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[Rellik San]

THEME PARKS!

We all love them, if you don't you lack a soul, but when was the last time you went to one?

It had been a few years for me until this weekend and my god, I'd forgotten what it was like, that excitement when a coaster makes it's first drop or the sheer thrill of getting soaked on a flume.

So EC tell me, when, where and how did you like your last theme park trip?

[LionJess]

Oh god, years and years and years. Probably when I went on a trip with my school class in high school to Germany/Austria/Italy, which would've been in fifth year... I'd be about 17.

I used to be absolutely petrified of them (rollercoasters etc). It's pretty good fun once you grow a pair and just do it, but there's no denying the mini-heart attacks.

[Forzare!]

Chewy and i went to Thorpe park last september, it was aweeeeesome All the kids were in school so there weren't many queues, got on all the big coasters at least twice. I love roller coasters. I love water rides too, there was a massive splash ride too and we got absolutely soaked.

[Nereus]

Sweet topic.

I was last at one last summer. Went to Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey. Went with my friend because we both enjoy roller coasters. Really enjoyed the trip as we usually do.

This is the Nitro, which opened back in 2001. At the time in which it was opened, it was the fastest roller coaster at the park, and the tallest roller coaster of the east coast United States. The ride features six camelbacks, a hammer head turn, and a 540 degree helix. One of the lift hills (there are two) reaches 233 feet in the air. The top speed once going down the lift is about 80 MPH. It has won awards for being one of the top steel roller coasters in the US.

Here is a picture of the Nitro.

[Rellik San]

Chewy and i went to Thorpe park last september, it was aweeeeesome All the kids were in school so there weren't many queues, got on all the big coasters at least twice. I love roller coasters. I love water rides too, there was a massive splash ride too and we got absolutely soaked.

If you guys ever fancy it again one time, give me a shout, because it's where I was at this weekend and I really enjoyed it... we can double date.... well you guys will be there on a date, I'll be there to eat chocolate then throw up on my mate whilst riding Colossus.

The splash ride was Tidal Wave and yes, we got drenched too, winning me a £5 in a "I'll make you wet today" bet.

[Forzare!]

It's an awesome place isn't it We're hoping to go back at some point so we may do
Did you go to the pizza hut buffet? It's pretty awesome too. Tidal Wave is an amazing ride, when you're the one getting soaked it feels like its going on forever.... Nemesis inferno was definitely my fave, the backwards dark one was also great just for how hilariously bad it was.

[Rellik San]

It's an awesome place isn't it We're hoping to go back at some point so we may do
Did you go to the pizza hut buffet? It's pretty awesome too. Tidal Wave is an amazing ride, when you're the one getting soaked it feels like its going on forever.... Nemesis inferno was definitely my fave, the backwards dark one was also great just for how hilariously bad it was.

I actually didn't like Nemesis Inferno that much, I'm all about the vert G's baby. 8D

Oh yeah, X:/No Way Out... took us ages to find the entrance and we rode it and were all like "this it?" I was well expecting more thrills and scares, I get the feeling it's a half finished ride they opened when they needed something new. Oh but if you haven't been this year that means you've not rode Swarm yet. We started off on it and in hindsight it wasn't our smartest move as I think it lead to us being way to cocky on the other rides.

But Saw the ride... now that is how a vertical drop 'coaster should be done, especially when the first drop hits and you don't expect it.

I think the longest we queued for was about 25 minutes at the peak time. We didn't do the Pizza Hut Buffet we went to the bar and grill near the entrance, which was... meh. But we'll check out the Buffet next time, I'm actually thinking of next year getting the Merlin Annual Pass so I have free entry to Thorpe, Alton, the Dungeons and Legoland.

[Mindy Simmons]

I went to Six Flags New England back in the fall with Staton. Good times. There was some really awesome roller coasters. Not gonna lie, I was a little terrified of one particular ride since we had watched It's Always Sunny a couple days earlier.





