Alton towers/Blackpool pleasure beach TR!

[cmpunk771]

Yesterday and today i have been at Alton Towers and Blackpool Pleasure beach! We left the house at 5am on a monday morning for the long drive up to Alton Towers, we got there at 9 for our ERT. (Merlin annual pass) I think we did Oblivion 5 times but the Ride-Ops made us walk round the Que to ride agin instead of hopping on the empty seats. Supposedly this was because of the G-Force! We then did Rita a few times then got to Air just as it opened. Air was running fantastic and so was oblivion! The park was very busy with lines from 60-90 minuets! I have to give a shout out to Matt on oblivion because he was so tired but still running around checking everyones restraints so fast! Around 5 was when the lines where quiet again with walk-ons! We got into Air just as the line shut, waited 45 minuets in the heavy rain then got on the ride and we where stuck at the station with it lifting us from our front to on our belles for 10 minuets! After that we got the monorail to the car and drove to our hotel in blackpool.

 

Now i was pretty scared about Blackpool pleasure beach because my dad drooped me off at 8:30 when the park opened at 10. (he had to go to work) I didnt know what to expect from Blackpool, but it was a really good park! I did the big one first and a big disappointment! They where running 1 train for a 1 hour Que, i didn't like this ride, it gave me a headache and was very bumpy and load! Next was the SLC (i forget the name!) and it was smooth, i have heard the stores about these and it was really good! I wont talk about all the rides but i can say i did the tunnel of love on my own!(Saddest thing i have ever done!) Now valhalla was AMAZING, i waited 45 minuets and then they gave me a boat to myself! I was nervous im not going to lie and it was a great ride, the backward drop was weak but the first big one was good, at the bottom is blue mist and i actually held my breath because i thought i was underwater! Someone had left the door open in the torture room so it was light and i could see everything but a few things still got me! Space invader is now completely shut with the doors completely sealed, and same with the wooden rollercoaster!

When i was leaving i did the pasaje de terror with is a haunted walkthrough, i have heard good things and once again i was on my own no group! I was expecting a good scare but there was no actors at all! I wanted to say something but my dad was waiting! This was very annoying!

 

Overall it was a good trip but unfortunately no photos because i dropped the camera in valhalla! Hopefully i will visit again soon!

[GeorgeT]

Thanks for posting...hopefully with pictures next time.

Greeds...GeorgeT

[snoflake15]

So is Rollercoaster now closed down permanently?

 

It was always the poorest of the 3 woodies to be fair.

 

Space Invader would be no great loss either although BPB is needing a new big attraction to get me back down there.

[Coaster Cow]

That's interesting. I went there last summer and Roller Coaster was closed so they could change the trains to the ones found on Big Dipper and Grand National. They must be having a lot of trouble with it. It's strange though, because I rode it the next day and it felt fine to me.

[cmpunk771]

I think rollercoaster is closed, it was sealed off by danger tape and the cars where off the rails on the station platform.