scottjenkins

Apologies for the short post earlier. I was so excited after seeing LOADS of new shiny grey track I had to upload on my phone ASAP. Had a brilliant day at thorpe park today, however the queue for admissions was HORRENDOUS and we queued for 40 minutes just to get into the park. Once we were in however, the queues were non existant for Saw The Ride, Saw Alive, Colossus, Nemesis Inferno and all the flats however due to the 26 degree heat, Tidal Wave and Loggers Leap were in excess of 30 mins. All coasters were on maximum train operation, Collossus and Nemmie running both and no stacking whatsoever. The op's were on top form (which usually isnt the case). Stealth, Slammer and Storm Surge were closed all day but Storm Surge opened at 2pm causing HUGE queues. Apparantly Stealth hasnt been running for 4 days and they are awaiting a part from Intamin........... This did dissapoint me as Stealth is my favourite ride at TP and the majority of times I visit it's down Tidal Wave gave GREAT views of the new ride (but impossible to take pictures of the site because I wouldnt risk taking my phone on Tidal Wave coz it'll get ruined). The footers are in and as i posted earlier, there is LOADS of track on site. The station track is in place and the shell for the station is also built. I'd expect this thing will fly up over the next 2 months. The entrance is also now sporting a huge tank with "WAR IS COMING" spray painted on the side! Excited much!!!!!

In Thorpe park now track is on site!!! Loads of it can be seen from nemmies lift hill!!! Beautiful!

Bonjour! I'm planning a two week trip to the good old U S of A in September 2012 and have decided on visiting Ohio to get a few days in Cedar Point. I'm just curious as to what I can do after that....at the moment I'm thinking maybe visit Kings Island then fly from Ohio to Virginia and get BGW done. Can anyone offer advice on firstly, best time of year to visit CP, don't wanna travel all that way and queue for hours and secondly, can anyone think of any other park around that area I could fit into my vacation. This is my first trip to America outside of Florida and am literally buzzing with excitement! Thanks folks Scotty J

As the kids are off every day is going to be heaving! Id be expecting at least 60 minute queues on Saw, Stealth, Colossus and Nemesis Inferno. Although I NEVER buy fast pass, I'd buy one if I were you because believe me, It's going to be very busy!! Enjoy!

I think he was referring to Piraten...... Hence him saying "hmmm Intamin goodness....oh and the water coaster looks nice too". However nice this Mack looks, Piraten just owns the photo they're in together

It really wouldn't surprise me if Thorpe Parks 2012 coaster was a mega lite! It seems to be the only thrilling coaster fitting the specs released by them. Fingers crossed!

The first looping roller coaster in Europe was The Revolution (now Irn Bru Revolution) at BPB which is an Arrow Shuttle Loop. I LOVE these rides, it's sad that there are only a few left

^^^^^ Literally just ejaculated! Oh My sex this is looking tasty!

Oblivion does really well with crowds and in the height of season where rides like Air, Nemmie and 13 have 2 hour queues Oblivion usually has less than 20 mins. However, The track is significantly shorter than X Raptor appears to be and they have 6 trains which are very quick to dispatch. I Don't think we'd be able to compare dispatch times between the two im afraid.

Sorry if im being dull folks, What acceleration method is used on this beast? It sounds like an accelerator when it rolls into the launch point, you can even hear what appears to be the dog dropping down into the catch car like KK, TTD etc?

Oh My SEX!!! It looks like a cross between Maverick and a terrain hugging Mini Lite............... My Florida holiday next year is looking VERY interesting!!

I rode PMBO in the rain which was pure unadulterated torture however I was lucky enough to ride Oblivion at AT in a blizzard two years ago, quite possibly the most amazing experience ever! Diving into the hole the same speed as the thick snow was awesome but comingback out of the tunnel and having that snow smash into your face was A-to-the-Mazin!

Are you indicating that you hve at least found a Mr Right? Because if you have then thats just totally unfair! I shouldn't be bitter, mines out there somewhere he's just currently confused and dating Angelina Jolie!

Ive just realised, look whos at the entrance to Spinball..................Its one half of the Alton Towers duo that auditioned on The X Factor! See! See..............It's him.........Obviously his singing career didnt take off.

