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Yup! The first thing that came to mind when I saw these trains was Fahrenheit at Hersheypark.

Turkey stew <3

This is a really fantastic little park, Liam. Can't wait to see more!

Ah that explains a lot

Thanks guys! I can't wait to see your own projects --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a big update, so be warned Part 3 - Brinston Beast and the Shire Centre I can’t quite put my finger on it, but there’s something really magical about this corner of the park. It was this area that once housed the Original Manor. First up was the Brinston Beast. I’ve wanted to do the Brinston Beast for a while, although it’s always been closed on previous visits – today was the day! We decided to sit at the back, as apparently the airtime is amazing. Wow, just wow! This is one intense little woodie…so intense, that I found it hard not to hold on. We had a few rides on the waveswinger, and carousel, then had a look at A Haunting. The Arcadia Museum and Visitor Centre with Waveswinger in the background. The museum shuts at 5.00pm, so we didn't get a chance to have a look round Brinston Beast from the queueline I thought this would be your standard haunted swing ride – how wrong I was. After being split in to two groups, you make your way to the screen room where you’re shown a small presentation. I don’t remember the presentation word for word, but the story tells how the Lord stumbled upon a haunted chamber, while carrying out renovation work on the old Manor. Next you make your way to a batching room, where you’re told to wait – the themeing is exceptional in this room. After a short wait, several attendants usher you into what appears to be the main ride queueline, however, don’t be fooled. The queueline itself is in fact a scare maze. It’s very dark, very small and above all a very intense experience. I wasn’t expecting this and felt pretty shaken. 10/10 It was 5.40 by now, and we were going to finish the day with one last ride on Falcon. It was decided that we'd stop for another coffee and then have a look at the gardens before heading home. The Wisteria Inn - The oatcakes are delicious Random shots The Pavillion Cafe and gift shop. Note the original Manor clock tower in the background The Gardens The park shuts at 6.30 during October, so it was a bit of a mad dash round the gardens themselves towards the end. This is such a beautiful area, and you could easily spend several hours just taking in the views and relaxing. The sign advises people to stick to the footpaths at all times My attempt at an arty shot - Falcon through the trees The Bandstand. There are regular concerts here during the summer months What a fantastic way to end a superb day. Highlights: Falcon Brinston Beast A Haunting Zambezi Adventure Temple Falls The gardens Another PTR soon, thanks for reading!

What an inspiring story! It's great when the whole fitness thing just "clicks". Running the London Marathon is a great goal, and I wish you the best of luck

They were loading only half of the carriages this year, too.

There was talk of Oblivion getting a much needed spruce up. Indeed, I do believe Alton replaced/painted the restraints last season.

You'll find anything you want here: http://www.customsce...slist/index.php Hope that helps!

Er, yeah... It's a pretty serious fracture by the sounds of things, but as you say, they'll fix it when they need to.

I was also told this by a friend with, ahem, Towers connections

Thanks guys! I love creating these little trips reports, as it just gives it that little bit of realism

Part 2 - Pirate Kingdom and Little Africa Pirate Kingdom hasn't changed much in the seven or eight years since I last visited. We did the pirate ship several times before grabbing some lunch in the pizza restaurant. The food was delicious, although pretty overpriced for what you actually get. I don’t like to nit-pick, but I feel the staff in this restaurant could learn one or two manners. There used to be a live pirate show here once, but it looks like that’s long gone. Oh well. Barrel Run was extreme but very enjoyable. Word of warning though, don't even think about going on this straight after your lunch The gift shop It was about 12.30 by now, and the park was extremely busy (this has been a record season for visitors apparently). After some discussion, it was decided that we’d do Little Africa and the rapids next. How convenient that the sun decided to come out at that moment The Brinston Express. Unfortunately we didn't have time to do this little train ride today. Are we actually going the right way? Oh wait, we are... Snacks, anyone? This little water feature was nice. You can see Temple Falls in the background Little Africa I love this little rope effect bridge over the rapids The queue for Temple Falls was over 75 minutes, so we did the Zambezi Adventure instead. I don’t remember Zambezi Adventure being this good on my last visit. We got absolutely soaked, too. The Mine Train. Unfortunately the water messed up my camera lens, but it's OK now. By now the queue for Temple Falls was much shorter. John and I loved this ride, although Sarah wasn't too keen. The ride op was really friendly and treated everyone to a special cycle. We had a look round the African gift shop and then made our way over to the Mine Train, which was saw horrendous queues for much of the afternoon. Mine Train certainly wasn't worth the two hour wait. I found this very rough, and John had to take a break due to headaches afterwards. Awful ride – hopefully it won’t see many more seasons at the park. The themed queueline is the only redeeming feature of this ride It was coming up to 5.00pm by now, so we took a break in the Rainforest Café. The Brinston Beast looms menacingly in the distance. Part 3 coming up

