Behind the Scenes Tour - July 15th
There was so much in the boardroom, Haunted House construction, Oblivion Construction, Charlie opening, Press cutouts dating back years and years! It was too much to take in. . . . . .and the sandwiches and crisps too Martin seemed more interested in them!
- Shent
- Member
- Posts: 2447
- Joined: Mon Oct 31, 2005 11:03 pm
- Location: Staffordshire
[quote=""barryzola""]Good pics Nick, thanks for uploading. I've got a question. Were most of the people on the tour from sites such as this, or were there a load of people who just seemed to stumble across the phone number/information about the tours somewhere else?
How the hell am i going to get to the top of the flag tower? I'm s**t scared of heights.[/quote]
you seemed ok that time i was chatting to you on the swinger, did u get the footage u wanted anyway?
How the hell am i going to get to the top of the flag tower? I'm s**t scared of heights.[/quote]
you seemed ok that time i was chatting to you on the swinger, did u get the footage u wanted anyway?
......The one and only... :sus:
- Martin1
- Member
- Posts: 489
- Joined: Wed Mar 31, 2004 4:56 pm
- Location: Costa del Leeds
On a brighter note, not sure if it is been mentioned, but on oblivion, we were told that the oblivion signs will be on the front of the cars as of next year! That may lead to a major clean up of oblivion I hope. Although it doesnt seem too bad.
Hello all,
I was lucky enough to go on this tour too with a couple of friends. I'm not from a site or anything (in fact this is my first post on a theme park site ever), just happened to see the "Behind the scenes" link on the official site a few months back.
I've always been interested in the way rides work and have to say it was well worth the £60. Excellant job by all the staff, I think it was the personal touch that made the difference such as adjusting the tour a bit to do what people wanted (the black hole ).
I have 180 odd pictures myself but I think most of them will be similar to the ones already posted, if I spot any really good ones I'll post them up for you all.
I was lucky enough to go on this tour too with a couple of friends. I'm not from a site or anything (in fact this is my first post on a theme park site ever), just happened to see the "Behind the scenes" link on the official site a few months back.
I've always been interested in the way rides work and have to say it was well worth the £60. Excellant job by all the staff, I think it was the personal touch that made the difference such as adjusting the tour a bit to do what people wanted (the black hole ).
I have 180 odd pictures myself but I think most of them will be similar to the ones already posted, if I spot any really good ones I'll post them up for you all.
[quote=""DaveB""]Hello all,
I was lucky enough to go on this tour too with a couple of friends. I'm not from a site or anything (in fact this is my first post on a theme park site ever), just happened to see the "Behind the scenes" link on the official site a few months back.
I've always been interested in the way rides work and have to say it was well worth the £60. Excellant job by all the staff, I think it was the personal touch that made the difference such as adjusting the tour a bit to do what people wanted (the black hole ).
I have 180 odd pictures myself but I think most of them will be similar to the ones already posted, if I spot any really good ones I'll post them up for you all.[/quote]
Hi Dave and welcome to TowersTimes Forum. If you can, please upload your photos - they're always welcome and always appreciated.
Glad that you enjoyed the tour!
I was lucky enough to go on this tour too with a couple of friends. I'm not from a site or anything (in fact this is my first post on a theme park site ever), just happened to see the "Behind the scenes" link on the official site a few months back.
I've always been interested in the way rides work and have to say it was well worth the £60. Excellant job by all the staff, I think it was the personal touch that made the difference such as adjusting the tour a bit to do what people wanted (the black hole ).
I have 180 odd pictures myself but I think most of them will be similar to the ones already posted, if I spot any really good ones I'll post them up for you all.[/quote]
Hi Dave and welcome to TowersTimes Forum. If you can, please upload your photos - they're always welcome and always appreciated.
Glad that you enjoyed the tour!
[quote=""Henty""][quote=""barryzola""]Good pics Nick, thanks for uploading. I've got a question. Were most of the people on the tour from sites such as this, or were there a load of people who just seemed to stumble across the phone number/information about the tours somewhere else?