Legendary response mate! You can have the blonde pippi if it gets her off my hands!!

The only thing that makes me otherwise is that you can clearly see the points on the track where they have welded and reinforced the track. This is now bright silver which totally outshines the old rustic theme.

I honestly dont know dude, when it was built, it had a "rustic" paint job, i think over 15 years its weathered and looks better now than it did before! I totally cannot answer if they maintain its "old" look or they just let mother nature do its bit! Thanks for the comments tho fella!

Time for Oblivion pics! Ill leave you guys with this, Alton Towers is what makes Great Britain......GREAT! So rustic and authentic! Any other Oblivion fanboys love this pic as much as me? "Don't Look Down" Scarefest theming mmmmmmmmm Welcome to the X Sector!

Awesome quiet day out in Alton Towers. No queues, minimal guests and Oblivion! Ive never really appreciated Nemesis however after 50 plus rides, i've fonally realised how awesome she really is! I lost my coaster virginity on this beaut when i was 11 (13 years ago - talk about jumpin in at the deep end!) She really gets better with age and is a MUST ride for any coaster enthusiast! I also would like to add that im a fully fledged Oblivion fanboy! After riding Sheikra, I will be the first person to say that "technically" Sheikra wipes the floor with Oblivion however I totally pick this old girl over the new adapted versions. I dont know wether its the fact that its a one trick pony, the hole or the fact that its the ORIGINAL I aboslutely love it! It ranks high on my top coaster list! I will marry my Mr Right on Oblivion one day mark my words! TRIVIA : Which part of Nemesis track requires the most inspection due to forces causing large amounts of fatigue to the track? Answer below! Anyway, on to the photos! Peugeot Driving School SW6 first lift hill SW6 construction Aha SW6 Station I wish all the spaces around my dinner table had these seats! Launch track into first turn "Keep you're heads back and hold on tight, were counting down, get those engines revving........go, gO, GO!!" Sexy (albeit cloned entrance) for Rita! One of my least favourite Intamins however I still love her..........RITA! What is this I see? SW6 first lift hill...........YARP! Ug..........Welcome....To......Grrrr.....UGLAND! Hex............home to a smooth vekoma....yes a smoooooth Vekoma! Every AT fanboys dream! I want one of these at the front of my house! More gardens ............ Catrin going back to the 80's and being a tree hugging hippy! If I were a photographer, I'd be in my element! Alton gardens Beautiful Pagoda Fountain No......We're not in Busch Gardens Tampa, we're in Alton Towers! Dueto the Skyride catching fire last year, all guests are required to walk from Forbidden Valley to Ug Land! Bad Times! Apart from Mondial Topscans Huss Topsins are my favourite flats B & M inline twist Air ducks and dives underground numerous times during its course. More of Air Air's first drop First drop fly by Me and my B & M boner! Please excuse the size of my hands! Station...............meet world In case you didnt know, Air's station is underground! Come fly with me............ Fancy some Air goodies? well look here! Welcome to Air........I am proud that is a world first, but I rate it as much as I rate toothache! Cat and I in Nemesis Station! Us in the queue for Nemmies front line, no queue for the rest of the train! In all its glory.......... ladies and gentlemen......may I introduce........... Nemmies best inversion! Post in line twist - pre vertical loop turnaround.........this personally gives me pins and needles in my feet! Out of Nemesis Inferno, Montu and Duelling Dragons this is the most intense verticle loop ive experienced in my life! The back row vertically loop rapes you! Nemmie upskirt shot! Ribena anyone? More insane B and M goodness! Nemmies first inversion! Trivia Question answer.........According to Mark the ride op, this is the part of Nemesis track that requires the most inspection as it suffers the most forces and fatigue! 10 points if you guessed it correctly! Nemmies twisted insane track! Time for numerous awesome Nemmie shots! Nemesis........One of the BEST coasters in the world! "Welcome to Forbidden Valley" Forbidden Valley theming Posers! Duel aka The Haunted House. Back in the day this thing used to be scary however they ruined it by making it interactive! A very empty station, very few Intamin rides have empty stations! Another Intamin classic! Mack disaster train, thankfully it didnt break whilst we were riding Waterfalls of doom! Alton Towers scenery Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Kantaga Canyon! Yet again..............more empty boats.......for you AT virgins... the log flume is themed to bath Tubs! Spot the empty boats! Another arrow classic! Finally.......someone had the balls to cage this beast! Talking Parrot told me to walk the plank...............I told him to eat s**t and die! Teacups - Gone.............Barrels - Check! Averagely themed Rock'n'tug! I always thought AT was too good for a Zamperla....I was wrong! I have a LOAD of things going against me, Welsh, freakishly tall and addicted to SPONGEBOB! Empty cable car after the great fire of 2008! I will call him Finny, and he will be mine! Battle galleons! Me molesting the LUCKIEST MAN ALIVE! Cat molesting someone who unfortunately (for him) cannot move! The worlds biggest pumpkin farm! Moi and Mr Wormy! Catrin infront of Wormy! MS porn! ............more................... Theres more spinball to come! Spinballs final turn into the brakerun! If you havent ridden Spinball then you havent experienced the best queueline entertainment in the world! My fat head in front of Spinny More Maurer Sohne goodness Spinball Sexy spinball goodness Spinballs first drop.....yummy Spinball Whizzer entrance! .... The famous "Stall Turn" One of the few Maurer Sohne coasters that I actually rate! Storybook land is like hell to me.......I avoid that place like the plague! Cat posing infront of the historic Alton Towers spitting frogs! Towers Street with Halloween themeing! Themng for Scarefest Alton Towers Entry Plaza HHIIYYAA! Im Scott......I get aroused over Intamin and Arrow........ok......and B & M! Me taking Cat from suprise.........(Not behind.....suprise) Obligatory monorail shot! This is Catrin, shes my colleague and my best friend.....oh....and shes single guys (ignore the pippy longstockings hair) The scarefest is on at the moment! Cat and I walking from the car park to the monorail! Where are we? Oh yeah...Alton TOWERS BABY!

