superman2 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 (edited) Recently went to Rome for a five day break. Rainbow Magicland was the main draw, but there were a few smaller parks along with loads of touristy stuff as well. Rome itself is like a large well themed park with beautiful building and historical sites. On to photos.... ADMIN EDIT: I went ahead and added the "Photo TR" notation to the front of your thread's title. Thanks for sharing this with us! At the airport, ready for the adventure. Street near my hotel in Rome. Best setting for a Mcdonald ever. Did i mention they even serve beer. Would make a few people happy Edited July 18, 2011 by superman2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superman2 Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 Day 1 proper; Zoomarine was the first park i visited. As the name suggests it's a mini seaworld with some rollercoasters and flat rides thrown in. The shows are absolutely brilliant here. Zoomarine entrance Squalotto was the first coaster you see as you enter the park and head left. took the photo for the sign only. Honestly Animal models Flamingoes I've seen many Dolohin shows around the world but this beats them all. Large crowd enjoying the show. No seats available at all. Bird show next. First view of Vertigo. Schwarzkopf goodness Station poetry in motion. 4D cinema Random kiddie rides Indoor dinosaur walk through. Finished the day with another great show. Thankyou Zoomarine for a nice day. Rainbow Magicland,Colosseum,Vatican City and more smaller parks in Rome to follow...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six Flags Enthuseast Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Nice photos so far! Zoomarine has been advertising a lot lately, but I haven't had a chance to see much of the park yet. Aside from Vertigo I knew nothing of the parks ride selection; looks decent for an animal park. And I'm glad the shows are good. I hope I can visit soon! I can't wait to see if you got a ride on Shock at Magicland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 I'm looking forward to seeing more pictures of Roma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatle11 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Will things ever be the same again?.......It's the Faunal Countdown! Sorry, I couldn't resist. Nice photos. Looks like a very popular attraction. And you have to love the Schwarzkopf goodness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissie Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Awesome start to you TR! I'm going to Italy in September, can't wait! Looking forward to seeing more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superman2 Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 Thanks for you comments. Both Zoomarine and Rainbow Magicland are heavily advertised in Rome. Zoomarine have a promotion with Mcdonalds and you can get money of coupons from there too. I left Zoomarine at around 3pm to go to a Fantasiland. Fantasiland is a newly discovered park about 10 minutes walk from Zoomarine. I spent under an hour there before returning to Zoomarine as i had to catch my free return shuttle to Rome from there. Onto photos of Fantasiland. Enjoy Walking to the park. Fantasiland is left of the red building. The bigger coaster from the road. Made it to the park. The grand entrance. Do you guys notice anything similar? Micky Mouse, Donald Duck and Winnie the Pooh all at the entrance of Fantasiland I wonder what Disney think about this? Random ride photos. Indoor ride. Ride tickets Sign at the bigger coaster. The coaster train. The coaster is an Interpark Galaxi. Lifthill Coaster shots Thumbs up! Guess it wasn't rough then. Controls! General park shots The Bassotto coaster. Typical big apple coaster. Coaster train. Coaster controls. You have to have pity on him. Thanks for viewing guys. Next update would be of the Colosseum and a walk around Rome. Stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueerRudie Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Outstanding trip report- the Schwarz-Porn was TOP NOTCH, and with some great lifthill, brakerun and car porn. Two thumbs WAY up. As for the last picture- that's one of the saddest looking ride-cars I've ever seen. Perhaps it's due to his surroundings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superman2 Posted July 5, 2011 Author Share Posted July 5, 2011 Outstanding trip report- the Schwarz-Porn was TOP NOTCH, and with some great lifthill, brakerun and car porn. Two thumbs WAY up. As for the last picture- that's one of the saddest looking ride-cars I've ever seen. Perhaps it's due to his surroundings! Yes agree, it is one of the saddest looking ride car i've seen too. The surrounding were not too good. It seams like the park is a showman's ground were rides come and go. The place does needs a lot of attention and care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six Flags Enthuseast Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 That's funny; I submitted a guess that Bassotto was the coaster that deathbydinn posted on the Guess this Coaster game. Is it just me, or do those child-sized ATVs seem to be