AdrenalineLuke Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Okawood opened its doors for the first time this season on Saturday, as we couldnt make it we decided to go on Sunday instead. It was a very pleasent day, Andy and I were shocked that it managed to stay hot and sunny ALL day. Ohhh Ahhhh, its very green. They even have flags. Welcome to Oakwood Woooooo photo op Andy prefered this to Speed Even their train is green. Yay, Candy! and it's pink GIANT lolly! Yay, bobsleigh Oooohhhhh look at the lift hill. Station We managed to go down without using the break. Next was Megafobia. I can seeeee you.. Andy flew to get this picture. The drop From the lake Isn't she sexy? Oooohhhh bendy What a lift hill Have I mentioned just how much I love Megafobia? On our way up. This picture makes Megafobia look so small, It feels like it's much bigger when you're on it. Bounce time! and look its STILL sunny! My favourite picture of the day. oooohhh They also have a Bounce carved from a tree. Vertigo, we didn't go on this time. Its an extra £33 for a flight on top of the £20 park entrance. Woooooooooosh! It was time for me to eat. Ggggrrr Andy had some fries. I found a giant tyer. It was an awesome seat. Ooooohhhh a giant wooden mushroom. The town hall was empty :o Huh? Lost kingdom? Where? Was a good job the park was empty. They even have a jail. This is just like my house. Spooky 3D had the longest queue. I am so cool Looooooser Treetops is always fun, although it does run on a rotation as do other rides, due to the fact the park isnt busy enough. Treeeeees Yay The boats were pretty gross. The boats were broke so we got wet asses Hahahahaha Time for speed Look at that sun! Loopy Its very rough. This fence is totally awesome! Hydro was re-named Drenched this season, it opened at 2pm, Its now yellow. They also added water cannons, they are £1 a go. Down they go! I got "Drenched" Andy likes being wet SPLASH! They still have the old Hydro building and Hydro posters everywhere that they havent changed yet. What goes up.... Must come down As you can guess, you get pretty wet Andy found a dead person, apparently an acer was locked in the park over the winter and they ran out of food. Go figure They were living in the changing rooms and made quite a mess. Waterfall was closed for some reason. We then had to leave as the park was closing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger01 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Nice TR! There has been some lovely weather in the UK this past weekend! Why have they re-named Hydra? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_WSM Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Thank you Luke. Great report - and very reflective of the excellent day we had! So I'm guessing now is a good time to post my Megaphobia POV? How the camera survived intact I do not know! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EgitYYpLRQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrenalineLuke Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 Nice TR! There has been some lovely weather in the UK this past weekend! Why have they re-named Hydra? Thank you. They wanted to re-brand it due to the death of the 16 year old girl back in 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_WSM Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Oh & Luke, you should post your "drenched POV" - you know the one, it near finished off your iPhone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger01 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Oh & Luke, you should post your "drenched POV" - you know the one, it near finished off your iPhone This should be interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrenalineLuke Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 Oh & Luke, you should post your "drenched POV" - you know the one, it near finished off your iPhone This should be interesting! It's not a POV just me filiming it on the bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samisthabomb Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I like that Oakwood has kept it's "green-ness" and still offers larger rides. I know some other UK parks are like that, but this one just really stands out to me as the most beautiful. Great TR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 The bigger question is did you venture over to the bowling alley to see if there is any remnants from the Crystal Maze?!!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_WSM Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 The bigger question is did you venture over to the bowling alley to see if there is any remnants from the Crystal Maze?!!? We didn't We were worn out by the time we'd done all the rides half a dozen times each It's a shame Oakwood isn't all it used to be. Guess they're just not getting the business through the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger01 Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I like that Oakwood has kept it's "green-ness" and still offers larger rides. I know some other UK parks are like that, but this one just really stands out to me as the most beautiful. Great TR! What about Alton Towers? That is a beautiful park and has some great rides aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samisthabomb Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 ^I knew someone would ask that I really like Alton Towers too, there's just something about Oakwood that makes it my top park in the appearance category. Don't ask what makes it look so awesome to me, because I really have no clue! Megafobia really helps out too. The picture of Megafobia from across the river makes me want to book a flight to the UK right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Cow Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 It looks like the park has maintained everything well, the signs and paint look new and fresh since I was there. Happy happy happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_WSM Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 The picture of Megafobia from across the river makes me want to book a flight to the UK right now. Maybe Luke & I should move into photography for the British Tourist Board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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