Jmicha I totally didn't look at that! If they were spinners then there would be no point in having a backwards section!!! I gotta say well done to AT for keeping this such a mystery but I'm bursting to know what it's gonna be

Howdy boys and girls! Just got home from an action packed day at AT! I was really excited to see the construction site for SW6 however I was left dissapointed! From seeing the site up close and personal, it's pretty easy to accustom yourself with the "front" part of the ride. The station building is getting quite tall now however the only track pieces installed in the building are the station, the second tyre lift hill which reaches the crest and bends to the right (the track stops here as it leads into the "worlds first" part of the ride which I assume will not be completed until the outer facia has been completed, or the park closes for good resulting in nobody getting a glimpse before the official launch!). Whilst riding Rita, you can see that directly underneath the upper station entry track you can see the feisty backwards drop going into a ravine which then leads into a large right banked bend also built into a ravine. This ravine will eventually return to a switch track then into the station. Upon speaking with a member of staff on Air he stated that all the staff do NOT know what the ride will be. All they know is that it's Intamin and it's height restriction is going to be 1.2. In his words "I don't think it's gonna be a big one coz the big ones are all 1.4". He also stated that rumour between staff was that it was to have 4 seat spinner cars like spinball. I can only assume that it's a glorified version of Tornado! I am aware that this is totally 100% speculation and hearsay proves nothing. After visiting the site I am a million percent sure it's a worlds first coaster (possibly spinner) with a backwards vertical switchtrack section (I don't mean this is a vertical drop I mean it as apposed to a horizontal switch. I'm thinking that once the train re-enters the station building, it will hit blocks, from here, the rear end of the track will pivot to 45% angle and connect with a segment of track directly underneath. The blocks will then be released and train will travel backwards backwards down the slope and then down the twisty backward drop. Jeez, I hope this makes sense, it's hard to describe what I've seen today! What's your thoughts on the Intamin Spinner trains? I personally hope they are, that or mega lite trains! Oh, and keep your eyes posted for my Photo TR, I'm too tired to do it tonight and am off to bed!

Nice TR fella! Love the Phantom pics (even though i am sooooo anti-revenge since they got rid of the arrow inversions). You are one tidy looking fella too!

Is there another way to watch that Tatsu one? I really wanna watch it but i cant get on with megavideo in the slightest!

Andy.......... 10 out of 10 my friend! I'm only like 30 mind from you! I is in da bran!