popular at Italian mini-parks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superman2 Posted July 5, 2011 Author Share Posted July 5, 2011 Day 2) Today was the Colosseum day. I had booked a hypogeum (underground/basement) and the third level tour. This is the first instance that public have been allowed to access the underground level of the Colosseum since ancient times. Even in the ancient times public were not allowed in the lower level. Lower level was only for gladiators and animals. Public were not allowed to go up to the third level as well now. The tour had to be booked in advance. The English speaking tours were sold out for my trip so i had to book a Italian speaking tour even though i didn't speak the language. The tour was great. Onto photos From the our hotel we walked it to the Colosseum. First sight of the Colosseum. Entry tickets Map Sticker for the tour. Toilets this way! They even have a lift for the disables access and buggies to the first level. Stair for the rest of us. Tour starting point. Steep steps. Stairs to go down to the underground. Going down. Were there. Original floor. The drainage system. All this timber work is new. You will know why, when you see photos from the upper levels. Back up, now going out. First sight of this magnificent arena. This was our tour guide. Rather crowded here. Going up again. Third level passage. Out side third level. Looking down from the third level at the city. People look so small from the top. Colosseum has it's own metro station called "Colosseo" The magnificent arena. Remember the timer work photos from the underground level. They are rebuilding a small part of the arena floor were all the battles took place just to give public a feel of how it used to be in ancient times. Going back down. Ignore him! Colosseum has a small museum on the first level indoor. Use your own captions if you want to. Back out again. His back again. Just leave please. Why are you trying to spoil my trip report. Go,and don't come back now. Bye bye Colosseum It was a long trip report section as the Colosseum being one of the wonders of the world deserved it. Thanks for hanging in there till the end. More reports from the Vatican City, smaller Rome amusement parks ,walk around Rome and Rainbow Magicland to come. Thanks again for reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paiging_jen Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Amazing! I can only imagine what that tour must have been like, even in a language you do not speak. Italy is number one on my places to visit, and it's for things like this. I just can't even imagine walking down the street and seeing the Colosseum. When I finally get there I'm sure I'll have tears in my eyes just standing in that place. Thanks so much for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy524 Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 What an amazing tour that must have been! Great photos. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 I've been to the Colosseo twice now. It's one of the better sights in a city full of amazing sights. I had no idea you could tour the underground passages. I'll be sure to book that next time I'm in Rome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianojohn Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Great Rome pics! I was there in April and was blown away by all of the architecture and culture everywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Thank you for the wonderful photos of the Colosseum, it certainly warrants the coverage you provided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superman2 Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 First of all, thank you for reading my trip report and enjoying my holiday experience. Thanks for all the feedback as well Amazing! I can only imagine what that tour must have been like, even in a language you do not speak. Italy is number one on my places to visit, and it's for things like this. I just can't even imagine walking down the street and seeing the Colosseum. When I finally get there I'm sure I'll have tears in my eyes just standing in that place. Thanks so much for sharing! Italy is one of my favarite countries. The Colosseum is just purely amazing. I'm sure when you get there you will have a great time I've been to the Colosseo twice now. It's one of the better sights in a city full of amazing sights. I had no idea you could tour the underground passages. I'll be sure to book that next time I'm in Rome. Underground tour only opened this year and no one knows how long they will operate for. Hopefully when your there next they will be open. Continueing the report, after the Colosseum i went to the Roman Forams and walked the around the city for a bit. Enjoy. Roman Forums. After the Roman Forams we headed to Romes best shopping street Via del Corso. There were loads of famous stores but we only shopped in the "Disney Store" Off Via del Corso is the famous Trevi Fountain. Traditional holds that if visitors throw a coin into the fountain, they are ensured a return to Rome. The huge crowd at the fountain certainly believed that, as loads were chucking their hard earned cash in there. On