larrygator Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Hey everyone, it has been a while since I updated everyone on the Park Index. We now have almost 19,000 photos covering 6,000 coasters and rides, a huge increase from the 6,000 photos of over 1,500 coasters that were in the database a year ago. There have been over 3,100,000 visits to the Park Index, I hope everyone finds what they need. Continue to submit pictures of adult flat rides that are not already listed. Maybe I'll even get around to adding bumper cars, carousels, ferris wheels soon. (An inside joke for those who have submitted photos that have not been added to the database). Remember to submit photos in the proper size so that we can use them. Before your next visit to your home park, check out the Park Index first and take note of the adult rides that we are missing and take pictures. We are not looking to document every kiddie coaster out there, rcdb does a very good job in that area. However, at TPR we want to make sure you know everything there is to enjoy at the medium to large parks to make your trips even more fulfilling. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divv3k Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Wow, I can't believe how much it's grown in the last year! You guys have done a fantastic job of maintaining an updating the whole thing! I've got a random question that's been on my mind for a while (yes, I spend way too much time thinking about things like the park index!): Do you intend on incorporating signs of park entrance signs into the index at any point? I think getting photos of all the ride signs has been a great addition to the index, the park entrance sign seems to me like a natural extension of that. I'm sure it's probably been thought about before and I'm not quite sure where in the index such a photo would fit but I think it would be a great thing to incorporate at some point. Anyway, I really should go through the rest of my photos and upload those flat rides that aren't in the index yet. Thanks again Larry and the rest of the team for all the hard work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Divv - that's an interesting idea. I'll suggest to Robb, maybe a picture of each park's entrance sign appears on the lead page for each park in the Park Index, in a future version. The Park Index is ever evolving! Of course, thanks for your hundreds of photo contributions also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolkid Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Saw-the ride at Thorpe Park's sign If needed in a higher resolution just ask. Another one of Saw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 ^ There's a link at the bottom of each Park Page in the Index for picture, vidoe, and PTR submissions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted July 30, 2009 Author Share Posted July 30, 2009 Divv - that's an interesting idea. I'll suggest to Robb, maybe a picture of each park's entrance sign appears on the lead page for each park in the Park Index, in a future version. Many of you probably know there is an "In Development"update to the park index which includes actual reviews (OMG! Theme Park Review with actual REVIEWS) and a place for members to add their 1 to 5 star ranking of each park as well. The front page for each park is still kind of a "work in progress" ride now and I do think we will plan to include a single park image on each of these main pages. So perhaps if we have a really nice photo of the park entrance it could be that, or maybe even a photo of one of the parks signature rides. Or if we get really fancy, maybe we'll have a box that displays a photo and then magically changes into a another photo after a coulpe of seconds. I hear that "slideshow" technology is now available for websites and we should look into it. We'll see! --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 And for those who click on Robb's "In Development" link, but sure to select a larger/popular US, European or Japanese park to see where we stand. Content had not been input for the smaller parks, all of this takes time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Tivoli Friheden--Else's Hotel Sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 ^thanks Chuck. In the next couple of days, I'm going to post an updated list of pictures still needed for parks already in the index. The TPR community has done a great job supplying photos to the Park Index over the past 12 months. However, with the recent site hack, I visited each Park Page and developed a new list of needs. We now have over 25,000 photos in the index. This covers over 6,600 rides at nearly 500 parks. Improvements continue daily, as practically all of Shane's Amusement Attic submissions are now more easily viewed in the "nostalgia" section within each park's page within Park Index. Thanks to everyone who helped and I hope you all continue find the Park Index useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 Do all trip reports get put on the parks page and checked for any valuable ride index pictures when they get put in the archive? Excellent question! I personally view every PTR that is posted on the site. As the Obsessive Overlord of the Park Index, that's what I do. I guess I could put that in the "nerdiest coaster thing I have ever done thread." For PTRs, I will select what myself or other moderators deem the best to be linked to the Park Index. It's all subjective, sometimes we pick one with great photos, sometimes we select one that is well written and tell an entertaining story. We can not link every PTR. I will only link PTRs if the photos are downloaded onto TPR, if your photos are hosted on imageshack, smugmug or somewhere else we run the risk as have a bunch of Red X in the future. Of course when there are fewer PTRs posted, the quality of those linked may not be of as high a quality. Hence why my PTR