How the hell am i going to get to the top of the flag tower? I'm s**t scared of heights.[/quote]
you seemed ok that time i was chatting to you on the swinger, did u get the footage u wanted anyway? [/quote]
Yeah, i'm fine when i'm strapped into something. It's just when my body is free to move and stuff. Maybe it's because i subconsciously think that my body is going to go into spasm and jump over a wall from a great height, or even fall backwards down 200 steps. I don't know to be honest.
As for that footage i wanted, i did get it. Not perfect though. Maybe i'll have to try again, it's good fun anyway.
How the hell am i going to get to the top of the flag tower? I'm s**t scared of heights.[/quote]
you seemed ok that time i was chatting to you on the swinger, did u get the footage u wanted anyway? [/quote]
Yeah, i'm fine when i'm strapped into something. It's just when my body is free to move and stuff. Maybe it's because i subconsciously think that my body is going to go into spasm and jump over a wall from a great height, or even fall backwards down 200 steps. I don't know to be honest.
As for that footage i wanted, i did get it. Not perfect though. Maybe i'll have to try again, it's good fun anyway.
Well your body is hardly able to move when going up in the Flag Tower, the steps aren't even 2ft wide I dont think! Lots of transmission equipment on the top for the phone companies and the parks radio comms. I'm glad they got turned down permission to install more!
- Vik
- Member
- Posts: 2978
- Joined: Mon Jan 05, 2004 10:37 pm
- Location: Ellesmere Port
- Contact:
Looks like some interesting stuff, looking foward to my trip this Saturday. Full trip report to follow of course, providing my computer has been fixed at last that is.
Sent from my ZX81 via Time Travel
I've uploaded most of the pictures I took, if you want you can have a look at them at www.freeworldonline.com/temp/ATBTST
Use the numbers below to find certain parts of the tour:
807-826 Hex
829-844 Rita
845-862 Oblivion
867-868 Nickelodeon
872-876 Coaster corner
881-884 Driving school
887-892 Flag tower
893-899 Charlie
942-951 Archieve material / board room
953-965 Black hole
967-988 Duel
989-994 Air lift
Use the numbers below to find certain parts of the tour:
807-826 Hex
829-844 Rita
845-862 Oblivion
867-868 Nickelodeon
872-876 Coaster corner
881-884 Driving school
887-892 Flag tower
893-899 Charlie
942-951 Archieve material / board room
953-965 Black hole
967-988 Duel
989-994 Air lift
Some of my photos now appear on the Black Hole's RCDB page
http://www.rcdb.com/ig799.htm
Also every single photo I took is found here;
http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b373/ ... %20Behind/
http://www.rcdb.com/ig799.htm
Also every single photo I took is found here;
http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b373/ ... %20Behind/
- davewazere
- Member
- Posts: 94
- Joined: Sun Jun 25, 2006 9:50 pm
- Location: stockport
- Contact:
[quote=""rctneil""]So you walked all the way around the duel track through each section?
Regards,
Neil
Can't wait until I go next weekend![/quote]
i`ll see you there neil im going then aswell, not got my tickets yet tho
see ya
dave
Regards,
Neil
Can't wait until I go next weekend![/quote]
i`ll see you there neil im going then aswell, not got my tickets yet tho
see ya
dave
[url=http://"http://ridesims.com/users/875-big-dave/"][/url]
- Martin1
- Member
- Posts: 489
- Joined: Wed Mar 31, 2004 4:56 pm
- Location: Costa del Leeds
More pictures:
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50449.jpg The air control panel.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50367.jpg In the rita hydraulics building, this is the computer they use to check the oil i think he said, and if you look carefully, there is a launch counter.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50453.jpg Over view of nemisis.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50362.jpg Queueline plan, of Rita, Queen of speed.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50332.jpg Hex screen, to control the Movie room, found the e-stop, doesnt work :P doesnt need to.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50450.jpg Looking up the Air hill
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50456.jpg Looking down the hill, its alot higher than you think.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50458.jpg Me favourite picture of them all.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50407.jpg Flag tower.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50374.jpg An oblivion set of wheels
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50432.jpg The tent of teh Black hole!
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50438.jpg Duel.
