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^ it was very very busy, the queue was down to the lift hill by the entrance nearly all day except at the beginning and end, the same went for speed, its been the same the last three times i've been. Attendance has increased massively since speed was built. the park really needs another high capacity ride and more efficient entrance system or it may get overwhelmed. As for the new ride i suspect it is going to be built the far side of speed, this is why the park has made little effort to clean that area up because its the location for their new highlight attraction. i hope its a GCI woodie like a lot of people have been saying, that would definitely put oakwood up in the running with the likes of the Tussaud parks and BPB. well it will so long as they sort out a lot of other slight things like food outlets and as i said above a more effective ticket selling method, although online tickets can now be bought there didn't seem much advantage at the moment

^ correct i need a haircut < needs a haircut v doesnt need a haircut

no i didn't it was all taken on an olympus sp350 with a telephoto lense for some of the shots, ill admit some of the pictures were recoloured using Photoshop CS2 to give more vivid colours as i find my camera gives very flat images with little colour.

its a shame because they hurt like hell, they dig in, its a shame that girl died as it was so much better with the lap bars and less magnets for breaking, much bigger splash than it is now its a great park ive been going there since i was 9 and its changed so much, megafobia is still my favourite ride Dave

^ no ive got three weeks left v should be doing something other than posting on TPR

i love skiing and snow blading, really want to get more into back country skiing, shame my country is stupid and doesn't have any proper snow *harumph*

Hah, there is a funny story behind that picture... well not very funny but here it is, on the bridge over hydro there is a dry spot about a foot wide and a couple of feet long... i would have taken the photo from there but for 2 reasons i didn't: 1. my video camera was there and i didn't want it to get wet. 2. there were so many people trying to get soaked on the bridge all you would have seen was heads. So i stepped into the line of fire and took the photo from the centre of the bridge which although not the wettest part still gets you very wet, i took the picture then i dived for cover because there were too many people to get past, i had a soaking wet back as a result, but a dry camera, and an awesome photo!

my apple betram has not finished his copy of great expectations yet, he will never learn the true art of swinging like a monkey even if he eats his yogurt

yes you find the most random stuff do you like spam? (as in tinned ham stuff)

i dont have a problem with people getting facts wrong but i get very annoyed when they get it wrong and wont admit to it even when shown they are wrong, my one friend tried to tell me the fastest rollercoaster in the world was in germany, and he was adamant and even when i showed him TTD (fastest ride at the time) he still didnt beleive me NOW THAT IS ANNOYING!!

^Correct. < Wants a new computer so he can edit videos faster. v Wants to ride every rollercoaster in the world. Dave

Hey im Dave and ive been reading all the PTR's and all the posts on the forums for a while so i signed up, posted my own PTR and trying to contribute what i can to the forums. I live in England and although it isnt my closest park my home park is Oakwood in wales as i have a holiday home 15 miles away, i love all rollercoasters and i wish i had access to more. I havent ridden that many yet but ive ridden most the major ones in the UK. i love photography and videography so if i go to a park expect to know about it here with photos and possibly a video! that is all, hope i can contribute to the community

it really is an out of seat experience i went on it 20 times in one day and i had slight bruising on my shoulder from where i had slammed into the restraints each time

Its taken me a while to get round to uploading these photos, but me and a friend went to oakwood in wales on easter sunday to have a look around and enjoy the park, here are some of the photos i took, enjoy! a much busier exit at closing time, i hope you enjoyed the photos as much as i enjoyed the day down theres the kiddie area, we dont go there anymore another load of satisifed riders, shame there is only one boat though see what i mean about the splash? iconic hydro is now open for those who want to experience the wettest ride (in my opinion) in the whole of the UK possible location of the new ride? lots of plant going in and out all day on to bounce i know it has southern roots but this doesnt really fit in with the theming its a bit... bright? i preferred voodoo mansion although neither is particularly good onto new orleans where i think its the first time ive actually seen people panning for gold, dont blame them with the three hour queue for megafobia and all this wasnt half bad for lunch. it was served from a little kiosk down by the summertime show staging, good value and best food in the park. you can see how wooded the park is the park will look much nicer when it gets all its leaves back they were running two trains for a change this was taken from a pedalo boat help i cant feel the seat we missed first train of the morning, but we were on the second isnt it beautiful next onwards to megafobia got a good colour scheme "lets do the twist" speeds overbank, sorry i didnt get any pictures of the loop of the air hill the drop really is impressive, and space saving first we ran to speed, no new credits this trip though soaking will be kept to a minimum today not a frequent site nowadays to see the entrance so empty half an hour before opening

wow that park with the water park in the middle is absolutely stunning, it looks really overgrown but in a really attractive way with all the ivy and things, i really wish i could go from the random hongkong pictures i remember when i went to nepal all the scaffolding was bamboo, very strong, and the sizes you get are unbelievable. also fantastic photo of the skyline across the water thats amazing!

if its anything like collossus at thorpe park (which it should be, i mean it is a clone) its a fun ride but quite rough for the first part... the quadruple inline twist is the best bit by far its probably the most fun inversion i have experienced and i've tried most. it looks much higher off the ground than collosus which is mostly built around ground level, and also its got paths all around and through the ride making it more fun to watch, this one looks better themed though and the cobra roll looks much cooler.

the water balls arent made by zorb they are completely different... i dont want a zorb i want a water ball , however theyre still not available to the public

well after posting i google around for a bit and i found a site with them on it says you can get 30 mins air inside one then you have to refill it etc... and then you can go again... kinda thing... still cant find somewhere to buy them though

this is a serious question does anyone anywhere know where you could get some of those balls for water they look totally awesome!