Thanks! I'll copy my whole project over from SGW, as it'll be easier. Here goes... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A visit to Brinston Gardens, with PTR - 10/10/12 Part 1 - Grand America and Sky Park I hadn't been to Brinston Gardens in some time, so thought it was time I paid a visit. After setting off early with John and Sarah, we arrived at the park just after 9.20 for Early Ride Exclusive. It was already quite busy at that time, although we soon collected our tickets and was walking down Brinston Walk... Sarah and John were in awe of the Gardens and wanted to explore, but I was eager to go on Falcon. We made our way over to Grand America and were soon in line for the B&M mean machine The top of the lift hill looks odd with the contrasting colour scheme, although I've heard this is to help the ride blend in with the surrounding woodland. The neighbours are less than enthusiastic about rides being visible over the treetops. Nearly at the station now My only complaint about the queueline itself is that it is very long, although the view of the ride makes up for that in a way. Sarah spotted a wild deer in the nearby woodland, although I wasn’t fast enough with my camera. We arrived at the station and decided to queue for the front row. WHOAH! This was my first ride on Falcon and I was absolutely blown away - that helix is incredible! Me and John decided to go round again….four times to be precise. It was very cold and damp at this time, so we decided against doing the flume. Instead we went on Cyclone (which made John feel sick). Cyclone Surprise, the Flume is pretty quiet today ...or maybe not Falcon from the Cyclone queueline It was just after 10.30 by now, and the park was already heaving More Falcon goodness Sky Park next, via the serene Woodland Walk! Sky Park is a relatively new area of the park, although I remember the huge wheel from past trips. Not being one for great heights, I decided to leave John and Sarah to it while I grabbed some coffee and ice cream. Odd, the wheel is clearly visible over the treetops. Hmmm Sky Park used to be called Festiva Land, and was my favourite area of Brinston. I was quite sad to learn that both the Corkscrew and Schwartzkopf coaster had been removed. Main Square and Sky Park see a huge parade with shows in the afternoons (which unfortunately we missed today). Valkyrie was underoing testing for much of the morning, as apparently there was a problem with a motor? We waited for the ride to open before heading over to Pirate Corner…

Exactly! Drayton are defeatist on the thrill seeker front, so cater for the next big thing - the family market. They desperately need another a coaster...and a decent one at that.

I've just read this on Screamscape: A wooden coaster is just what Drayton needs. This will no doubt put the park up there with the other big names.

Quite a few of us on here are into RCT3, so I thought it'd be a good idea to create a new thread especially. Post your parks and any other RCT projects in here. Go! Go! Go!

The Gangnam Style remix is much better

Don't know if this video has been posted here before: But saw it on YouTube this evening and thought wow, how much better is it running there! And it looks much better with the icon covering the motor

My last theme park trip of the season! While the fireworks display itself is usually good and worth seeing, it’s the rides at night which really make the day. I arrived just after 3.00 on a bitterly cold afternoon. There was quite a bit of traffic at the entrance to the park, although staff were manning the entrance kiosks and directing people to the car parks. This was handled absolutely brilliantly and the traffic was moving very quickly. 10/10 to Drayton for their forward planning there! Considering the amount of cars on park, the queues weren’t too bad at all. First up was Shockwave. I know it’s hated among enthusiasts, but I have a soft spot for it. I guess you could say it’s one of those coasters you love to hate. After a ride on Maelstrom, it was over to Drayton’s finest. Apocalypse was pretty busy and saw queue times of 30 minutes for the sit down element, yet this side offered the best views of the park at night. It was nearing 7.00 now, so I did Shockwave twice, before taking a place down by the lake for the fireworks. The fireworks weren’t bad, but nowhere near as good as last year. There wasn’t a big finale, nor lasers and other effects. Still, the fireballs across the lake were pretty cool. The rest of the evening was spent whoring Apocalypse. Random pictures To sum up - there’s something pretty magical about Drayton Manor at night. You could almost be forgiven for thinking you’re at an amusement park, yet there’s still that theme park atmosphere. Drayton really do need to stage a large Halloween event, with rides open till 9.00 pm during October. There so much potential. Ride count: Shockwave x4 G Force x1 Apocalypse x10 Maelstrom x1 Thanks for reading!

Yes, it was!

Went on X twice yesterday (don't ask me why...its terrible ) and there was a smoke machine on in the queue, giving the area quite a good eerie haze actually, and the mannequin in the queue was making a noise and flashing also, which I haven't noticed before. walking through it though, it is in dire need of repair/refurbishment in many places, and the cars are just appauling, I could see them being replaced even if they still face backwards, but just newer lap bars etc... As its pretty much certain there's no major ride additions for 2013, id say that a retheme could be possible.

Looking at the burger king when I went yesterday, it does look as though it may be going, what with repainted sign, and the temporary banner but I think it may just be that food outlet. It always seems more empty compared to the stealth area one (though that may just be me) , and is much smaller. I can see that outlet being better suited to a merlin sized burger bar. Also when I went on a business trip there back in...must have been 2010, they did say all food outlets (which included pizza hut, burger king and KFC) will eventually leave, as it means the park gets to keep 100% of the foods profit, whereas its being sherd between the companies currently. Just my thoughts

Hmm, thinking about it, I reckon "The Smiler" could be the name of SW7'S very own character....similar to Oblivion's Lord Of Darkness.

"The Smiler" doesn't sound very imaginative, nor does it fit the dark and sinister dystopian theme.