nursemelis374 Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Great TR and pics! I was wondering how you guys got to do all the behind the scenes type stuff, like go in places the general public isn't allowed, climb lift hills, etc? Did you set it up before hand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Token Yankee Guy Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 oh man, EGF has a better layout then SFNE's S:RoS. Oh well, at least SFNE's Superman is still high in the ranks. Great Trip Report so far Robb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Just looked back at all the pics from the beginning of the trip, I thought I'd see see some tiredness creeping in, but nothing so far. You guys are troopers!!! Second, I have never seen Joey look as happy as he looks right here: I knew you had it in you Joey!!! Just don't tell her your a Jew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob562 Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Caption suggestion: "Expedition Or-Ge Force?" -Rob S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted June 28, 2005 Author Share Posted June 28, 2005 Great TR and pics! I was wondering how you guys got to do all the behind the scenes type stuff, like go in places the general public isn't allowed, climb lift hills, etc? Did you set it up before hand? Yes, we contacted all the parks here about a month before our trip. We were very surprised to see how many of the parks download all our videos and read the forums! Most of them have been keeping up with this thread also! --Robb "So thank you to all the parks for your help!" Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DutchCoasterFan Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Holiday Park is a fan friendly park! CoasterPlace did get free acces last motnh! A walk on a lifthill looks so much fun! Those chiks are HOT ! What is best ? German of Denish chicks ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenDen Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 We were very surprised to see how many of the parks download all our videos and read the forums! Most of them have been keeping up with this thread also! OK, listen up parks, we're waiting for the new mega-giga-hyper-tera-pixel-coaster witha LIFT HILL any year now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiCoastal Kid Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 ^JEEZ! DON'T say such things! Even in joking! The last thing we need is more oversized gimmick coasters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishmaster Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 OK, listen up parks, we're waiting for the new mega-giga-hyper-tera-pixel-coaster witha LIFT HILL any year now. Heide Park didn't get the permit, otherwise it would have already been on the open space next to Colossos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thuur Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 We were very surprised to see how many of the parks download all our videos and read the forums! Most of them have been keeping up with this thread also! Wow, that's cool to hear! Says something about the popularity of TPreview! Nice to read that you enjoyed EGF as much as you did last time 8) I'm looking forward to the lifthill-video's! @ Elissa, did you managed to get the group to Tripsdrill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunder001 Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Great Update guys, and with the last picture is it just me or does the person in the bottom right of the picture look like she has only half a face? Wayne "Great look for a horror movie" Currie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 AWESOME Sory, couldn't help myself... Had to shout it out.... this loos like an awesome ride... BTW; I am sure you didn't get to wet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster1 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 That's it .. I'm going to steal these women! *Gets out credit card and maps trips in Europe* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted June 29, 2005 Author Share Posted June 29, 2005 Day Thriteen: Europa Park Hey everyone! I'm going to have to make this TR very short since I haven't had internet access for two days now, and in case you didn't notice, the site was down yesterday, and I had to fix that too. All I can say about Europa is it still remains one of our favorite parks in Europe. The park does not dissapoint. We'll do a full Trip Report when we post our "big" Europe update! Thanks again to Miro for showing us around, we had such an awesome time! Tomorrow I'll post the pics for Mirabilandia and Gardaland (Katun was awesome!) Onto today's photos! And what update wouldn't be complete with our group photo? Thanks again to Miro for showing us the park and all the backstage goodness and stuff! Dan is all ready for Jim!!! "Hello, I am Elissa....being up here on Euro-Mir is a scary crisis dilema!" We got some nice photos from the top of one of the towers. Euro-Mir is one of the coolest, most wacked out coasters ANYWHERE! Damn, this shark won't need to eat for a month! You can get some REAL close up shots with the train FLYING right past you from up here! Here we are on the mid-course of Silver Star! Silver Star ran really good this trip! It didn't seem as forceless as our previous visits and the trims didn't seem to be on as tight. We had a few really good rides on it! Early in the morning before the park opened, we got to ride the transfer track while they were adding the trains. Europa is on par with the quality of Disney or Universal parks. I've always thought this park should get it's own Travel Channel show or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Disney Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Dan is all ready for Jim!!! This one's for Joey... DIE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CycloneMan Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Hope you guys have (had) fun in Italy. Beware of the SLC, Has anyone ever been on an SLC with the extra helix at the end? And if so, how is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister II Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Jeeze, 15 days in Europe, and traveling from park to park, how do you do it? Think about it, plane tickets, car/travel, park tickets, food, hotel rooms, this has got to come out to be a good $10,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiCoastal Kid Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 ^A whole butt-load of research and planning, that's how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djrappa Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Yeah we have the ext SLC with the helix at Movieworld. Funny thing is after the first drop the helix is probably the best and smoothest part of the ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhukka Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 I've been to Gardaland in 2000 and thought the SLC was pretty good then. The Helix is actually one of the best parts of the ride. And the SLC Blue Tornado ranks as my favorite SLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MF2001 Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Thanks again for the great meetings at Holiday and Europa Park. Details about me: Name: Timo Nick: MF2001 and thats me: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonKhan Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Here are a few more pics of Holiday Park: http://www.onride.de/viewtopic.php?t=15382&1660 Hey Robb! Where's the picture of me taking a bath at Europa Park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Hi Elissa, Robb and everyone else on the trip. Thanks for the great time at Europa Park! Achim and me really enjoyed it. It was a great day, we had the hottest and sunniest weather possible and we were lucky the park was so empty. Waiting times were around 10-30 minutes for major attractions. We only shot a few pics but I'll post them here. We're really curious about the EuroMir footage. While the train was spinning up the hill we were talking and laughing so by the time the action started I had completely forgotten I was sitting in a coaster and thus the first bend really surprised me. My glasses came off and while trying to catch them I landed in Achims lap. I had a complete loss of orientation. I got bruises everywhere and my tummy still hurts from laughing. :laughing: Reading your TR feels like you'd magically disappear at one park and reappear at another one. Seeing that there's no superfast private helicopter secretly taking you from one park to the other (okay, I never believed that, but still...) made me realise how tough your trip really is, staying in parks all day long, walking, cueing, being thrusted around and then travelling 500km or more in the van to get to the next location. You should get your own TV series, like Michael Palins travel stuff "The Alveys: Around the world in 80 coasters" LOL and Respect!!! and enjoy the rest of the trip. Sonja "We love Europa Park but why isn't there a ride inside the shark" B. Secret shark intestine dark ride, YAAAAY! ^__^ >>No swimming in the fountains Gladiators with waterguns parade Great weather and only few people Exclusive Maerchenbahn onride! What deep insights is Robb filming at the bottom of the fountain? Beautiful Swiss scenery. One of the jerky Silverstar shots... Elissa is doing it right: When the trip is arduously you gotta get some sleep whenever possible. (pic was shot in the dark) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 This must be the wettest trip ever done... Better add a warning on the DVD “You will get wet, but you might get soaked” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzmarcozx Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Wow!!! What a great day in Mirabilandia! Thanks Robb, Elissa, Dan and the other persons that joined us in that beautiful day, very hot!!! That was amazing! Thank you! I can't wait till your return in Italy, hope soon! I know that next year you will be only in the UK, but i hope the next one you will be in Italy again! Thanks! I post a photo of Robb, Elissa and me in Mirabilandia, i'm the guy in the middle of course! Bye, Marco. Here we are in the mayan area, near Katun! We have just finished to do an interview with Robb and Elissa, and he has just finished to ride Katun 8 times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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