If TTF wants to use the pictures, i have no problems with that Got a few more that il stick up later.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50449.jpg The air control panel.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50367.jpg In the rita hydraulics building, this is the computer they use to check the oil i think he said, and if you look carefully, there is a launch counter.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50453.jpg Over view of nemisis.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50362.jpg Queueline plan, of Rita, Queen of speed.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50332.jpg Hex screen, to control the Movie room, found the e-stop, doesnt work :P doesnt need to.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50450.jpg Looking up the Air hill
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50456.jpg Looking down the hill, its alot higher than you think.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50458.jpg Me favourite picture of them all.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50407.jpg Flag tower.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50374.jpg An oblivion set of wheels
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50432.jpg The tent of teh Black hole!
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i278/ ... A50438.jpg Duel.
If TTF wants to use the pictures, i have no problems with that Got a few more that il stick up later.
- Vik
- Member
- Posts: 2978
- Joined: Mon Jan 05, 2004 10:37 pm
- Location: Ellesmere Port
- Contact:
Not long got back from todays behind the scenes tour (22/7).
Not going to post much now, been a long day, up since 5 so i'm shattered.
great day though, despite the downpour in the afternoon, and the thunder n lightning.
Highlights Includer going up top of flag tower, christ I was knackered by the time I got to the top.
Rita winch room, Hex control room seeing how the ride works. Oblivion workshop.
Going to top of air lift hill, though I wish I hadnt looked down between the steps about 2/3rd's of the way up.
Priority rides on Rita, Oblivion, Hex, plus priority ride tickets for Oblivion, Nemesis, Flume, Air, Charlie & Spinball.
Edit.forgot to add, going around the Black hole, only the spiral, and a couple of other pieces of track remain now, station has more or less gone, control cabin is still there. Suprised to see how close the track comes to the control cabin, almost touches it.
Too much else to go in to much detail at the moment. Got plenty of photos, im going to check how they turned out, and get round to posting them sometimes tomorrow if they arnt to rubbish. Not many from top of air lift hill though, I had a rather unsteady hand by that point for some reason
Park was busy today, even Rapids queue was out of the queueline, at the 70 minute point sign, though info signs were stating 20 all day. Flume was over 90 minutes at one point, nemesis was on extended queue line as well. So the priority passes were a godsend, 2 goes on back row nemmy as well.
No downers really, except that right hand lift on Charlie, the floor wasnt working, so made for a rather dull ride, though the boat ride is an improvement on my previous experience.
Big thanks to all those involved in making a great day.
Not going to post much now, been a long day, up since 5 so i'm shattered.
great day though, despite the downpour in the afternoon, and the thunder n lightning.
Highlights Includer going up top of flag tower, christ I was knackered by the time I got to the top.
Rita winch room, Hex control room seeing how the ride works. Oblivion workshop.
Going to top of air lift hill, though I wish I hadnt looked down between the steps about 2/3rd's of the way up.
Priority rides on Rita, Oblivion, Hex, plus priority ride tickets for Oblivion, Nemesis, Flume, Air, Charlie & Spinball.
Edit.forgot to add, going around the Black hole, only the spiral, and a couple of other pieces of track remain now, station has more or less gone, control cabin is still there. Suprised to see how close the track comes to the control cabin, almost touches it.
Too much else to go in to much detail at the moment. Got plenty of photos, im going to check how they turned out, and get round to posting them sometimes tomorrow if they arnt to rubbish. Not many from top of air lift hill though, I had a rather unsteady hand by that point for some reason
Park was busy today, even Rapids queue was out of the queueline, at the 70 minute point sign, though info signs were stating 20 all day. Flume was over 90 minutes at one point, nemesis was on extended queue line as well. So the priority passes were a godsend, 2 goes on back row nemmy as well.
No downers really, except that right hand lift on Charlie, the floor wasnt working, so made for a rather dull ride, though the boat ride is an improvement on my previous experience.
Big thanks to all those involved in making a great day.