of Wild Waves is linked, we only have one other PTR from that park. When it comes to ride photos, if I see an adult flat ride that is not in the Park Index in someone PTRs, I will create that ride name in our database and link the picture. We don't care if it is a Scrambler or a S&S Space Shot, if it is an adult flat ride we want it in the Park Index. Again this is a lot easier for me to do if the photos are loaded on to the TPR server, versus imageshack,smugmug, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broomy Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Thanks Larry I get felt dumb after reading the topic properly and noticing you can submit reports and pictures. Just looking at the new park index that is in progress and I have to say that it is amazing. Keep up the great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electerik Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Larry already knows how much I love the park index, because I'm constantly pestering him about it. And I really like the new(-ish) park map thing (though not every park has one yet). So yes, indeed, keep up the great work, Larry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 ^If people want to scan park maps (that we don't already have) and submit them as 800x600 I'll post them. Problem is that not all park maps look that great at 800x600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squid Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Offhand, do you want picture for rides and attractions for kids? What about rides and attractions that are no longer in the park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Offhand, do you want picture for rides and attractions for kids? What about rides and attractions that are no longer in the park? Kid's rides - No! Family Rides - Yes! Unfortunately, we have to draw the line somewhere and not completely overload the overlord. Along the same lines, not many FECs/Kiddie Parks are added. Smaller parks get added if they have enough rides for adults also like Kiddieland. Or these types of parks will be added if Robb and Elissa visit them. We'll add defunct attractions if they are unique. Remember we are not trying to chronicalize the parks' history in the ride listing, but instead give people an understand of what they can expect at the park. We leave defunct coasters in the park index, because everyone loves coasters. We try to leave the legacy stuff in the nostaglia thread and it can also "live" in older PTRs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 I know that this will take more work for the overlord, but has any thought been given to doing a little park history blurb, or separating the coasters/rides into existing/defunct categories? Perhaps the overlord needs a minion or two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillerman1 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Awesome work as always Larry. Thanks for keeping the index up and running! Oh and I bet there are some new postcards in the nostalgia sections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 I know that this will take more work for the overlord, but has any thought been given to doing a little park history blurb, or separating the coasters/rides into existing/defunct categories? Perhaps the overlord needs a minion or two? Little history blurb may be accounted for in the next version of the Park Index, which is in development. Separating coasters/rides into existing/defunct is a software development issue and up to the Big Guy. At present we can label a ride/coaster as defunct on the back end and if you click on that ride link from the park index it will tell you the "ride/coaster is defunct" above the pictures. Robb has supplied me with a couple of minions, but there is a lot going on. He may be on the lookout for more minions n the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 We are all Larry's minions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 As promised a recap of photos that we would like to add to the Park Index if anyone has them. So as you sort through all those photos you saved during the off-season keep the following in mind. If you have a photo of a ride at a Park already in the index, but that ride is not in the Park Index, feel free to submit that also. Whether it is an old Eli Scrambler and new Huss attraction we would like to have it in TPRs Park Index. We can't add all photos, especially for parks that are very popular, but all submissions will be viewed. In many instances photo submissions for popular rides are very similar to photos already in the park index, so try to make sure your submission is unique or new. The photos and PTRs we link into the Park Index generally abide by the following guidelines. Remember we can't always link every Photo TR as we highlight the best, so we have to be selective. 1 - Photos should be downloaded onto the Theme Park Review server (not Imageshack, photobucket) that way we know a Red X will never appear. 2 - Photos should not exceed 800x600 3 - PTRs should contain a variety of pictures of the park, including multiple rides and areas. (Not just one or two rides/attractions). 4 - Entertaining captions always help if it is a popular park with a lot of PTRs. 5 - High quality photos (not blurry, distorted or out of focus). 