380 Miles For 3 Creds

[Mega-Lite]

Forum has been a little quiet for my liking recently, so I'll help spice things up with another trip report.

 

There will no pictures, I didn't take any because I didn't think I'd do a write up, but here we are.

 

Just over a week ago, while my 2 friends were in China (heartless bastards) and my only other friend was wisely avoiding me, I took it upon myself to up my cred count (1 day Benin, you will fall).

 

We start today on 330 credits, let's see how I fair.

 

Started the day with a 2 hour drive to Clacton, you'll remember I got spited quite heavily there recently.

 

Pavilion Fun Park - https://rcdb.com/9963.htm

 

First shot at redemption!

 

I was the only non staff member in the "park" and purchased my 4 tokens from a token vending machine while every staff member in the park stared me down.

 

Gold Mine - https://rcdb.com/9942.htm

 

So last time, this small coaster wasn't operating due to, "the rain", this time I faired a bit better.

 

I asked the 15 year old looking staff member sitting on the floor outside the coaster if it was running, he said "yup", took my tokens and told me to sit in the second car, "because it can slip", noted!

 

Off we go then, or not... I got half way up the tyre driven lift hill, then it all went f**k up. The train got to about half way up the lift then stopped, with the drive wheels still spinning away to no avail, he must of been right about it slipping. Was sitting for about a minute, wheels still spinning and now smoke coming from them and the smell of burning. Another minute passes and now the operator is spamming the control panel, desperately trying to stop the madness. 1 more minute passes, thick smoke pouring now, very unhappy smells coming from the coaster, as I sit there trying not to laugh. The operator is now screaming, "OH GOD NO, NOOOOOOOOOOO, NOOOOOOOOOOOO!". He then begins to shout for his manager. Who casually walks over, assesses the amazing situation and hits the e stop. I roll back into the station, hands up of course and they have to manual stop the train rolling out the other side. They manually release my restraints and I casually asked, "technical issues?", they grunted and I walked out of sight and broke down with laughter. Guess I'll have to go back next time, well unless I've totaled it.

 

I bet Benin would count that as getting the cred!

 

I then walked onto the pier to discover Stella is STILL spiting, what a tease she is, one day I will able to experience her revenge but for now, spite!

 

I stood and watched the Go Gator for a bit, thinking should I stoop to Benin's level, of course not!

 

Left Clacton with some wheel spin of my own, with exactly f**k all new creds to my name.

 

Drove about an hour and a half to Southend, what a s**t place to drive this is, traffic lights everywhere, the same BMW tailgating me AND cutting me up 5 times no less in about 2 miles and some idiot literally lost a speed boat off his trailer, making situations even worse, a bit funnier though.

 

Adventure Island - https://rcdb.com/4836.htm

 

Been many years since I last visited this funky little park, not that it mattered, they have barely invested in anything since I last went.

 

The 2 things I remembered about the park are still there though, sun burn and very friendly staff.

 

Kiddi Koasta - https://rcdb.com/9596.htm

 

This was my first new cred of the day (331) and it was alot better than it deserved to be, those little humps at the end had more air time than Taron.

 

Redid all the other creds, Rage is alot worse than I remember, not bad, just no way is it better than Saw, which I've read online before. Rode the new Over The Hill and it was s**t, the old version was fantastic and the trick ending almost killed me, new version is just cardboard crap.

 

Ate at the new (I think?) pizza place and that was fine. Pizza was bit crap and my sprite didn't taste right, but it was so cheap I didn't care much. For seemingly no reason, half way through my pizza, a staff women started karaokeing in my face, I wasn't impressed.

 

With something to show for my efforts finally, I left Southend, this time much more aggressively, remember, "there's no excuse for your bad driving".

 

Drove half hour to Canvey Island, now I've been to alot of s**tholes in my life and this one definitely deserves that title, nasty place. Much like the poor coaster from earlier, I thought I was going to need new tyres as I drove into the World's worst car park and could hear all the ungodly noises my wheels were making on the sharp loose rocks.

 

Fantasy Island (not that one) -  https://rcdb.com/11399.htm

 

What I can only describe as a small drug den (with rides) built in a junk yard, better atmosphere than Phantasialand though.

 

Dragon (not that one) - https://rcdb.com/14191.htm

 

The rarest coaster on my coastercount, yes rarer than obscure Japan stuff. Benin I strongly advise you go get this before it goes mainstream, who am I kidding, you probably already have it! (332)

 

I then left the World's worst car park after having an argument with an Audi driver who wanted me to do the impossible in regards to giving her room.

 

Crossroads time, go home, with only 2 new creds, or drive an hour and a half to Margate, Margate it is!

 

My stupid sat nav (more on it later) only took me in the broad area of Dreamland before leaving it up to me. I knew roughly where the car park was and yet took 20 minutes to find it. As each minute ticked by, the driving of those around got worse, ending in a motorbike having to do an estop to avoid me, because I wasn't going to let him cut me up. The following argument has to be one of the best of my life, with visor and helmet down I couldn't make out a word he was saying, so I just replied, "what?!" and drove off.

 

Dreamland -  https://rcdb.com/4826.htm

 

Found the car park in the end and Jesus Christ, when did they up the fee to 4 pound a f**king hour?!!?! Was once told the park is struggling with visitor numbers, if true, I fully blame the parking, oh and the fact the park is a dump.

 

Beehive Coaster - https://rcdb.com/15169.htm

 

Haven't seen a wacky worm with a bee as the train before, it amuses me. (333)

 

3 new creds in about 380 miles, worth it! Time to go home now, "no traffic on route", says my sat nav, sweet! About half an hour later ended up joining the back of a 10 mile queue of traffic, Garmin you heartless bastards! What was causing this delay then? An old timer car had over heated and was pissing fluids on the hard shoulder, but the police decided to close a lane of the road to deal with it, wtf.

 

Until next time, thanks for reading.

[Benin]

Not got the Canvey Island one actually (it's certainly now an arse to get to from the wilds of the North, though recently checked and was told it had closed, strange)...

 

I adore the Mine Train story, so amazing <3 Wouldn't count though cos you need to complete a full circuit to get the credddd...

 

Really need to get back on the run, I've been falling short last two years...