Sent from my ZX81 via Time Travel
- rctneil
- New Member
- Posts: 41
- Joined: Wed Aug 18, 2004 5:16 pm
- Location: England
Hello,
Jsut got back like nightsin2dreams. Had a great day. Really enjoyed walking the duel track and was very interesting to hear how complex the blaster system is and how every LED sensor is networked back to a main computer. The board room was rather interesting but they wouldn't let any of use bring the mini oopmpa loompa home The flasg tower was great for views except my legs didn't think much of it. Great to see the Bucket and Spade event kick off in a thunderstorm. The priority passes were great and came in extremely useful! One of charlie's lift floors wasn;t workng so we had a very smotth elevator ride! Fluem duck was working - for once . Was great going in black hole tent, amazing to see how big it really is in there. Overall had a great day and met soem great new people.
Thanks to everyone who made it a excellent and informative event.
Regards,
Neil
Jsut got back like nightsin2dreams. Had a great day. Really enjoyed walking the duel track and was very interesting to hear how complex the blaster system is and how every LED sensor is networked back to a main computer. The board room was rather interesting but they wouldn't let any of use bring the mini oopmpa loompa home The flasg tower was great for views except my legs didn't think much of it. Great to see the Bucket and Spade event kick off in a thunderstorm. The priority passes were great and came in extremely useful! One of charlie's lift floors wasn;t workng so we had a very smotth elevator ride! Fluem duck was working - for once . Was great going in black hole tent, amazing to see how big it really is in there. Overall had a great day and met soem great new people.
Thanks to everyone who made it a excellent and informative event.
Regards,
Neil
- davewazere
- Member
- Posts: 94
- Joined: Sun Jun 25, 2006 9:50 pm
- Location: stockport
- Contact:
[quote=""Locker""]I must say right now, to all of those who attended, what James Paulding said, and what actually happened, is very different :P
Regards,
Mark[/quote]
what did happen then mark? i was on the tour with you on the 22nd july and kept hearing about the shoe incident!
cheers dave
[quote=""rctneil""]The board room was rather interesting but they wouldn't let any of use bring the mini oopmpa loompa home
Thanks to everyone who made it a excellent and informative event.
Regards,
Neil[/quote]
kellie is still going on about he oompa loompa, it would of looked good in our sons room lol. it was a great day tho i was knackered after it all! i cant wait till the fireworks.
dave
[Liam - Merged double post]
Regards,
Mark[/quote]
what did happen then mark? i was on the tour with you on the 22nd july and kept hearing about the shoe incident!
cheers dave
[quote=""rctneil""]The board room was rather interesting but they wouldn't let any of use bring the mini oopmpa loompa home
Thanks to everyone who made it a excellent and informative event.
Regards,
Neil[/quote]
kellie is still going on about he oompa loompa, it would of looked good in our sons room lol. it was a great day tho i was knackered after it all! i cant wait till the fireworks.
dave
[Liam - Merged double post]
[url=http://"http://ridesims.com/users/875-big-dave/"][/url]
- rctneil
- New Member
- Posts: 41
- Joined: Wed Aug 18, 2004 5:16 pm
- Location: England
Hey,
My trip photos are being uploaded now. The Hex ones are already in the Gallery with rita beeing done now. So keep watch over the next half and hour and keep refrshing the gallery as more photos from the tour will be available.
In the gallery at www.atmania.com
Regards,
Neil
My trip photos are being uploaded now. The Hex ones are already in the Gallery with rita beeing done now. So keep watch over the next half and hour and keep refrshing the gallery as more photos from the tour will be available.
In the gallery at www.atmania.com
Regards,
Neil
- Locker
- Member
- Posts: 662
- Joined: Sun Jan 02, 2005 1:06 am
- Location: Staffordshire
- Contact:
Basically I stole my friends shoe and threw it on the floor. It landed near the driving school construction fence and another mate of mine said "it would have been funny if it had landed under", so then I kicked it under expecting to be able to bend down and grab it. However, I'd kicked it to far, and as I was waiting for construction workers to return from their break so they could pass it under, James turned up, and made what he hadn't seen up :Pwhat did happen then mark? i was on the tour with you on the 22nd july and kept hearing about the shoe incident!
Regards,
Mark