
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Has anyone here tried food from the Fried Chicken Co this year?If you ain't, don't next year. It's rank. Seriously.
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Those parts must be tiny and very hard to spot then, I can hardly tell the difference there.Professor Burp's Bubbleworks fans here will remember the Fairground music used around the Cola Coaster, it's still used now with the annoying ducks. Before the main tune actually starts, there is a section I like for about 5 seconds, yet you can't seem to get that on the net. The version you can download has a different start. One day I'll actually make a ride-through where I join all the tracks up over each other, in sync.
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There is 1 "official" Vampire tune and 1 "unofficial" - the official one has 5 church bell strikes in it, as where as the unofficial one, available to download from places like Reride, has 7.
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That looks cool. I want a copy of the animated one, but it's in Flash.
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Wasps? Ha!
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Hmm, looks like there's going to be some roadworks going on near the park, resulting in some road closures.More information: http://www.altontowers.com/plan-your-visit/how-to-find-us/
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Yeah, I don't think the Vampire music suits Thorpe in any shape or form.
So you mean the version you can download from Reride?I am going to say it is partly true.Yes, it was the 'common copy' of Vampire's music with added effects.However, it was not the exact Vampire music with the laughs etc.
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I heard that during this year's Fright Nights, Chessie's Vampire music was played at Thorpe Park - is this true?
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And so is Wild Asia.I know it's supposed to be World of Adventures, but there's no need to milk it, what with Mexicana and Mystic East already.Cobra is the worst name ever. It is so comon and unoriginal and unimaginative.
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You can download it at the Thorpe Park section of http://www.musicofmerlin.com
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CrunchieDime bar or Curly Wurly?
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I've just noticed my post total has dropped slightly - has more pruning been done?
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What is the main theme for this year's Halloween Hocus Pocus? I know previous years have had Scooby as the main selling point and that it wasn't that last year.
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The revolving room confuses both body and mind.No you wouldnt - you have a lap bar. How is it an illusion anywya?
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MTDP
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Hang on, I'm confused here. Firstly, over what lake will the rollercoaster be built? The Colossus lake? The one next to Stealth? And where is the hotel going? I know it's been given the go-ahead, and despite the hotel being a hot conversion here, I'm still none the wiser as to where it's going. Also, if they got ride of X:\, yes it would be missed, but I wouldn't be too bothered. Has anyone thought that even though it's only been in the park on round 2 for 3 seasons, the Fish might go for good and never come back again?I'm new to this forum. I can confirm that Thorpe do have an MTDP as my friend visited the park and saw the blue prints up in the office when he went to make a complaint. He said that he isn't allowed to tell what they are planning as thorpe want it kept secret at the moment. But he did say that they will build a roller coaster over the lake and that there will be a ride linked to the hotel and that they are removing one of their coasters. I hope that X; No way out is leaving. It is kind of stupid that they have the plans up in the office if they want them to be kept secret.
Impossible. Everyone who followed the Stealth construction can back me up here. Stealth was a "one-off" for the park - as we know it's the tallest thing in the park. Wait, it's the tallest thing in the area and can be seen from Thorpe village, Coldharbour, the M3, the M25 and according to some, the top of Peeking Heights @ Chessington (although I can never see it). There is no way in a million years that Runnymede Council will allow another coaster the same height or taller than Stealth. I mean, what sort of coaster will they do? Stealth's pretty simple: up, over and down, and it's overall width doesn't take up much room. If they built another coaster at that height it would take up a lot of room as most of it would be that height.It does indeed. I keep hearing that Thorpe will build an over 200 ft B&M hyper coaster over the lake. Sounds quite unlikely but I heard on another forum that Thorpe Park will build a massive over 200 ft coaster every 5-10 years.
See, what have I being saying for months, peeps?There is going to be a new coaster in 2011, subject to the usual planning permission etc etc being approved
They might have already released the MTDP but are keeping it under wraps from getting out all over the web. People forget that all the parks do know we discuss things that park staff wouldn't usually discuss with everyday visitors.Obviously plans are secretive ste193.THORPE PARK don't exactly want everyone to know their future surprises do they!
