AJ Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 (edited) Good Afternoon all of you wonderful people! I'm very excited to officially announce plans for our meet at Adventure Island! Adventure Island have also been so kind to give us half price tickets for the blue bands (the band to ride everything) at £12.50 each. May I at this point say my big thanks to the park on this. The choice of the meet date as usual will be voted by YOU . Votes will close middle of this week so I can inform the park the day of our attendance to take advantage of their generosity. Please bear in mind whilst voting that if you take trains on Sunday 23rd the trains are going to be hell. Hence the provisional date for this meet is Sunday 16th February 2014. The Outline of the day will be as follows: Meet by the Rage's Vertical lift hill within the park (free entry to enter) between 11:00 and 11:30 am which is located on the western side of the park. As soon as it is 11:30 we will be getting the discounted wristbands. If you are not there on time you will miss out on this offer as we have to get them in 1 transaction. If by any chance you happen to miss this meet point due to travel arrangements or just plain lateness you can phone or text so we can arrange to meet you in park. However you will not get the discounted wristband. This first part of the morning we will make the most of the quiet park and churn out those rides. We will then continue visiting the attractions and we will try our best to get on all the attractions people wish to ride, which will be arranged before the meet. One thing that has been annoying in the past is the decision making on where to go next and then the group changing their minds if a queue is above a certain level. This just ends us up in the past riding less as we spend a lot of the time deciding where to go. I know not everyone will want to do some of the rides at Adventure Island, but at the end of the day meet ups are more than just the rides. If you decide to not come on please be polite and wait for everyone to come off and chat to other members whilst you are waiting. Or go off and do another attraction as long as you’ll be back after the group has finished riding the attraction. If you are going I will be talking to you beforehand to see what attractions you are most keen to do so I can make sure I can arrange the day so that everyone gets a chance to ride what they wish to ride. Please respect other people’s wishes who wish to ride certain things that you yourself may not be too keen with. During the day,around half 1, we will stop for a bite to eat where you can go and eat where you like and we will arrange where to meet after everyone has finished eating. (Who knows we might all want to eat the same thing anyway ) After lunch we will group together for the Official Group Photo for the meet and continue going round the park and riding the attractions people want to do until the park closes. I will be handing out my phone number for everyone who is attending the meet that day, should there be any problems. We aim to stay together as a group for the day, going from one activity to the next, enjoying getting to know people you share very similar interests with, the idea is to just go with the flow and enjoy the day with some awesome people. There will be many photo’s in the day being taken I’m sure and the possibility of a few video clips. Whilst we cannot force you to stay with the group, it is the general purpose of these meets! You will have my number (and some of the senior teams) if you become split so by all means use it. The meets are a fantastic laugh and everyone is invited, even if you’ve never posted before or been to any kind of meet at all. If it's your first meet, I understand it can be nerve breaking - but we were all there at one point so know how it feels, please don't let this stop you from attending. Look at previous trip reports to give yourself a taster - Once there you'll be part of the group in no time! Once again, everyone will have my phone number so please use it on the day If anyone has any issues or concerns or even nervous about coming, feel free to post here, or PM myself and I will get back to you as soon as possible. If you feel like my response is taking too long another member of the team will be more than happy to help. We will all try and help you out as much as we can. Please PM me or post here to say if you’re attending. If you are bringing a mate along with you, please also include who theyare so they are not just known as ‘Thing 1/ 2 etc.’ The events with TPM have been fantastic the year and this one will be no different. Names will be added to the list once the date for the trip has been confirmed. Attending (15) Coastercameron98 DaddysLittlePrincess Dan9 Iannem James & Co Luke_A Marc Myk Mr. Fish Peaj (With Saskerina & The New Thing 1) Smidget TopsyTurvy15 TNJonny TP1214 Edited February 15, 2014 by Peaj Showing Attendees James & Co., pluk, Matt 236 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Great offer! As my local park I soooo want to make it to this one, but all those dates look bad for me. Ghaaaa. When it is decided I shall try though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TP1214 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 I've never been to adventure island so hopefully will make it along dates are looking good for me and what a good deal there giving TPM DaddysLittlePrincess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Would just like to say thanks to TPM and AI for getting this organised. It's great to see things like this and I'm sure it'll be a great day. Unfortunately, I can't makd it due to the usual uni reason. Shame, as it would be a great offer for a first-timer, and lovely to meet up with people somewhere other than Thorpe. Till March it is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 I would love to come, as I haven't been to Southend for five years now. In terms of the dates, I can do Saturday the 15th and should also be availible for the 23rd as well. I won't be able to do the 16th as I'm working all day and there would no chance of changing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddysLittlePrincess Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Work the Saturday so as long as it's a Sunday I'm a yes (along with if I can get a lift somehow) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James & Co. Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 I'd be up for this, considering it isn't too far from me, just across the Dartford Crossing and then over to South End, I'll obviously have to look at money, but I don't see it being too much of an issue, considering the cost of the tickets. Can't wait! Haven't been to south end for a while... although don't really want to walk down the pier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercameron98 Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 First meet I'm going to yay . I'd be up for it and can make all of the dates at the moment. Really looking forward to this . alexander and James & Co. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC! Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 I won't be coming to this as I am going to Alton Feb Half Term the day before hand so the first any of you guy will see of me is March unfortunately. Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted January 12, 2014 Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 never been before, or even on a meet for that matter - I work every weekend, but pretty sure I could get sunday 23rd off work if it was then (the other 2 dates are fully booked off at work). so once the date is decided I may consider going (somewhere I've never been probably outweighs the 3 and a half hour drive from bristol), and try and get the day off work if so. I'll vote 23rd, just in case it is then, and I'll try and get it off work to go. AJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexander Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 I would love to come, however, I would have to get the train as I ain't trekking that by car, I'll have a look at train prices and see what I can do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GladiatorFanKyle Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 It would have to be a weekend! I shall ask the parents and get back to you! I'd really like to come on the meet as it will be my first one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 £12.50 is a great offer! (Less than I paid to get on 2 rides at Winter Wonderland!) I'd love to make this one as I really like Adventure Island but the only way I'll be able to make it is if I can get a lift with someone. DaddysLittlePrincess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Argh first time to visit since a meet the year Woolworths closed. You always know this with me, I'm a maybe (though I'll genuinely book this off and not leave it to fate to decide). I need to do this park again as it's good. AJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han30 Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Adventure Island is a nice little park - I thought I would hate it as they seem to have a lot of spinny rides but was fine on them - and anyone that has a strong stomach should check out Time Machine! £12.50 is an excellent offer - that is what I paid when I went on the last day of the season last year and it was excellent value for money - nice that they have done a deal for TPMers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted January 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Right the date for this trip is now confirmed and will be held on Sunday 16th February 2014 with 16 of the 22 who voted opting in for this date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Out of the days chosen, it had to be the one I couldn't do. I'm afraid I won't be able to attend this trip as I'm working all day then unless something miraculous happens. I was looking forward to going here again after five years, but certainly obviously wasn't to be. Whoever's going, have a good time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GladiatorFanKyle Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 My parents have said if the weather is fine then I can go! AJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James & Co. Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 I'm deffo going to this, will have the money, so yay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smidget Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Ian and I would both like to come, and I *think* we shall be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawyer Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 I've been looking into it, may be able to get cheap(ish) accommodation nearby, doing Alton the day before but may be on this def the yes side of maybe, incase you need to get a list going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londoner Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 am so looking forwards to this meet up Hi everyone my is Michael but I am also know as thing 1 or Mickey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James & Co. Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Can't wait to go to this, been to Adventure Island before... but didn't go on anything, but that's because I went during the summer and everything was expensive But looking forward to this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted January 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 A Good suggestion came to me the other day that for those willing - we should go and play some Adventure Golf on the day which is on site. I'm all for it and will be a good thing to do after lunch to let our food settle sue to the spinny churning rides Adventure Island have. It can also be our competition for the day for the potential prize. Plus queues never really develop at adventure island so we have plenty of time for it. Hope others agree James & Co. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James & Co. Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 I'd be up for it - A nice bit of friendly competition (although, I do get rather competative when I get into it) Had a look at prices and it's £3 for one 9 hole course, or £5 for all 18 holes... but I suppose that depends on who wants to do what when we're there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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