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Garry Williams

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  1. I have no further interest in riding Depth Charge unless there is little or no que. It's just not worth it when I could be riding Saw, Rush, Detty etc. I'm not sure whether or not I want it ot be removed though. The younger people really love it and it can be a good laugh.I wouldn't be sad to see it go but I think Thorpe should consider how much fun this ride is for the kids before they knock it down.
  2. Saw: 90 minutes
  3. I used to really enjoy this ride, Unfortunatly I can't ride it anymore due to a personal reason.Mind you, I probably wouldn't ride it anyway unless it was hot.Saying that, I remember riding it on a cold day on some occasions. Not my best idea.
  4. Fantastic ride. The feeling where you come flying out of your seat, where it looks like you're gonig to keep flying up into the sky is like nothing I have ever felt before. What makes it so terryfying is that there are limited restraints so when you face the sky, you really do feel like you're gonna fly out of the ride and keep going up lol. I love it.I can see why this ride scares so many people. However, I'm so used to it now that I find it really relaxing. Jesus would be really proud of Thorpe for creating such a great ride.I havn't been on this since 2007 as last year when I went, I didn't get time to ride.:(Fingers crossed for the 24th March 2010.
  5. I still havn't been on Stealth. I just have this thing about launches. I've been on Rock N Roller Coaster and Rita and I love them but the launch of Stealth looks terrifying. The height and the drop don't bother me at all. It's just that launch lol. Hopefully, I'll pluck up the courage one day because I know I'd love it.
  6. Garry Williams replied to Harry's topic in The Past
    Thank YouI wish it was still at TP. But I still havn't seen Time Voyagers so I might prefere that anyway.
  7. I'm pretty sure the fire was in 2000 and Colossus wasn't built until 2002 I believe.I just meant that before the fire there wern't any real thrill rides and I think that once they added Detty, Vortex etc to replace WWH, they decided to make it a more thrill-orientated park.
  8. I've never been on this ride. It doesn't look like the sort of ride I would enjoy. Judging by other people's comments I think I won't ever bother with this ride and stick with the ones I enjoy.
  9. Garry Williams replied to Harry's topic in The Past
    I used to really enjoy this. Does anyone know if the song is available to listen to as it was really catchy?
  10. Air

    Garry Williams replied to Dan9's topic in UK Attractions
    Ah ok. Thanks.If press release are correct then that's faster than I thought.
  11. :)Let the games begin.
  12. Air

    Garry Williams replied to Dan9's topic in UK Attractions
    This was an incredable experience for me. It's not scary but it is certainly a unique sensation. Btw, does anyone know fast it goes?
  13. I grew up believing that there was some kind of god and when I was 16 I became a fundementalist Christian. However, I am no longer a christian. I find the morals and messages of the bible to be disturbing and innacurate. I am against religion as it just seems to be another way of brainwashing people and I don't think that's a good thing. People should think for themselves and I don't approve of indoctrination. I could never live by the rules of the bible, quaran, torah etc as I'm against the teachings. Obviously, I think some of Jesus's teachings are very good, but even some of what he said is a little unsettling.I'm not sure if I would call myself an atheist though. I am a believer in science and evolution and tbh I find the idea of a god to be extremally unlikely. On the other hand, there is a constant nagging in the back of my mind that thinks there might be a god, so I can't really label myself as an atheist. I'm definatley a skeptic and a non-believer but I don't know whether or not to call myself an atheist or an agnostic. I don't know if there is a god or not, but I would be more willing to accept Deism than Theism tbh. It's nice to think that there is a god but I really have too many problems with the concept for me to become a believer lol. I don't have a problem with people who believe in god as long as they arn't like my former friend who told me I was demonic and Satanic and constantly ranted on about how sick gay people are.
  14. Garry Williams replied to Cringle's topic in Stuff
    I'm not sure what to vote for because I really love rock music, heavy metal and rap and I can't decide what to choose lol.
  15. I wish that I had been to Thorpe Park when this attraction was around. It looks really great. We don't really have any decent haunted house rides in this country imo, so it's a pity that this was destroyed. However, at least the loss of this beloved attraction gave birth to the new thorpe park which included getting thrill rides. If it wasn't for the fire maybe there would be no Saw, Stealth, Rush, Colossus etc.At least Thorpe have a new 'scary' attraction coming up. But WWH sounds a lot more enjoyable than SAW ALIVE imo.
  16. I love the Orlando parks. Havn't been there since 2005 and I really miss it.My favourite rides would probably be Soarin', Tower Of Terror, Rock n' Rollercoaster, The Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain, Journey To Atlantis, The Incredable Hulk, Kraken, The Revenge Of The Mummy.... etc etc etc.It's impossible for me to choose my top ten favourite rides in Florida, let alone my number one favourite lol.
  17. Colossus - Heide Park - Germany.I would love to go on this ride soooooooo much.Also I wouldn't mind going on Expedition G-force or Silver Star.
  18. Garry Williams replied to Dan9's topic in UK Attractions
    Other than the runaway train this was my first coaster. I also introduced my girlfriend to thrill rides with Vampire.Personally, I love the ride, despite the fact that my head is constantly hitting into the sides of the restraints lol.The ride is a great way to introduce someone to thrill rides as it's thrilling, fun and enjoyable without being scary.Love it.
  19. That's pretty good. I guess the day I went was just particually bad. Hopefully I'll be going back later this year.
  20. Unfortunatly, I have never had the pleasure of riding the original, however I am a big fan of NI and always go on whenever I'm at thorpe. The main highlights of the ride for me are the first drop and the vertical loop. It's so much better if you're not holding on. I'm going back to Thorpe for the first time in nearly a year on the 24th of this month and I'm getting my typical nerves that some of my favourite rides may be closed lol.Btw, when I went on Inferno last year I noticed a lot of effects that I hadn't noticed before. I'm assuming they were either recently added or they hadn't been working for a few years?
  21. Garry Williams replied to Artie's topic in The Past
    Apparantly Slammer is the only one now. the original, 'Sky Swat' was removed. However, I am unsure If any more have been added anywhere since Slammer.
  22. Oh lol. Shame I never got to ride it in it's prime.
  23. I was always told that Alton had 4 hour long ques for all the rides 90% of the time. But judging by your comments, it's not the case. I'll have to make a point to return to Alton so I can finally ride Nemesis. Thanks.
  24. X

    Garry Williams replied to Garyy's topic in The Past
    I have a pretty strange story about X. Nearly four years ago I was at the park with a friend of mine and we were making our way over to X. She told me that she had been on X once or twice before but had never noticed that there was actually a ride inside the pyramid. Apparantly every time that she had lined up for X in the past she never found the roller coaster and never even knew it existed. She thought That No Way Out was just walking through a dark corridor. I thought this was pretty funny as it means she either turned back both times (I think she said she had been on it twice) or she went out a fire exit or something. She wouldn't even believe me when I told her that there was a ride in the pyramid at first lol.Anyway, I like the ride but It's nothing special. However, I really enjoy the experience of the que line and the post-ride corridor. I like the ride too but I much prefere the dream-like, surreal atmosphere that you experience whilst in the building. I try to get on X every time I visit.

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