Nope, infact they're right at the other end.Intamin rollercoasters aren't exactly cheap..
Hmm, B&M's are average rides. Are you forgetting they brought us a classic back in 1994, namely Nemesis at Alton Towers?I would much MUCH prefer Intamin anyway. B&M's do get very samey or are just very average rides. There "good" but that's it, nothing particularly unique or special about them.
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I assume this is the situation you're in?I hate it when a guy and girl are friends and because of this everyone assumes it must mean something.
JLC is a legend in his own right. I was reading recently that he intends to be out of TV within 3 years, so around the time of the Olympics, I wouldn't expect to see him on TV as much - shame really. :blink:But has he lost all that weight and trimmed his hair and beard? I saw some pics of his new look and thought "OMG!" in horror. Then again, he's lost 3 stone this year and he must have been self-conscious about his weight, something which is personal to him and we, as his fans, forget.I went to a Justin Lee Collins book signing last night and ended up getting my photo taken with him and my book signed, but I honest to god thought it wasn't gonna happen, because of the stupid WH Smith staff. I brought my book from Waterstones and had the receipt and me and my friends were stood in the line for about 20 mins when this woman was like, have you got your WH Smith receipts? And we were like no...? So we had to leave the line, run to Waterstones and return the book, rush back to WH Smiths and buy a whole new book, which was £5 more expensive. And according to Waterstones staff so many people came back to return their books. And I wouldn't of minded so much if the woman wasn't so rude about it, but she was. Silly cow. So eventually we get back in line and we waited FOUR hours to meet him as he was only supposed to be there for an hour, but he waited till every last person in that line got a photo and chatted to him. One of the nicest blokes I've ever met. And when het got out of his cab, me and my friend ran outside and she screamed I love you Justin! And he looks her in the eye and goes, I love you to my darling. We couldn't calm her down for hours xD So overall I was so happy when I got home, but the day didn't start out 100%
No. I'd be the same. Text her. No reply? Call her.A new rant now and I hate motorbikes on the road, especially when you're in slow traffic, and they feel the need to come past you to the very front, especially on hatches in the middle of the road.Why the hell do they think hatches are there? I know they're smaller than cars and they squeeze through gaps, but if they can do it, why can't I, as a driver?For the past two nights, my girlfriend has gone to two parties and today she has gone to Alton Towers with her friends from her new school up in Leicester. Now, I wouldn't usually mind her not texting me when she's doing these sort of things especially as shes at a new school and is trying to fit in, but when she hasn't even sent me so much as one text in 4 days, it starts to annoy me. Am I being too clingy / overprotective?
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I'm a culture vulture, and culture is what Alton Towers has. There's not many parks like this in the world which have a historic building within the park. And what makes it stand out from the other parks is that it's so spread out. Some people complain that Alton's too spread out, well without the Sky Ride, it can seem a long walk from one area to another (like Hex to Nemesis). But then the fact it's spread out so much makes the park the place it is. When I was there recently, the Sky Ride obviously was shut, I could've walked from Hex to Forbidden Valley through the gardens, but for the first year, I didn't. I walked through Katanga.Another reason I like the park so much is because you can't see or hear the road, unlike the other 2 parks down south. Thorpe may hold some record breakers, but just remember, Alton does too: The Corkscrew, Rita was the first rocket coaster within Tussauds' park back in '05, Oblivion and the world's first drop, Air the flying coaster, Nemesis the world's most intense rollercoaster back in 1994.BTW, is Nemesis still regarded as the world's most intense rollercoaster today?As I've said before, I have returned from Alton Towers (from my recent trip) with the view that it's the cleanest, well kept, most politely-mannered park out of Alton, Chessie and Thorpe. I even saw some several Merlin staff being shown around by some AT staff, probably their first visit!
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Yes, best flat ride.
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Yes, that's what I was saying.
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