Theme Parks

[LCFC FOX]

Haven't been Alton Towers just yet but, plan on going in the future. I love going to Drayton Manor, and Shockwave is brilliant. But, my favourite theme park would have to be Disney Land Orlando went there a couple of years ago when I was eleven or twelve. The rides there were brilliant and hope to go there again in the future.

Drayton Manor is dreadful to be honest compared to Alton Towers. There's only two big rides at Drayton Manor and to be honest they're nothing special and not that good

[Ian W LCFC]

Love Alton Towers. It beats Drayton Manor, in pretty much every area. Much bigger place, bigger and better rides. It's only the queue times that can get annoying.

 

The Smiler is great, went on it in the dark at the Halloween night last year. Top stuff.

[Stadt]

Parc Asterix is where it's at.

In all seriousness it's even worse than Drayton Manor, imagine turning up at a dreadful theme park on an already dreadful year 10 Paris trip which includes journeys into numerous French supermarkets, a 2 hour coach trip to see the Eiffel Tower in the distance and a solitary museum trip surrounded by two 18 hour coach trips.

[lestajigs]

Salou, portaVentura brillo there, that shambhala ride is absolutely amazing, was there this time last year

[Wrighty22]

Went Alton Towers yesterday and considering it was lovely weather it wasn't very busy at all. Got on each ride 2/3 times.

Another good park is Heide Park in Germany, anyone been there?

[Vlad the Fox]

Apart from the odd moment of insanity I've never really progressed from the tea cups and ladybirds.

[Fox92]

Apart from the odd moment of insanity I've never really progressed from the tea cups and ladybirds.

 

Same ... I used to love the Haunted House at Alton Towers but last time I went, granted that was 9 years ago, they had ruined it.

[emmo1987]

Has anyone been to American adventure since it shut? Its freaky as hell. Just remains of some rides are left. Crazy

[Bert]

There's no better ride in the world than the Oblivion.

Been to all the theme parks in Florida and they're absolute top draw. Sheikra at Busch Gardens and the Incredible Hulk at Universal are two brilliant rides, fantastic adrenaline rushes especially from Sheikra!

[Guest seanfox778]

Haven't been Alton Towers in years, went to Thorpe Park last year and I thought Stealth was insane even though it was over in seconds. I'd never felt anything like it,

[lestajigs]

There's no better ride in the world than the Oblivion.

Been to all the theme parks in Florida and they're

absolute top draw. Sheikra at Busch Gardens and the Incredible Hulk at Universal are two brilliant rides, fantastic adrenaline rushes especially from Sheikra!

In this country, I rate stealth better then oblivion

[The God Emperor]

Parc Asterix is where it's at.

In all seriousness it's even worse than Drayton Manor, imagine turning up at a dreadful theme park on an already dreadful year 10 Paris trip which includes journeys into numerous French supermarkets, a 2 hour coach trip to see the Eiffel Tower in the distance and a solitary museum trip surrounded by two 18 hour coach trips.

anything involving Asterix is brilliant. Therefore Parc Asterix is brilliant and you're wrong 

[Stadt]

anything involving Asterix is brilliant. Therefore Parc Asterix is brilliant and you're wrong

No no no

[DennisNedry]

Drayton Manor is meh.

 

Alton Towers and Thorpe Park are good.

 

Some of the theme parks in Florida though.. I mean wow... I was young at the time and only just tall enough to go on the biggest of the big rollercoasters, and I went on them all knowing it would be my only chance. They are something else.

[Ozwin]

My groin wasn't a fan of The Smiler.

[Webbo]

My groin wasn't a fan of The Smiler.

You shagged it? 

[Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo]

Since they got rid of the Virtual Queuing, Alton Towers is just a chore for me. Last time I went was when they opened the 13 (I think it's called that), queued for nearly 3 hours and it was rubbish. Used to love Oblivion but since they stopped doing the suspended bit at the summit it's lost its white-knuckleness. Air is always good though

Never been Thorpe Park. Drayton Manor was very lacking last time I went. Used to love the Big Rocket and Log Flumes at American Adventure

And the last time I went to Wicksteed Park, a car short circuited in the car park and caught fire. By the time the fire brigade showed up, it was so burnt out you couldn't tell what model of car it was, just a charred black chassis. Also the car next to it caught fire in the process, it was like Grand Theft Auto. Wandering around the park for the next hour you kept hearing over the tannoy "could the owner of the car registration xxxxxxx please report to the reception immediately". Had me in stitches, poor bastards

[kingcarr21]

In this country, I rate stealth better then oblivion

Yes the stealth ride is awesome

Went on the smiler. Queued up for 2 hours 20 mins. Worth every minute. Best Roller Coaster in this country by far

[lavrentis]

Since they got rid of the Virtual Queuing, Alton Towers is just a chore for me. Last time I went was when they opened the 13 (I think it's called that), queued for nearly 3 hours and it was rubbish. Used to love Oblivion but since they stopped doing the suspended bit at the summit it's lost its white-knuckleness. Air is always good though

Never been Thorpe Park. Drayton Manor was very lacking last time I went. Used to love the Big Rocket and Log Flumes at American Adventure

And the last time I went to Wicksteed Park, a car short circuited in the car park and caught fire. By the time the fire brigade showed up, it was so burnt out you couldn't tell what model of car it was, just a charred black chassis. Also the car next to it caught fire in the process, it was like Grand Theft Auto. Wandering around the park for the next hour you kept hearing over the tannoy "could the owner of the car registration xxxxxxx please report to the reception immediately". Had me in stitches, poor bastards

They still do the suspended bit on oblivion. The Smiler has reinvented alton towers, by far the Uks best ride

[Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo]

They still do the suspended bit on oblivion. The Smiler has reinvented alton towers, by far the Uks best ride

 

Ahh, been 3 or 4 years since I last went. When I went, it went slowly up to the cliff, and then straight over with no pause - went on it twice and it happened both times without the old "Don't… look… down" - I thought they had cut that part 

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Alton Towers is just a pale imitator of American Adventure, give me the Missile over the Smiler any day of the ruddy week.

[Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo]

Alton Towers is just a pale imitator of American Adventure, give me the Missile over the Smiler any day of the ruddy week.

 

The Missile on its reverse journey was always a hoot, used to love that one

[Soar Fox]

Is it just me or have some of you got more scared of roller coasters as you've got older. Not as in frightened of the big drops or how fast they go but more if the harness fails and you fall out.

When I was younger I never gave it a second thought but as I've got older when I'm queuing up for a ride I sometimes think if something goes wrong I could be dead.

[Ozwin]

Pretty much the same here! I remember thinking 'what if I have a heart attack on the bloody thing, I'm going to be thrown around like a ragdoll for 90 seconds!'

[Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo]

Is it just me or have some of you got more scared of roller coasters as you've got older. Not as in frightened of the big drops or how fast they go but more if the harness fails and you fall out.

When I was younger I never gave it a second thought but as I've got older when I'm queuing up for a ride I sometimes think if something goes wrong I could be dead.

 

I know what you mean. I've never shied away from any roller coaster before, but the last time I went on the Runaway Train at Alton Towers I kept thinking "Shit these beams are low, I'm definitely going to smack my head on the next lap"