taylorboosh
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Did my anual visit today down south, very impressed with smiler, id actually say best ride ive been on in the uk (havent tried saw or pepsi max though).
Anyone been on it? Thoughts?
I think you could plonk it in florida and no one would bat an eyelid, dont get be wrong it wouldnt be the best ride there, but its deffo on par with a lot...
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Kyle T
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Yep we went on opening day, its a cracker and agree it wouldn't be out of place in Orlando.
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Ben G
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I haven't been on it, but i had an argument with my mate a while back who was saying thorpe park has some of the best rollercoasters in the world.
I was on the florida side of the fence. He's never been and kept telling me that thorpe park was better.
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Steve
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Thorpe Park isn't even as good as alton towers let's alone florida
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IvIarkgraham
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
I haven't been on it, but i had an argument with my mate a while back who was saying thorpe park has some of the best rollercoasters in the world.
I was on the florida side of the fence. He's never been and kept telling me that thorpe park was better.
give your mate a slap from me
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leon.
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Alton towers and Thorpe park are just copy's of American theme parks.
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Flamingo land is the best.
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IvIarkgraham
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american adventure was good
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fred7
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We went and waited 2 hours and was dying for the toilet so had to leave the que still had another 1 1/2 to wait we was well pissed off. Plus kept breaking down aswell
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taylorboosh
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Waited 40 mins in single rider, then we just swapped to sit together on stairs up to it lol
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Kyle T
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We went last day of half-term, the ride was supposed to have been open all week but it was broken since the press run 
We arrived and finally got into the park 11ish on the Friday, wandered over to the Smiler just to look at it and as we approached it, the queues opened up right in front of us 
Unfortunately, I was gasping for a dump so went to go do that first. Ended up queuing for about an hour and according to the clicker lady we were 801st and 802nd people on the ride.
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by leon.
Alton towers and Thorpe park are just copy's of American theme parks.
Except for nemesis, saw, and oblivion which were all worlds firsts.
Other than that though...
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Steve
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Smiler is first for something too
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taylorboosh
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Its as long as an american ride imo and as good, nemisis is hard to beat but it is better
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RichR
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Air was a world's first too
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Tiger
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Yeah but Air is shit.
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
Thorpe Park isn't even as good as alton towers let's alone florida
You try telling the most argumentative cunt in the world that.
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Simon_16v
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Looking forward to giving it a go.
Went on the new Transformers 3D ride at Universal in Orlando and is the most realistic 3D simulator I've ever been on
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taylorboosh
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Harry potter is where its at
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Dan
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Anyone who thinks Thorpe park is as good as anything in orlando needs putting down tbh.
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Simon_16v
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Harry potter is where its at
Harry potter was alright but Transformers had only opened the day after we arrived and it was well worth the hour and half wait
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LeeM
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quote:
Originally posted by fred7
We went and waited 2 hours and was dying for the toilet so had to leave the que still had another 1 1/2 to wait we was well pissed off. Plus kept breaking down aswell
this is why i can never be arsed going. hours and hours of queuing just pisses me off.
went for my birthday a couple of years ago, and had started drinking before we set off, after the first queue i just went and sat in the bar with a couple of my mates and got hammered while the rest of them spent all day waiting to have 3 rides
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Ben G
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Do what others do and hire a spastic of the day. You get taken to the front straight away.
Or if you have a child with you, make it cry. I remember crying whilst in the queue for the E.T ride when I was a kid and got taken to the front. WIN! Possibly the only time i've ever cried and felt happy straight after
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taylorboosh
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Or just go on a weekday when schools arent off
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leon.
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quote:
Originally posted by Nath
quote:
Originally posted by leon.
Alton towers and Thorpe park are just copy's of American theme parks.
Except for nemesis, saw, and oblivion which were all worlds firsts.
Other than that though...
Adding one more loop or something can make it a worlds first. Island of adventure have dueling dragons which is nemesis with 2 separate coasters and twice as long and twice as good. America had fast track long before Thorpe park and Alton towers they soon copied the idea.
Oblivion is a shit coaster. Never been on saw
End of the day America do everything bigger and better.
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