average 3000 euros worth of coins are collected from the fountain every day. I'm having a fountain installed in my back garden, so those not fortunate to visit Trevi fountain; sure can chuck their coins in my fountain Oh Gosh!! it's the same guy we left behind at the Colosseum....he never gives up! Back on the shopping street we walked through this small shopping mall. We finished the long tiring day at the Spanish Steps.....yes that's correct Spanish Steps in Rome not Spain. Huge crowds at the Spanish Steps as well. For gods sake! please don't spoil my report. Go and show your face in someone elses report. Next update would include Oasi Park,followed by a large Vatican City report. Rainbow Magicland and other smaller parks will follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odene497 Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Really cool pictures! I think you answered my question in a caption, those walls within the middle of the Colosseum were actually underneath the floor they battled on? Wasn't sure if it was that or they fought in between the walls. It's neat to see all that was under there. I'll be looking into that tour whenever I get to Rome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superman2 Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 Really cool pictures! I think you answered my question in a caption, those walls within the middle of the Colosseum were actually underneath the floor they battled on? Wasn't sure if it was that or they fought in between the walls. It's neat to see all that was under there. I'll be looking into that tour whenever I get to Rome. That's correct, new part is the flooring were the battles happened. The walls below are rooms minus the roof were the animals and Gladiators were kept before the fights. Oasi Park is a small children park in South eastern Rome. The nearest metro station is Giulio Agricola which is on the A line. The park is 5/6 minutes walk from the metro station. The park has a wacky worm coaster called Mini Mouse. Photos..... Park entrance. Roger Rabbit Dodgems. Train Ride. I see a Smurf Pokemon too. They even had a fountain in the park. Didn't see anyone throw coins in it though. For all you Claw game fans out there. The Mini Mouse coaster. They even had Hellooooooooo Kitty Still to come, the worlds smallest country; Vatican City and Rainbow Magicland along with a couple more smaller amusement parks. Thanks for reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superman2 Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 Eden Park is is located in western Rome. It is one minute walk from metro station Battistini, the last stop on line A. Eden park is even smaller then Oasi Park in size so may only interest the hardcore coaster counters. Like Oasi Park it has one big Apple coaster call "Brucomela" Photos...... Eden Park entrance. The coaster was another Big Apple called, Brucomela. For all you control box fans out there. Other rides. Park exit. More updates to follow....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noxegon Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon8899 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Rome ruins is a great sight - especially when you think what ancient rome offered before going downward: concrete domes, fresh hot and cold water, sufficient drainage system, floor heating....and that when the rest of europe was still living in shacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursemelis374 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 LOVE this report! I am thinking Rome for my vacation next summer and this is great info! Do you mind sharing what hotel you stayed at and would you recommend it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 ^If you want to be near Termini Station, Hotel Yes is excellent. But if you're planning on just staying in Rome (aka not doing a lot of regional train day trips), I'd pay more to stay in a nicer area like near the Pantheon, which has much better cafes, gelaterias, etc. Though being near Termini does give you easy subway access certain sights like the Vatican, Colosseum, Forum, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superman2 Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 LOVE this report! I am thinking Rome for my vacation next summer and this is great info! Do you mind sharing what hotel you stayed at and would you recommend it? Thanks for liking the report I fully agree with the last reply. For ease of transport you can't beat Termini. Even though more expensive the area around Pantheon or Piazza Novona, are a much nicer area to stay in. I stayed near Termini for ease of transport. Shuttle to Zoomarine and Rainbow magicland depart from here. Also i frequently used the metro so staying near Termini was a better option for me. I stayed in Augusta Lucilla Palace hotel http://www.augustalucillapalace.com/ Review here http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g187791-d1060784-Reviews-Augusta_Lucilla_Palace-Rome_Lazio.html Hotel was ok but do make your own mind up after reading the review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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