How did you end up here???

[robbalvey]

Hey everyone!

 

So now that the forums have been open for 6 months and our user base is nearly 3,000 now, I'm very curious to know how everyone actually found the site! Where are all you people coming from!?!?

 

Was it google, were you referred by someone else, another site, or did you just accidently type the words "themeparkreview" into your browser?

 

Just curious!

 

--Robb "Always has a mind for statistics!" Alvey

[CoasterFanatic]

I put down "Told by a friend", because I first found out about the site after a friend ordered a couple of videos from here.

[SteveC]

I just don't remember - that's the ageing process I guess. I'm sure the only way I came across your site though was via Coasterfanatics.com but however it happened I'm pleased to say I did find it.

[Leekak]

Was looking at news on Screamscape and got the link for TPR.

[J man]

I was surfing and I ended up here.

[BelizeIt]

That was many months ago, but I believe I linked from Screamscape.

[CoasterJunkie]

I found my way here from Westcoaster

[Justin]

Also found my way from Westcoaster, but found this site to be more fitting for ME!

[Coaster Palooza]

I didn't Google, but I searched on Yahoo.

 

I did a few different searches, don't know which one actually got me here, but I do know that the link was to you Winter Coaster Solace pictures from this year. This site had everything that I was looking for, and hoping to do. :shock:

 

Searches:

Amusement Parks

Roller Coasters

Theme Parks

[Hicko]

I can't remember finding it now as it was about 5 years ago :shock: Time flies.

[Canobie Fan]

Hmm I joined the forums the day they opened.. I was something like the 8th or 9th member :o

 

I found TPR as a site off TN/westcoaster a few years ago. I think when the ACE ECO photos were posted.

[Rooey]

I was planning my trip to the states and actually googled "theme park reviews" and BINGO.

 

It was immediately added to my "Favourites" list.

 

I've never googled "Bingo" though.

[nannerdw]

I found this site from a link on Weeweeslap/Coastercrazy. I started looking at the photo pages from places I had been. I thought they were so hilarious, that I decided to look at all of them. I found this site just in time, because the forums were started right after I had finished looking through the whole photo gallery. I like this site so much because all of the great inside jokes!

[DragonKhan]

Honestly? I don't remember!

It's been quite some time really! I THINK I stumbled accross TPR like 5 or so years ago. Since then I had a few chats with Robb online, emails, westcoaster etc.

 

Do you remember the first time you've read my name Robb???

[SharkTums]

I was in this dark alley and this big fat guy in a patch jacket came over to me and said that I had to start dating him and helping with the site or he'd eat me.

[sfmmFREAK]

i wandered around looking for pics of magic mountain a year ago and found out that this place is pretty cool. so 11 months of looking at pics, i decide to join.

[CoasterFanatic]

^^ Was this the guy you speak of?

[SharkTums]

OH GOD!!!

 

THE HORROR!!! That's him!

[Wes]

1996 RRC WOOT.

 

I have to scan some of the old photos of Super Fat Robb I have.

[Sir Clinksalot]

^ God I love that picture.

 

Well, are you asking how we found TPR or how we found the forums?

 

I found TPR a LONG time ago. Although I didn't know it was the same site until a few months ago after seeing the "old school" TPR. We were living in Palmdale at the time and I was looking for some coaster stuff and stumbled upon TPR.

 

A couple of years later I was a HUGE Disney geek and was a pretty consistent poster over at LaughingPlace. Well, Jim Disney was a poster there as well and I started going to WC. Met Jim, became friends and he introduced us to Robb and Elissa. We then became friends and I have been here ever since.

 

How I found the forums ... well, Robb called me one day and said "I'm going to start Forum's" and that's that.

[arrowfanman]

I was gonna start making videos for another site, and the webmaster directed me to your video section, and basically said "make them like this."

 

Than later I was at the Ride World event at SFMM, and I saw rob in the last row of Goliath....cept I didn't know it was Robb.

 

Later, when I was looking at your videos again, I checked your TR of the event, and found me hidden in the back corner of the X station (just to the right of the little X sign, with the big hair: http://www.themeparkreview.net/solace2005/solace35.jpg ).

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, after that, I figured we were practically family, and thought I would join!

[coasterguy618]

I was looking up SFGADv pictures on google.

[FlyingScooter]

I found this site around april of 2002.

I was surfing, found the pics and comments and have never left.

Nice Work, Robb.

[Musical Pete]

I've casually visited TPR many times over the past three or so years, likely randomly first surfing in during one of my many random coastery web searches in my early enthusiasm days. Then when the forum came along, I contemplated joining, so joined, then contemplated contributing to it, then started doing so!

 

As a side note, during one of those early web searches, my heart nearly stopped when I first saw photos of the Crsytal Beach Cyclone. I was utterly amazed, as up until then as far as I knew, old wooden coasters went in straight lines with simple hills and flat turns. Ironically, after an initial period of becoming obsessed with early twisters (P&C; Traver etc.) I now barely like twisters - simple straight hills and only mildly twisty turns do much more for me than endless helices and steep banking - as consequence GCI coasters are yet to excite me (as are B&M)! :shock:

[Kroger8]

Looking for pictures of SFoG and found this site, which were hilarious, and I have been hooked since. I was a frequent visitor before the forums as well, and now its even better! Great Job Robb and Elissa!