6 - Lastly, we are not adding kiddie rides at this time So here is what we need: Need picture of the sign for the following rides Adventure Island – Barnstormer, Mighty Mini Mega, Rage, Green Scream Adventure World (AUS) - Dragon Express Adventure Dome – Canyon Blaster Beech Bend – Dragon Blackpool Pleasure Beach – Wild Mouse Bottons – Wacky Worm Bowcraft – Crossbow, Dragon Busch Gardens Africa – Congo River Rapids, Stanley Falls Camelot – Dragon Flyer, Junior Dragon Coaster Casino Pier – Hot Tamale, Star Jet, Wild Mouse Cedar Point – Derby Racer, Thunder Canyon, Wave Swinger, Witches’ Wheel Chengdu – Family Coaster, Jungle Mouse, Loop Screw (waiting for TPR update) Disney’s Animal Kingdom – Triceratops Spin Djurs Sommerland - Karlo's Taxi Elitch – Sidewinder Enchanted Forest – Ice Mountain Bobsled Fantasy Island (UK) – Fantasy Mouse, Rhombus Rocket Farup Sommerland – Mine Expressen Flamingoland – Evolution, Navigator, Sky Flyer, Space Shot Galaxyland – Autosled, Mindbender, Space Shot Gardaland - Magic Mountain, Ortobruco Express Ghost Town in the Sky - Cliffhanger Gilroy Gardens - Banana Split Great Escape – Condor, Steamin Demon Gullivers Warrington – Antelope, Runaway Train, Wild Mine Ride Hansa Park – Kettenflieger (Swings), Die Glocke (Bell), Power Tower, Stormfarht der Drachenboote (Flume), Navajo Trails (Ropes course) Happy Valley Shanghai – Lele’s Chariot, Spinning Coaster (waiting for TPR update) Kamine – Dragon Coaster, See Through Coaster (waiting for TPR update) Kashiikaen – Bun Bun Coaster, Rushing Coaster (waiting for TPR update) Keansburg – Sea Serpent, Wildcat Kennywood – Raging Rapids Kings Island – Drop Tower Knoebels – Kosmos Kurves Legoland Billund – Lego Canoe, Pirate Wave Breaker Lightwater Valley - Twister Lina World – Hello Kitty Angel Coaster, Scramble Coaster, Super Coaster (waiting for TPR update) Linnanmaki –Vinkinklaiva (Viking Ship) Marineland - Ladybug Coaster, Topple Tower, Skyhawk Mirabilandia - Explorer Phantasialand – Silbermine, Stonewash and Whitewash Creek (Flume) Pleasure Garden – Mad Mouse, Through the Woods Jet Coaster (waiting for TPR update) Pleasure Island (UK) - Boomerang, GoGator Mini Mine Train Rusutsu – Corkscrew, Go Go Coaster, Hurricane, Loop the Loop, Mad Mouse, Mountain Coaster, Standing Coaster, Ultra Twister (waiting for TPR update) Sarkanniemi – Koskiseikkalu (Rapids) Sea World of Texas – Texas Splashdown Sendai Highland – Dragon, Hurricane, Loop the Loop, Mad Mouse (waiting for TPR update) Six Flags America – Falling Star, Flying Carousel, Octopus, Pirate’s Flight, Rodes, Tower of Doom Six Flags Discovery Kingdom – Monsoon Falls Six Flags New England – Time Warp Six Flags over Texas – Titan Six Flags St. Louis – Thunder River Sommerland Syd - Kaemperutshebanen, Tornado, King Kong Karrusel (Calypso), Piratstien (Pirate Ship), Svingeren (Wave Swinger) Space City – Space Switchback (waiting for TPR update) Tivoli Friheden – Pegasus, Twister (Paratrooper), Forhindringsbane (Obstacle Course) Tivoli Gardens – Det Glydne Train (Tower), Monsunen (Inverted Falling Star), Snurretoppen (Breakdance) Tokyo Disneyland – Big Thunder Mountain Tusenfryd - Teeny Weeny Universal Studios Japan – Jaws Utsunomiya Zoo - (waiting for TPR update) Valleyfair – Wild Thing, Corkscrew, Log Flume, Looping Starship, The Wave, Walibi Rhone Alps - Boomerang, Coccinelle Western Playland - Bandido, Miner Coaster Wiener Prater – Der Zug des Manitu, Tagada Wild Adventures - Tiger Coaster Wonderland (TX) - Big Coaster, Hornet Zhongsang Park –Inertial Coaster (Waiting for TPR update) Zuma Fun Center (Houston) –Minor Mike (Waiting for TPR update) For the following rides we need any pictures you may have of the ride Bowcraft – Crossbow, Dragon Chengdu – Family Coaster, Jungle Mouse, Loop Screw (waiting for TPR update) Gilroy Gardens - Banana Split Hansa Park – Die Glocke (Bell), Stormfarht der Drachenboote (Flume) Happy Valley Shanghai – Lele’s Chariot, Spinning Coaster (waiting for TPR update) Kamine – Dragon Coaster, See Through Coaster Kashiikaen – Bun Bun Coaster, Rushing Coaster Karolinelund –Hulrlumhejhuset (Fun House) Keansburg – Sea Serpent, Wildcat Lina World – Hello Kitty Angel Coaster, Scramble Coaster, Super Coaster Mirabilandia - Explorer Pleasure Garden – Mad Mouse, Through the Woods Jet Coaster (waiting for TPR update) Pleasure Island (UK) – GoGator Rusutsu – Corkscrew, Mountain Coaster (waiting for TPR update) Sarkanniemi – Metkula (Fun House) Sendai Highland – Dragon, Loop the Loop (waiting for TPR update) Six Flags over Texas – Roaring Rapids Space City – Space Switchback (waiting for TPR update) Suntopia – Loop the Loop (waiting for TPR update) Suzhou Amusement Land - Junior Coaster, Space Adventure (waiting for TPR update) Suzhou Ginat Wheel Park – Stingray (need photos) Tivoli Friheden – Hurlhumejhuset (Fun House), Forhindringsbane (Obstacle Course) Tivoli Gardens - Den Flyvende Kuffert (Flying Trunk) - need picture of ride vehicle Universal Hollywood - Waterworld Utsunomiya Zoo - (waiting for TPR update) Wiener Prater – Der Zug des Manitu, Tagada Wild Adventures - Gold Rush Thanks for the on-going support, the better input we get from you, the better quality product TPR can produce. Symbiosis, baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Thriller Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Next time I'm at Phantasialand, I'll be sure to get those pictures. --James "Always tryin to show my love to TPR" Flint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Larry, I remember either CTU_Agent or BamaRob had shots of BGT Congo River Rapids from a year or so ago. Also, spaceace12 has several shots of Six Flags St. Louis Thunder River. Hope those leads are a help. There's a slim chance I might get out to Six Flags St. Louis this next summer. If so, you'll have 'em. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 We have pictures of those rapids, we need to signs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Next time I'm at Phantasialand, I'll be sure to get those pictures. --James "Always tryin to show my love to TPR" Flint Thanks - For the flume - I know there is a sign right outside the entrance directing people to either the Stonewash or Whitewash side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggernel Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I have a cool one of Drop Tower at Kings Island, but it is too big, is there anyway someone can resize it for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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