philphan25 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 The only Baja Fresh that I can find in the UAE is in the Dubai Mall. That's my guess where you guys were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sspaz1000 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Ok, sorry if this ends up being a double post, but I wanted to differentiate this guess post with my comment from above. Â Possibly instead of Qatar, they could be/could have been in Saudi Arabia. 4th picture in the 14th clue set, not looking at the ride, kind of has a similar look to the skyline I've Googled on the Persian Gulf side of Saudi Arabia. (Also using the 2nd and 3rd pictures to see some of the architecture, and heights of the buildings, as these buildings do not look no where near has high as Dubai.) Â I'm stumped as to what park it might be. I've googled some places, but all the websites turn out to be not working, or under construction, so it's hard to find information perspective pictures of these amusement parks. Â Red escalator Google Search I came up with Sweden or Switzerland as a country that has red escalator. Could the red escalator be in the IKEA that was in an earlier set of clues? Â ETA: in the second set of clues when the shoe lace is tied to the left, could that mean East, as when people make a little compass and stick East on the left, so if the Shoelace was on the east side, it could be because you were heading to the Middle East? Â I think I'm rambling now. Off to analyze more pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philphan25 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 (edited) OK, you guys were definitely in Dubai Mall, took pictures of this Taco Bell, and proceeded to eat at Baja Fresh (which looked delicious by the way). Taco Bell in Dubai Mall (These are different from the one posted) EDIT: Similarities: The TV on the right is there. Menu looks the same (4 sections). Green surroundings. Even the vents and lights are the same. Pic from trip: Edited December 6, 2010 by philphan25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chroniq Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 @bigdipper- Regarding the skyscrapers.. I felt the same way as you .. I don't know exactly where that ride is, but after a bunch of googling, I'm pretty sure its in shajar looking at dubai.. Google eye of the emirates and look at those photos.. I'd like to hear your ideas... Â @sspazz- Thats the same logic I've used to come to some of my guesses.. keep going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 Well, it looks like someone has narrowed down what hotel we are at since the front desk called to tell us we had a message from someone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scales44 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Hmm, I do believe I am a lurker...as I have been for 2 years...sad I know. (I had an account but I cannot for the life of me remember it) Â Well, Fujiyama is in Burjuman Centre in Dubai. Along with Fun City, why? Because that ride looks sorta like one at Fun City, but this is all a shot in the dark, well, other than Fujiyama being where it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDipper 80 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 @Chroniq, I'd say Sharjah is as good a guess as any. Every building that I've seen on Google that are Sharjah-ish look a lot like the buildings in question. Â And on Bing Maps, I just found two buildings and a parking garage (I think) in the middle of a deserted spot just off of 101 Street at near roundabout. Perhaps it's the same as this?? Â I'd do more sleuthing, but it's 10:30 here, and I have class in the morning. The buildings in question... now that I looked at it again, maybe they don't quite line up right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sspaz1000 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 In more searching that drawing of a ride in the 14th clue set, looks like Asteroids from Adventureland in sharjah. (looking at ride photos on http://www.adventureland-sharjah.com/). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4rturo Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 You were in the Abu Dhabi Mall Pizza Hut. I went in the pizza hut website, into UAE locations. There are 10 locations in Abu Dhabi, only 7 of them offer dine-in option, and in the picture you are clearly dining in. In the picture you can see you are clearly in a mall, and all of the 7 locations are in the street, except for 2. One is in the Abu Dhabi Mall, and after visiting it's site, the architecture and window style match that of the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COASTAH FREAK Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 C'mon TPR.. I'd like to hear your guesses! please? Me too! Is Chroniq the only one left playing now? I have to be honest, it's a little disappointing to us that so many people seem to have given up. Part of the fun of this thread is hearing what everyone's thinks. Â If people stop playing, we are just going to assume that TPR isn't interested in something like this and we just won't do it again in the future. If you all are bored with it, that's fine, just tell us and we'll stop... Â --Robb "A little bummed..." Alvey I thought about it so hard earlier that I've gone completely brain-dead. I'll try again soon, I just have to get caught up on all the pictures and which ones have already been located first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4rturo Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 You were also at Baniyas Children's Park, because searching for an outdoors red coaster in RCDB I only found one, too large to match the one in the picture, BUT there was one that had no pictures, and after searching for the park in google maps, I saw the coaster (very blurry BTW) in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 (edited) Ok, here's a few more clues that should make things a little easier... Â Â Â That's a lot of "fat!" Â Pretty! But what is it??? Â Tron is everywhere now! Â It's just like being in Japan! Â Feels like Epcot... Sounds like? Â Another cool looking building...but what is it? Â How come no one guessed what park this is it??? Not a single mention of it so far! Â C'mon TPR! Tell me what coaster this is! Â This one REALLY sucked!!! Â panel! Â Can someone tell me what this is and when I last rode it? Â Where are we now? Â "The claaaaww!!!" Â This is cool looking...but where is it? Â Here's another shot of that mystery coaster! Â We literally were the ONLY CAR in the lot! Â Not joking! Here's the rest if the lot! But where is this place? Â Bonus points if someone can tell me what is similar...but different about this set of photos versus the last set! Â --Robb Edited June 22, 2020 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadster Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 So THAT is what they look like under here. Â So, was this camel anatomically correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squid Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Well, if you're not in Arrakis, you're in the United Arab Emirates in Sharjah. The buildings in the background with the ball on top is one of their signature new office buildings, I believe. I couldn't tell you where that mystery red coaster is... but the interior coaster, the cool looking one, is Quantum Leap, Adventureland, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philphan25 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 (edited) The Dubai Mall Hershey's store! What other store would sell Jolly Rancher pillows? Trip pic: Comparison Pic: Edited May 12, 2013 by ernierocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 The Dubai Mall Hershey's store! What other store would sell Jolly Rancher pillows? Trip pic: Comparison Pic: Good! This is more of the kind of thing I was hoping you guys would figure out. Â Seriously, the pictures we've posted have not been that hard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chroniq Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 (edited) ]\\\\ Edited December 6, 2010 by Chroniq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottBrown Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Well you have seem to have been to Wonderland Dubai just to visit your long lost friend the Hammerhead which you probably rode last in its final year of operation at Knott's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlover420 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 The ghetto panel is from Blizzard at Al-Nasr Leisureland http://rcdb.com/2864.htm?p=31509 Â I'm not sure about the Intamin picture, but it is obviously doctored because the train is half-way off the track. Â And the pic below that one is Roller Coaster at Stargate http://rcdb.com/4462.htm?p=32273 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philphan25 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 (edited) One difference in the pics is that they show more. Also, you guys look terrified on the one ride. Edited December 6, 2010 by philphan25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterlover420 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Also the red indoor track is Quantum Leap at Adventureland http://rcdb.com/2177.htm?p=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rastuso Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 Ok, here's a few more clues that should make things a little easier...  Pretty! But what is it???   --Robb  It's the Star Corridor in the DUbai Mall. I've got the same picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted December 6, 2010 Author Share Posted December 6, 2010 One difference in the pics is that they show more. Also, you guys look terrified on the one ride. Well, duh! Â If you look at the two sets of pictures side by side, and you know what you're looking at, you'll probably get the common difference between most of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philphan25 Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 (edited) Logo for At the Top Burj Khalifa Trip pic: Reference pic: Edited May 12, 2013 by ernierocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calicoasters Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 (edited) Nice, Knott's Berry Farm's Hammerhead! Â Funny Knott's still sells postcards for the ride Edited December 6, 2010 by Calicoasters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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