Before that, it had to have been years since I'd been to a theme park, and it would have been Canada's Wonderland. I was maybe 12 or 13? I'd love to go back this summer if I can, I had forgotten how much I love theme parks. :3 Canada's Wonderland also has some awesome roller coasters that have been added since I was there, like the Leviathan.

[Forzare!]

ohmagooood Saw the ride was fucking terrifying - it got to the point where we were climbing the >vertical drop and I just turned to chewy like... 'this was a bad idea....', hated that one. :L Yeah we saw Swarm being built, it looked really awesome. How much is the annual pass? It's very tempting actually.

[Steve]

I used to despise theme parks, absolutely despise them. Partly because I had an asthma attack on a water slide at Light Water Valley that almost killed me, but mostly because I was a big wuss in general I love them now, the last theme park I went to would have to be... Disney Land Paris I think. I was with college and I remember being embarrassed to be around my upbeat and cheery friends, as usual. I made my friend scream at me whilst we were at the square shaped trees "STEVE YOU'RE RUINING THE MAGIC" when I told him they weren't really trees.

I did have fun though, the roller coasters were the best part of course, because I got to ride on some coasters I've never been on before and we actually got stuck on the Finding Nemo ride on one of the vertical points of the coaster due to a technical fault or something. That was pretty hilarious to say the least.

[Anne-Marie]

I go to Linnanmäki every summer, sometimes Särkänniemi. It's fucking expensive, though, the bracelet for Linnanmäki costs like 40€. Särkänniemi is a tad cheaper but it's all the way in Tampere so the train will add about 20€ on that.


I absolutely love amusement parks never the less. Sometimes in the summer if I'm hanging out in the park next to Linnanmäki, I'll go there just to eat cotton candy and take in the atmosphere

[Rellik San]

ohmagooood Saw the ride was fucking terrifying - it got to the point where we were climbing the >vertical drop and I just turned to chewy like... 'this was a bad idea....', hated that one. :L Yeah we saw Swarm being built, it looked really awesome. How much is the annual pass? It's very tempting actually.

Yeah when I was on the climb I turned to Anne and simply went: "Oh dear...".

The Annual Pass is £140. Sooooo really only worth it if you plan to go to these places a lot, which to be honest, if you buy the pass in Jan/Feb and factor in an average travel cost of £30.... going to a park one or twice a month becomes a hell of a lot more feasible... also it knocks 20% off your food, souvenirs and hotel stays at Alton Towers.

[.:.Lish.:.]

I get to go to a theme park tomorrow!! (Seaworld). And then I get to go to Movie World on Friday and Saturday (I can't wait cos of the Green Lantern ride).

[Insane Pie]

Least theme park I went to was Universal Studios for Halloween Horror Nights.

http://www.halloweenhorrornights.com/

[Fujoshi Otaku]

I can't remember the last time I went to one...Maybe it was Disneyland Paris a few years ago. I really really miss Alton Towers. We used to go there all the time. >..<
¬_¬ I envy everyone who loves water rides so much. Because I was always so much smaller than everyone else, I've NEVER been soaked on one.
Also also, Hex is the best.

[Sylar]

The Kemah Boardwalk down here in Galveston, TX could become considered a theme park, even though it's quite small. That would have been, January during a competition I had to go to with my class. It was quite fun, and I went on rides that I wouldn't have gone to in the first place. Though the roller-coaster (I think it's considered that) was shut down for repairs that day But we will be going next year again during January, so I hope it's working by then

[pinkysmith]

I'm going to Disneyworld a week from tommorow! I've been there once last summer too.

[SynVengeance]

Alton Towers in England is pretty awesome

[Rellik San]

So a public appearance by Rellik San is happening this Thursday.

I'll be at Alton Towers, if anyone else is going on that day, drop me a line and we'll see about meeting up.

[Chip]

My family and I went to Bush Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia. I looove roller coasters. I would enjoy going around the world riding every one of them. http://www.themeparkreview.com/bgw/bgw03.jpg <-----my favorite.