printersdevil78 Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 1. The UK trip was an awesome time! This thread was great to come home to. Thanks to Robb and Elissa for putting it together and to everyone in general who made it so memorable. 2. Wow, a lot of people on here get really mean when I leave the country! Not altogether necessary, especially when Robb risks life and limb to deliver great "real time" photo TRs like this (and he really did risk life and limb--I thought the guy selling guns at the Skegness flea market was going to use one on Robb after he took that picture). 3. Yes, we very much got the VIP treatment at Thorpe. This TR didn't even mention the "Magic Money" cards they gave us on top of everything else (not sure if that was courtesy of TPR or courtesy of Thorpe--but they made it sound like a Thorpe thing, and my dwindling cash supply and I appreciated it either way). 4. I maintain that the only thing "bovine" about the giant burgers at Blackpool was the cow-hoof glue holding the little English flag to the toothpick on top. Or maybe that's just how mad cow is supposed to taste.... Jason "Jolly Jolly Jolly" R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porsmond Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 When you all went on SAW, I hope you all rode in the second car that leaves the station at least once, because it tells more of a story than if you leave in the first car, Its kinda cool because its 2 different rides for the price of 1(Never can quite figure out why they did it like that though) I never even realised this on my first ever rides I took last year because I always went in the first car, until someone told me to ride in the second car which I remembered to do at the end of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Impurity Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 On to Europe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
six flags jack Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 (edited) wow all those parks u visted in the uk were awesome i hope i can go 2 them 1 day ADMIN EDIT: "Wow! All those parks you visited in the UK were awesome. I hope I can go to them one day." Just a friendly reminder from one of your friendly neighborhood site moderators that spelling, grammar, and punctuation count on TPR. Thank you. Edited June 30, 2010 by cfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiben18 Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 On to Europe! WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissie Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Yay for TPR trip reports. You make my morning commute so much more fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorkscrewFoley Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 You were partially right, the event you were thinking of would have been the European Championships - takes place every 4 years 96, 00, 04, 08, 12 etc.... aka Euro 96, Euro 2008 Yes, Euro 2008 was a disappointment...if you were an English supporter like myself... I always preferred the Euro Championships to the World Cup, but I'm really enjoying this year's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryancrash Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 So now that I'm home from Europe, I finally get to go back and look at all the updates that were posted all along - Fun! Such an awesome trip, with so many highlights - Nemesis, Air, The Crystal Maze, Blackpool, Alton Towers, Millennium Coaster, Wagamama (twice!), hitting credit no. 666 on Queen Bee at Botton's, the Botton's Super Waltzer (best flat ride EVER!), Speed No Limits, Megaphobia, the lemon lime cheesecake ice cream at Coney Beach, not getting murdered by the locals at Coney Beach, Nemesis Inferno, Saw (the coaster, not the flaccid walk-thru maze that couldn't have scared Scottish Steve), Splash Landings ERT (and my first Master Blaster), surprise visits from the Brit crew, Mumbo Jumbo, Valhalla, the awesomeness of the Blackpool Ghost Train, Nigel and his stories about peanuts, the Blackpool show that was truly beyond belief, Hydro, Rage, beers, football games, our Indian welcome dinner, Stealth, Steeplechase, surprise bonus parks, Raptor Attack, Big One, Big Dipper, getting a surprise soaking on the malaria-infested waters of Calamity Canyon at Gulliver's (thanks Ivan), Grand National, the London Dungeon, the London Eye, Dragon's Fury, the tastiest pancakes ever, the Crobar, Oblivion, Avalanche, riding the Piccadilly Line to Cockfosters, Vampire, Over The Hill, the Devil's Creek Goldmine, surviving The Ultimate, cornish pasties, Irn-Bru Revolution, Zipper Dipper, Derby Racer... I could go on. Thanks to Robb and Elissa for all of your hard work - and to everyone else who helped make this such a great trip! (And now I think I have some Europe updates to check out too...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthFan Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 the tastiest pancakes ever How can you even begin to mention them with out mentioning the Pancake Girls! -Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryancrash Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 ^Sorry Craig - I missed out on the Pancake Girls at Gulliver's (I'd already eaten too much that day). I had my pancake at Alton Towers - with lemon, mmm! And it was prepared by a Pancake Guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthFan Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 ^I didn't have any pancakes either, but I got me a good dose of the pancake girls -Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryancrash Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 ^I didn't have any pancakes either, but I got me a good dose of the pancake girls Smothered in whipped cream and chocolate sauce? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Saw (the coaster, not the flaccid walk-thru maze that couldn't have scared Scottish Steve) I know you were exaggerating, but this simply isn't true. I must have scared him 20 times in that one day alone, sometimes by just saying boo. Steve, it's all out of Love, I swear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra_roll06 Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 ^You're a big, mean bully! The days at AT and Thorpe were awesome. I've not been to the waterpark at Alton for years and forgot how much fun it is, especially the conga line/dance/randomness thing at the end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryancrash Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Saw (the coaster, not the flaccid walk-thru maze that couldn't have scared Scottish Steve) I know you were exaggerating, but this simply isn't true. I must have scared him 20 times in that one day alone, sometimes by just saying boo. Steve, it's all out of Love, I swear This was no exaggeration! The Saw Alive walkthrough was so non-scary that I was offended. At the beginning of the maze, we were warned that there were actors inside who would grab and molest us. Sadly, nothing could have been further from the truth. I think I saw three actors inside - two did nothing at all, and one sort of stood there and looked at us. (Maybe most of the actors were off watching the football game...) We walked through three or four rooms, and then it was over. I felt cheated. I know how easily Steve scares, but he would have been absolutely FINE on this one! (Especially since there were no sharks inside.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 That's the problem with the live actor mazes, you can get such different experiences. Our walk through was by no means outstanding (when compared to things like Hotel Gasten) but it had some good scares and about 4 or 5 actors that actually did stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryancrash Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 ^Aw, I'm jealous! I love actors that actually do stuff. But we walked through the same time the game was on, so some of the actors may have been taking an extended break. Glad your Saw experience was better than ours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 I have created a full update from Adventure Island including a POV video of Rage here: http://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/photo.php?pageid=255&linkid=9180 Enjoy! --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthFan Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 There was no dry meat on the UK trip! Even though if people want to give me free food, im totally okay with that! -Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 ^ Next snacky snack snack exchange perhaps, Craig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Great video of Rage--but why is it "for superheroes only"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 More coming soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 (edited) I have posted the full update from Chessington here: http://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/photo.php?pageid=88&linkid=9201 This update contains: - Vampire POV Video - Complete footage of Bubbleworks - Tons of photos! - TPR Rides Dragon's Fury - Capybara porn??? Check it out now! Enjoy. --Robb Edited July 12, 2010 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Bubbleworks was the best photo/backstage tour ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted July 13, 2010 Share Posted July 13, 2010 Coney Beach Update Posted: http://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/photo.php?pageid=244&linkid=9251 This is the place where we saw some VERY strange things! You'll just have to click to find out! --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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