Gav- Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Hi guys, A couple of weeks ago me and a friend visited Thorpe park. We were kinda bored of the Dutch theme parks so we decided to cross the pond to the UK. And I'm glad we did, we started of at Amsterdam Intl. airport where a British airways flight was going to take us to London Heathrow, that's terminal 5, damn am I happy we didn't have any luggage except for our backpacks. When you only have that with you terminal 5 is actually quite relax. Well Thorpe, I liked it very much. Up till now there's nothing to compare Stealths front seat with, the acceleration and speed are just phenomenal. I had the most rides on Nemesis Inferno, B&M sure squized an amazing ride in this tiny space, very forcefull and I loved it. So funny when it broke down on the first day with a huge line, everybody was walking away from it and just as we were passing by they opened it again. Colossus was a cool ride, although the barrel rolls were painfull as hell, I mean, when you're in one you just keep bouncing around in your restraints, but the overall ride was good. Then we did some of the other rides there such as Slammer, which broke down with me in it, luckely mechanics were just around the corner since it was braking down all day, so no long delays there. Rush was awesome too, too bad it has such a short program. May 9th we decided to head over to London for a while to do some crash sight seeing. And that concluded our amazing days in England. I'll definately be back! And that was it, back home in a loaded BA 767, lol. Flight attendents running around the plane and having to give everybody drinks and food in an half hour flight. Well I had a great time, and I absolutely love England now, it was my first visit but I'll definately be back. *If you happen to want a pic here only in a larger size, let me know. ©www.pretfans.nl Terminal 5, Heathrow Ben again.. Tha Thames and the other buildings and stuff.. London Eye Ben through the trees.. Big-ass Wwaterloo station. Colossus...again People soiling themselfs.. I love my timing! Good one for 'Guess the coaster' .. Yeah... I'm running out of caps.. In the middle of nowhere with Loggers Leap. Also loopin' Colossus loopin' You get screwed here.. Three 'train' pic! Lifthill picture for you enthausiasts. Colossus tortureing people again. It sure gives me a rush..! Pretty place in the park. 'Baby' droptower Detonator, still a great ride though.. Yummy corckscrew goodness! Emerging from the bush.. A well known picture but I still took it. Another great part of the ride. Alternative to a shower.. B&M sure knows how to built their inverts. People in pain. Happy people.. Cobra goodness Colossus looks bad-ass from this point of view. Because of these! Everybody should sleep here, why? At Amsterdam airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divyking Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 Glad you had a good time...its always great to see it when people enjoy themselves at Thorpe as people normally moan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav- Posted May 27, 2008 Author Share Posted May 27, 2008 Yeah, I definately had a good time, not much to complaint really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bovinejumpsuit Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 excellent, you should have tried Chessington as well, If only for Dragons Fury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav- Posted May 27, 2008 Author Share Posted May 27, 2008 yeah I know man, but we found that out there, we thought english public transport wasn't good at all, but we were proven wrong since it was amazing. And we had a 2 day combo ticket with hotel and thorpe admission so going to Chessington on a day when we actually had Thorpe tickets would be a little wast. But the next time I'm going I'll definately add Chessington and maybe Alton too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Ben through the trees?! Now I've heard everything! Alternative to a shower.. Another good one. Enjoyed this one. Thanks for posting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
signal Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I was wondering, did you ride slammer, I want to hear another person tell what it felt like on it. I thought it was awesome, I love how the restraints are all that keep you in while you are almost upside down. Other than that, I really liked your trip report. That "Emerging from the bushes" picture was awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Great photos and TR! If there is one park I want to get out to in Europe, this is it. I have heard nothing but positive reviews about Thorpe Park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ghost Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 ^ I've never heard anything negative about alton towers and I have also heard nothing bad about nemesis the number 1 invert in the world so that is the park I want to go to. Sorry for being off topic. GREAT PICTURES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gav- Posted May 28, 2008 Author Share Posted May 28, 2008 I was wondering, did you ride slammer, I want to hear another person tell what it felt like on it. I thought it was awesome, I love how the restraints are all that keep you in while you are almost upside down. I did ride Slammer, and it indeed was awesome. I love those S&S restrainst because they fit perfectly and give you an amazing ride experience, same as Rush. I didn't expect Slammer to be that powerfull though, I woudn't reconmend it to people who puke fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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