robbalvey Posted September 20, 2010 Author Share Posted September 20, 2010 Alpina Bahn looks a little rough judging from your video, whereas Olympia Looping looks pretty smooth. How are they holding up in their old age? Not at all. It's due to my terrible videography. I had about 45 seconds to mount the camera between insanely fast dispatches so it wasn't mounted quite as strong as my other videos. The ride is actually incredibly smooth. I do apologize for the very amateur nature of the video. --Robb "I was hoping that POV was better than a handheld version...and certainly none at all..." Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted September 20, 2010 Author Share Posted September 20, 2010 Check out the Toboggan. Especially after drinking. Come on. It's gentle. It's like Knoebels' spiral slide... I didn't capture it on film, but others did...Toboggan was "experienced!" I'll leave it at that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMorgan Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 This Trip Report = Good. Morgan = Sad and jealous! I have some advice for when you go back to that spinning wheel of death, (where the object is to stay on as long as possible). Bare skin makes you stick, so someone should wear like, a skirt with no panties on and then sit as close to the middle as possible. They would win for sure. In many different ways. Hope to see you later in the week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milst1 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Freaking awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrautWithAltitude Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Well done! You captured the Oktoberfest frenzy very well. How are your heads today? I STRONGLY recommend you try Augustiner for once. I hope you have some money left by tomorrow, so i can meet with you crazy guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hhappy Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Looks like you're all having a great time there. Can't wait for further updates regarding the festivities and other random stuff you might be doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splash_Mountain Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Best part was when Piers said 'I'm an Olympian". Anyone else notice the Munich 2018 bid logos on the "Olympic" rides? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatdaddy Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Honestly I love all the TPR trip reports, but this one is really amazing. Can't wait to see what else goes on, or at least what your willing to post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted September 20, 2010 Author Share Posted September 20, 2010 We are actually doing "culture stuff" today but I'll get Piers drunk and I'll video him wasted walking around the castle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velcro Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Awesome TR! I have never been to Oktoberfest, but I did have a chance to check out a fair in Germany about 15 years ago, and I love every moment of it. Nothing compared to Oktoberfest. I have always wanted to ride Olympia Looping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaBi Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 We are german Club TPR members. Thanks for the photo Robb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrautWithAltitude Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 We are actually doing "culture stuff" today but I'll get Piers drunk and I'll video him wasted walking around the castle. Does this mean you are in Neuschwanstein today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 We are actually doing "culture stuff" today but I'll get Piers drunk and I'll video him wasted walking around the castle. If this is not a reason for everyone to want to live at least one more day, I'm not sure what is... dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuurvogel Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 This report is really EPIC with very large capitals. I am just getting drunk from watching the piers videos, absolutely hilarious. Piers should get his own TV show. He is fancy enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterkarl Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 All Hail Herr Schwarzkopf!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted September 20, 2010 Author Share Posted September 20, 2010 We are actually doing "culture stuff" today but I'll get Piers drunk and I'll video him wasted walking around the castle. Does this mean you are in Neuschwanstein today? Yes we are! And Piers is drunk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mousch Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Reading the trip report and the facebook updates brings back memories of my visit to oktoberfest over 21 years ago and it still looks as crazy! Time to go back i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 ^Well, KidTums does live with Robb, so she's seen and heard much worse! I'm sure she has heard worse from her grandfather, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 We are actually doing "culture stuff" today but I'll get Piers drunk and I'll video him wasted walking around the castle Awesome...make sure Piers tries the schnapps as it is a LOT different than the stuff you get here in the States! When we went to the castle, they were serving schnapps, wine and Warsteiner on the tour bus. God, I love Germany! Anyways, great report...sure wish we could have made this trip. Make sure to try and get a video of everyone singing 'Ein Prosit' in the beer tent. We had no clue what the hell they were singing in the song, but by the last night (about four mas in) we were standing on the benches singing right along like we knew the language! Also keep an eye out for the awesome drunken grannies in the beer tents - definitely not something you see a lot of here in America! Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_phillips235 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Please tell me you went on the Break Dance? You can't possibly go to a German fair and NOT ride the Break Dance - complete with the standing around the ride with no fence, even when it's at full speed, and then jumping on as it slows down, then fighting through the crowd for a seat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Truly, truly EPIC!!! If there is ever another Oktoberfest trip (and why wouldn't there be) I'm going for sure. Booze, coasters, hot german boobs, Booze ... what's not to like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterville Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 So, how long can I exepct to wait in line for one of these Marvels of Amusement Ride machinery? Your comment about the Break Dance - Do you mean there is no such thing as a nice orderly queue? Be there one week from today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alilstronger Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Looks like a blast!!!! I would love to enjoy this one year!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrautWithAltitude Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 ^^ Normally, everybody is qeueing up. However, there is always riffraff who think they don´t have to or drunk people who don´t give a damn. But its not really bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_phillips235 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 (edited) So, how long can I exepct to wait in line for one of these Marvels of Amusement Ride machinery? Your comment about the Break Dance - Do you mean there is no such thing as a nice orderly queue? Be there one week from today! For coasters, log flumes, dark rides etc, you can expect short waits. Olympia Looping for example runs 5 trains at peak times, with trains in the station for well under 20 seconds before heading back out. Spin rides (if there is a queue at all - see below) also load extremely quickly, meaning short waits for long rides. As for the Break Dance, every German fair I've ever visited, people just stand around, ticket in hand, without any form of fence, barrier or anything. They dance, they drink, they do what they like. When the ride slows and the floodlight comes on, people make a mad scramble for the ride, and it's first come first served. It's fantastic! Oh, and if you try a Dutch Break Dance, it's just the same, but they allow you to ride standing up! Here's the Kinzler Break Dance on a very busy night in Bonn (Germany) last year - and yes the ride is at full speed - the bright white lights are strobes, not floodlights. I'd say only 50% or so of the people in the photo are there to ride, the rest just hang around the ride and party! You can see the staff keep a very close eye on the crowd and get rid of troublemakers very quickly. On ride video (about a quarter of a the full length ride) This one's not my video, but it's the same fair. The music is dreadful for this one, but it's worth watching if only for the few seconds of the loading procedure at the end of the video Edited September 20, 2010 by john_phillips235 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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